Tag: World News
The UNRWA meltdown
If anything illuminates the insanity and moral bankruptcy of our times, it’s the reaction to Israel’s decision to act against the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA).
Laws passed this week by the Israeli...
Israel must ‘do everything possible to avoid civilian casualties,’ says Thomas-Greenfield
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said during a Security Council on Wednesday that Israel has a “responsibility to do everything possible to avoid civilian casualties” in the Gaza Strip, even if...
US has ‘deep concern’ about Israeli effort to alter UNRWA legal status
Even by U.N. Security Council standards, Wednesday’s meeting of the global body was contentious.
The Palestinian Authority envoy balked at Israel’s comparison of the P.A. and Hamas, and Philippe Lazzarini, the U.N. Relief and Works...
European lawmakers: EU labeling policy is antisemitic
A delegation of parliamentarians from 10 European countries on Wednesday denounced the E.U. policy of exclusively labeling goods made in Israeli territory, calling it a violation of the universally recognized definition of antisemitism.
The hot-button...
Azerbaijan’s relations with US, Israel, ‘not against’ anyone
Azerbaijan's alliances with Israel and the United States are about its national interests and vision, and are not designed to threaten anyone, the country's ambassador to Washington told JNS.
Khazar Ibrahim said on Monday that...
Alfred Moses: ‘I bought the Sassoon Codex for the Jewish people, not for me’
The Israelites famously declared in the book of Exodus at Mount Sinai, “We will do, and then we will hear.” Rabbinic tradition has taken that to mean that they accepted the Torah sight unseen,...
Religious leaders urge interfaith dialogue in Jerusalem
Scores of religious leaders representing the world’s major faiths gathered in Jerusalem on Tuesday, seeking to promote dialogue and cooperation in the Holy Land.
The morning-long session at the Religious Leaders Unite for Peace conference...
Ukraine more antisemitic than Russia: ADL survey
The latest installment of the antisemitism index “Global 100,” which the Anti-Defamation League released on May 31, ostensibly has good news for Ukrainian Jews.
Jew-hatred in Ukraine declined from a record 46% index score in...