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14 AUGUST 2019
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WJC President Ronald S. Lauder: We are one people, and we should start acting like it
"If our enemies don't care which synagogue we go to, why should we?" There is a critical need for world Jewry to unite as one Jewish people.
Focus Areas
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California Board of Education scraps anti-Israel ethnic studies curriculum
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder: "At a time of increasing antisemitic incidents both at home and abroad, the WJC is grateful that the board of education has recognized that this particular curriculum undermines the principles and goals that it was intended to support."
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Board of Deputies President: U.K. Jewish community must prepare for a ‘no deal’ Brexit
Board of Deputies President Marie van der Zyl has released an analysis of the Jewish community's preparations in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
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French Jewish community demands inquiry into spy chief's alleged pact with Palestinian terrorist group
The former chief of French intelligence revealed last week that the federal security services agreed to a secret non-aggression pact with the Abu Nidal Organization, the Palestinian terrorist group that perpetrated a deadly 1982 attack in Paris’ Jewish quarter.
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Norway’s public broadcaster apologizes for ‘Jewish swine’ cartoon
NRK initially defended the video, which was pulled offline this month, against allegations of anti-Semitism out of its desire to “defend the freedom of speech.”
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In letter to the Jerusalem Post, Finland vows to fight antisemitism and racism
Israel’s Embassy in Finland has been vandalized by neo-Nazis and right-wing extremists 15 times in the last 18 months. Finland’s Ambassador Kirsikka Lehto-Asikainen underscored in her letter that the Finnish government is taking this situation very seriously.
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Pro-Israel activists cheer as UN anti-racism panel challenges Palestinians
At the 99th session of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, during a review of the “State of Palestine,” some delegates referred to examples of anti-Israel and anti-Jewish content in Palestinian textbooks and state-owned media outlets.
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New York Governor Cuomo decries 'growing cancer' of antisemitism after three Hasidic Jews were attacked within one hour in Brooklyn
The victims, all men aged between 56 and 71, were assaulted in a Hasidic Jewish community in Williamsburg between 5 a.m. and 5:40 a.m. on the morning of August 12 in what are believed to be connected attacks.
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Jewish Caucus hangs mezuzahs in California State Capitol as "Mezuzah Bill" passes
The bill received wide bipartisan support, and passed through the legislature unanimously. It was signed into law by Governor Newsom on July 30.
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German foreign minister visits Berlin synagogue to show support following antisemitic attack
Heiko Maas says that if German Jews are afraid to display their religion in public, “it is a disgrace to the state.” Berlin has seen a 14 percent increase in anti-Semitic incidents in the past year.
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Analysis | Don’t take a victory lap just yet, anti-BDS bill is merely the tip of the iceberg
The United States House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan legislation to condemn and oppose the Global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS).
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