Citing Switzerland’s refusal to take in greater numbers of Jews during the Holocaust, the president of its Federation of Jewish Communities urged his government to take in migrants from the Middle East. Federation president Herbert Winter’s plea, titled “Refugees: No, the Boat is not Full,” was published Tuesday in the Les Temps daily. While thousands…
A Palestinian man who hurled a firebomb at an Israeli car near a settlement was critically injured by soldiers who fired back at him, in one of several violent clashes in the West Bank and Jerusalem. Passengers escaped injury in the incident Thursday night near the settlement of Itamar in Samaria, where Israel Defense Forces…
Lawyers for two Jewish congregations feuding over the ownership of the United States’ oldest synagogue will make their final arguments before a federal judge in Providence, Rhode Island, on Friday. The long-running dispute focuses on who owns the 250-year-old Touro Synagogue, the local Newport, Rhode Island, congregation that worships there or another in New York…
The national government of Iceland said it does not support a decision by Reykjavik, its capital city, to boycott Israeli products. Iceland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday said the resolution approved by the City Council of Reykjavik earlier this week is “not in line” with its foreign policy, the Times of Israel reported. The…
A resort that in its heyday garnered a reputation as the “Catskills of the West” was severely damaged in a wildfire that recently devastated Northern California. , which at its peak in the 1950s hosted more than 1,000 guests a night, including many celebrities, was destroyed on the afternoon of Sept. 12, with only its…
Jon Stewart lobbied members of Congress to extend benefits to workers and first responders who were injured or sickened by the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. The former host of “The Daily Show” spoke to Ground Zero first responders, advocates and other Sept. 11 survivors at a rally outside the Capitol building on Wednesday. Later in…
Members of the University of California Board of Regents criticized the first draft of a statement of “principles against intolerance” for not specifically addressing anti-Semitism. The regents spoke about the draft Thursday at their meeting at University of California, Irvine, The Associated Press reported. The proposed statement condemns bias, violence, threats and hate speech based…
Anti-Semitic graffiti was spray-painted in black outside an apartment complex in Boca Raton, Florida, days before Rosh Hashanah. The graffiti at the Gables Town Place complex, which management painted over after being alerted on Monday, included a Star of David and a swastika, as well as several symbols that police have not identified, according to…
A Jewish lawmaker in Britain said she joined new Labor Party leader Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow cabinet after having a “full and frank discussion” with him. Luciana Berger agreed to serve as the shadow mental health secretary for Corbyn, who is regarded as hostile to Israel and has called the terrorist groups Hamas and Hezbollah “friends.”…
An Arab bid to pressurize Israel over its assumed nuclear arsenal failed on Thursday after Washington and other powers united to reject it at the U.N. atomic watchdog’s annual gathering. The extent of the rejection – with a larger number of ‘no’s than a similar vote last year – will reassure Israel, whose relationship with…
The U.S. government will aggressively enforce sanctions against Iran and ensure it complies with the nuclear deal struck with the United States and other world powers, the nominee to head the office charged with using financial tools to counter national security threats said on Thursday. Adam Szubin, the U.S. Treasury’s acting under secretary for terrorism…
