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BUDAPEST — As the World Jewish Congress pressed Hungary to crack down further on the Jobbik party, WJC President Ronald Lauder apologized to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
In a resolution passed Tuesday, May 7, the WJC called on the Hungarian government to implement laws to protect all citizens, “in particular vulnerable minorities such as the Roma and the Jews,” against “threats of violence, racist hate and insults and the denial of the Holocaust.”
In closing remarks to the WJC plenary assembly, however, Lauder apologized for some of the criticism he had leveled during the assembly at Orban.
TEL AVIV — Twice in three days, Israeli warplanes entered Syrian airspace and fired on suspected weapons caches bound for Hezbollah — and nothing has happened in response.
Some experts are predicting that will continue to be the case following airstrikes near Damascus on May 3 and Sunday, May 5, that are widely believed to be the work of the Israel Defense Forces.
According to reports, the strikes targeted shipments of long-range, Iranian-made Fateh-110 missiles capable of striking deep in...
ISRAEL is the beneficiary of a new bill approved by the Colorado legislature that expands the state treasurer’s scope to invest in double-A rated Israeli bonds.
Gov. John Hickenlooper signed SB 13-176 into law to enthusiastic applause at the AIPAC Colorado annual event, Sunday, May 5.
According to preliminary estimates, the historic bill will allow State Treasurer Walker Stapleton to make investments in Israeli bonds by August, 2013.
SB 176, led by primary co-sponsors State Senate Majority...
TUNIS — Approximately 200 Jews participated in a traditional festive procession near the Ghriba synagogue on the Tunisian island of Djerba.
The march on April 26, which each year around Lag b’Omer draws Jewish pilgrims from around the world, was preceded by an auction of artifacts and ornaments arranged by the community.
This year, the auction raised about $1,300, the France24 television news channel reported.
After the march, the organizers played the national anthem of Tunisia.
In tota...