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French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during the Fifth World Holocaust Forum at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial museum in Jerusalem on Jan. 23, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Macron: Iran’s nuclear program leading world down ‘path of no return’

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French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Monday that Iran’s nuclear program is rapidly approaching the “point of no return.” Speaking at the annual conference of French ambassadors in Paris, the French president described Iran as “the main...
Jean-Marie Le Pen. Credit: Frederic Legrand, COMEO/Shutterstock.

Jean-Marie Le Pen, French far-right politician and Holocaust denier, dies at 96

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Jean-Marie Le Pen, a Holocaust denier and right-wing extremist who led the French far-right National Front Party, died on Tuesday. He was 96 years old. His family told AFP that he died in a care facility “surrounded...
U.S. President Joe Biden walks with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after G7 leaders delivered remarks at the launch of the Partnership for Global Infrastructure during the G7 summit, June 26, 2022, at Schloss Elmau in Krün, Germany. Credit: Adam Schultz/White House.

‘Deep disappointment’ with Trudeau, Canadian Jewish leaders say

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Canadian Jewish leaders reacted almost immediately—many with sighs of relief—to Justin Trudeau’s announcement on Monday that he will resign as prime minister after his party replaces him in a March 24 vote. “This is an...
Bais Chaya Mushka Girls Elementary School in Toronto. Source: Google Street View.

Third shooting in months at Toronto Jewish school

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A shooting at Bais Chaya Mushka Elementary School early on Friday morning marks the third time that shots have been fired at the Chabad girls' school in Toronto in recent months. There was a shooting...
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Herzog to Trudeau: Take ‘firm and decisive’ action to ‘stamp out’ Jew-hatred

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Thursday urged Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to "stamp out" antisemitism, following the attacks on a Montreal synagogue and community center. "Following the abhorrent—repeated—attack on the Beth Tikvah synagogue in...
A picture of a terrorist and a Hezbollah flag lie on a temporary grave as civilians and terrorists are exhumed for relocation in Tyre, Lebanon, on Dec. 4, 2024. Photo by Ed Ram/Getty Images.

Swiss Parliament votes to outlaw Hezbollah

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Switzerland on Tuesday voted to outlaw Lebanon's Hezbollah terrorist organization, in a rare move for the historically neutral country. The ban passed the lower house of the Swiss Parliament by 126-20 with 41 abstentions, after...
A woman cleans a tomb at Warsaw’s Jewish cemetery, July 2019. Photo by Eliana Rudee.

Polish textbooks improve but retain antisemitic themes

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A report released Wednesday on the representation of Jews, Judaism and antisemitism in Polish textbooks noted improvement, but highlighted issues such as the malicious presentation of Jews as culpable for Jesus’s death. The London-based nongovernmental organization IMPACT-se...
Irish President Michael D. Higgins delivers a speech in Dublin on March 17, 2023. Credit: Diplomat.ie.

Irish president says Israel seeks ‘settlement’ in Egypt

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In responding to allegations of antisemitism, the president of Ireland falsely asserted that Israel is seeking to build a "settlement" in Egypt. Michael D. Higgins issued the allegation on Tuesday, at a credentials ceremony for PLO "Ambassador"...
Israeli President Isaac Herzog attends a gala event at the Israeli Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem to mark 75 years of diplomatic relations between Israel and Argentina, Dec. 16, 2024. Photo: Courtesy.

Argentina, Israel mark 75 years of diplomatic ties in Jerusalem

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Israel and Argentina on Monday marked 75 years of diplomatic relations at a gala event at the Israeli Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, as ties between the two countries reached unprecedented heights under Argentinian President...
Visitors at the Cape Town Holocaust and Genocide Centre. Credit: ctholocaust.co.za.

South African Jews ask President Ramaphosa to condemn hate crime

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The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to condemn a hate crime against the Jewish community. On Dec. 5, a suspected explosive device was thrown over the wall...