Europe
Romania Set to Pass Holocaust Restitution Bill
JNS.org - Romania’s parliament is expected to pass a restitution bill that would ease the process for Holocaust survivors to reclaim property that was stolen...
Former London Mayor Suspended From Labour Party After Hitler Comments
JNS.org - Just a day after British Labour Party lawmaker Naz Shah was suspended by the party for saying that Israel should be relocated to the United States as a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Labour...
Rome to Open Jewish Catacombs to the Public
JNS.org - The city of Rome will be opening its 2,000-year-old Villa Randanini Jewish catacombs to the public for the first time between May 1 and June 5 as part of a cultural initiative to broaden...
Jeremy Corbyn Rejects Call to Suspend Labour MP Who Suggested Israel Should ‘Relocate’
The Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, has rejected calls from the shadow energy secretary, Lisa Nandy, to suspend the backbench MP Naz Shah over antisemitic posts on social media. Nandy told the BBC’s Daily Politics program that...
Obama Says Strong, Unified Europe a ‘Necessity for the World’
US President Barack Obama made an impassioned plea for European unity in the face of...
Labour MP Suspended After Calling for Israel to ‘Relocate’ to US
JNS.org - A British Member of Parliament (MP) who suggested that Israel should be relocated to...
Far-Right Party Wins First Round of Presidential Elections in Austria
Austria's far-right Freedom Party candidate has come top in the first round of presidential elections,...
Europe Frustrated With US Regulations Holding It Back From Trade With Iran
With the completion of the nuclear deal with Iran and the opening of its market,...
Growing Number of French Jews Move to London Following Attacks
For Kevin Nakache, the breaking point came last year. First, one of his friends was...
Romania Set to Pass Holocaust Restitution Bill
JNS.org - Romania’s parliament is expected to pass a restitution bill that would ease the process for Holocaust survivors to reclaim property that was stolen from...
Former London Mayor Suspended From Labour Party After Hitler Comments
JNS.org - Just a day after British Labour Party lawmaker Naz Shah was suspended by the party for saying that Israel should be relocated to the...
Rome to Open Jewish Catacombs to the Public
JNS.org - The city of Rome will be opening its 2,000-year-old Villa Randanini Jewish catacombs to the public for the first time between May 1 and...
Jeremy Corbyn Rejects Call to Suspend Labour MP Who Suggested Israel Should ‘Relocate’
The Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, has rejected calls from the shadow energy secretary, Lisa Nandy, to suspend the backbench MP Naz Shah over antisemitic posts...
Obama Says Strong, Unified Europe a ‘Necessity for the World’
US President Barack Obama made an impassioned plea for European unity in the face of rising populism and skepticism Monday, warning this was a "defining...
Labour MP Suspended After Calling for Israel to ‘Relocate’ to US
JNS.org - A British Member of Parliament (MP) who suggested that Israel should be relocated to the United States as a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict...
Far-Right Party Wins First Round of Presidential Elections in Austria
Austria's far-right Freedom Party candidate has come top in the first round of presidential elections, preliminary results show. Norbert Hofer has about 36% of the votes...
Europe Frustrated With US Regulations Holding It Back From Trade With Iran
With the completion of the nuclear deal with Iran and the opening of its market, European businesses expected a trade bonanza. But three months after the...
Growing Number of French Jews Move to London Following Attacks
For Kevin Nakache, the breaking point came last year. First, one of his friends was gunned down in the attack on a kosher supermarket in...
‘Jew Issue Merely Icing on Very Crappy Cake,’ Says Swedish Activist in Wake of Minister’s Resignation Over Antisemitic Remarks (INTERVIEW)
Amid recent scandals involving the public expression of antisemitic and anti-Israel views in Sweden, most recently surrounding the forced resignation of the housing minister and...
In Contrasting Passover Messages, Britain’s Prime Minister Decries Antisemitism, Labour Leader Stresses ‘Universal Struggle for Liberation’
In his annual Passover message, published in Jewish News, Britain’s prime minister said he is “determined to do everything in [his] power” to eliminate antisemitism across the...
European Union Reaffirms Rejection of Israeli Sovereignty in Golan Heights
JNS.org - Federica Mogherini, the European Union’s (EU) foreign policy chief, on Tuesday reaffirmed that the EU does not recognize Israeli sovereignty in the Golan Heights. “The...
Online Supermarket Apologizes for Using Quote by Nazi Leader Joseph Goebbels in Ad
An online supermarket operating in London apologized for sponsoring an advertisement that featured a quote from Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels, the UK's Jewish Chronicle reported...
Sweden’s Housing Minister to Resign After Comparing Israel to Nazi Germany
JNS.org - Sweden’s housing minister, Mehmet Kaplan, will resign following remarks in which he compared Israel’s treatment of Palestinians to Nazi Germany’s treatment of Jews, Swedish...
