Tag: Murder
Hundreds protest at French embassy in Tel Aviv over Halimi murder ruling
Hundreds of protesters rallied in front of the French embassy in Tel Aviv on Sunday in solidarity with the large-scale demonstration held in Paris to demand justice for Sarah Halimi, a 65-year-old French Jew who was...
Anti-Semitism is a form of delirium, especially in France
The latest shocking development in the scandal over a horrific anti-Semitic murder in France not only trains a harsh light on that country’s attitude to Jew-hatred. It also illuminates a deeply problematic and wider...
French Jews plan mass rally in Paris to demand justice for Sarah Halimi
The Jewish community in France is planning a mass rally in Paris on Sunday afternoon to demand justice for Sarah Halimi, a 65-year-old French Jew who was murdered in her home by a Muslim...
Jewish groups react to guilty verdict for Chauvin, saying ‘justice has been served’
Jewish groups reacted to the verdict on Tuesday of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was found guilty of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd.
Floyd’s death on May 25, 2020,...
Macron asks for change in law after French court won’t prosecute Halimi’s killer
France’s President Emmanuel Macron urged an immediate change to French law after a court ruled that a man who murdered a Jewish woman in 2017 was not responsible for his actions because he was high on...
Families of murdered Israeli teens slam ICC decision as ‘evil cynicism’
The families of Naftali Frenkel, Gilad Shaar and Eyal Yifrach—the three Israeli teenagers whose abduction and murder at the hands of Hamas terrorists sparked “Operation Protective Edge” in July 2014—released a letter to the public on...
US officials condemn assassination of Lebanese anti-Hezbollah activist
U.S. officials condemned the assassination of a prominent Lebanon anti-Hezbollah activist, Lokman Slim, who was found dead in a car in southern Lebanon with multiple bullet wounds.
“We join the international community in calling for...
Israel’s High Court of Justice votes to demolish house of Esther Horgen’s killer
Israel’s High Court of Justice voted on Wednesday to demolish part of the home lived in by the murderer of Esther Horgen.
Horgen, 52 and the mother of six children, was killed in late December by Muhammad Cabha after...
Pakistan’s Supreme Court frees men convicted of Daniel Pearl’s murder
Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal against the acquittal of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, who was sentenced to death in 2002 for the murder of U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl and ordered his...
30-day mourning period for Israeli Esther Horgen to be observed online
Family and friends of Esther Horgen, the 52-year-old Israeli mother of six who was murdered by an Arab terrorist last month, are organizing a Zoom event for the general public on Wednesday evening, Jan. 20, to mark her shloshim—the...