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New calls for justice 16 years after devastating terrorist attack against Jewish center in Buenos Aires
In Buenos Aires, several hundred people, including the well-known Spanish judge Baltasar Garzón, have commemorated the 16th anniversary of the bombing of the AMIA Jewish center, in which 85 people died and hundreds were injured. read more »
» Join the Facebook group 'Justice for the victims of the AMIA Jewish Community Center bombing'
» How concerned are you that or your family could be a victim of a terrorist attack? 
Germany bans Turkish IHH charity over Hamas links
Germany's government has banned the Turkish organization IHH following evidence that it collects donations for Hamas-related ‘welfare’ projects in the Gaza Strip. read more »
» European Jewish Congress wants Turkish Islamist group IHH banned in Europe
» Turkish charity that sent aid convoy to Gaza ‘has links to terrorism’- The Times
Venezuela’s Chávez and Syria’s Assad lash out against Israel
The presidents of Venezuela and Syria, Hugo Chávez and Bashar al-Assad, met in Caracas and accused Israel of spreading terrorism in the Middle East. read more »
» Erdogan demands Israeli apology for Gaza blockade and flotilla raid
Israeli study exposes “four basic flaws” of Goldstone report
During the Gaza war, Hamas fighters used children as human shields and established launching pads in the vicinity of mosques and hospitals, according to a detailed report by the Israeli Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center. read more »
» UN body suggests Israel should pay compensation to people in Gaza
» European Parliament backs Goldstone report by majority
» Debate on Goldstone report heating up again
» Before Knesset, Berlusconi defends Israeli actions in Gaza
Islamic scholar issues global fatwa against terrorism
An influential Muslim scholar has issued a global ruling against terrorism and suicide bombing. Dr Tahir ul-Qadri says his 600-page judgement, known as a fatwa, completely dismantles al-Qaeda's violent ideology. read more »
» Officials believe latest bomb attack in India was meant for Jewish center
» How concerned are you that or your family could be a victim of a terrorist attack?
Officials believe latest bomb attack in India was meant for Jewish center
A bomb that exploded in a crowded café in the Indian city of Pune on Saturday and killed nine people was likely meant for the nearby Chabad house, Indian authorities have said. read more »
» How concerned are you that or your family could be a victim of a terrorist attack?
Egyptian police foiled Islamist terror plot against Jewish pilgrims
Police in Egypt said they had arrested 25 Muslim extremists suspected of having planned a terrorist attack against Jewish pilgrims who visited the grave of Rabbi Yaakov Abuhatzeira near Alexandria. read more »
» Islamists in Paris issue death threats against "imam of the Jews"
» How concerned are you that or your family could be a victim of a terrorist attack?
» Mr. Mike Whine at the WJC Strategic Forum, Jerusalem, 19 October 2009 
Latest News
New calls for justice 16 years after devastating terrorist attack against Jewish center in Buenos Aires 19 Jul 2010
In Buenos Aires, several hundred people, including the well-known Spanish judge Baltasar Garzón, have commemorated the 16th anniversary of the bombing of the AMIA Jewish center, in which 85 people died and hundreds were injured. read more »
Militants attack UN children’s camp in Gaza Strip 29 Jun 2010
Masked gunmen set fire to a United Nations-run summer camp for Palestinian children in Gaza. read more »
Saudi religious leaders issue fatwa against terrorism 18 Jun 2010
The highest body of Muslim clerics in Saudi Arabia has issued a important religious ruling against terrorism, saying that committing terrorist acts, and even funding them, was against Islamic law. read more »
European Jewish Congress wants Turkish Islamist group IHH banned in Europe 04 Jun 2010
The European Jewish Congress has called on the European Union and European governments to immediately ban the Turkish group IHH, which led one of the six Gaza Flotilla ships. read more »
Australia expels Israeli diplomat over forgery of Australian passports 25 May 2010
Australia has ordered the expulsion of an Israeli diplomat saying Israel forged four Australian passports used in the assassination of a senior Hamas leader. read more »
Indian court convicts Pakistani gunman for 2008 Mumbai terror attacks 04 May 2010
A court in Mumbai has found Mohammad Ajmal Kasab, the sole surviving Pakistani gunman from the terrorist attacks in November 2008, guilty of murder, terrorism and waging war on India. read more »
Israel urges its citizens to leave Sinai immediately 14 Apr 2010
In an unusually strong warning, Israel’s Counter-Terrorism Bureau has urged Israeli citizens currently on the Sinai peninsula to immediately return to Israel, citing "concrete evidence of an expected terrorist attempt to kidnap Israelis in Sinai." read more »
Saudi police arrest over a hundred al-Qaeda-linked terror suspects 25 Mar 2010
Police is Saudi Arabia have arrested over a hundred suspected terrorists who were allegedly plotting an attack against oil installations in the country. read more »
Jewish leaders criticize Argentinean leader for interviewing AMIA bombing suspect in Tehran 10 Mar 2010
The Argentine protest movement leader Luis D'Elia has been strongly criticized after going to Iran to interview one of the chief suspects of the 1994 AMIA bombing. read more »
Hamas leader disowns son who served as Israeli spy 03 Mar 2010
The jailed Hamas leader Sheik Hassan Yousef has disowned his eldest son after learning that he was a spy for Israel. read more »
Islamic scholar issues global fatwa against terrorism 02 Mar 2010
An influential Muslim scholar has issued a global ruling against terrorism and suicide bombing. Dr Tahir ul-Qadri says his 600-page judgement, known as a fatwa, completely dismantles al-Qaeda's violent ideology. read more »
Presumed Cairo synagogue bomber arrested 24 Feb 2010
Egyptian police have arrested a 49-year-old tailor who reportedly confessed to carrying out last Sunday’s firebomb attack against the main synagogue in downtown Cairo. read more »
Diplomatic crisis between Israel and EU over Dubai killing of Hamas leader 22 Feb 2010
EU foreign ministers are expected to strongly condemn the assassination of a Hamas commander in Dubai, which is widely blamed on Israel’s spy agency Mossad and was allegedly authorized by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. read more »
Makeshift firebomb thrown at Cairo synagogue 22 Feb 2010
A makeshift explosive device stored in a suitcase was thrown at the main synagogue in the Egyptian capital Cairo on Sunday morning, causing no injuries or damage. read more »
Mossad accused of assassinating Hamas operative in Dubai 18 Feb 2010
Britain and Ireland have called in Israel’s ambassadors in London and Dublin as Mossad is widely blamed for killing a Hamas leader in Dubai. read more »
Officials believe latest bomb attack in India was meant for Jewish center 15 Feb 2010
A bomb that exploded in a crowded café in the Indian city of Pune on Saturday and killed nine people was likely meant for the nearby Chabad house, Indian authorities have said. read more »
American Islamist cleric hiding in Yemen admits he taught Detroit plane bomber 04 Feb 2010
Anwar al-Awlaki, a radical US-born Islamic cleric of Yemeni origin, who is believed to have close ties to the terror network al-Qaeda, has reportedly admitted that the Nigerian man accused of trying to explode a bomb on a Detroit-bound airliner in December was his student. read more »
Head of UK’s Islam Channel arrested in Johannesburg on terrorism charges 03 Feb 2010
Mohamed Ali Harrath, the head of ‘Islam Channel’, the most-viewed Muslim TV channel in the UK, was arrested in Johannesburg, South Africa on terrorism charges but later released. read more »
Egyptian police foiled Islamist terror plot against Jewish pilgrims 01 Feb 2010
Police in Egypt said they had arrested 25 Muslim extremists suspected of having planned a terrorist attack against Jewish pilgrims who visited the grave of Rabbi Yaakov Abuhatzeira near Alexandria. read more »
WJC & Fighting terrorism
Since the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington DC, the Madrid and London train bombs, and the attacks in Bali, Islamic terrorism has posed a major threat to the world. Before that Jewish sites were also a particular target of Islamic terror groups, resulting in the 1992 Israeli Embassy and the 1994 AMIA bombings in Buenos Aires, as well as the attacks against synagogues in Djerba and Istanbul.
The advance of radical Islam in many countries creates a fertile climate for terrorist action. It undermines inter-ethnic and inter-faith relations, provides the basis for terrorism and threatens democratic values.
Violence supposedly justified in the name of G-d is misguided. The spread of violence and terror must be fought by eradicating its root causes, halting the proliferation of arms to countries sponsoring terrorism, and by actively defending democracy, human rights and the rule of law.
Legislation prohibiting the incitement to terrorist acts and spreading of hate propaganda, particularly by radical clerics preaching in mosques, needs to be adopted and properly enforced.
Governments must be induced to prosecute and, where possible, expel radical Muslim clerics spreading hate messages and inciting violence.
Governments need to provide adequate security measures to protect Jewish centres and Jewish individuals from terrorist threats.
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WJC & The Iranian Threat
Iran's nuclear ambitions pose a threat to its neighbors and the world. Iran is a leading sponsor of terrorism. Iranian leaders, above all President Ahmadinejad, repeatedly question or deny the Holocaust and threaten Israel. read more »
WJC & Combating anti-Semitism
Anti-Semitism is still a deeply-rooted phenomenon in many democracies, despite efforts by governments and NGOs to tackle it. In addition to 'traditional' anti-Semitism, new forms and expressions of anti-Semitism are being manifested around the world. read more »
WJC & Fighting terrorism
Jews, and Jewish sites, are often the main targets of terrorists. The WJC works to fight terrorism by advocating a halt in arms proliferation to terrorist groups, better international cooperation, and the protection of Jewish institutions. read more »
WJC & Supporting Israel
Around the world, Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state is constantly questioned. The WJC and its affiliates actively defend the legitimacy of Israel on all levels and support the state against unfair and biased attacks. read more »
WJC & the Legacy of the Holocaust
Seven decades after the Shoah, some countries still have not returned stolen Jewish property. The WJC defends the rights of the victims and their heirs. It also strives to ensure that the greatest crime in the history of mankind is not denied or trivialized. read more »
WJC & Jews from Arab Lands
The plight and concerns of Jews who fled from,or still live in, Arab lands after 1948 are not well-known. The WJC is committed to raising this issue with governments and international organizations. read more »
WJC & Promoting Inter-Faith Dialogue
The WJC has always spearheaded dialogue between the three Abrahamic religions - Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Inter-faith cooperation can make an important contribution to peace around the world and to better understanding between communities in our societies. read more »
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