Netherlands Asks Israel to Extradite Molestation Suspect
The Netherlands is seeking the extradition from Israel of a Dutch teacher suspected of molesting pupils at an Orthodox school near Amsterdam.
The request was...
Lauder: German Museums Should Strive to Return Looted Art
German museums must improve their record on identifying and returning Nazi looted art, World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder said.
Speaking to some 200 people...
European Lawmakers Urge EU to Reinstate Antisemitism Definition
Twenty-four European parliamentarians called on the European Union to reinstate its working definition of anti-Semitism.
The call was unanimously adopted on Tuesday by the lawmakers,...
French Court Strips Terrorist of Honorary Title
A French court nullified an honorary title conferred on the murderer of an Israeli diplomat.
The administrative court of Montreuil on Thursday nullified the honorary...
Nuremberg Documents Sell at Jerusalem Auction
A trove of documents from the Nuremberg Trials found in a flea market in Israel was sold at auction Wednesday for $10,000, a spokesman...
Norway’s Fund Reinstates Boycott of Israeli Firms Linked to Yesha
Norway has reinstated its 2010 boycott of two Israeli companies because their operations included activities in Judea and Samaria, The Wall Street Journal reported...
Police Raid Dieudonne’s Home and Find More than $1 Million in Cash
The so-called French comedian Dieudonne is a suspect for money laundering after police raided his Paris home Tuesday and found more than $1 million...
Nearly Half The Knesset Marks Holocaust At Auschwitz
“We stand at the gate of hell on earth,” MK Yariv Levin (Likud-Beiteinu) said. “The visit by a delegation of the parliament of an independent and strong Jewish state, together with survivors who were here, symbolizes Israel’s total commitment to the protection of the Jewish people.
New Jewish Community in Berlin Linked To Pre-War Congregation
A new Jewish community was dedicated in the former East Berlin, in the footsteps of one destroyed by the Nazis.
In an odd twist, the...
Nazi-Looted Paintings Going on Auction Block
Nazi-looted paintings recovered by the Allies platoon known as the Monuments Men will be sold at auction in New York.
The four lots will go...
Israeli Archbishop of Haifa Resigns over Sex Scandal
Turns out the holy man of God could be doing all kinds of touching.
SodaStream Wins Lawsuit against French Boycott Israel Group
SodaStream is believed to be the first Israeli firm to introduce a court case against the Palestinian lobby.
Prophecy? Crow and Seagull Attack Pope’s Doves of Peace (Video)
Maybe the crow and the seagull know something that most of us know but the pope won’t believe.
Paris Anti-Hollande March Turns into Day of Hatred of Jews
A march through Paris against French President Francois Hollande ended with anti-Semitic chants and cries of support for an anti-Semitic comedian.
At least 150 protesters...
Letter Offered Hitler Money to Let Jews Move to Gush Etzion
A recently-discovered letter sent to Hitler in 1939 offered him 100,000 Palestine lira in exchange for allowing Jews to buy land in Gush Etzion...
Swedes and Danes Want to Permit Circumcision – for Bar Mitzvah
“If we prohibit it [circumcision], we must also address the issue of the Christian ritual of baptism.”
Holocaust Historian Returns Honor from Hungary over ‘Whitewash’
Holocaust historian Randoph Braham is returning a high honor from the Hungarian state as a protest against attempts to whitewash Hungary’s role in the...
Anti-Semitism Spurs More European Jews to Flee
Nearly one-third of European Jews are considering emigrating because of rising anti-Semitism, and 25 percent of Jews in Europe are afraid to appear in...
Netanyahu’s Son Dating Norwegian Gentile
Yair and Leikanger met at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya.
French Billboard Firm Scales Back JDate Campaign Citing Vandalism
A French advertiser scaled back a campaign for the dating site JDate after its billboards were vandalized.
Thierry Courrault, a regional director for the JC...
Pigs’ Heads Sent to Rome’s Synagogue, Jewish Museum
Rome has seen an unprecedented level of antisemitic intimidation.
Oxfam Conflicted by Pressure to Drop Great Fundraiser Johansson
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Abbas Asks Russia for Billion Dollar Gas Project Off Gaza Coast
Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas asked Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev Thursday to invest in a $1 billion natural gas project off the coast...
Antisemitic Comic Arrested for Assaulting Officers
The French comedian Dieudonne M’bala M’bala was arrested for allegedly assaulting court officers who came to his home with notices for payments due on...
EU: If Deal Fails We’ll Boycott Israel, But We’re Not One-Sided
The ambassador did not state what would happen if the talks fail over something else?
French Jewish Leader Softens Stance on Quenelle Gesture
The president of France’s main Jewish group has toned down his blanket condemnation of the quenelle gesture and said it is not necessarily anti-Semitic.
Roger...
Germany to Pay Amsterdam Jews for ‘Voluntary’ Ghetto Labor
More than 1,000 people have applied for new compensation of a one-time payment of $2,700 from Germany for labor performed in Amsterdam’s Jewish ghetto...
344 Years after His Execution, French Jew Cleared of Blood Libel
Nearly 350 years after his wrongful execution, a French Jew who had been convicted of a blood libel was exonerated and declared a martyr.
The...
Chief of Staff Gantz at NATO Chiefs Meeting in Brussels
IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz and Col. Adam Susman, head of the International Military Cooperation Department, landed in Brussels on Tuesday for the...
British Lawmaker Rankles Jews with Tweet Attacking Ariel Sharon
British lawmaker David Ward has raised Jewish ire again for tweeting two days after the death of Ariel Sharon. “Sharon’s death makes you think....