Luxembourg to distribute $1.1 million in restitution to Holocaust survivors Jewish residents of 11 countries will each receive a first installment payment of $5,657 by the end of November. Nov. 18, 2021
Following restitution deal, Luxembourg premier pledges to fight anti-Semitism “Hate speech cannot be accepted, not against Jews, not against gypsies, gays or the disabled,” says Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, after signing a landmark agreement to compensate his country’s Holocaust survivors. Eldad Beck Jan. 28, 2021
At long last, Luxembourg to compensate Holocaust victims Having remained one of the only European countries that has not offered restitution to its survivors, Luxembourg pledges to pay reparations and return Jewish property to its rightful owners. Eldad Beck Jan. 27, 2021
Iran’s central bank challenges US lawsuit to seize $1.7 billion held by Deutsche Börse American authorities have been investigating the bank’s Clearstream unit for years for suspected violations of U.S. money-laundering laws and Iran sanctions. Aug. 30, 2020
Child prodigy in Belgium ponders further university studies in Israel Laurent Simons, all of 10, was studying electrical engineering at the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands Feb. 14, 2020
The new EU push for Palestinian statehood Israel must make it clear to Europe that negotiations are the only acceptable path toward Palestinian statehood. Yoni Ben Menachem Dec. 12, 2019
Luxembourg pushes for recognition of ‘Palestine’ after US shift on settlements “Recognition would neither be a favour, nor blank check, but a simple recognition of the right of the Palestinian people to their own state,” says Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn. Dec. 9, 2019
Holocaust-era property compensation discussed with Luxembourg’s prime minister Leaders of the World Jewish Restitution Organization and of the Jewish Community of Luxembourg met with Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Xavier Bettel to discuss efforts to address remaining Holocaust-era property compensation issues. Yossi Lempkowicz Feb. 5, 2019
