The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has called on the European Union to designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization without drawing a distinction between the group’s terrorist arm and its political activities.
Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski paid tribute to his country’s once-vibrant Jewish community in addressing the opening session of the annual American Jewish Committee (AJC) Global Forum in Washington Sunday night, as he sought to draw a distinction between legitimate criticism of the Jewish State and anti-Semitism amid a backdrop of growing anti-Jewish feeling in Europe.
Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu met with the national football team ahead of Wednesday’s start of the UEFA under-21 championship in Israel, as he defied continued protests over the choice of Israel as host nation for the eight-side competition, insisting that it “is important for a country that loves sports”.
The annual Salute to Israel Parade, which took place Sunday in Manhattan, drew over a million spectators and around 35,000 participants from 200 different organizations and delegations, including New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Governor Andrew Cuomo.
French President Francois Hollande sought to reassure French Jews of their secure future in the Republic as he made the keynote address to the Second Congress of Jewish Communities in France Sunday.
Several EU countries reportedly raised questions over the evidence linking Hezbollah to the bombing of a bus of Israeli tourists in Burgas, Bulgaria, last year, at a closed-doors meeting Tuesday in Brussels to discuss a British formal request for the EU to blacklist the military wing of Hezbollah.
A series of ceremonial events took place last week in Vishneyeva, Belarus, the hometown of Israeli President Shimon Peres, as a kick-off in celebrating his 90th birthday on August 2.
