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In Landmark Ruling, Spanish Top Court Says Israel Boycotts Are Always Discriminatory
Unlike previous lower-court rulings in Spain which curtailed efforts to boycott Israel only in individual cases, the new ruling will function as a legal precedent applicable to all cases going forward → Read More
Moscow's chief rabbi, in exile in Israel over Ukraine war, formally loses title
Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt left Russia in March, two weeks after Russia began its invasion of Ukraine. He had been pressured to publicly support the war, but declined → Read More
Catalonia accuses Israel of apartheid in historic vote
The vote is reportedly a historic first in the European Union, although Thursday's resolution did not mention boycotting Israel, which several Spanish courts have ruled is illegal → Read More
Moscow chief rabbi in exile in Israel after refusing to support Ukraine war, relative says
Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, a vocal critic of Russia's invasion of neighboring Ukraine, was just reelected as leader of Moscow's Chloral Synagogue, but is now officially working in exile → Read More
Morocco completes restoration of ancient Jewish cemetery of Meknes
Authorities in Morocco completed a renovation of the historic Jewish cemetery in the city of Meknes, amid return of diplomatic ties with Israel → Read More
In Hungary election, Jews must choose more of Orban or party with neo-Nazi past
'I am the descendant of Holocaust survivors. How could I vote for fascists? Of course I cannot,' said a 64-year-old father of five. Instead, he will be voting for a parody party that is promising free beer and eternal life → Read More
In Hungary election, Jews must choose more of Orban or party with neo-Nazi past
'I am the descendant of Holocaust survivors. How could I vote for fascists? Of course I cannot,' said a 64-year-old father of five. Instead, he will be voting for a parody party that is promising free beer and eternal life → Read More
Dutch universities pause probe into Israeli, Jewish ties following outcry
The investigation started with a freedom of information request by a pro-Palestinian group, but 'has led to feelings of unrest and insecurity within universities' → Read More
Britain's Tottenham Hotspur asks fans to stop calling themselves ‘Yids’
The London team, which has a sizeable Jewish fan base and a reputation of being Jewish among rival fans, made the request 'as a defense mechanism against antisemitic abuse' → Read More
Wiesenthal Center's antisemitism top 10 list 'harms the fight,' EU official charges
The EU's coordinator on fighting antisemitism says the list, which named BBC and Germany 'top antisemitic entities' of 2021, discredits the work of the key Jewish research institute → Read More
British rabbi quits BBC over reporting on antisemitic incident
'I simply don’t see how I or in fact any Jew who has any pride in that name can be associated with the Corporation anymore,' Rabbi YY Rubinstein argued → Read More
Hungary’s largest Jewish group apologizes for signing statement ‘sanctifying’ heterosexual marriage
The original declaration, which was signed by numerous church groups, states, 'In the Jewish tradition, too, the sanctification of the woman-man relationship by marriage is the foundation of human dignity' → Read More
Construction workers unearth Crimean synagogue believed to have been destroyed
During a hospital renovation, a Star of David was discovered, leading engineers to amend their plan, so they can preserve what remains of the 19th-century synagogue → Read More
Why Hungary became Europe’s unlikely leader in kosher foie gras production
The factories are a fresh opportunity for the Orban government to present Hungary as the guardian of liberties that are being curtailed elsewhere in Europe, amid allegations of civil rights violations → Read More
Chile presidential candidate's dad was likely a Nazi, but Jews are still voting for him
New files suggest that the father of the right-wing candidate, José Antonio Kast, was a member of Germany's Nazi party, but this hasn't stopped Jewish support amid claims of antisemitism from the Left in Chile → Read More
Germany's new coalition pledges to promote Jewish life
While the main focus of the coalition agreement is climate change, this German government is the first to pledge to 'strengthen initiatives that promote Jewish life and promote its diversity' → Read More
Murderer of Holocaust survivor sentenced to life, French court rules
The court deemed the crime antisemitic because the offenders had targeted Mireille Knoll because she is Jewish → Read More
'Failed to do the right thing': Jewish leaders slam EU plan to fight antisemitism
The EU document on antisemitism failed to mention bans in multiple EU countries preventing the production of kosher and halal meat through ritual slaughter and attempts to outlaw nonmedical circumcision → Read More
Number of violent attacks doesn't indicate 'anti-Jewish sentiment,' poll finds
Survey of people in 16 European countries finds that some countries with few violent attacks have high incidence of antisemitic attitudes, and vice versa → Read More
A gay ex-IDF soldier is running for German parliament — for the far-right
Marcel Yaron Goldhammer, a dual German-Israeli citizen, former IDF solider and openly gay man is running for the AFD party - known for its xenophobia, antisemitism and homophobia → Read More