Police arrest man who assaulted pregnant Jewish woman outside London
Metropolitan Police in London arrested a man on Monday seen on video attacking a young Jewish woman last week in the heavily Jewish neighborhood of Stamford Hill.
In the video, a man estimated to be...
Canadian Jewish groups urge political party to reject push to overturn IHRA definition
Canadian Jewish groups are urging the New Democratic Party (NDP) to reject a push by members to overturn the party’s support for the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism.
In a letter spearheaded by the Centre for...
Anti-Semitic graffiti spray-painted on synagogue, JCC in Belarus
A swastika and the letters “SS” in the shape of lightning bolts were spray-painted on the building of a synagogue and Jewish community center in Gomel, Belarus, the European Jewish Congress (EJC) announced on Monday.
According to...
Rivlin urges France to stand by Israel, oppose ICC probe
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Wednesday called on the French government and other European countries to oppose the International Criminal Court’s decision to investigate the Israel Defense Forces for war crimes.
In a letter published...
Israeli, Austrian presidents attend Holocaust remembrance ceremony in Vienna
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen participated in a Holocaust-remembrance ceremony in Vienna on Wednesday.
The ceremony, held at the city’s monument to Holocaust victims in Judenplatz, was attended by...
Study: ‘Big Five’ social-media platforms earn ‘B-’ in tackling hate online
An “explosion of hate and lurid conspiracies” proliferating across various social-media platforms has been observed this year, the Simon Wiesenthal Center said on Tuesday in announcing the release of its annual digital terrorism and...
France returning Klimt art, sold under duress in 1938, to heirs of Jewish owner
France’s culture minister Roselyne Bachelot announced on Monday that the French government will return a painting by famed artist Gustav Klimt to the heirs of its Austrian Jewish owner, who was forced to sell...
AJC chief becomes French Legion of Honor Officer
France honored American Jewish Committee CEO David Harris on Monday with the rank of Officer within the order of the Legion of Honor, one of the country’s most prestigious awards, in recognition of his...
Israeli president’s diplomatic tour of Europe gets underway in Berlin
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin landed in Berlin on Tuesday, kicking off a diplomatic tour of Europe at the invitation of the presidents of Germany, Austria and France.
Rivlin, who was accompanied by Israel Defense Forces...
President Rivlin began his visit to Europe, meeting the President of Germany, together with...
President Rivlin on Iran’s rising power:
“The international community must stand together, speaking out strongly and without compromise against Iran’s nuclear plan and its support for terrorist groups that threaten Israel and the stability of...