Europe
Revealed: ‘Ideal Aryan’ Nazi Poster Child Was Jewish
Oh, the poetic justice. Almost 80 years later, turns out the "perfect Aryan baby" exploited by Nazi propaganda to illustrate the "master race," was Jewish. In...
European Human Rights Court Upholds French Burqa Ban
JNS.org - The European Court of Human Rights has upheld a French law that bans wearing full-face covering veils, known as burqas and niqabs for Muslims, in public and a variety of other places. The...
Brother of Israeli Kidnap Victim Tells of Reaction to Abduction; London Mayor Backs Solidarity Campaign
The brother of missing Israeli teenager Eyal Yifrach said at first he was in disbelief when he found out two weeks ago that his sibling was kidnapped in the West Bank. Speaking with the United Kingdom's...
UK Jewish Group Forming New Pro-Israel Christian Group
JNS.org - The Jewish Leadership Council (JLC), an umbrella group of several major British Jewish organizations, has announced that it is helping to form a new pro-Israel British Christian organization in order to give...
Brussels Jewish Museum Murder Suspect Nemmouche to be Extradited
JNS.org - A French court has ordered that Mehdi Nemmouche, the suspect behind the Brussels...
‘Sickening and Cruel’ Anti-Semitic Attack on Manchester Cemetery
Gravestones at a Jewish cemetery in Manchester were tagged with anti-Semitic graffiti and about 40...
Ukraine: Batallion Backed by Jewish Billionaire Sent to Fight Pro-Russian Militias
Despite cease-fire declarations, pro-Ukrainian and pro-Russian militias are still reportedly clashing at several locations in...
Spanish Town Called ‘Kill Jews’ Looks to Open Jewish Cultural Center
JNS.org - The Spanish village of Castrillo Matajudios, which translates to "Kill Jews Fort,"...
UK Holocaust Historian Accuses 88-Year-Old Ukrainian of Being Soldier in Notorious Nazi-Led Punitive Battalion
British historian Stephen Ankier said military rosters, payment lists and other documents from Polish and...
Revealed: ‘Ideal Aryan’ Nazi Poster Child Was Jewish
Oh, the poetic justice. Almost 80 years later, turns out the "perfect Aryan baby" exploited by Nazi propaganda to illustrate the "master race," was Jewish. In 1935,...
European Human Rights Court Upholds French Burqa Ban
JNS.org - The European Court of Human Rights has upheld a French law that bans wearing full-face covering veils, known as burqas and niqabs...
Brother of Israeli Kidnap Victim Tells of Reaction to Abduction; London Mayor Backs Solidarity Campaign
The brother of missing Israeli teenager Eyal Yifrach said at first he was in disbelief when he found out two weeks ago that his sibling...
UK Jewish Group Forming New Pro-Israel Christian Group
JNS.org - The Jewish Leadership Council (JLC), an umbrella group of several major British Jewish organizations, has announced that it is helping to form...
Brussels Jewish Museum Murder Suspect Nemmouche to be Extradited
JNS.org - A French court has ordered that Mehdi Nemmouche, the suspect behind the Brussels Jewish museum shooting last month, should be extradited to Belgium,...
‘Sickening and Cruel’ Anti-Semitic Attack on Manchester Cemetery
Gravestones at a Jewish cemetery in Manchester were tagged with anti-Semitic graffiti and about 40 headstones were toppled over, the BBC reported on Tuesday. Bernard Freeman, 88,...
Ukraine: Batallion Backed by Jewish Billionaire Sent to Fight Pro-Russian Militias
Despite cease-fire declarations, pro-Ukrainian and pro-Russian militias are still reportedly clashing at several locations in south-eastern Ukraine. Among those going into battle from the Ukrainian side...
Spanish Town Called ‘Kill Jews’ Looks to Open Jewish Cultural Center
JNS.org - The Spanish village of Castrillo Matajudios, which translates to "Kill Jews Fort," is looking to open a Jewish culture center as part...
UK Holocaust Historian Accuses 88-Year-Old Ukrainian of Being Soldier in Notorious Nazi-Led Punitive Battalion
British historian Stephen Ankier said military rosters, payment lists and other documents from Polish and German archives show retired coal miner Mychajlo Ostapenko, 88, had the...
French Jews Increasingly Fleeing Country for Israel
AP - Increasing numbers of French Jews are leaving for Israel, citing dim economic prospects and a sense of being caught between an increasingly influential...
British Prime Minister David Cameron Tweets Support for Abducted Israeli Teens
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday tweeted in solidarity with the three Israeli teens abducted last week by terror group Hamas. "My thoughts are with...
British Plan to Reopen Iranian Embassy Amid Iraq Chaos
JNS.org - British Foreign Secretary William Hague announced on Tuesday that the British government will reopen its embassy in Iran as the instability in...
Pope Francis Appeals for Safety of Iraqi Christians
JNS.org - Pope Francis appealed for the safety of Iraqis, including Iraq's beleaguered Christians, who are fleeing the advance of the jihadist group Islamic...
Simon Wiesenthal Center Urges Swift Belgian Response to ‘Pogrom of the Antwerp Hayder School Bus’
Jewish human rights group the Simon Wiesenthal Center on Tuesday urged Belgium to respond to the stoning of a Jewish school bus by teens. In...