Israeli lawmakers author counter-bill criminalizing Polish Holocaust denial
In a direct response to a bill passed by Polish legislators criminalizing terms that link Poland to any involvement of the heinous crimes in the Holocaust, 61 members of Israel’s Knesset co-sponsored new legislation...
Louvre Museum exhibits art looted by Nazis; searching for owners
The #Louvre Museum is putting 31 paintings on permanent display in an effort to find the rightful owners of those and other works of art looted by #Nazis during World War II.
The #Paris museum...
EU report calls Jewish development of Jerusalem historical sites “touristic settlement”
A European Union report leaked to The Guardian newspaper expressed ire over Israeli tourism in and around Jerusalem’s Old City, calling the ongoing development of Jewish infrastructure a form of “touristic settlement.”
The EU Heads of Mission...
Former U.S. lawmaker, Holocaust survivor, Tom Lantos honored with Budapest statue
A statue honoring former U.S. lawmaker and Holocaust survivor Tom Lantos was unveiled in Budapest, Hungary on Thursday.
The Hungarian-born Lantos, who served a Democrat from California in the House of Representatives from 1981 until...
Slovenia postpones vote on recognition of Palestinian statehood
Slovenia has postponed a controversial vote on recognizing Palestinian statehood.
Slovenia’s STA reported that the parliament’s Foreign Policy Committee suspended a session on the recognition of Palestinian statehood on Wednesday, pending an official government position on the...
San Francisco State University Faces Second Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination Against Jewish Students
Two Jewish students are pursuing a civil rights lawsuit against San Francisco State University for alleged discrimination that left them feeling threatened and alienated from campus life.
“SFSU has a long and documented history of...
For Tu B’Shvat, Christians raise more than $10,000 to plant trees in Israel’s biblical...
For Tu B’Shvat, the Jewish new year for trees, more than 100 Christian Zionists raised over $10,000 to plant dozens of trees in Israel’s biblical heartland. The fundraising campaign—which was spearheaded by Rabbi Tuly Weisz, founder...
Despite Israeli, US opposition, Polish Senators pass bill criminalizing terms linking Poland to the...
The Polish Senate passed a bill Wednesday criminalizing statements linking Poland to the murder of Jews which occurred on its soil during the Holocaust, in an attempt to lay blame for the crimes that...
Israeli PM rejects German FM assertion that Israel seeks ‘two-state solution’
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu publicly rejected an assertion Wednesday by German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel that Israel actively sought a “two-state solution.”
Following a meeting between the two leaders in Jerusalem, Gabriel stated that he...
Jewish Teens Protested in Support of Palestinian Activist Ahed Tamimi
On January 31, Ahed Tamimi, a young Palestinian activist, turned 17 years old. She did so in an Israeli jail cell, where she is facing multiple charges, including attacking soldiers after a video of her...