Monthly Archives: June 2019
France warns Tehran about breaching 2015 nuclear deal
France warned Iran on Thursday not to violate the 2015 nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA.
“Tensions are growing, and for me, the first element is that there is...
Former US Ambassador to UN Haley visits Western Wall, meets with Netanyahu
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley prayed at the Western Wall on Wednesday while she is in Israel for the “Israel Hayom Forum for U.S.-Israel Relations.”
Haley also placed a note inside...
Following backlash, Israel’s national lottery cancels controversial film prize
Israel’s national lottery, Mifal Hapayis, announced today that it is cancelling a NIS 150,000 ($42,000) prize awarded to a documentary film about the life of controversial Israeli attorney Lea Tsemel.
The move comes after thousands of...
Turkish President Erdoğan: Mohamed Morsi was ‘martyr’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Dr. Ali Erbaş, the Turkish minister of religious affairs, spoke at a June 18 memorial service held in Turkey in honor of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, who...
New York Gov. Cuomo meets with Rivlin, Netanyahu on third visit to Israel
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo met with Israel’s president, Reuven Rivlin, and prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday.
Cuomo arrived on Thursday morning in what is his third visit in his current position.
The Democratic governor...
Joined by Poway rabbi, Danon calls on world to declare war on anti-Semitism
The United Nations General Assembly met on Wednesday to discuss the growing anti-Semitism worldwide, at the initiative of Israel’s ambassador to the U.N., Danny Danon, who has enlisted the support of the United States,...
![CyberCop [CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)]](https://jewishwebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Cave_of_Patriarchs_Machpelah_Hebron_Mamre_-_panoramio-324x235.jpg "Wiesenthal Centre to UNESCO re World Heritage Committee Document: “Cave of Patriarchs is not ‘Palestine’ Heritage.”")
Wiesenthal Centre to UNESCO re World Heritage Committee Document: “Cave of Patriarchs is not...
“UNESCO cannot be a platform for distortion and hatred.”
Paris
In a letter to UNESCO Director-General, Audrey Azoulay, Simon Wiesenthal Centre Director for International Relations, Dr. Shimon Samuels, expressed dire concern at “the forthcoming World Heritage Committee...
The Colours of Judaism in Italy at the Uffizi Gallery
Running until October 27, The Colours of Judaism in Italy shines a light on the Jewish community in Italy through the art of weaving, which has long played a vital role in the decoration of homes, palazzi and...
New Jersey town dedicates monument and garden to Tree of Life victims
A monument and garden were designated on Tuesday evening at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center in New Jersey in memory of the 11 Jewish worshippers killed at the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue...
The forgotten Jewish-themed jazz tunes
Jews have been involved in the growth and development of almost every mainstream musical genre. Direct references to Jewish themes and culture, however, have mostly been reserved for Jewish and Israeli music. Then again,...