Jewish group slams US stadiums for failing to boycott Roger Waters
Attempting to turn the tables on the Israel-boycotting musician Roger Waters, the Zionist Organization of America on Friday condemned a number of leading American companies that own major stadiums across North America for hosting...
Jewish groups critical of Hungarian praise for Hitler ally
The World Jewish Congress and the leading Jewish group in Hungary objected Friday to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's praise for Miklos Horthy, the World War II-era leader who allied Hungary with Nazi Germany.WJC...
Tentative d’attentat sur les Champs-Elysées : Quatre questions sur l’autorisation de détention d’armes
Comment une personne fichée S peut-elle posséder légalement des armes? Nombreux sont ceux qui se posent la question, au lendemain de la tentative d'attentat qui a visé des gendarmes sur les Champs-Elysées, lundi 19...
Conservative seminary upholds ban on clergy performing interfaith weddings
The Jewish Theological Seminary, which trains rabbis for the Conservative movement, said it is committed to keeping its ban on clergy from performing interfaith wedding ceremonies.
A statement issued Wednesday comes in response to the...
Polish human rights official under fire for Holocaust remark
A leading Polish human rights official has come under fire for saying the "Polish nation" took part in the implementation of the Holocaust - a controversial statement in a country that never collaborated with...
Jewish students at French university fail exams due to administration’s refusal to make Shabbat...
Hundreds of France’s Jewish students are finding themselves in an impossible situation. In a country where tests are frequently scheduled for Saturdays and administrators are wary of making accommodations for religion, students are often forced to either violate their commitment...
Lawmakers urge Trump to appoint White House Jewish liaison
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is calling on President Donald Trump to appoint a White House liaison to the Jewish community.
Reps. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., and Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., are...
Otto Warmbier funeral: 2,500 celebrate kid who would’ve ‘set the world on fire’
After the bagpiper led 2,500 mourners out of the high school but before Otto Warmbier was laid to rest Thursday, one of his former counselors stopped to remember the 22-year-old who died last week...
Gérard Collomb : “Ce que sera la nouvelle loi antiterroriste”
Protection des grands événements, fermeture des lieux de culte liés au terrorisme, mesures individuelles de surveillance et bracelets électroniques, opérations de police sous le contrôle d'un nouveau juge spécialisé… Gérard Collomb devrait présenter son...
Israeli airline can’t make women move seats for religious reasons, court rules
As an 82-year-old Holocaust survivor and a former lawyer, Renee Rabinowitz might seem an unlikely figurehead in Israel’s culture wars.
Rabinowitz has been thrust into the spotlight over an issue that has become an increasingly...