Tag: Europe
Building bridges: 2020 a successful year for Israel-Europe relations
The past year was relatively successful in terms of Israel’s relationship with Europe, according to a survey presented by Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi on Monday to the Jewish state’s ambassadors to European countries.
Among...
Netanyahu: ‘Israel is a global leader in cutting coal consumption’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the 2020 Climate Ambition Summit this weekend about the progress his government has made and the challenges it faces in the field of clean energy.
In a pre-recorded video address, broadcast...
Hanukkah candle-lighting on Facebook, events on Zoom to connect Jews worldwide
As a way to connect Jews of all ages during the height of the global coronavirus pandemic, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) is inviting people to join on Facebook and unite with...
September 16, 1614: Frankfurt Jews Expelled
Frankfort-on-the-Main, some 400 years ago...
The city of Frankfurtwas even then an important center of business and trade. It was famous for its annual trade fairs, when merchants from far and near came to buy...
EU court adviser calls for Belgian ritual-slaughter ban to be struck down
The European Court of Justice should strike down a Belgian ban on kosher ritual slaughter without stunning, said an advocate general for the European Union’s highest court on Thursday.
Gerard Hogan cited that the 2009 E.U. law...
Is America isolated on the world stage?
Among the many complaints about President Donald Trump is that he’s not just embarrassing America on the world stage, he’s also left the country more isolated than ever before. But the question Americans should...
August 25, 1944: Paris is liberated after four years of Nazi occupation
After more than four years of Nazi occupation, Paris is liberated by the French 2nd Armored Division and the U.S. 4th Infantry Division. German resistance was light, and General Dietrich von Choltitz, commander of...
Donald Trump and the Western alliance
U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to significantly reduce the number of American troops stationed in Germany has been causing ripples even among Republican lawmakers, who are—and not for the first time—expressing concern that the...
Iran’s chief rabbi: Israeli government doesn’t care about Judaism
The chief rabbi of Iran’s Jewish community, Yehuda Gerami, criticized the Israeli government on Sunday, denying any connection between Judaism and Zionism and claiming there was “total freedom of religion” in Iran.
In a Hebrew-language...
Johan van Hulst: Dutch teacher who saved 600 Jewish children and babies from Nazis...
Johan van Hulst was a Dutch Christian who, up until World War II, had already committed to helping children with his life — as a teacher, school director, university professor, and author. But when...