Tag Archive for 'anti-semitism'

Links to the world

It’s been a week where news stories surrounding the Jewish community have been permeated by violence - with Jews acting as both perpetrators and victims.

In Paris, Ilan Halimi’s murderers will be retried, after France’s justice minister found their sentence too lenient (Guardian)
Meanwhile in Israel, Jews are perpetrating chaos and violence through protests surrounding the arrest [...]

Links to the world

After a Passover and Durban II induced hiatus, Rocky Mountain Jew returns with our weekly round-up of Jewish-related stories from around the world.

The last person living to witness Israeli independence speaks with The Forward’s Nathan Jeffay
The Allied Jewish Federation’s Doug Seserman in conversation with the Denver Post on how Obama’s new tax regulations will affect [...]

Impressions from a rally

Geneva, April 22. Two days after Ahmadinejad’s speech at the UN. Hundreds gather at the Place des Nations, facing the main UN building, and rally for Israel. Many of us don pro-Israel t-shirts, sponsored by the Jewish Empowerment Fund. Some hold posters. Others sport red rubber noses, in homage to the students who heckled the [...]