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British Feminist Historian Spurns Israeli Cash Prize on ‘Political’ Grounds
JNS.org - British feminist historian Catherine Hall of University College London declined an Israeli award she was set to receive, the lucrative Dan David Prize,...
French PM Calls on Netanyahu to ‘Show Some Faith’ in Peace Initiative
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls on Saturday said that "Netanyahu must show some faith" in a peace bid being pushed by France, after the Israeli Prime Minister rejected the initiative in favor of direct negotiations...
Austrian Presidential Hopeful Accused of Exaggerating Story of Temple Mount Shooting
During an election debate on Thursday night, Austrian presidential hopeful Norbert Hofer was accused of embellishing a story about a terror incident he claimed to have witnessed in Israel, the UK's Guardian reported. The moderator of the televised debate between right-wing...
Belgium Rejects Financial Aid Request by Daughters of Slain Israeli Couple
JNS.org - Belgium’s government refused to provide financial assistance requested by the daughters of Israeli parents who were killed in the 2014 terror attack on the Brussels-based Jewish Museum of Belgium, the French-language newspaperLa Dernière Heure...
Report: Paris Attacks Suspect Refuses to Speak During First Interrogation
Terror suspect Salah Abdeslam refused to speak during his first full day of interrogation by...
Anne Frank’s Step-Sister to Recount Harrowing Holocaust Story on Irish Talk Show
Eva Schloss, step-sister of Anne Frank, is appearing on a talk show in Ireland on Friday...
New Poll Reveals Labour Party Members Almost Evenly Split On Antisemitism Problem
As Britain’s Labour Party attempts to assuage widespread allegations of antisemitism within party ranks, a...
Vatican Official: We Need to Learn More From Jews on Role of Shabbat, Family
A Vatican official insisted that the Catholic Church must learn from Jewish traditions about how to...
Jewish Cemetery Headstones Desecrated in UK City of Manchester
JNS.org - Fourteen headstones at a Jewish cemetery in the British city of Manchester were vandalized...
British Feminist Historian Spurns Israeli Cash Prize on ‘Political’ Grounds
JNS.org - British feminist historian Catherine Hall of University College London declined an Israeli award she was set to receive, the lucrative Dan David Prize, for...
French PM Calls on Netanyahu to ‘Show Some Faith’ in Peace Initiative
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls on Saturday said that "Netanyahu must show some faith" in a peace bid being pushed by France, after the Israeli...
Austrian Presidential Hopeful Accused of Exaggerating Story of Temple Mount Shooting
During an election debate on Thursday night, Austrian presidential hopeful Norbert Hofer was accused of embellishing a story about a terror incident he claimed to have witnessed in...
Belgium Rejects Financial Aid Request by Daughters of Slain Israeli Couple
JNS.org - Belgium’s government refused to provide financial assistance requested by the daughters of Israeli parents who were killed in the 2014 terror attack on the...
Report: Paris Attacks Suspect Refuses to Speak During First Interrogation
Terror suspect Salah Abdeslam refused to speak during his first full day of interrogation by French judges after being extradited from Belgium, Agence France-Presse reported. Abdeslam...
Anne Frank’s Step-Sister to Recount Harrowing Holocaust Story on Irish Talk Show
Eva Schloss, step-sister of Anne Frank, is appearing on a talk show in Ireland on Friday night to describe surviving the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, the Irish...
New Poll Reveals Labour Party Members Almost Evenly Split On Antisemitism Problem
As Britain’s Labour Party attempts to assuage widespread allegations of antisemitism within party ranks, a new poll found that almost half of its members do...
Vatican Official: We Need to Learn More From Jews on Role of Shabbat, Family
A Vatican official insisted that the Catholic Church must learn from Jewish traditions about how to elevate the role of the family in society, the UK's Jewish...
Jewish Cemetery Headstones Desecrated in UK City of Manchester
JNS.org - Fourteen headstones at a Jewish cemetery in the British city of Manchester were vandalized in an apparent antisemitic act. The headstones were smashed on...
French Bank Closes Account of BDS Group
JNS.org - A major French bank has shut down the account of a Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement group on the grounds that it is...
French-Jewish Leader: Release of Paris Synagogue Bomber ‘Scandalous and Irresponsible’
The head of the umbrella organization for French Jewry expressed outrage on Tuesday, following the decision to release a key suspect in a terrorist attack on...
Chairwoman of Labour Antisemitism Probe Admits, Defends Joining Party on Day of Her Appointment
The head of the inquiry into antisemitism in Labour admitted that she joined the party on the day of her appointment and defended her decision to do so, the UK's Daily...
Durham University Students’ Doors Vandalized With Swastika Graffiti, Auschwitz Reference
Students at Durham University in North East England discovered antisemitic graffiti on their doors this weekend, The Jewish Chronicle reported on Monday. According to the report, swastikas and upside-down...
Thwarted Vietnamese-British Suicide Bomber Tells FBI He Was Instructed to Target Israelis, Americans at Heathrow Airport
A Vietnamese worker from south London was instructed by a senior Al-Qaeda operative how to build a bomb with which to attack Heathrow Airport, where he...
