Despite a call by the head of Central Council of Jews in Germany, Josef Schuster, the Franco-German TV network ARTE has refused to broadcast an undercover film on the rise of anti-Semitism in Europe because it is considered ‘‘pro-Israel.
Agence France Presse (AFP), one of the world major press agencies, apparently deleted Israel in a map of the Middle East on its Twitter and Facebook page.
When asked if “Jews have too much influence in the world,” 52% of Syrians said yes, while 53% of Iraqis agreed with the statement. Nearly 60% of Afghans said Jews wield too much influence.
“The 50th Anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem is a historic event that deserves proper recognition at the heart of political Europe,’’ said Tomas Sandell, Founding Director of the European Coalition for Israel
’Enough is enough,’’ said British Prime Minister Theresa May after a car-ramming attack and stabbings by three terrorists that left seven people dead and 48 injured on London Bridge and at nearby Borough Market.
Seventeen French intellectuals, including Alain Finkielkraut, Pascal Bruckner and Michel Onfray, have signed a call published in daily Le Figaro for ''all light to be made'' on the death of Sarah Halimi, an 66-year-old Orthodox Jewish woman found dead at the foot of his building in the Belleville district of Paris.
“Climate change is already placing a disproportionate burden on vulnerable communities around the world, generating severe storms, flooding, droughts and famine.”