Isaac Schapira to receive appointment of Officer of Order of British Empire in recognition for strengthening ties between UK and ultra-Orthodox community.
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder today commended the 100 US universities that have publicly denounced the American Studies Association (ASA) boycott of Israel.
A Jewish human rights group has called on NBA star Tony Parker to apologize for his past use of the “quenelle” gesture which has been described as “the Nazi salute in reverse” and is considered to be anti-Semitic.
European leaders repeated this week that the doors for Ukraine to join the Association Agreement with the EU still remain open after Kiev’s decision to put on hold its EU association process last month in favour of closer relations with Russia.
The President of CRIF, the representative body of Jewish institutions in France, Roger Cukierman, expressed his worries about about the ''bad general climate '' prevailing in France which he said '' hurts the feelings of Jews,''in stateents made on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of his umbrella organization.
We urge the International Democratic Community not to believe the provocations of the security services, resolutely condemn the violence by the current Government of Ukraine and support the aspirations of the Ukrainian people toward Freedom and Democracy.
On the last evening in November, at least 31 protesters were taken into custody and dozens treated for injuries following a violent confrontation with Ukrainian police in Kiev’s Independence Square.
The mayor of a small Austrian town has resigned after telling a city council meeting that journalists who report on asylum seekers ‘’should be hanged like the Jews.’’
