Proposal calls for righteous gentiles day in Poland - JTA, USA 07 Feb 2012
Jewish and historical groups in Poland have called for a day to be devoted to Poles who helped Jews during the Holocaust. read more »
UK Foreign Secretary Hague: We'll help rebels overthrow Syrian murderers - Daily Mail, UK 07 Feb 2012
Britain is to send equipment to help the opposition oust Syrian dictator Bashar Assad after William Hague said there was "no limit on what resources we can provide." read more »
Hungary condemns far-right's anti-Semitic comments - Jerusalem Post, Israel 07 Feb 2012
Hungary’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday criticized anti-Semitic and pro-Iranian regime statements of Jobbik party lawmaker Márton Gyöngyösi. read more »
Benjamin Netanyahu condemns Palestinian unity plan - Daily Telegraph, UK 07 Feb 2012
Israel's prime minister has condemned a Palestinian deal to form a unity government between factions including Hamas as a decisive step away from the US-led peace process. read more »
US says Palestinian deal "internal’ matter" - Agence France Presse 07 Feb 2012
The US State Department on Monday remained on the sidelines over a deal signed between Hamas and Fatah to end a long-running discord between rival Palestinian movements, saying it was an internal affair. read more »
Palestinian groups advance unity deal - Wall Street Journal, USA 07 Feb 2012
Rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah agreed that Fatah leader and President Mahmoud Abbas will head a transitional power-sharing government, removing a stumbling block in a push to patch a five-year-old feud. read more »
Sarkozy guest of honor at Wednesday’s Jewish representative body annual dinner - European Jewish Press 07 Feb 2012
For the third time since he came to power in 2007, French President Nicolas Sarkozy will be the guest of honor at the annual dinner of CRIF, the umbrella representative group of French Jewish organizations. read more »
Syria's cry for help as Assad's forces "launch major offensive" - Daily Telegraph, UK 06 Feb 2012
The Syrian National Council has called on the international community to act to prevent a new massacre as forces supporting the regime launch a "major offensive" on the flashpoint city of Homs. read more »
Montenegro recognizes Jewish community as official minority - JTA, USA 06 Feb 2012
The prime minister of the former Yugoslav republic of Montenegro signed an agreement to recognize the Jewish community as an official minority in the country. read more »
Netanyahu, Obama likely to meet during PM's upcoming visit - Israel Hayom 06 Feb 2012
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit Washington next month, his office said on Sunday, amid heightened speculation that Israel might attack Iranian nuclear facilities, in spite of US reservations. read more »
OPINION - Robin Shepherd: Britain's agenda of anti-Israel hate - The Commentator, UK 06 Feb 2012
As Islamist extremists take power in Egypt and beyond, the New Statesman publishes a vicious, defamatory trash job on Israel’s democratic traditions read more »
Obama: Israel has not made decision on Iran attack, but it is rightly concerned - Reuters, UK 06 Feb 2012
Obama says there is no evidence Iran has the "intentions or capabilities" to wage attacks on American soil, stresses US will do everything to prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapon. read more »
"Abbas will be PM in interim Palestinian unity government" - Jerusalem Post, Israel 06 Feb 2012
Palestinian sources on Monday said Fatah and Hamas were discussing a Qatari proposal that would see Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas serving as interim prime minister, following meetings with Hamas chief Khaled Mashal in Doha. read more »
Bishop Eddie Long apologizes to Jewish group after Torah ceremony - CNN, USA 06 Feb 2012
Bishop Eddie Long has apologized to the Anti-Defamation League over an incident in which he was wrapped in a Torah scroll and crowned "king." read more »
Iran’s leader: Tehran will aid anyone confronting "cancer" Israel - Associated Press, USA 03 Feb 2012
Iran will help any nation or group that confronts the “cancer” Israel, the Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday. read more »
Germany has immunity from lawsuits brought by foreign Nazi victims, international court rules 03 Feb 2012
The International Court of Justice in the Dutch city of The Hague has confirmed that Germany has legal immunity from being sued in foreign courts by victims of Nazi atrocities committed during World War II. read more »
Leading official of Hungarian extremist party accuses Jews of colonializing country 03 Feb 2012
In an interview with the 'Jewish Chronicle', Márton Gyöngyösi, deputy leader of the far-right Jobbik party, openly questioned the Holocaust. He also claimed that Jews were colonizing Hungary and that Israeli's treatment of the Palestinians was like a "Nazi system". read more »
Amsterdam rabbi reinstated after homosexuality row - Jerusalem Post, Israel 03 Feb 2012
The Orthodox Jewish community of Amsterdam has reinstated its chief rabbi, Aryeh Ralbag, after briefly suspending him last month for having co-signed a statement in which homosexuality was described as an inclination from which one can be “healed.” read more »
Australian flag-maker says swastika will stay despite Jewish anger - News.com.au, Australia 03 Feb 2012
A flag-maker says Nazi flags flying outside his home will not be removed despite calls by members of the Melbourne Jewish community. read more »
Netherlands returns two paintings looted by Nazi leader Göring to Jewish heir - Bloomberg, USA 03 Feb 2012
The Dutch government said today it will return two paintings that were looted more than 70 years ago by Hermann Göring for his country estate to the descendants of a Jewish antiques dealer in Paris. 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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