Chabad leadership wins court case against Messianists in its own ranks 17 Mar 2006
March 17, 2006 The leadership of ultra-Orthodox Chabad-Lubavitch movement has won a court case against Messianist opponents within its movement. read more »
Argentine government to be plaintiff in probe of AMIA investigators 17 Mar 2006
March 17, 2006 The Argentinean government has announced that it will be a plaintiff in the case investigating irregularities in the case of the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish center. read more »
UN approves new human rights council to replace flawed commission 16 Mar 2006
March 16, 2006 The United Nations General Assembly has voted to set up a new human rights organization in spite of opposition from the United States and Israel. read more »
Looted Klimt paintings en route from Vienna to Los Angeles 16 Mar 2006
March 16, 2006 Five Gustav Klimt paintings stolen by the Nazis from a Jewish Austrian family during World War II were on their way from Vienna to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Wednesday following a seven-year ownership battle by an heir who emigrated to California. read more »
Hiding places of ancient Jewish resistance fighters found in Israel 16 Mar 2006
March 16, 2006 Underground chambers and tunnels constructed by Jews in hiding from the Romans during a revolt in 66-70 CE have been discovered by archeologists in northern Israel. read more »
Study reveals that anti-Semitic prejudices are widespread in Sweden 15 Mar 2006
March 15, 2006 A study conducted by the Forum Living History (FLH) has revealed that many Swedes harbor anti-Semitic prejudice. read more »
Moscow synagogue attacker mentally ill, say experts 15 Mar 2006
March 15, 2006 Scientific experts have told a Moscow court that the man accused of a knife attack on a central Moscow synagogue suffered from a schizotypical disorder, a chronic condition that rendered him temporarily insane. read more »
Planned march by Latvian SS veterans cancelled 15 Mar 2006
March 15, 2006 A march commemorating Latvian soldiers who fought for the Nazis has been cancelled. read more »
700 cartoons already entered into Iranian Holocaust contest 15 Mar 2006
March 15, 2006 The contest for Holocaust-related cartoons conducted by the Iranian newspaper "Hamshahri" has received 700 entries from 200 people, with some drawings mocking the mass murder committed by the Nazis during World War II: one entry shows Jews going into a gas pipeline. read more »
Auction of Hitler portrait painted by former British politician draws outrage 15 Mar 2006
March 15, 2006 A portrait of Adolf Hitler by the late Sir Nicholas Fairbairn, to be auctioned later this month, has caused outrage among Britain's Jews. read more »
German Jewish leader to rest following heart attack 15 Mar 2006
March 15, 2006 The Central Council of Jews in Germany has announced that its president Paul Spiegel would not make any public appearances until June. read more »
Chief rabbi of Rome in historic visit to local mosque 14 Mar 2006
March 14, 2006 Rome's chief rabbi Riccardo Di Segni visited the main mosque in the Italian capital on Monday. read more »
American citizens enter Iranian Holocaust cartoon contest 14 Mar 2006
March 14, 2006 Six Americans have reportedly taken part in an Iranian newspaper’s Holocaust cartoon contest. read more »
German 'gas chamber' art project suspended following massive protests 14 Mar 2006
March 14, 2006 Following massive criticism from Germany's Jewish community, the administration of the town of Pulheim near Cologne has decided to suspend the project by the Spanish artist Santiago Sierra in the former synagogue for two weeks. read more »
Elderly Jewish woman attacked and beaten in Paris 13 Mar 2006
March 13, 2006 A 70-year-old Jewish woman in Paris has attacked by a man who called her a “dirty Jew”. read more »
Newspapers apologize for not helping Jewish journalists escape Nazis 13 Mar 2006
March 13, 2006 A newspaper group has expressed regret for the failure of American publishers to help Jewish journalists fleeing Nazi Germany. read more »
McDonalds changes logo in Israel to show that its food is kosher 13 Mar 2006
March 13, 2006 Fast food giant McDonald's "golden arches" logo will be trumped by the blue and white of Israel's flag after the hamburger chain bowed to pressure from Tel Aviv's chief rabbi Israel Meir Lau to distinguish its kosher restaurants. read more »
Report finds kosher slaughterhouse in the US violated rules 13 Mar 2006
March 13, 2006 A kosher slaughterhouse in the US state of Iowa has violated animal cruelty laws, according to an internal report by the US Department of Agriculture. read more »
Artist turns former synagogue in Germany into temporary 'gas chamber' 13 Mar 2006
March 13, 2006 A former synagogue near the German city of Cologne has been temporarily turned into a "gas chamber". read more »
French comedian Dieudonn 13 Mar 2006
March 13, 2006 A Paris court has fined the black comedian Dieudonné € 5,000 (US$ 6,000) for inciting racial hatred with comments comparing Jews to slave traders. read more »
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Israel's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Danny Ayalon explains the historical facts relating to the issue of refugees in the Israeli Palestinian conflict
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