Europe
The Belgium capital refused to host the home match, “given the dramatic situation in the Middle East” and possible protests in the city.
“When I was 14 years old, the war started. I couldn’t learn,” says Saul Dreier, explaining that the Nazis “were chasing me, trying to kill me. Study is the most important thing in life, and this is the lesson I impart on the students.”
It’s “absolutely” possible that a far-right party could be good for Israel yet bad for the Jews, said the European Jewish Association chairman.
The Kunsthaus Zurich art museum has announced the removal of five paintings, due to potential links between these artworks and Nazi-era looting during World War II.
The little-known Gallus Revolt in 351-354 C.E. saw Lod, Tzipori and Tiberias destroyed.
“Journalist” and Hamas terrorist Abdullah al-Jamal was slain when Israeli forces freed Andrey Kozlov, Almog Meir Jan and Shlomi Ziv.
Since Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre, Poland’s Confederation Party has intensified its anti-Israel and antisemitic rhetoric.
The cancellation “has strong echoes of the Nazi past,” stated Rabbi Menachem Margolin, chair of the European Jewish Association.
While several European countries’ recent recognition of a Palestinian state is concerning, the practical results on the ground may amount to less than some expect, experts tell JNS.
The European Jewish Association criticized the move, saying that Madrid “has lost its way.”
Jewish leaders call for “establishment of online mechanism for reporting ongoing harassment and antisemitic threats.”
The motion, which was rejected by a vote of 131-61, called for recognizing a Palestinian state on the condition that Hamas release all Israeli hostages.
