UN: Allies Knew of Jewish Holocaust Years Earlier Than Previously Thought
Newly released United Nations documents reveal that the Allied powers knew about the Jewish Holocaust carried out by Hitler’s Nazi regime at least two-and-a-half years earlier than previously thought.
As early as December 1942, the...
Ex-Soviet dissident with Jewish roots elected Latvia’s president
A Soviet dissident with Jewish roots was elected Monday as Latvia’s president.
A majority of 61 lawmakers out of 100 in the Latvian parliament elected Egils Levits, 63, to the post, which is a largely...
Simon Cowell drops planned appearance as judge on ‘X Factor Israel’
British media mogul and veteran music producer Simon Cowell has canceled his planned appearance as a judge on the new season of “The X Factor Israel,” it was reported on Monday.
“Simon won’t be going to...
‘Malevolent racist’ in UK who calls for second Holocaust convicted of harrassment
A man in the United Kingdom was convicted of one count of malicious communication and two counts of racially aggravated harassment after calling for another Holocaust while harassing a Jewish writer, reported The Jewish Chronicle.
Nicolas...
English Premier League and clubs adopt definition of anti-Semitism
The English Premier League and its clubs adopted on Thursday the widely accepted International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism.
The announcement follows efforts spearheaded by the U.K. Government’s Independent Adviser on Antisemitism Lord John Mann,...
UN ambassador Danon: ‘The Port of Beirut has become the Port of Hezbollah’
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon presented new evidence to the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday showing how Iran is using civilian transport routes to arm the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah.
Speaking at...
Antisemitic protest block Dublin library, home to ‘Book of Kells’
Anti-Israel protesters outside the Library of Trinity College Dublin, home to one of the most important manuscripts in the world, temporarily closed down the building as they called for the Irish university to boycott...
Appel rejeté pour le soldat Israélien Elor Azaria
En rejetant son appel, la justice israélienne a statué sur la sentence du soldat israélien Elor Azaria. Le jeune homme purgera une peine de 18 mois de prison.
Le 24 mars 2016, il avait été...
Leader Of Viennese Jewish Community Will Not Attend Holocaust Ceremony If Far-Right Party Is...
The Jewish community of Vienna has let it be known that they will not attend Austria’s official Holocaust commemoration ceremony if the far-right Freedom Party (the Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs in German, commonly abbreviated as the FPÖ) is also...
Survey: Europe wants more cooperation with Israel
A survey of 381 members of European parliaments found that an overwhelming majority (66%) consider their country’s relations with Israel as rather good or very good.
Three-quarters (77%) call for greater cooperation with Israel.
The survey,...