VS verwelkomt vertrek ‘schadelijke’ VN-gezant voor Palestina
"U.S. says glad 'noxious' U.N. rights envoy for Palestine leaving" by Louis Charbonneau The United States on Monday welcomed the imminent departure of a U.N. human rights investigator for the Palestinian territories whom Washington accused of being biased against Israel and spreading conspiracy theories about the September 11, 2001 attacks. [...]
H&M haalt antisemitische T-shirts uit de rekken en biedt verontschuldigingen aan
H&M Star of David Skull T-Shirt Shocks Shoppers (UPDATE) A design on a shirt on a rack at retailer H&M's clothing stores in London and Birmingham, UK, shocked shoppers at the weekend who were surprised to see what appeared to be an anti-Jewish image. On Monday, blogger Elder of Ziyon [...]
Holocaust-overlevende Regine Beer overleden
Regine Beer, overlever van de Holocaust en strijdster voor vrede en tegen racisme en onverdraagzaamheid, is overleden. Ze werd 93 jaar. "Terwijl sommigen in Antwerpen 'minder, minder' scandeerden, zat een andere zaal vol mensen te denken aan een grande dame, Regine Beer." Dat zegt Inga Verhaert, gedeputeerde bij de provincie [...]
Opinie: “Antisemitisme en de paranoia van de linksen” door Dr. Marko Maunula
"How to stump a leftist conspiracy theorist" Dr. Marko Maunula is a professor of American history at Clayton State University in Georgia. Originally from Finland, he writes in the Finnish weekly Suomen Kuvalehti about American life. He recently wrote several interesting articles about antisemitism. In one recent column Maunula writes [...]
Ashton: “EU is tegen boycot van Israël”
"L'Europe opposée à un boycott d'Israël" - 7sur7 L'Union européenne est opposée à un boycott d'Israël, a affirmé lundi sa Haute représentante pour la politique étrangère, Catherine Ashton, alors que ce mouvement se développe dans le monde au grand dam de l'Etat hébreux. La campagne BDS (Boycott, désinvestissement, sanctions) a [...]
Zweden: Hartjes om antisemitische graffiti te bedekken
"School Gets Heartwarming 'Love Bombing' After Graffiti Attack" (PHOTOS) - The Huffington Post by Sara Gates A Swedish school that includes Judaic studies in its curriculum was recently the target of anti-Semitic graffiti. But after Vasa Real school in central Stockholm was defaced with swastikas and other Nazi-oriented graffiti Monday, [...]
Opinie: Prof. Alan M. Dershowitz over Europa’s alarmerend offensief om Israël te isoleren
"Europe's Alarming Push to Isolate Israel" - Alan Dershowitz When President Barack Obama warned of "international fallout" if Israel fails to embrace the latest U.S. Middle East peace proposal, Newsmax asked noted author and Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz to comment on the growing talk of a European boycott against [...]
Forum der Joodse Organisaties live op Radio Judaïca dinsdag 18/03 om 14u
Dinsdag 18/03 om 14u " L'Anvers du décor " op Radio Judaïca: Live interview met onze Voorzitter Raphael Werner, Oud-voorzitter Eli Ringer & vertegenwoordiger van de joodse studenten Kevin Deutsch. De uitzending wordt heruitgezonden op woensdag 26/03 om 9u. Link: http://www.cerclebengourion.be/?page_id=369
Oekraïne: Rabbi gewond in antisemitische aanval in Kiev
"Rabbi injured in Kiev attack, wife claims it was anti-Semitic" - JPost Jewish leaders have warned of a risk of anti-Semitic violence due to general instability in the country. KIEV - Ukrainian police are investigating at attack on a rabbi in a Kiev street that the man's wife said on [...]
Londen: Sofer (schrijver) restaureert megillah rol (Boek van Esther) van de Benedictijnse Tyburn Nonnen
JNS.org – A collaboration between an order of nuns and a British Jewish scribe to restore an ancient Hebrew scroll telling the story of Purim is drawing attention as a sign of progress in Catholic-Jewish relations. Sofer (scribe) Mordechai Pinchas restored a megillah (scroll) of the Book of Esther and [...]