Young Germans move beyond the past to solidify relations in Israel, with adults and...
On the cusp of this year’s annual Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day commemoration, a highly inimitable event took place in southern Israel.
A group of young adults from Germany, including direct descendants of Nazi...
Prospects for ‘improved’ nuclear deal dim as talks restart in Vienna
Ahead of the opening of indirect negotiations between Iran and the United States in Vienna through intermediaries, Iran presented a tough and uncompromising stance calling for the lifting of all sanctions if the United...
Greece assumes presidency of International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance
Greece has assumed the rotating presidency of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance for one year, taking over the position from Germany.
The Greek Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the country “is deeply committed to promoting...
Partnership with Israel ‘strong, multidimensional,’ says Azeri foreign minister
The relationship between Israel and Azerbaijan is one of Jerusalem’s most unique achievements: close ties with a Shi’ite-majority country that sees Israel as one of its oldest allies, and certainly one of its most...
British court sentences Holocaust denier to prison time for ‘baiting Jews’
A woman in Britain said to be a virulent anti-Semite has been found guilty of spreading offensive messages and material over the Internet and was sentenced to 18 weeks in prison by a magistrate...
Chinese foreign minister explains Beijing’s ‘Five-Point Initiative’ on Mideast security
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi kicked off his six-country tour of the Middle East on March 24 with a visit to Saudi Arabia. The other stops on his tour included Turkey, Iran, the United...
China’s strategic cooperation agreement with Iran is ‘part of its struggle with the US’
The recent announcement by Iran and China of a 25-year strategic cooperation agreement involving some $400 billion of Chinese investment in the Islamic Republic is part of Beijing’s wider struggle against the United States,...
Canadian Jewish students call on universities to adopt anti-Semitism definition
More than 140 Jewish students have signed an open letter calling on Canadian post-secondary institutions to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism.
It would “help administrators better identify and meaningfully combat” anti-Semitism on campus, reads...
‘We will never forget Israel’s help’
March 11, 2011 began as an ordinary winter day with gray skies for the 12,000 people living in the fishing village of Minamisanriku. None of them knew that within several hours their world would...
Dolls hanged outside Swedish synagogue during Passover investigated as hate crime
Police in Norrkoping, Sweden, are investigating after someone left a hate-filled message and a group of dolls hanging outside a synagogue there on the first day of Passover.
According to a post from the Anti-Defamation...