WJC Daily Briefing, July 15, 2019
European Politics
Greens Are the New Hope for Europe’s Center. For the Far Right, They’re Enemy No. 1.
New York Times
Scandal Hanging over Ursula von der Leyen
politico
Ursula von der Leyen: Will German Defense Minister Become EU Commission President?
Independent
Anti-Semitism
Corbyn decries BBC’s “inaccuracies” over Labour anti-Semitism
Guardian
Unlearning Muslim Anti-Semitism
Australian
Agriculture Minister, Makis Voridis, Rejects Accusations of Anti-Semitism
Greek Reporter
Attacker of French philosopher Alain Finkielkraut convicted for shouting anti-Semitic epithets
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Haredi Jews eat matzah with “human blood,” Egyptian Hebrew scholar claims
Jerusalem Post
Senior Hamas official calls on members of Palestinian diaspora to kill Jews
Times of Israel
Pence in Poway: We will always condemn anti-Semitism
Israel Hayom
Munich Jewish Museum hosts anti-Semitic exhibit
World Israel News
Anti-Semtimitism, BDS and Der Spiegel article
Pro-Israel Groups Promoted anti-BDS Resolution in German Parliament, Der Spiegel Reports
Haaretz
German Jewish Group Says News Article ‘Fuels Anti-Semitism’
Hamodia
Der Spiegel and the dangerous game with the Israel friends (in German)
Die Welt
Rumor from the Jewish Lobby (German)
Jüdische Allgemeine
The article uses anti-Semitic clichés, an interview with Josef Schuster (German)
Jüdische Allgemeine
BDS
Another Academic Association Bends To The Will Of The Boycott, Divest, Sanction Movement
Forbes
PA strengthening ties with BDS organizations
Arutz Sheva
Hate Speech/Neo-Nazis/Extremist Groups
German Jewish leader condemns anti-Semitic items on Amazon
Times of Israel
Amazon responds to criticism from Zentralrat on selling Nazi items (German)
Jüdische Allgemeine
Adoption of Cyberhaine Law: Towards a Legal Framework for Excesses on the Web (French)
Actualité Juive
Israel
Israeli Education Minister Advocates Debunked Gay Conversion Therapy
New York Times
After Police Shooting, Ethiopian Israelis Seek Black Lives Matter Reckoning
New York Times
Palestinians to raise refugee right of return at first UN racism review
Jerusalem Post
OECD Report: Israel Hasn’t Closed GDP Gap With Top Western Economies
Haaretz
Report: Bennett Offered UN Post If He Folds Campaign
Hamodia
As number of new immigrants from France continues to decrease, French immigrant organization says Israel is ‘unprepared’ to take in French Jews
European Jewish Press
In First, Indonesian Delegation Visits Israel’s Diamond Exchange
Jewish Voice
OIC to discuss Israeli violations in Jerusalem
Anadolu Agency
Key WJC Mentions
WJC President Ronald S. Lauder quoted on Israel/Diaspora relations
A Seat at the Table
Jerusalem Post
WJC mentioned in the appointment of Greek PM
Greek minister renounces anti-Semitic past after Israeli media slamshis appointment
Neos Kosmos
WJC mentioned in this article on a two-state solution
The trap of the two-state solution
Jerusalem Post
WJC former Secretary General Israel Singer’s interview
The Rabbi, the Pope and the Jewish Cardinal
Hamodia
General News
US-Israel-EU friendship group launched in the European Parliament
European Jewish Press
[Albanian] Parliament Speaker Receives American Jewish Committee’s Representatives
Albanian Daily News here and here
Holocaust survivor Fritzie Fritzshall returns to Auschwitz with Cardinal Blase Cupich
ABC Chicago
Jewish Groups and Synagogues Prepare to Shelter Immigrants suring ICE Raids
Haaretz
Former Florida Principal Offered Trip to Auschwitz after Telling Parent “Not Everyone Believes the Holocaust Happened”
Newsweek
Pope Writes to Buenos Aires Jewish Center on 25th Anniversary of Terror Attack
Independent Catholic News
Cuban Jews in Florida keep rich heritage alive
Israel Hayom
Archeologists find two column bases of Great Synagogue of Vilnius
Baltic Times
Kaunas Marks 75th Anniversary of Ghetto Liquidation [second paragraph]
Bnn news
Photographing the Lodz Ghetto
Aish
Ireland’s oldest Jewish cemetery to reopen after 40 years
Irish Times
Barcelona’s oldest house is now a Jewish cultural center
Times of Israel
Netherlands Jewish leader tortured and robbed at home by 4 men
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Stories of [female] religious leaders in the Argentine Jewish community (Spanish)
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Opinions & Analysis
Analysis // Drawing Fire for Gay Conversion Comments, Rabbi Rafi Doesn’t Look Moderate Anymore
Haaretz
Comment // The difference between intermarriage and the Holocaust
JNS
Essay // The New Anti-Semitism
Wall Street Journal
Interview // WCC general secretary reflects on renewed bonds with IJCIC
World Council of Churches
Obituary // Lucette Lagnado’s Lost Egyptian Jewish World
Aish
Obituary // Mark Talisman, champion of key law in fight for Soviet Jewry, is dead at 78
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Opinion // Observer View: Labour Leadership Complicit in Anti-Semitism
Guardian
Opinion // Labour’s Anti-Semitism Crisis is Bollocks
Tikun Olam blog
Opinion // My Family Perished in the Assimilation Shoah, According to Israel’s Education Minister
Haaretz
Watch // BBC’s Documentary on Labour’s Anti-Semitism [60 mins.]
Aish