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LAGOS, Nigeria (WJC)–The Nigerian government has reported to the UN Security Council the seizure of a shipment of arms from Iran. Last month, authorities in the West African country discovered the weapons, including rocket launchers and grenades, in containers labeled as building materials. Tehran claimed the weapons were the subject of a “misunderstanding”, which had

BRUSSELS (WJC)–A project to connect Holocaust-related documents throughout Europe has been launched  at a ceremony sponsored by European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and attended by senior EU officials, Israel’s Education Minister Gideon Sa’ar and Yad Vashem Chairman Avner Shalev. The European Holocaust Research Infrastructure (EHRI ), a four-year, US$ 9.5 million project funded by

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (WJC)–Research by the cyber security company Symantec on a computer virus concludes that it was specifically made to target electronic equipment used in uranium enrichment, deepening suspicions its aim was to sabotage Iran’s suspected nuclear arms program. Stuxnet, a malicious computer worm of unknown origin that attacks command modules for industrial equipment,

PARIS (WJC)–Guillaume Pepy, the CEO of the state-owned French railway company SNCF, has issued a statement apologizing for SNCF’s collaboration in sending some 76,000 French Jews to the Nazi death camps during World War II. Pepy said that SNCF wanted “to convey its profound sorrow and regret” for being part of the Nazi plan to

NEW YORK (WJC)–A confidential report written in 2006 that chronicles the history of the US Justice Department’s special unit for the prosecution of Nazis accuses the post-war US government of making America a “safe haven” for several Nazi war criminals. Agents from the Office of Special Investigations (OSI) found that war criminals “were indeed knowingly

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Releases) – Congressman Howard L. Berman, chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, on Friday, Nov. 12,  released the following statement on lifting a hold on military assistance to Lebanon: “On August 2, I placed a hold on a $100 million spending plan for military assistance for the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

JERUSALEM (WJC)–The Israeli government has issued a travel warning for Israeli citizens traveling in the Sinai and urged them to return home immediately. The warning by the Prime Minister’s Office said “reliable and current intelligence” about a kidnapping plot existed, and it called on “all Israelis in Sinai to leave immediately.” Israel’s Counterterrorism Bureau (CTB)

UNITED NATIONS (WJC)–Following a last-minute push by several Western countries, the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations has rejected Iran’s bid for a seat to the Executive Board of the new UN agency to promote equality for women (UN Women). Iran, which has been criticized for its dismal record on women’s rights,

NEWTON, Massahusetts (Press Release) –  For the second consecutive year, Milwaukee’s Ryan Braun has been named Most Valuable Jewish Player of the Year by Jewish Major Leagues, Inc. (“JML”), the not-for-profit baseball history organization that produces Jewish baseball cards and Hall of Fame programs honoring Jews in the game. Craig Breslow of Oakland, who worked in

NEW YORK (Press Release)– A new agreement between EL AL, the national airline of Israel and JetBlue Airways makes traveling to Israel easier than ever for customers who live in or near 35 cities in the USA–including San Diego.  These EL AL customers can now purchase a single ticket in one simple transaction, check luggage all

NEW YORK (Press Release)–The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Wednesday, Nov. 10. criticized as “completely inappropriate and offensive” remarks by Glenn Beck on his radio and television programs, in which he inaccurately connected George Soros, who was then a young boy, to the actions of others in sending Jews to death camps during the Holocaust. On his October

SAN DIEGO  (Press Release)– The 21stAnnual San Diego Jewish Film Festival will present Roberta Grossman as its first Real to Reel lecturer on January 9 at 7 p.m. at the David & Dorothea Garfield Theatre.   Real to Reel is a lecture series that focuses on different aspects of filmmaking. Grossman is the director of