Global News Archives

January 2008

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Iranian president predicts imminent demise of the “filthy Zionist entity” Israel	Rio’s Jews threatens action against Holocaust-theme on carnival float	Naples rabbi boycotts mayor over anti-Israel remarks

25

Israel’s Holocaust memorial institution launches website in Arabic	Canadian Jewish Congress welcomes prosecution of hate website owner	UN Human Rights Council singles out Israel again for criticism

24

Canada withdraws support for UN anti-racism conference	Poland debates book on post-war anti-Semitism	Germans honoured for preserving Jewish history

23

UN Security Council members agree on new Iran resolution	Munich carnival procession on Holocaust day sparks outrage	Croatia soccer fans threaten Serbs and Jews with extermination

22

Nazi-era archive available at US Holocaust Museum	Pope may change controversial anti-Jewish liturgy in Mass	Germany Jews warned of possible terrorist attack

18

French TV network apologizes after CRIF complaint	Five Jewish teenagers attacked by punks in Berlin	Ukrainian regional leader doesn’t want to hear “Shalom”

16

Saudi Arabia denied visa to French Jewish journalist	Austrian politician investigated for anti-Muslim remarks	US Jewish leaders condemn ‘hateful emails’ against Obama

14

German pro-smoking T-shirts feature yellow star	Anti-Semitic slogans painted in Illinois Jewish cemetery	Jailed Russian publisher continues anti-Semitic agitation

11

US President Bush visits Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial	Arrests follow toppling of headstones in NJ Jewish cemetery	Australian Jews complain about Nazi memorabilia in shops

10

Budapest prosecutor wants extreme-right Hungarian Guard banned	US President Bush arrives in Israel on first official visit	Germany says no ghetto labourer compensation applications rejected

09

Ariel Muzicant confirmed as head of Jewish community in Austria	Norman Finkelstein claims that “Hezbollah represents hope”	German Jewish leader criticizes xenophobic election campaign

08

Israeli and Palestinian leaders try to settle dispute ahead of Bush visit	Jewish umbrella group in UK to recruit Muslim schools adviser	Five hundred tombstones toppled at New Jersey Jewish graveyard

07

Ehud Olmert: Israel must allow division of Jerusalem	US Congressman and Shoah survivor Tom Lantos to retire	Iranian Jews deny involvement in emigration drive to Israel