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All promoters of tolerance should follow France in calling antisemitism by its name
The World Jewish Congress welcomes French National Assembly's recognition of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism. In response to the vote, World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder said, “The passage of IHRA definition by the French National Assembly is a crucial step in the fight against the age-old hatred of antisemitism. For too long too many have used the excuse that their obsessive criticism of Israel stands exclusive from their otherwise positive feelings for the Jewish people. Those days are now over.”
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WJC condemns desecration of Jewish cemetery in Slovakia
“It has become sadly clear that in the climate of xenophobia and hatred spiraling across Europe, every minority community is indeed a potential target for malicious attack,” the WJC said following the incident, in which 60 tombstones in a Jewish cemetery in the northern town of Namestovo, on the border with Poland.
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German parliament passes non-binding resolution urging ban of Hezbollah
The law in Germany currently distinguishes between the military wing of Hezbollah, which it recognizes as a terrorist organization, and the political wing, which it does not. The Bundestag resolution follows a decision last month by the Federal Government of Germany to ban Hezbollah, which was welcomed by WJC President Ronald S. Lauder as “high time that this long overdue and obviously necessary step was taken.” The World Jewish Congress is urging countries around the world, as well as the United Nations, to similarly ban Hezbollah.
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Third international workshop for policymakers on combating antisemitism through education held in Geneva
The World Jewish Congress, together with UNESCO and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion and Belief, and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, held a high-level workshop on Monday and Tuesday in Geneva, as part of an ongoing initiative by the World Jewish Congress and UNESCO.
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Paris appeals court agrees: Killer of Jewish woman not responsible for his actions because he was too high on marijuana
The court relieved Kobili Traore, 29, of criminal responsibility for his slaying of Sarah Halimi, whom Traore pummeled for about an hour while shouting about Allah and calling her a demon before throwing the 60-year-old physician to her death from the window of her third-story apartment. It did say that the killing was partly because of antisemitism.
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British PM Johnson pledges to combat BDS movements and its ‘pseudo-foreign policy’ against Israel
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged Thursday, during the Queen’s Speech, to introduce legislation to undermine the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel. Outlining his government’s priorities at the House of Commons, Prime Minister Johnson said his government would work to stop public bodies from developing “their own pseudo-foreign policy, against a country which with nauseating frequency turns out to be Israel.”
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Racist graffiti found at a New York Holocaust Museum
In the last two weeks, the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County has been vandalized twice. In the most recent case, swastikas were discovered on the walls of the center
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First Muslim Maj.-Gen. in Israel police to the United Nations: "Israel offers equality"
Jamal Hakroosh, the first Muslim Major General in the Israeli National Police, represented the Ministry of Public Security and the Israel National Police on December 4 at the World Conference against Discrimination and Racism at the UN in Geneva. He delivered a briefing about how the Israel National Police has supported him professionally and emotionally and how he, in turn, has been able to help his Arab community.
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Time off: Jews of Czechia
In the 12th century, Prague became a major center of Jewish learning. Today the city's historic Jewish quarter and old Jewish cemetery are part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A beautiful legacy. Learn more about the Jewish community of Czechia today!
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