World Jewish Congress (WJC) President Ronald S. Lauder has sharply criticized the European Parliament for hosting last week Leila Khaled, a convicted Palestinian terrorist who continues to advocate violence against Israelis.
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder congratulated German Chancellor Angela Merkel on securing a fourth term in Sunday’s federal elections, calling her “a true friend of Israel and the Jewish people.”
‘’Europeans must stand united against hatred, intolerance and anti-Semitism,’’ stresses Frans Timmermans, First Vice-President of the European Commission, in a message to the Jewish community in Europe on the occasion of Rosh Hashana 5778.
The German government has adopted the international definition of anti-Semitism definition which was initiated by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). Germany joins Britain, Austria and Romania in officially adopting this definition.
Speaking on the eve of the Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, British Prime Minister Theresa May vowed to fight anti-Semitism as she addressed members of the Jewish community from business, the arts, politics, public services and charities.
A violent neo-Nazi group that plans to march near the synagogue of Gothenburg, the second largest city of Sweden, on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of Judaism, already paraded on Sunday through the city streets.
Jaroslaw Kaczynski, leader of Poland's governing Conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party, has denounced anti-Semitism and hailed Israel during a ceremony honoring Poles who rescued Jews during the Holocaust.
