Europe
Five Days After Abduction, EU Calls for Return of Kidnapped Israelis
Jerusalem Post - The EU condemned on Tuesday the kidnapping of three Israeli teenagers in the West Bank, calling for their immediate release and...
French Synagogue Threatened by Armed Motorcyclists, Emulating Toulouse Attack
A synagogue in Paris on Saturday night was threatened by two armed men on motorcycles, emulating the 2012 Toulouse Jewish school shooting, according to Simon Wiesenthal Center Director for International Relations Shimon Samuels. In a letter...
Jewish Leader Speaks Out Against Anti-Christian Attacks at Israel Allies Summit
JNS.org - The head of the World Jewish Congress, Ronald Lauder, expressed solidarity with the global persecution of Christians, at the Jerusalem Day Convention with the Israeli Allies European Summit in Budapest, Hungary. "I will speak...
Czech President Zeman Refuses to Apologize for Quote From Koran Calling for Muslims to Kill Jews
Czech president Miloš Zeman, via his spokesman, stood by a speech made at the Israeli Embassy in Prague, where he quoted the Koran calling for Muslims to kill Jews, refusing to retract what he said...
Palestinian Envoy to Britain: PA Should Recognize Jewish State
JNS.org - The Palestinian envoy to Great Britain has partnered with an Israeli professor...
Nazi Seizure of Stores Garners Jewish Family $68 Million Judgment
JNS.org - A court in Berlin ordered Germany to compensate the descendants of the...
Suspected Brussels Jewish Museum Killer Agrees to Belgium Trial
RFI - Suspected Brussels Jewish Museum gunman Mehdi Nemmouche said he would not oppose extradition...
Paris Jew Suffers Taser Attack After Tear Gas and Axe Incidents
JNS.org - A third anti-Semitic attack over the course of about a week occurred...
Jews of Marseille ‘Bunkerize’ after Brussels Museum Shootings
French police are guarding ninety synagogues and Jewish schools in Marseille after the shooting attack...
Five Days After Abduction, EU Calls for Return of Kidnapped Israelis
Jerusalem Post - The EU condemned on Tuesday the kidnapping of three Israeli teenagers in the West Bank, calling for their immediate release and safe...
French Synagogue Threatened by Armed Motorcyclists, Emulating Toulouse Attack
A synagogue in Paris on Saturday night was threatened by two armed men on motorcycles, emulating the 2012 Toulouse Jewish school shooting, according to Simon...
Jewish Leader Speaks Out Against Anti-Christian Attacks at Israel Allies Summit
JNS.org - The head of the World Jewish Congress, Ronald Lauder, expressed solidarity with the global persecution of Christians, at the Jerusalem Day Convention with...
Czech President Zeman Refuses to Apologize for Quote From Koran Calling for Muslims to Kill Jews
Czech president Miloš Zeman, via his spokesman, stood by a speech made at the Israeli Embassy in Prague, where he quoted the Koran calling for...
Palestinian Envoy to Britain: PA Should Recognize Jewish State
JNS.org - The Palestinian envoy to Great Britain has partnered with an Israeli professor to argue that the Palestinian Authority (PA) must recognize Israel...
Nazi Seizure of Stores Garners Jewish Family $68 Million Judgment
JNS.org - A court in Berlin ordered Germany to compensate the descendants of the Jewish owners of a department store chain that was seized by...
Suspected Brussels Jewish Museum Killer Agrees to Belgium Trial
RFI - Suspected Brussels Jewish Museum gunman Mehdi Nemmouche said he would not oppose extradition to Belgium if Brussels pledged not to hand him on...
Paris Jew Suffers Taser Attack After Tear Gas and Axe Incidents
JNS.org - A third anti-Semitic attack over the course of about a week occurred in Paris. On Tuesday, six teenagers of African origin attacked...
Jews of Marseille ‘Bunkerize’ after Brussels Museum Shootings
French police are guarding ninety synagogues and Jewish schools in Marseille after the shooting attack at the Jewish Museum in Brussels killed four people last...
Paris Jews Sprayed With Tear Gas a Week After Axe Attack
JNS.org - Two Jewish friends wearing yarmulkes were attacked in Sarcelles, a northern suburb of Paris, by three men seemingly of North African descent...
Iran Nuclear Talks ‘Hitting a Wall,’ French Foreign Minister Says
JNS.org - As the deadline for an agreement nears, negotiations over Iran's nuclear program are "hitting a wall," according to French Foreign Minister Laurent...
UNESCO Jewish Connection to Israel Exhibit Opens Wednesday
JNS.org - An exhibit on the Jewish connection to the land of Israel that was postponed in January by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and...
EU and Israel Ink Horizon 2020 Scientific Cooperation Agreement
JNS.org - The European Union and Israel have signed the Horizon 2020 cooperation agreement, enabling the Jewish state to join one of the largest...
Jewish Actress Sophie Okonedo Wins Tony Award
JNS.org - British-Jewish actress Sophie Okonedo took home the honor for best performance by an actress in a play at the 86th Annual Tony...
