Middle East

NEW YORK (Press Release)–The arson attack on a mosque in the West Bank village of Yasuf is an unspeakable outrage and a profound embarrassment to the entire Jewish people. Those responsible for the attack damaged not only a peaceful holy place, but the possibility of Jewish-Moslem reconciliation. What is most disturbing of all is that

LONDON (WJC)–The eminent historian Andrew Roberts has said that the British government had a de facto ban in place on state visits by Queen Elizabeth II to Israel. “The true reason of course, is that the FO [Foreign Office] has a ban on official royal visits to Israel, which is even more powerful for its

JERUSALEM (Press Release)–The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Friday condemned the vandalization of a West Bank mosque, allegedly by Jewish extremists.  The perpetrators set fire to holy books, furniture and rugs, and spray painted hateful graffiti in Hebrew on the walls of a mosque in the Palestinian village of Yasuf. ADL’s Israel Office issued the following

VIENNA (WJC)–Michael Häupl, mayor of the Austrian capital Vienna, will be awarded the World Jewish Congress’ highest distinction, the Nahum Goldmann Medal, which is named after the long-time president of the organization and is awarded to statesmen and other leaders in recognition of their services to world Jewry. WJC President Ronald S. Lauder will present

LONDON (WJC)–Israeli officials reacted angrily about new product labeling guidelines issued by the British Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on goods produced in Israel and the Palestinian territories. “We think this is singling out Israel and it plays into the hands of those who are calling for a boycott of Israeli goods,” a