Belgian ban on Jewish ritual slaughter passes without opposition
The Walloon Parliament in southern Belgium voted unanimously to ban the slaughter of unstunned animals, a requirement for both kosher and halal ritual slaughter.
Only the two Labor Party lawmakers in the 75-member plenum in...
Move to ban male circumcision alarms Jewish leaders
European Jews are on alert after a political party in Norway voted to propose a bill in parliament to ban ritual circumcision of children under the age of 16.
The Progress Party vote came one...
Pope Francis busts a move with Jewish delegation from Poland
Pope Francis on Monday met with a delegation of Jewish leaders from Poland, discussing serious matters such as the desecration of Jewish cemeteries and even child sexual abuse, but also lighthearted moments, including the...
WJC President Lauder congratulates Macron on ‘tremendous victory’ as French leader
Lauder expressed confidence that the new French leader will continue to have close and positive ties with the French Jewish community and fight all forms of anti-Semitism, whether from the extreme left or the...
Archbishop of Canterbury: Jews and Christians Must Unite to Defeat Rising Tide of Anti-Semitism
Bridges need to be built between Christians and Jews to help fight the rising tide of global anti-Semitism, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, said during his current 12-day visit to the Holy Land.
Speaking at Yad...
House Members Confused About Trump’s Position on Iran Deal
Last week, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson concluded that Iran was abiding by the terms of the nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). At the same time, Tillerson also...
Jewish community shocked as Bucharest cemetery vandalized on Holocaust Remembrance Day
The Federation of the Jewish Communities in Romania says it is "saddened and revolted" after several youths vandalized a Jewish cemetery in the Romanian capital, Bucharest.
A number of headstones in the cemetery had been...
German FM: No Big Loss that Netanyahu Canceled our Meeting
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled his meeting with Germany’s foreign minister, who insisted on meeting with two extreme-left groups that are critical of Israel.
A senior Israeli official confirmed that Netanyahu told Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel...
German foreign minister says his country must support its Jewish community
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s refusal to meet with German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel and the media attention it received simply helped Gabriel’s image.
While President Reuven Rivlin usually follows the government line on foreign policy,...
New UN chief demands: ‘Israel must be treated fairly’
The new United Nations Secretary General insisted Israel must be treated like any other state at the world body as he delivered the first ever address by an occupant of his office to a...