EUROPEAN JEWISH CONGRESS- Newsletter 24-26 July 2019
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Comunidad Judía
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23 Tammuz 5779 – 26 July, 2019
ISRAELI FLAGS BANNED AHEAD OF STRASBOURG MATCH
Due to considerations over “security” and “public order,” French authorities banned Israeli flags ahead of a football match in Strasbourg, before reversing their decision.
Friday, July 26, 2019 |
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ISRAELI EMBASSY IN FINLAND ATTACKED FOR 15TH TIME IN 18 MONTHS
The Israeli embassy in Finland has been vandalised by neo-Nazi and far-right extremists for at least the 15th time in the last year and a half.
Friday, July 26, 2019 |
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FORMER SS SOLDIER CHARGED WITH HATE SPEECH
German Prosecutors have charged an ex-SS guard for questioning the extent of the Holocaust and for offensive comments he made about the victims of a massacre of civilians in France during World War II.
Thursday, July 25, 2019 |
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LEADING IRISH POLITICIAN SAYS JEWISH LOBBY IN US SILENCES VOICES CRITICAL OF ISRAEL
Israel’s Foreign Ministry termed “very disturbing” comments made by a senior Irish politician about a “huge Jewish lobby” in the US that he alleges is “silencing criticism of Israel”.
Thursday, July 25, 2019 |
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VILNIUS TO RENAME STREET HONOURING ANTISEMITIC NAZI COLLABORATOR
Following years of protests, the city council of Vilnius voted to rename a street that honoured a Nazi collaborator.
Friday, July 26, 2019 |
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NAZI IDEOLOGY NO LONGER TO APPEAR IN GOOGLE SEARCH RESULTS IN SPAIN
The Lawfare Project, representing a group of Spanish Jews, filed several take-down notices with Google after identifiying content that included extreme and defamatory racism against the Jewish people.
Wednesday, July 24, 2019 |
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TURKISH PAPER PUBLISHES LETTER CLAIMING JEWS TRAIN DOGS TO ATTACK MUSLIMS
A popular Turkish newspaper has allowed a blatantly antisemitic reader’s letter claiming that Jews training dogs to attack Muslims to be published on its website.
Thursday, July 25, 2019 |
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BRITISH JEWS CONGRATULATE BORIS JOHNSON AS NEW PM
The Board of Deputies of British Jews congratulated Boris Johnson on his election as the head of the Conservative Party, which ensures his succession of Theresa May as Prime Minister.
Wednesday, July 24, 2019 |
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JEWS MOST TARGETED MINORITY GROUP IN CANADA FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR
Canadian Jews for a third straight year were the most targeted minority group for hate crimes in the country, though there was a four 4% decrease from the previous year.
Thursday, July 25, 2019 |
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