Despite protests from Jewish groups and an appeal to Liberal Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Holland is set to ban shechita, the Jewish ritual slaughter of animals following the Socialist party’s decision to support a proposal from the pro-animal party, the world's first such party to be elected to parliament in 2006.
The recent Middle East turmoil has sharpened Israeli needs for tangible security guarantees in exchange for concessions to the Palestinians, Dennis Ross said.
The World Jewish Congress (WJC) made it clear this week that it has never proposed a boycott of Poland following the Polish government’s decision to suspend the process of restitution of seized property for financial reasons.
Ukrainian MEP and Jewish leader Oleksandr Feldman announced a global initiative to encourage youth to become better advocates for tolerance education and inter-religious dialogue.
Leaders of six religions on Wednesday voiced concern that a debate on France's secular nature and Islam planned by President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing party could lead to confusion and stigmatization.
US diplomats expressed hope that former president Jimmy Carter will press the Cuban government to release a jailed American contractor during a private visit to the island next week.
Ahead of Sunday’s second round of local elections, the umbrella group of Jewish organizations in France, CRIF, has urged French voters ''not to vote for candidates of the extreme-right National Front or for the extreme left.''
The Jewish Community of Japan has just established a fund to assist the quake victims. All the funds collected through this account will be transferred to the NGO JEN.
