European Jewish Congress-Newsletter 10 – 12 July 2019
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OP-ED BY MOSHE KANTOR: THE BATTLE AGAINST ANTISEMITISM IS THE BATTLE FOR EUROPE’S FUTURE “The European Union, which was meant to serve as a bulwark against intolerance and fanaticism and bring together a more cohesive and unified continent saw in recent years the strengthening of euroskeptic, far-right and nationalist parties.”
Thursday, July 11, 2019
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FRANCE FRENCH TOWN LAUNCHES MODEL PLAN TO FIGHT RACISM AND ANTISEMITISM The town of Sarcelles has launched an ambitious plan to fight racism and antisemitism which it hopes will become a model for communities across France.
Friday, July 12, 2019
Read moreGREECE ISRAEL WILL SHUN NEW GREEK MINISTER WITH ANTISEMITIC PAST Israel will not work with Greece’s new Agricultural Development and Food Minister Makis Voridis because of his antisemitic past.
Thursday, July 11, 2019
Read moreTHE NETHERLANDS DUTCH MEMBER OF MAINSTREAM PARTY SAYS JEWS CAME TO ISRAEL TO BE NAZIS A member of the mainstream Dutch Green Left party, which has publicly endorsed attempts to boycott Israel, said Holocaust-traumatised Jews came to Israel “to be Nazis.”
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Read moreUNITED KINGDOM BOD PRESIDENT: CORBYN, MILNE AND FORMBY HAVE TURNED A ONCE-GREAT, ANTI-RACIST PARTY INTO A CESSPIT OF ANTISEMITISM Marie van der Zyl, President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, reacted to BBC Panorama investigation into antisemitism in the Labour Party.
Thursday, July 11, 2019
Read moreTHREE UK LABOUR PEERS RESIGN OVER PARTY’S ANTISEMITISM Three British Labour peers have resigned over the party’s handling of antisemitism complaints, with former general secretary David Triesman arguing the party was “plainly institutionally antisemitic.”
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
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YAD VASHEM AMENDS MEMORIAL PRAYER TO INCLUDE JEWS FROM ARAB COUNTRIES The Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial has amended the memorial prayer for the dead recited on Yom HaShoah to include Jews in Arab countries.
Friday, July 12, 2019
Read moreEU FOREIGN MINISTERS SLAM IRANIAN BREACHES OF NUCLEAR AGREEMENT France, Germany, the UK and the EU expressed deep concern over Iran pursuing activities inconsistent with its commitments in the 2015 Nuclear Deal.
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Read moreINCREASE IN ALIYAH TO ISRAEL IN 2018 A total of 28,099 new immigrants arrived in Israel in 2018, an increase of 6.6% compared to 2017, according to statistics published by the country’s Central Bureau of Statistics.
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
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