Monthly Archives: October 2017
Israel: Polish restitution Bill discriminates against Jewish survivors
In an unusual move, Israel accused Poland of “discriminating against Holocaust survivors” in considering legislation on restitution whose language excludes many Jewish would-be recipients.
Israel’s ambassador to Poland, Anna Azari, on Friday lodged an official...
Palermo synagogue set to return after 500 years
Over 500 years since the expulsion of the Jews from Sicily led to the destruction of an ancient culture and the obliteration of one of Europe’s oldest Jewish communities, a synagogue is to open...
Catalans declare independence as Madrid imposes direct rule
The Catalan regional parliament has voted to declare independence from Spain, while the Spanish parliament has approved direct rule over the region.
Catalan MPs easily approved the move amid an opposition boycott.
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano...
L’intellectuel chiite bahreïni Dhiyaa Al-Musawi : l’Iran exploite les chiites et ne connaîtra pas...
Voir les extraits vidéo sur MEMRI TV
L’intellectuel chiite bahreïni Dhiyaa Al-Musawi a déclaré que l’Iran, avec ses discours télévisés et ses « méthodes puériles », exploitait les chiites et les entraînait dans une crise. « Les...
L’axe Russie-Iran : une menace existentielle pour Israël – 2ème partie : La dimension...
Par Yigal Carmon *
Introduction
La première partie de notre analyse sur la menace existentielle que représente pour Israël un axe irano-russe, publiée le 23 octobre 2017, portait sur la dimension militaire conventionnelle de la menace...
From Tokyo to Tel Aviv: Jews around the world mark 5th Global Shabbat
Mozambique, Togo, Paraguay and Venezuela are among the latest countries to join the blooming annual Shabbat Project, which sees over a million Jews taking part in a communal initiative to celebrate Shabbat.
They are joined...
Rutgers professor accused of anti-Semitic rants issues bizarre defense
(credit: Photo via Rutgers University. Screenshot via Israellycool.com)
A Rutgers University professor accused of posting anti-Semitic posts on his Facebook page issued an unusual defense on Thursday, saying his social media account was hacked and...
French music icon gets Israeli award for family’s help of Jews during Holocaust
The 93-year-old known as France's Frank Sinatra is due to give a concert in Israel on Saturday
French Armenian singing legend Charles Aznavour was honored in Israel on Thursday for his family's efforts to protect...
Alan Dershowitz: Berkeley’s hard-left stunningly silent over anti-Semitic caricature of me
I was recently invited to present the liberal case for Israel at Berkeley. In my remarks I advocated the establishment of a Palestinian state and a negotiated end of the conflict. I encouraged hostile...
Time for “Rabbis for Human Rights” to dowse the flames which criminalize Jews for...
For at least 17 years, a man later fired by the “Rabbis for Human Rights” criss-crossed the planet, spreading the false notion that it is illegal and even criminal for Jews to purchase land...