The study showed 34% of leftwing extremists affirmed the anti-Semitic attitude that Jews are “money-grabbing,” while of those termed radical leftists, 13% said Jews are consumed with money.
In the wake of the failed military coup in Turkey, UNESCO, the Paris-based UN body for education, science and culture, cut short its session of the World Heritage Committee in Istanbul which was due to vote on a resolution, submitted by the Palestinians and Jordan, that ignores the Jewish connection to the Temple Mount.
“Israel respects the democratic process in Turkey and looks forward to the continuation of the reconciliation process between Turkey and Israel,” said Israeli foreign ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon in a reaction to the deadly foiled military coup attempt in Turkey by a faction of the army against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s rule.
The European Union has criticized the new NGOs ‘’Transparency Law’’ adopted by the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, that imposes new reporting requirements on nonprofit groups that receive more than half of their funding from foreign governments.
United Nations Watch, a Geneva-based watchdog organization, has expressed concern that UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific body, may fuel anti-Jewish incitement and violence as it is set to adopt an Arab-sponsored draft resolution that denies Jewish ties to Jerusalem’s Western Wall and Temple Mount.
“Jewish philanthropists around the world should not donate to anti-Zionist causes and activities that delegitimize the State of Israel,’’ said Israeli Defense Minister and Yisrael Beitenu party leader Avigdor Lieberman as he met with Michael Gross.
The European Union welcomes the recent publication of the Middle East Quartet report and endorsed its recommendations ‘’as a contribution to creating the conditions for the two-state solution,’’ EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said.
