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“Governments willing to speak out and take action against the persistent hatred of Jews are essential to effectively combating anti-Semitism,” said American Jewish Committee CEO David Harris.
Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) led the effort to end the decades-old embargo, originally intended to prevent an arms race between the Greek and Turkish parts of Cyprus.
The upper chamber unanimously passed the measure recognizing Turkish massacre that took the lives of 1.5 million Armenians.
A three-man terrorist cell inspired by the Islamic State had plans to attack multiple targets in Austria, Germany, France and Luxembourg.
Israel’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Israel Katz said in a statement that he welcomes UNESCO’s “moral and principled decision.”
The delegation was in Spain to discuss reversing the European Union decision to label products from Israeli settlements.
“BDS is anti-Semitic and should be treated as such,” states U.K. Special Envoy for post-Holocaust matters Eric Pickles.
“The Turks are trying to show that they are boss, and this is very worrying,” senior Israeli officials says according to Israeli media report.
“The only way we change is with a massive surge of *new* voters at the polls. UK, Vote!” tweeted Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.).
Suspects attempted to acquire explosives and weapons, and were planning one or more attacks, according to Danish police.
Liliana Segre, a senator for life, was provided a police escort last month after she advocated for a new parliamentary panel targeting hatred, racism and anti-Semitism online.
The apparent prominence of Gaza naval bases on the IDF’s target list may indicate that the hundreds of frogmen in Hamas’s employ are now serving as underwater stevedores, bringing weapons into the coastal enclave.
