EU leaders continued to express their dismay at ongoing “electoral irregularities” registered in Ukraine, following the country’s elections on October 28, which has seen as yet “inconclusive results” declared across five constituencies.
As the US electorate prepares to go to the polls Tuesday, American statistics position incumbent President Barack Obama neck-and-neck with his Republican rival Mitt Romney, with the latest Reuters/Ipsos tracking poll positioning the Democrat on 47% with Romney close at his heels with 46%.
European Union leaders this week issued cautious condemnation of the recent elections in Ukraine, after the polls became mired in controversy with widespread reports of biased media reporting and “abuse of administrative resources”.
The Museum of the History of Jews in Poland, scheduled to open in one year in Warsaw, will chronicle the 1000 years of Jewish life in Poland from the Middle Ages to current day, as part of a vast cultural and educational exhibition centre comprising eight state-of-the-art galleries.
A leading Jewish charity launched an appeal for contributions to aid in recovery and rebuilding efforts as Hurricane Sandy swept the East Coast leading to nine official state emergency declarations, from New York to Pennsylvania.
Double Oscar-winner, Hollywood actor Tom Hanks was recognised by the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity at his annual gala last week for his work in helping to “combat indifference, intolerance and injustice through international dialogue”.
European Parliament President Martin Schulz said “we need to unite our efforts to fight any manifestation of extreme nationalism, discrimination, xenophobia, anti-Semitism and racism throughout Europe,” in a speech at an award ceremony honouring two Balkan leaders for their work on reconciliation in South-east Europe.
Human rights advocacy group B’nai B’rith International called on the EU to cancel the planned 5-day trip to Iran by a 15-member European Parliament delegation on October 27 for a “bridge building exercise.”
