European Jewish Congress- Newsletter 23-25 February 2020
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Comunidad Judía
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2 Adar 5780 – 27 February, 2020
| EJC EXPRESSES OUTRAGE AT MASS DISPLAY OF PUBLIC ANTISEMITISM AT AALST CARNIVAL
EJC expresses outrage at the appalling mass display of open antisemitism during carnival celebrations in the Belgian city of Aalst and stands in solidarity with its affiliate, the Coordinating Committee of Belgian Jewish Organisations (CCOJB).
Monday, February 24, 2020 |
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| BELGIAN CARNIVAL PARADE OF ANTISEMITIC TROPES GOES AHEAD DESPITE CRITICISM
The Belgian city of Aalst went ahead with its traditional Carnival parade, despite calls from Jewish organisations and Israel to ban the event over its antisemitic floats and costumes.
Monday, February 24, 2020 |
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| GERMAN CARNIVAL FLOATS TAKE AIM AT RACISM IN WAKE OF ATTACK
Biting commentary on racism featured prominently among Carnival floats in western German cities, in the aftermath of a recent deadly far-right attack in the city of Hanau.
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 |
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| BERLIN CANCELS AUTO SHOW FOR IRAN RALLY TO DESTROY ISRAEL
Berlin authorities pulled the plug on a scheduled May Old-Timer auto show in favour of an Iranian regime rally that calls for the obliteration of the Jewish state.
Monday, February 24, 2020 |
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| SENIOR UK LABOUR FIGURE COMPARES ASSANGE TO DREYFUS
British Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has declared Julian Assange “innocent” and subject to an attempt by the “establishment” to “victimise” the Wikileaks founder ahead of an extradition hearing.
Monday, February 24, 2020 |
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| BOARD OF DEPUTIES CONDEMNS STABBING OF IMAM AT LONDON CENTRAL MOSQUE
After the stabbing attack on the Muezzin at Regent’s Park Mosque during prayers, Marie van der Zyl, President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, the country’s EJC affiliate reacted : ‘Our hearts go out to Muezzin following stabbing’.
Monday, February 24, 2020 |
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| EU AND GERMANY CONDEMN ISLAMIC JIHAD FOR ROCKET FIRE ON ISRAEL
The European Union and Germany condemned Palestinian Islamic Jihad for firing rockets at Israel and called for restraint from both sides.
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 |
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| EUROPEAN COMMISSION CONDEMNS ANTISEMITIC BELGIAN PARADE
The European Commission slammed a Belgian street parade for featuring antisemitic floats that it said were “incompatible” with EU values.
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 |
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| EIGHTEEN U.S. JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTRES TARGETED WITH BOMB THREATS
The Albany Jewish Community Centre in New York State was evacuated and searched after it and several other centres around the country received anonymous emails with vague threats that mentioned a bomb.
Monday, February 24, 2020 |
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