The head of the Brussels-based European Jewish Association (EJA), Rabbi Menachem Margolin, branded as ‘’dubious, unsetting, and running counter to evidence’’ decision by the Flemish Parliament to effectively ban Kosher meat slaughter in Belgium by January 2019.
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has called on the city’s police to prohibit a pro-Palestinian demonstration organised by extreme leftists groups Saturday afternoon in the center of Paris, after Jewish groups demanded a ban of the rally.
While the White House appeared to show understanding of this week’s decision by the Israeli government to build a new settlement in the West Bank for the first time in 20 years, the UK, France and Germany condemned the decision along with the European Union.
With the holiday of Passover coming up, FJC’s Jewish communities and organizations throughout the FSU countries – are busy preparing for Passover, first and foremost focusing on providing the necessary food and supplies for those in need.
‘’Peace between Israel and Palestine is a top priority for the European Union and it will remain a top priority in our political agenda,’’ declared EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini after talks in Brussels with Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas.
''The effort to delegitimize the state of Israel being waged on college campuses and the anti-Israel obsession at the UN are one in the same. They both seek to deny Israel’s right to exist,’’ declared US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikky Haley as she addressed a conference against against the anti-Israel BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) movement.
The UK backed two resolutions “according to long-standing policy” and “serious concerns” about Israel’s settlement policy, West Bank demolitions and use of administrative detention.
