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France to host Mideast peace summit; Israelis and Palestinians not invited for preparations

The French government is planning to hold a conference at foreign minister level in Paris in May and a peace summit in the summer aimed at reviving the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.

UK National Union of Students elects radical anti-Zionist as its new president

Malia Bouattia, who was elected president of the National Union of Students in the UK on Tuesday, is facing criticism from Jewish students over past remarks against "Zionists".

Swiss politician accuses newspapers of treating his party 'like the Nazis treated the Jews'

Christoph Blocher, the former leader of the populist Swiss People’s Party (SVP), caused an outcry over the weekend after comparing the treatment of his party in a recent referendum campaign to that of the Jews in Nazi Germany.

Lauder thanks President Putin for encouraging Jewish life in Russia, calls for support of Israel at United Nations

A delegation of the World Jewish Congress led by Ronald S. Lauder was received on Tuesday at the Kremlin by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

March of the Living: Christian church leaders participate in Hungarian commemoration

In Budapest, thousands of people, including bishops, took again part in the annual March of the Living to commemorate the 600,000 Hungarian Jews killed in the Holocaust.

REPRESENTING JEWISH COMMUNITIES IN 100 COUNTRIES ACROSS SIX CONTINENTS

France to host Mideast peace summit; Israelis and Palestinians not invited for preparations

UK National Union of Students elects radical anti-Zionist as its new president

Swiss politician accuses newspapers of treating his party 'like the Nazis treated the Jews'

Lauder thanks President Putin for encouraging Jewish life in Russia, calls for support of Israel at United Nations

March of the Living: Christian church leaders participate in Hungarian commemoration

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VIDEO: World Jewish Congress delegation, led by Ronald Lauder, meets Russian President Vladimir Putin

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