UN Human Rights commissioner calls Jew-hate ‘an assault on our collective humanity’
The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, delivered a statement on Wednesday before a workshop geared to counter antisemitism, sponsored by the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations in Geneva.
“Antisemitism is a scourge on our collective humanity,”...
New London bus route connects Golders Green, Stamford Hill Jewish communities
A new bus line in London that connects the Jewish communities in Golders Green and Stamford Hill “provides a significant enhancement for our strictly Orthodox community,” the Board of Deputies of British Jews and...
UK politician criticized for using anti-Nazi poem to oppose smoking ban
British parliament member Esther McVey met with immediate pushback late last week after sharing lines on social media from a poem by Martin Niemöller titled “First They Came,” including the line “then they came for the Jews,” in...
UK imposes partial arms embargo on Israel
The British government suspended some arms sales to the Israel Defense Forces on Monday, claiming there is a “clear risk” the weapons could be used by the Jewish state’s military to “commit or facilitate...
Israel, Hamas agree to ‘humanitarian pauses’ for polio vaccinations in Gaza, WHO says
The World Health Organization announced that Israel and Hamas have given a “preliminary commitment” to conduct “humanitarian pauses” to allow the global body to begin a polio vaccination campaign, starting this Sunday, in Gaza.
Dr....
Canadian union leader defies calls to resign after being accused of ‘pattern’ of Jew-hatred,...
About 50 people gathered outside the offices of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, the country’s largest public-sector union, north of Toronto on Tuesday afternoon to call for the resignation of Fred Hahn as...
Chabad of Poland hosts summer retreat for 200 Ukrainian Jewish refugees
As the war in Ukraine continues into its third summer, Chabad of Poland hosted more than 200 Jewish Ukrainians, hailing from five communities, for a two-week summer experience focused on allowing children and their...
Teen trip to Poland, Israel puts young leaders face to face with Jewish history
Twenty-five Jewish teens from around the world traveled through Poland and Israel this summer as part of a CTeen Heritage Quest designed to connect young Jews with their history and traditions.
The group visited significant...
Canada draws criticism for ignoring local Jew-hatred, condemning it abroad
The Canadian government condemned the Saturday bombing outside the Beth Yaakov synagogue in the seaside resort town of La Grande-Motte in southern France.
The attack “is a reminder that antisemitism is not a relic of the past—it...
Already under multi-state probe, MSCI allegedly penalizes Israeli banks that operate in Judea, Samaria
The state-owned Bank of China operates a branch in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, where Washington has assessed that China is committing genocide against the ethnic Uyghur population. Still, the major U.S. investment advisory firm MSCI...