Israel Joins Cern: First New Member State Since 1999
Following a resolution unanimously adopted at the169th session of the CERN Council, Israel was admitted yesterday (Jan. 15) as a full member of CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, at a special ceremony in Geneva, at the end of which the Israeli flag was added to the line of flags representing the Member States of […]
Prague Embassy Explosion Shrouded in Mystery
Last week’s explosion at the Palestinian Embassy in Prague continues to mystify. Czech police and Palestinian Authorities are calling Wednesday’s explosion that claimed the life of the Palestinian ambassador an accident, but the deceased’s daughter rejects the explanation. Jamal al-Jamal was fatally injured in his head, chest and stomach when the safe he was opening […]
Letter to St. James Church
Dr. Denic MacEoin wrote the following letter to clergy at the St. James Church in Piccadilly, London who have erected a replica of the separation barrier in Israel and incorrectly claim that the barrier surrounds Bethlehem. Dear Revs. Meader, Winkett and Valentine, The last time I was in your beautiful church was for a memorial […]
Rise in Violent Anti-Semitism: This New Year Jews in Europe No Longer Feel Safe (Video)
Lawmakers at a Knesset Committee for Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs session stated Monday that anti-Semitism in Europe may turn violent. The meeting comes at a time when a popular salute, called the quenelle, invented by anti-Semitic French comedian Dieudonne M’balla M’balla and bearing Nazi overtones, is rising in popularity. Anti-Semitism in Europe is a […]
Forgotten Victims: Roma Delegation Visits Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum to Learn to Preserve Memory
Many are familiar with Nazi Germany’s “Final Solution” to the “Jewish problem,” but the Jews were not the Nazis’ only victims. Now, one group is seeking the assistance of Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust Museum, to help preserve the memory of their people’s suffering. The Roma, also known erroneously as Gypsies, were considered by the Germans […]
Flowers from Israel
Chances are that when you receive a flower bouquet, the flowers are from Israel! Millions of Israeli flowers hit flower shops around Europe, especially around the holidays.
Former Anti-Semitic Politician Now Practicing Religious Jew
The law of the LORD is perfect, restoring the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple. (Psalms 19:8) Csanad Szegedi, former leader of the radical right-wing Jobbik party in Hungary has transformed from anti-Semitic militant to practicing religious Jew after discovering he had Jewish roots last year, according to Haaretz. […]
One In Four European Jews Afraid To Wear Jewish Symbols In Public
And the LORD thy God will put all these curses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, that persecuted thee. (Deuteronomy 30:7) In a survey that polled 5,100 Jews in nine European countries, one quarter of respondents that they avoid visiting Jewish locations and wearing Jewish symbols in public due to fears of […]
Israel Protests EU Stance on Circumcision
“And ye shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of a covenant betwixt Me and you.” (Genesis 17:11) Israel’s foreign ministry issued a statement Friday denouncing the European Union’s recent resolution against circumcision. Saying that the resolution “fosters hate” and racism, ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor said, “Circumcision […]
Unusual Candidate Chosen to Fight Ritual Slaughter Ban
“Thou shalt kill of thy herd and of thy flock, which the LORD hath given thee, as I have commanded thee” (Deuteronomy 12:21) It seems like an ironic choice, but he may just be the best man for the job. The European Jewish Association has hired a lawyer with a history of anti-Semitic ties to […]