Historic vote of Portugal’s parliament in support of Israel
The vote was a joint effort between the Israeli ambassador and Portuguese MP Alexandre Poco…
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First ever Doña Gracia Award bestowed on businessman and philanthropist Stuart Weitzman for his work on educating Spaniards about their Jewish history
The Fundacion HispanoJudía (Jewish Hispanic Foundation) gave its first ever Doña Gracia Award to famed…
EJP Brief: Jewish group calls on Geneva mayor to investigate posters exhibition glorifying terrorist groups
The European Jewish Association (EJA) has called on Geneva mayor Marie Barbey-Chappuis to investigate a…
New UK bill to prevent government councils from boycotting Israel
One British official does not want local governments to be declaring “their own foreign policy.”…
As Russia’s shadow grows, Europe is increasingly turning to Israeli defense tech
Finland, Germany and the Netherlands are all in line to purchase advanced Israeli defense systems.…
French parliament rejects resolution calling Israel ‘apartheid’
“We can only reject the use of the term apartheid to describe the situation in…
New Jewish cemetery inaugurated in Oporto
The community’s previous cemetery was destroyed in 1497 in the wake of the Edict that…
Belgium’s Jews outraged following vote of the city of Liège to boycott Israel
CCOJB noted that the vote came on the very day that Israel commemorated its fallen…
UK Labour Party suspends MP Abbott over claim Jews don’t suffer systemic racism
“There were no white-seeming people manacled on the slave ships,” wrote the British lawmaker. By…
Germany sets up panel to review 1972 Munich Massacre
The commission will “rigorously examine the period before and after” the attack, says Germany’s interior…