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UK bans visit by Pastor Terry Jones, enemy of non-Christian religions

LONDON (WJC)–Terry Jones, an extremist pastor from Florida, who said Judaism was “of the devil” and last year threatened to burn a Koran on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, has been denied entry into the UK. A spokesman for the British government said the decision had been taken because of “numerous comments” by Jones […]

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Jews of Canberra express concern over gun permit issued to Holocaust denier

CANBERRA, Australia (WJC)–A Holocaust denier who believes in a Jewish conspiracy to eliminate other races received a gun license in Australia, despite being deemed a possible security risk. Darryl Potts, an elevator technician at Parliament House in Canberra, had his pistol license revoked in 2009 by New South Wales police after he expressed white supremacist views.

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Canada unveils ‘wheel of conscience’ monument expressing regret for ‘St Louis’ incident

HALIFAX (WJC)–The Canadian Jewish Congress has unveiled a monument commemorating the Canadian authorities’ fateful decision in 1939 to turn away a steamship carrying Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany. In May 1939, 937 Jewish refugees boarded the MS St. Louis, a German passenger ship, in Hamburg, hoping to reach Havana, Cuba. The passengers aboard were denied

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Former missionary tells of engineering an escape from Taiwan that mystified Nixon and Kissinger

By Dan Bloom TAIPEI — Almost 40 years ago, a young American missionary couple, Milo and Judith Thornberry, were eyewitnesses to history and played an important role in Taiwan’s march towards democracy. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the two Americans met democracy activist Peng Ming-min and played a key role in his secret

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Alleged Tunisian jihadist arrested in Canada, accused of five U.S. deaths in Iraq

NEW YORK (Press Release)–Faruq Khalil Muhammad ‘Isa, also known as “Faruk Khalil Muhammad ‘Isa,” “Sayfildin Tahir Sharif,” and “Tahir Sharif Sayfildin,” was arrested in Canada on Wednesday pursuant to a U.S. provisional arrest warrant, based on a complaint in the United States charging him with conspiring to kill Americans abroad and with providing material support to that

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20 innovative congregations receive grants from Union for Reform Judaism

NEW YORK (Press Release) – Out of nearly 170 applicants, 20 Reform congregations in North America were selected to receive a URJ Incubator Grant of up to $5,000 from the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) to implement new programs to further engage current members and attract new members. The grantees include URJ-member congregations of varied

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Man accused of vilifying Jews goes on trial in Perth

PERTH, Australia (WJC) — The trial of a man who posted a video on the internet accusing Judaism of being a “religion of racism, hate, homicide and ethnic cleansing” has begun. Brendon Lee O’Connell, 38, who is defending himself, described the proceedings at the Perth District Court as a “kangaroo court” and told Judge Henry Wisbey he

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Joyce Forum to celebrate short subject movies at San Diego Jewish Film Festival

LA JOLLA, California (Press Release)– The 21st  Anniversary San Diego Jewish Film Festival, Feb. 10-20, will  once again feature the Joyce Forum, a celebration of both emerging and seasoned filmmakers on Mon., February 14, at the Clairemont Reading Cinemas 14 beginning at 3:00 p.m.  The Joyce Forum presents outstanding Jewish-themed short-subject, documentary and feature films from

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Did Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei put out a hit on Lebanon’s Rafiq Hariri?

BEIRUT (WJC) — Daniel Bellemare, the prosecutor of the UN Special Tribunal investigating the 2005 murder of Lebanon’s former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, has submitted a confidential indictment reportedly naming senior leaders of Hezbollah and the Iranian regime as masterminds of the assassination. Hariri – the father of the current Lebanese PM Saad Hariri whose

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On-line yeshiva organizes free day of learning to aid cancer patient in Poland

 JERUSALEM (Press Release)– WebYeshiva.org, an interactive online Torah studies program, has announced that the “virtual” Yeshiva will become “live” with Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Chaim Brovender, traveling to remote northern Swiecie, Poland to be with one of his online students. WebYeshiva.org will offer a day of free Torah courses on Sunday,m January 23, that will be

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ADL welcomes ‘retirement’ of Helen Thomas lifetime achievement award

NEW YORK (Press Release)–The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) welcomed the vote of the board of directors of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) to permanently “retire” the Helen Thomas Award for Lifetime Achievement. The award will be retired with Thomas’s name attached, meaning no lifetime achievement award will be given in the future, according to the

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