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News in and about Jewish communities outside the United States and Israel, as well as related international issues

A pro-Israel rally that drew an estimated 60,000 in London on Nov. 26, 2023, with Big Ben in the background. Credit: Nathan Lilienfeld/Campaign Against Antisemitism.

British Jews, pro-Israel supporters to rally in London against hate

Weekly protests against Israel have made parts of London a “no-go” zone for Jews, according to the Campaign Against Antisemitism.

Faygie Holt

Dec. 6, 2024

A page from the U.S. military's Handbook on German Army Identification (1943) on Nazi flags, including the personal standard of Adolf Hitler. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Banner bearing Adolf Hitler’s personal standard found at Polish museum

“The fact that this may be the only such banner in the world does not particularly fill us with pride,” said a spokesman for the National Museum in Poznań.

Dec. 6, 2024

Beijing skyline. Credit: Zhang Kaiyv/Pexels.

China’s weak attempts at Mideast diplomacy is faced with heavy reliance on Iranian oil

As tensions heighten in region, Beijing is taking strategic diplomatic steps to uphold its enduring connection with Iran.

Jennifer Teale

Dec. 6, 2024

The Adass Israel Synagogue in Ripponlea in Melbourne, Australia, on April 12, 2018. The community is made up of about 200 families who live in a square-kilometer block in the Ripponlea neighborhood. Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images.

Fire heavily damages Melbourne synagogue, investigation underway

The Chassidic synagogue was the subject of a 2016 documentary film called “Strictly Jewish: The Secret World of Adass Israel.”

Faygie Holt

Dec. 5, 2024

Stehoscope. Credit: Parentingupstream/Pixabay.

Nearly a third of Ontario’s Jewish doctors may leave Canada due to bigotry

“Discrimination doesn’t just impact doctors,” said the Jewish Medical Association of Ontario chair. “It undermines the entire health-care system.”

Dec. 5, 2024

Rabbi Zvi Kogan. Credit: Courtesy of Chabad.org.

Chabad rabbi’s murder puts peace at risk

Through his life and actions, he showed that Jews and Muslims can live together in harmony, each free to worship God in their own way.

Melinda Strauss

Dec. 5, 2024

A pro-Palestinian rally in Melbourne, Australia, on Oct. 15, 2023. Credit: Matt Hrkac via Wikimedia Commons.

Report: Incidents of Jew-hate up 316% in Australia

Antisemitic assaults have increased 491%, going from 11 in 2023 to 65 in 2024.

Dec. 5, 2024

Receiving honors in Washington, D.C., on behalf of the Romanian government for their longtime work in building the Eastern European country’s democracy and combating antisemitism are (from left) Mark Levin, executive vice chairman and CEO of the National Coalition for Supporting Eurasian Jewry; Daniel S. Mariaschin, CEO of B’nai B’rith International; and Rabbi Andrew Baker, director of international Jewish affairs for the American Jewish Committee, Dec. 2, 2024. Credit: LucyJo Photography.

Romania bestows honor upon trio of longtime American Jewish leaders who tackle antisemitism

It comes in the backdrop of a Holocaust denier who is projected to win the country’s premiership in a matter of days.

Mike Wagenheim

Dec. 5, 2024

Members of the British Royal Family, including King Charles, welcome Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, emir of the State of Qatar and his wife, Sheikha Jawaher bint Hamad bin Suhaim Al Thani, in London on the first of a multiple-day state visit to the United Kingdom, Dec. 3, 2024. Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage.

The infernal Qatari strategy

While Donald Trump threatens the enemies of Israel and civilization, Britain licks their sandals.

Melanie Phillips

Dec. 5, 2024