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Since Oct. 7, 2023, the Toronto Police Service has made “over 517 arrests and laid over 1,275 charges in connection with demonstrations, protests and hate‑motivated offenses,” its police chief said.
A prominent leader of European Jews slammed the move, noting the religious movement’s long history of hostile treatment in the Diaspora.
The protests were sparked by the death of an Italian-Egyptian man during a police pursuit • Israel’s ambassador to Italy decries “serious antisemitic attack.”
Shmuel Revel will replace Eitan Na’eh, pending approval by Manama.
The London-based Islamic Human Rights Commission says “Failure to recognize Gaza as a site of genocide is to remain silent in the face of profound injustice.”
“My sister will come home when there is enough pressure applied to the Iraqi government by the U.S. government to release her.”
Linking the Holocaust to Gaza is exactly why the schools must take part in such ceremony, says the European Jewish Association chairman.
Keith Kellog called for economic and diplomatic pressure on the regime in Tehran during an address to an Iranian opposition group in Paris.
Aoun’s election offers Lebanon a chance to reclaim stability and sovereignty, but only if Lebanon’s leaders, backed by international support, address internal divisions and navigate a shifting regional landscape.
U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein reportedly assured Beirut that Israeli forces will fully withdraw from Lebanon by Jan. 26.
Government spokesperson Patrick Muyaya urged journalists not to “give the floor to terrorists.”
The state cannot “give a free pass to these individuals who spread hatred and antisemitism,” Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said.
This time, the Newtown Synagogue in the Inner West area was the target.
