Middle East

Outrage after European parliamentarian compares Jews to ‘rash’

The European Jewish Congress (EJC) called on European Parliament President Martin Schulz to take action against MEP Martina Anderson on Monday, after she said Israeli lobbyists were “all over this place like a rash” during a parliament meeting last week. “Once again we hear deeply offensive statements about Jews from a European public figure and […]

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Government approves Avigdor Liberman as defense minister

The Israeli government on Monday morning formally approved the appointment of Yisrael Beytenu party leader Avigdor Liberman as defense minister. The approval came after Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu finally secured the vital backing of the Jewish Home party, after a compromise deal with Education Minister Naftali Bennett was successfully brokered by Health Minister Yaakov Litzman

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Suspended Labour MP admits ‘ignorance’ about Judaism

Former Bradford West MP Naz Shah was “ignorant about Judaism” when she made the anti-Semitic comments leading to her suspension, she stated at a Leeds synagogue Sunday night. “It is my job in the Muslim Community to highlight the issues of anti-Semitism,” she stated, according to the Jewish News. “Going to Auschwitz is a fantastic

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International, Middle East

Coalition crisis over as Netanyahu accepts Litzman’s compromise

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Sunday night accepted Health Minister Ya’akov Litzman”s (United Torah Judaism) compromise on the changes to the Security Cabinet, leading to the end of the crisis with Education Minister Naftali Bennett. As such, the Cabinet will meet Monday morning to approve the appointment of Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Lieberman as Defense

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UK Labour leader Corbyn ignored Israeli Labor Party’s invite

British Labour Party MPs have expressed “shock” over the failure of the party to respond to an invitation by Israel’s Labor Party to visit the country, even as the UK party’s leader Jeremy Corbyn fends off accusations of anti-Semitism in his party’s senior ranks. In April, Israel’s opposition leader Isaac Herzog responded furiously to the

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International, Middle East

Canadian student assaulted at anti-Israel protest

Jordan Justein, an 18-year-old high school student, was harassed and kicked by anti-Israel protesters after he defiantly counter-protested an anti-Israel rally, according to CIJnews. The anti-Israel protest was being held outside the Metro Toronto Convention Center, during the Canadian Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies Spirit of Hope gala, which included notable guests

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Israeli medical cannabis co to build New Mexico plant

Israel generic drugs and medical devices company Panaxia has signed an agreement with Ultra Health, the leading medical cannabis distribution company in New Mexico, to build a cannabis processing plant. The plant will be built on one of Ultra Health’s farms in New Mexico, and its products will be marketed in the US by Ultra

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