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16-20 July 2018 |
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JEWS BEATEN IN FRONT OF KOSHER SHOP IN VIENNA
Several Jews were physically assaulted in Vienna outside of a kosher restaurant. The incident occurred in Vienna’s Leopoldstadt district.
Friday, July 20, 2018 |
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AUSTRIAN STATE PROPOSES LIMITING KOSHER MEAT SALE TO REGISTERED JEWS
A regional politician in the state of Lower Austria defended a plan to condition the sale of kosher meat on individual permits issued to registered Jews.
Wednesday, July 18, 2018 |
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VETERAN UK LABOUR LAWMAKER CALLS CORBYN A ‘RACIST AND ANTISEMITE’
Dame Margaret Hodge MP accused Jeremy Corbyn of being a racist and an antisemite after the party adopted new guidelines on antisemitism, which have been criticized as too weak.
Wednesday, July 18, 2018 |
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PARIS COMMEMORATES VEL D’HIV ROUND-UP OF JEWISH CHILDREN
A ceremony took place on Tuesday to mark the 76th anniversary of the round-up of 4,000 Jewish children in Paris in 1942.
Tuesday, July 17, 2018 |
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HEAD OF MONTENEGRO JEWISH COMMUNITY, JASHA ALFANDARI, DIES AT 72
The President of the Jewish Community in Montenegro, Jasha Alfandari, died on Thursday July 12th at the age of 72.
Tuesday, July 17, 2018 |
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SWEDISH PARLIAMENTARY CANDIDATE PROPOSES DEPORTING ALL JEWS FROM ISRAEL
A candidate for the Swedish parliament suggested transferring Israeli Jews to the United States “to achieve peace.”
Thursday, July 19, 2018 |
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GERMANY TELLS ZUCKERBERG: THERE WON’T BE HOLOCAUST DENIAL ON FACEBOOK
Germany will not allow posts that deny the Holocaust on Facebook or other social media platforms, the country’s justice ministry said.
Friday, July 20, 2018 |
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US STATE DEPARTMENT PROMOTES IHRA WORKING DEFINITION OF ANTISEMITISM
As a member of IHRA, the United States now uses the working definition of antisemitism and has encouraged other governments and international organizations to use it as well.
Wednesday, July 18, 2018 |
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ISRAEL SUMMONS EU AMBASSADOR FOR DRESSING DOWN AFTER CRITICISM OF GOVERNMENT BILL
EU Ambassador to Israel Emanuele Giaufret warned that the Nationality Bill “hurts Israel’s standing” in the international community.
Monday, July 16, 2018 |
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