FSWC Reports:
From Shalom Life via ynetnews.com:
The mayor of a
Guatemalan town has made a "Jew registry," and ordered two Jewish
families to leave. "Their customs aren't like ours," he insists.
The incident occurs on the heels of an Anti-Defamation League (ADL) poll
revealing that anti-Semitism is a worldwide phenomenon.
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Friday, 30 May 2014
Tuesday, 27 May 2014
Belgian News Outlet Reports Suspect in Jewish Museum Attack Arrested
FSWC Reports:
From ynetnews.com:
Belgian news network VTM NEWS reported Tuesday night that local authorities arrested a suspect in connection to the Jewish Museum shooting in Brussels that claimed four lives.
The allegations against the suspect have not been confirmed, and it is unclear whether the suspect is the man seen in the CCTV footage walking into the Museum and shooting the victims in cold blood.
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From ynetnews.com:
Belgian news network VTM NEWS reported Tuesday night that local authorities arrested a suspect in connection to the Jewish Museum shooting in Brussels that claimed four lives.
The allegations against the suspect have not been confirmed, and it is unclear whether the suspect is the man seen in the CCTV footage walking into the Museum and shooting the victims in cold blood.
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Spanish Town Known as "Kill Jews Fort" Votes to Change Its Name
FSWC Reports:
From Reuters:
The tiny Spanish village of Castrillo Matajudios, or "Kill Jews Fort" in English, on Sunday voted in favor of changing its name, Spanish media reported, as it cast off a vestige of Roman Catholic religious persecution from over 400 years ago.
The campaign to rebaptize the village, led by mayor Lorenzo Rodriguez, had thrust its 56 mostly elderly inhabitants into the media spotlight in recent weeks, as its controversial name sparked headlines worldwide.
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From Reuters:
The tiny Spanish village of Castrillo Matajudios, or "Kill Jews Fort" in English, on Sunday voted in favor of changing its name, Spanish media reported, as it cast off a vestige of Roman Catholic religious persecution from over 400 years ago.
The campaign to rebaptize the village, led by mayor Lorenzo Rodriguez, had thrust its 56 mostly elderly inhabitants into the media spotlight in recent weeks, as its controversial name sparked headlines worldwide.
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Monday, 26 May 2014
Jews Divided Over Success of Far-Right Parties in EU Parliamentary Elections
FSWC Reports:
From ynetnews.com with contribution from AFP:
Preliminary results of European parliamentary elections, whose final tallies were announced Monday night, showed significant growth for far-right political parties in countries like France, Britain, Germany, Austria, Denmark, and Greece, inspiring out-spoken concern among Jewish communities world-wide.
Dieter Graumann, the president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, said the extremist parties performed "shockingly well", as feared, in Sunday's European parliamentary vote.
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From ynetnews.com with contribution from AFP:
Preliminary results of European parliamentary elections, whose final tallies were announced Monday night, showed significant growth for far-right political parties in countries like France, Britain, Germany, Austria, Denmark, and Greece, inspiring out-spoken concern among Jewish communities world-wide.
Dieter Graumann, the president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, said the extremist parties performed "shockingly well", as feared, in Sunday's European parliamentary vote.
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Pope Visits Israeli Holocaust Memorial
FSWC Reports:
From ynetnews.com with contributions from Reuters and the Associated Press:
After laying a wreath at the tomb of the founder of modern Zionism, Theodor Herzl, and visiting Israel's Memorial to Terror Victims on Monday, Pope Francis honored the memories of the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust at the Yad Vashem museum in Jerusalem.
Accompanied by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Shimon Peres, Francis prayed before a crypt with ashes of victims and laid a wreath of yellow and white flowers in the "Hall of Remembrance."
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From ynetnews.com with contributions from Reuters and the Associated Press:
After laying a wreath at the tomb of the founder of modern Zionism, Theodor Herzl, and visiting Israel's Memorial to Terror Victims on Monday, Pope Francis honored the memories of the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust at the Yad Vashem museum in Jerusalem.
Accompanied by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Shimon Peres, Francis prayed before a crypt with ashes of victims and laid a wreath of yellow and white flowers in the "Hall of Remembrance."
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Belgian Officials Believe Attack on Jewish Museum Was Likely an Act of Terrorism, But Experts Disagree on Whether the Gunman Was a Hitman or a "Lone Wolf"
FSWC Reports:
From Reuters:
The shooting of three people at Brussels' Jewish Museum was probably a "terrorist attack", Belgian officials said on Monday, though some security experts suggested it may have been the work of a hitman rather than an anti-Semitic 'lone wolf'.
An Israeli couple and a French woman were killed in the shooting on Saturday. A Belgian man remains in critical condition in hospital. The gunman is on the run.
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From Reuters:
The shooting of three people at Brussels' Jewish Museum was probably a "terrorist attack", Belgian officials said on Monday, though some security experts suggested it may have been the work of a hitman rather than an anti-Semitic 'lone wolf'.
An Israeli couple and a French woman were killed in the shooting on Saturday. A Belgian man remains in critical condition in hospital. The gunman is on the run.
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Sunday, 25 May 2014
Hungary Experiences Revival of Antisemitic Attitudes
FSWC Reports:
From Reuters:
Budapest's Jewish community is vibrant, visible and patriotic; and yet seven decades after the Holocaust, the taboo about expressing anti-Semitic views is breaking down among many fellow Hungarians.
Some Jews and academics blame this on the far-right Jobbik party, which has come from nowhere to become the second most popular party as one recession after another has held Hungarians' living standards far below the European average.
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From Reuters:
Budapest's Jewish community is vibrant, visible and patriotic; and yet seven decades after the Holocaust, the taboo about expressing anti-Semitic views is breaking down among many fellow Hungarians.
Some Jews and academics blame this on the far-right Jobbik party, which has come from nowhere to become the second most popular party as one recession after another has held Hungarians' living standards far below the European average.
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