Israeli President Herzog congratulates Queen Elizabeth on ‘Platinum Jubilee’
President Isaac Herzog congratulated Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday on the occasion of her “Platinum Jubilee.”
“HM Queen Elizabeth II’s powerful sense of duty over a lifetime of public service has been a great inspiration,”...
Australia’s New South Wales considers ban on public displays of swastikas
The New South Wales Parliament in Australia is considering a proposed bill that would outlaw all public displays of Nazi symbols, such as swastikas.
The legislation would give exceptions to symbols used for educational, historical...
British education secretary hosts summit addressing campus anti-Semitism in UK
The United Kingdom’s education secretary, Nadhim Zahawi, hosted a summit last week where vice chancellors from universities across the country, university representatives and Jewish groups gathered to discuss better ways of tackling anti-Semitism in...
UK, Jewish groups demand YouTube remove sermons inciting anti-Semitism
YouTube is being urged to remove from its platform anti-Semitic hate sermons in the language Urdu, including those posted by clerics idolized by the gunman who took hostages at a Texas synagogue on Jan....
Israel defenders slam Amnesty International over ‘diplomatic lynch against the Jewish state’
A new report by Amnesty International UK set to be published on Feb. 1 accuses Israel of “apartheid” and “institutionalized and systematic discrimination against Palestinians.” Amnesty said it has “concluded that Israel has perpetrated...
Iranian activists in US, Europe praise Barry Rosen’s hunger strike, urge action on hostage...
After undergoing a five-day hunger strike in Vienna, Austria, to raise awareness about hostages held in Iran, Barry Rosen, a former-U.S. hostage in Iran, has received wide support and praise from Iranian activists of various faiths...
Finland says Pegasus spyware found on diplomats’ phones
Finland’s Foreign Ministry announced on Friday that Finnish diplomats had been targeted by Pegasus spyware, developed by the Israel-based NSO Group Technologies.
“The highly sophisticated malware has infected users’ Apple or Android telephones without their...
Jewish, Muslim, Christian leaders hold webinar to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day
A webinar with leaders from the Gulf region, Indonesia, Israel and the United States on Wednesday commemorated International Holocaust Remembrance Day and highlighted the need to take global action against anti-Semitism.
It was hosted by the...
Legislators of Israel Allies Caucus meet on applying IHRA definition of anti-Semitism
Legislators worlwide took part in an online conference on Thursday on the adoption and implementation of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism. Each of the participants serves as chairperson of their government’s...
At Mauthausen, Austrian chancellor assures Lapid of fight against Jew-hatred
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer visited the site of the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria on Thursday to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Lapid spoke in the presence of Austrian...