In BBC interview, Labour leader Corbyn refuses to apologize for antisemitism
November 28, 2019 by JNS
Pressed to explain and apologize to the British Jewish community over antisemitism concerns, Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, in a Tuesday BBC interview with Andrew Neil, refused to apologize. Read more
UK chief rabbi issues stark warning on consequences of Labour Party victory
November 27, 2019 by JNS
Britain’s Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis came out strongly against the Labour Party on Monday ahead of next month’s election, expressing fear for the fate of British Jewry should Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn be elected prime minister. Read more
Vandals scrawl swastika on monument to Sholem Aleichem in Kiev
November 27, 2019 by JNS
An unidentified group of vandals painted a swastika on the monument honouring the father of Jewish literature, Sholem Aleichem, according to a report posted on Sunday night by Chief Rabbi of Ukraine and Kiev, Moshe Reuven Asman, on his Facebook page. Read more
Israeli exports reach a record $114 billion in 2019
November 27, 2019 by JNS
Israel’s exports should grow to a record $114 billion in 2019 from $109 billion last year according to government data, Reuters reported. Read more
Play about Lithuanian Nazi collaborators reignites controversy over Holocaust
November 27, 2019 by JNS
Two years after “Our People; Journey With an Enemy” was taken off the shelves in Lithuania due to its allegations of collaboration between the local population and the Nazis during the Holocaust, the book has once again become a source of controversy in the Baltic state. Read more
British police arrest man harassing Jewish kids on London train
November 27, 2019 by JNS
A man was arrested by British police over the weekend after two Jewish children were verbally harassed on London’s Underground. Read more
Famed Israeli spy Eli Cohen’s widow angry at Mossad over new report
November 27, 2019 by JNS
The widow of famed Israeli spy Eli Cohen, who was executed in Damascus in 1965 and then buried in a secret location, expressed anger at the Mossad spy agency on Sunday, after the publication of a report exposing a possible new lead on the whereabouts of her husband’s remains. Read more
Nazi memorabilia bought at auction for $660,000 given to Jewish group for safekeeping
November 27, 2019 by JNS
A Lebanese-born Swiss businessman who purchased Nazi-era memorabilia at an auction in Munich last week donated the items to a Jewish group to prevent them from falling into the wrong hands. Read more
100-plus Democrats sign letter criticizing new US stance on Israeli settlements
November 27, 2019 by JNS
More than 100 Democrats signed a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo last week criticizing the Trump administration’s decision to stop considering Israeli settlements a violation of international law. Read more
Merkel to make first visit to Auschwitz as German leader
November 24, 2019 by JNS
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit the site of the Auschwitz concentration camp next month for the first time in her 14 years in office, the German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported on Thursday. Read more
Church of England report says centuries of Christian antisemitism led to Holocaust
November 24, 2019 by JNS
Christian theology played a part in the stereotyping and persecution of Jewish people that ultimately led to the Holocaust, according to a new report released by the Church of England. Read more
Helena Bonham Carter learns of grandfather who helped Jews escape the Holocaust
November 24, 2019 by JNS
Actress Helena Bonham Carter discovered that her grandfather helped thousands of French Jews escape the Holocaust in a new TV series starting next week in the United Kingdom. Read more
Sacha Baron Cohen slams social-media giants for hate speech on platforms
November 24, 2019 by JNS
British Jewish actor Sacha Baron Cohen, upon accepting the Anti-Defamation League’s International Fellowship Award in New York City on Thursday, criticized social-media giants for allowing hate speech to flourish on their platforms. Read more
UN Security Council members censure US over settlement policy shift
November 22, 2019 by JNS
At the U.N. Security Council’s monthly Mideast meeting on Wednesday, the council’s 14 other members strongly condemned the U.S. administration’s announcement on Monday that it no longer considers Israeli settlements to be in violation of international law. Read more
Dutch parliament approves action against EU ruling on Israeli product labels
November 22, 2019 by JNS
The Dutch parliament has passed a motion objecting to last week’s ruling by the European Court of Justice requiring products coming from the West Bank, eastern Jerusalem and the Golan Heights not to be labelled “made in Israel.” Read more
Annual Shabbat Project sees unprecedented participation in US, Israel and worldwide
November 20, 2019 by JNS
The seventh annual international Shabbat Project reached 1,685 cities and 106 countries across the world this year, attracting record numbers of participants in many of those cities. Read more
Netanyahu: Gantz’s plan to form minority government with Arab parties is ‘madness’
November 18, 2019 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Likud lawmakers during an emergency conference call on Saturday that the Blue and White Party intends to form a minority government supported by the Arab parties, something he said would be an “unprecedented disaster” for the State of Israel. Read more
Jack Black, Flaming Lips and Haim among those to join Hanukkah album
November 17, 2019 by JNS
A holiday-inspired music album titled “Hanukkah+” will be released on Nov. 22 and feature a collection of Jewish classics and originals from artists, including Haim, the Flaming Lips, Jack Black and Yo La Tengo, The Rolling Stone reported. Read more
British public figures sign letter refusing to vote Labour over antisemitism scandal
November 17, 2019 by JNS
Twenty-four British public figures signed an open letter refusing to vote for the Labour Party in the United Kingdom’s Dec. 12 general elections due to party leader Jeremy Corbyn’s multiple ties to antisemitism. Read more
Netflix to edit Demjanjuk docuseries after pressure by Polish government
Netflix says it will edit its documentary miniseries “The Devil Next Door,” about alleged notorious Nazi guard John Demjanjuk after Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki complained of inaccuracies in the series, Variety reported on Thursday. Read more
Pope Francis condemns antisemitism in address from St. Peter’s Square
Pope Francis denounced antisemitism against Jews worldwide during his weekly general audience. Read more
Orthodox Jew from Golders Green announces Brexit Party run against Corbyn
November 17, 2019 by JNS
An Orthodox Jewish man has announced that he will be running for Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn’s Parliament seat in the United Kingdom’s general elections on Dec. 12. Read more
Ceasefire off to shaky start as sirens wail in southern Israel
November 15, 2019 by JNS
A ceasefire between Israel and Gaza-based terrorist groups that went into effect early Thursday morning was immediately put to the test as five rockets from Gaza sent Israelis scrambling for shelter in the south. Read more
Israel faces second day of rocket fire from Gaza
November 14, 2019 by JNS
Israelis faced a second day of rocket barrages from the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorist group in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, after a brief overnight lull gave way to renewed launches in the morning hours. Read more
Jewish Agency provides emergency funds to families hit by rockets from Gaza
November 13, 2019 by JNS
In the wake of the rocket fire on Israel, the Jewish Agency for Israel put its emergency operations into gear, providing assistance to 6,500 new immigrants in absorption centres and 5,000 seniors in assisted-living facilities located in southern Israel, as well as 7,700 young Jews visiting on Israel Experience programs. Read more
Poland presses Netflix to amend documentary about Nazi death-camp guard
November 13, 2019 by JNS
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has pressed Netflix to make changes to a documentary about a Nazi death-camp guard that includes a map highlighting Nazi concentration and death camps inside modern Poland. Read more
Netanyahu, Knesset mark 25 years of peace between Israel and neighbouring Jordan
November 12, 2019 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday marked 25 years of a peace agreement between Israel and Jordan. Read more
Overwhelming majority of UN Human Rights Council reps praise Iran on record
November 12, 2019 by JNS
Ninety-five out of 111 delegates, or 85 per cent, of the delegates to U.N. Human Rights Council’s Nov. 8 review session on Iran’s human-rights record praised the Islamic Republic, according to Geneva-based NGO U.N. Watch. Read more
Bernie Sanders: ‘It’s not antisemitic to criticize Israel’
November 12, 2019 by JNS
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who is running for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, said that “it is not antisemitic to criticize the policies of the Israeli government,” adding on to his prior stance that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is “racist.” Read more
Netanyahu offers Bennett defence ministry job
November 10, 2019 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday offered New Right Party leader Naftali Bennett the spot of the country’s defence minister in a move perceived as a way to stop Bennet from joining a coalition led by the rival Blue and White Party. Read more
