Europe
“It might be a first sign for peace that could maybe happen in the future,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier this week. But he warned that “there will be no peace with Lebanon as long as Hezbollah is in control of it.”
Many Iranian Azeris, who estimates suggest may comprise up to a quarter or even a third of Iran’s population, have been demonstrating against Iran’s support for Armenia while praising Israel for its deep strategic ties with Azerbaijan.
Still, Rabbi Menachem Margolin of the European Jewish Association said “the battle isn’t over. It has merely been postponed. If you kick a can down a road, you will eventually run out of road.”
Twenty-plus legislators said “the textbooks are replete with insertions of anti-Semitic content and imagery, hate speech and incitement to violence, martyrdom and jihad across all grades and subjects.”
The law is part of a larger effort under Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, one of the European Union’s most pro-Israel leaders, to remove any doubts about anti-Semitism and enrich the country’s Jewish life.
Ajax fans historically refer to themselves as the “Jews,” a nickname that has often led to anti-Semitic chanting by opposing fans.
If passed, it would see a central and vital part of Jewish practice that has taken place for millennia effectively wiped out.
The Israeli-Lebanese announcement “offers the potential for greater stability, security and prosperity for citizens in both nations,” says U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz proposed that the Emiratis join a regional forum to export natural gas from the eastern Mediterranean.
Even though the pro-Israel platform of the Sweden Democrats, as well as its opposition to Muslim migration and approach to the coronavirus, align it with Jewish interests, the party’s Nazi past, and opposition to ritual slaughter and circumcision, make it unacceptable to most.
European countries, including Denmark, Ireland and Sweden, are knowingly funding ICC petitions, especially those submitted by the Palestinian Center for Human Rights, says watchdog group.
Nearly 9,000 elderly Jews in the former Soviet Union who receive life-saving services got packages of food and traditional holiday items.
