European Jewish Congress-Newsletter 4-6 December 2019
by Comunidad Judía · 11 Kislev 5780 – 9 December, 2019
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STATEMENT
EJC PRESIDENT MOSHE KANTOR PRAISES FRENCH PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION ON THE FIGHT AGAINST ANTISEMITISM “Anti-Zionism is almost always just a mask for hatred of Jews and Jewish collectivity and is just the most modern manifestation of the oldest hatred.” said EJC President, Dr Moshe Kantor.
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
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EVENTS & MEETINGS
EJC ATTENDS THE LAUNCH OF THE NEW BOARD OF THE EP WORKING GROUP ON ANTISEMITISM The European Jewish Congress, Secretariat of the European Parliament Working Group on Antisemitism (EP-WGAS), attended the launching meeting of the new Board.
Thursday, December 5, 2019
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NEWS FROM COMMUNITIES
FRANCE “JEWS ARE FRANCE” SAYS MACRON AFTER CEMETERY DESECRATION French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged to fight antisemitism saying “Jews are and make France” after 107 graves were desecrated at a Jewish cemetery in the north-east of the country.
Friday, December 6, 2019
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DOZENS OF JEWISH GRAVES VANDALISED IN EASTERN FRANCE Vandals have defaced more than 100 graves with swastikas in a Jewish cemetery in eastern France. The interior minister condemned the “heinous acts” — the latest in a string of antisemitic incidents in the Alsace region.
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
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FRENCH LAWMAKERS PASS RESOLUTION CALLING ISRAEL HATRED A FORM OF ANTISEMITISM The lower house of France’s parliament approved a draft resolution that calls hate of Israel a form of antisemitism.
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
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GERMANY GERMAN JEWS ANGERED BY ACTIVISTS’ USE OF HOLOCAUST VICTIMS’ ASHES Jewish groups expressed outrage at an oversized urn placed in front of the German parliament that those behind it claim contains Holocaust victims’ remains and is meant to highlight the dangers of far-right extremism.
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
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UNITED KINGDOM DOCUMENT LISTS NINE PERSONAL INSTANCES OF ANTISEMITISM BY CORBYN AMONG THOUSANDS BY LABOUR British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been accused by a party branch of personally engaging in antisemitic acts on nine occasions.
Friday, December 6, 2019
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NEWS & VIEWS
THIRTEEN COUNTRIES VOTE AGAINST UN ANTI-ISRAEL RESOLUTION FOR THE FIRST TIME In a surprising break from previous years, 13 countries voted to oppose an annual resolution supporting a pro-Palestinian UN agency traditionally critical of Israel.
Friday, December 6, 2019
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FRANCE, GERMANY AND UK SAY IRAN HAS NUCLEAR CAPABLE BALLISTIC MISSILES Ambassadors from France, Germany and the UK have again alleged that Iran has developed nuclear-capable ballistic missiles, in a joint letter addressed to the United Nations Secretary-General.
Friday, December 6, 2019
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NORWEGIAN MPS WANT PALESTINIAN AID FROZEN OVER INCITEMENT IN SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS Members of Norway’s ruling coalition demanded that contributions to the Palestinian Authority be suspended over incitement in school textbooks.
Friday, December 6, 2019
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