Rothman to High Court: No right to interfere in legislative process
A tense exchange took place between Israel's High Court of Justice and member of Knesset Simcha Rothman during Tuesday's hearing on the “reasonableness law" as the latter told the court it had no right to intervene in...
List names 3,000-plus Jews protected by Catholics in Rome during World War II
From September 1943 through June 1944 during the Second World War, more than 150 women’s and men’s religious orders, as well as other Catholic groups, protected 4,300 people. Information has now revealed the names of those...
Internal EU paper contains antisemitic tropes, Jewish group claims
A recent internal European Union paper denigrates Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, referring to his Jewish background and employing derogatory antisemitic themes, according to the European Jewish Association.
The European External Action Service (EEAS), the E.U.'s...
US, EU condemn Israeli plans for Jewish neighborhood in Abu Dis
The United States and European Union on Monday slammed Israeli plans to build a Jewish neighborhood in the Arab village of Abu Dis on the eastern outskirts of Israel’s capital.
Washington and Brussels issued the condemnations as the...
Israeli Health Ministry: Rising number of students smoking
An Israeli Health Ministry report on cigarette smoking released on Tuesday spotlighted a growing trend with grave consequences.
“It is estimated that in Israel the percentage of smokers is over 20% of the adult population,...
Supreme Court hearing on ‘reasonableness’ law kicks off
Israel's Supreme Court, sitting as the High Court of Justice, convened on Tuesday to consider petitions against the so-called "reasonableness" law, an amendment to Basic Law: The Judiciary passed by the Knesset in July.
The hearing,...
Groups urge removal of anti-Jewish definitions in Spanish dictionary
The Spanish Royal Academy (RAE) received a letter signed by more than 20 Jewish organizations from primarily Spanish-speaking countries calling for an update to the official Spanish dictionary to remove bigoted entries.
Examples of definitions the groups...
Israeli officials make first public appearance in Riyadh
An Israeli delegation attended a meeting of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in Riyadh on Monday, marking the first public appearance by Israeli officials in Saudi Arabia.
"We are happy to be...
Jewish groups sue California school district, alleging antisemitic ethnic-studies curricula
The Anti-Defamation League, American Jewish Committee, Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and Potomac Law Group filed a lawsuit against the Santa Ana Unified School District and its education board late on Friday.
The...
Moldova to launch Israel Allies Caucus
The Republic of Moldova is establishing a pro-Israel parliamentary caucus this week, in the latest sign of the strength of faith-based diplomacy around the globe.
The inauguration of the Moldovan Israel Allies Caucus brings to...