Kosher Slaughter Under Attack, Banned in Denmark
Today, Denmark joins a growing list of European countries which have effectively banned Kosher slaughter. A regulation, signed Thursday but came into effect Monday, requires animals to be stunned prior to slaughter, thus rendering them unfit for Kosher certification. Denmark is preceded by Poland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland in banning unstunned slaughter. The ban […]
Jewish Passengers Aboard Belgian Train Asked to Get Off and Shower at Auschwitz
In yet another anti-Semitic incident in Europe, passengers aboard a Belgian train from Namur to Brussels were subjected to the following announcement on the five o’clock train January 31: “Ladies and gentlemen, we are approaching Auschwitz. All Jews are requested to disembark and take a short shower.” Belgian rail company SNCB filed a police report […]
Netanyahu Keeps the Sabbath Holy in Davos
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu put Israel on the map once again this week – but for unusual reasons. The Prime Minister and his wife Sara, while visiting Davos, Switzerland, chose to respect the Jewish Sabbath by walking back to their hotel after the conclusion of a Friday evening religious Sabbath service. The service was […]
Severed Pig Heads Sent to Israeli Embassy, Jewish Synagogue in Rome
Over the last several months, news out of Europe regarding anti-Semitism has been very grave. In France, the anti-Semitic reverse Nazi salute known as the “quenelle” has become the rage, spreading into other European countries. Late last week, on Friday, several incidents took place in Rome that confirms the gradual rise of anti-Semitism in Europe. […]
Quenelle Controversy Continues
Anti-Semitic French comedian Dieudonne M’bala M’bala’s quenelle salute, a gesture which includes extending one’s arm downward while touching the shoulder above, continues to generate controversy. It has been seen around the world, performed by Dieudonne’s fans and supporters, as well as famous athletes, and decried by critics as mimicking the Nazi sieg heil salute. Most […]
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 […]