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Ukraine to mark Holocaust Day

By a large majority, the Ukrainian parliament has decided to turn International Holocaust Remembrance Day into an official commemoration day in the country, the Interfax news agency reported Tuesday.The world marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27, the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp.The parliament also decided to mark the 70th anniversary of the Babi Yar ...

UK taxi driver kills 12, wounds 25 in rampage

A taxi driver drove his vehicle on a shooting spree across a tranquil stretch of northwest England on Wednesday, methodically killing 12 people and wounding 25 others before turning the gun on himself, officials said. The rampage in the county of Cumbria was Britain’s deadliest mass shooting since 1996 and it jolted a country where handguns are banned and multiple ...

UK Couple Convicted for Plotting to Attack Jews

A Muslim couple from the Manchester region of Britain has been convicted for plotting to murder Jews. The two will be sentenced Friday.Mohammed Sajid Khan, 33, confessed to engaging in conduct in preparation for acts of terrorism. Shasta Khan, 38, denied involvement in the plan, but a jury found her guilty of preparation for acts of terrorism and possessing information ...

UK chief rabbi: Universities failing in anti-Semitism fight

Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks accused university authorities on Tuesday of “turning a blind eye and a deaf ear” to the increasing number of inflammatory speeches taking place on campuses across the country.Speaking at the Department for Communities and Local Government ahead of a report being launched on anti-Semitism in the UK, the chief rabbi accused the universities of not ...

UK Chief Rabbi Delivers Invocation Prayer at US Senate

Jonathan Sacks is first British Jewish community leader to fulfill the honor, says world must “honor the dignity of difference.” Rabbi Sacks was a guest of Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Connecticut).Britain’s Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks delivered the Invocation prayer in the US Senate on Wednesday, becoming the first Jewish community leader from the UK to fulfill the honor.Traditionally recited at the ...

UK academic union rejects EU definition of anti-Semitism

Britain’s largest trade union for academics has voted to disassociate itself from the EU working definition of anti-Semitism, leading to accusations it is institutionally racist.The University College Union (UCU) passed the resolution at its annual conference in Harrogate in Yorkshire on Monday, claiming that the European Union Monitoring Center on Racism and Xenophobia definition stifles debate and is used to ...

UK academic sues University College Union over anti-Semitic treatment

A British academic and pro-Israel activist has filed a lawsuit against the University College Union (UCU), of which he is a member, claiming it has created a “degrading, humiliating and offensive environment” for its Jewish members.Ronnie Fraser, Director of the Academic Friends of Israel (AFI) has sought legal counsel in the matter, and his lawyer, high profile attorney Anthony Julius, ...

Ugandan rabbi runs for parliament

Native-born Ugandan Rabbi Gershom Sizomu is running for the country’s national Parliament.If elected in the February 2011 vote, Sizomu would be the first Jew elected to national office in Uganda and also the first rabbi to be seated in a nationally elected government outside of Israel, according to Be’chol Lashon, an American-based organization committed to strengthening the Jewish people worldwide.Sizomu, ...

Uganda rabbi says defeat in election not kosher

Uganda’s only rabbi is contesting the outcome of Friday’s election to parliament, saying the vote was rigged.According to results released on Saturday, Rabbi Gershom Sizomu came second with 14,872 votes in the race for MP for Bungokho North constituency in the Mbale District, trailing behind the winner, Yahaya Gudoi, from the ruling NRM party with 16,744 votes.Sizomu told The Jerusalem ...

UAE asked US for help in Mabhouh investigation

Two US diplomatic cables released by whistleblower WikiLeaks give insight into how US officials followed the investigation into the assassination of Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai in January of this year.A cable from the US Embassy in Abu Dhabi from February 24, 2010 describes UAE officials requesting US help in the investigation of the assassination.“MFA Minister of State Gargash ...

U.S. warns Turkey that strained Israel ties could hinder arms deal

U.S. President Barack Obama has warned the Turkish prime minister that his country’s strained ties with Israel and increasing support of Iran could hinder an arms deal between Ankara and Washington, the Financial Times reported on Monday.Read More: @ Haaretz.comYou might also like:Turkey summons Israeli envoy over Barak’s commentsMajority of U.S. Jews Still Support ObamaWorld Jewish leader to Obama: Is U.S. ...

U.S. unveils Arlington memorial for Jewish military chaplains

West Point Jewish Cadets choir singing “Eli” by Hannah Szenec it’s not a trivial sight at the Arlington military cemetery in Virginia. The occasion was indeed unique – the dedication of the first memorial to commemorate 14 Jewish chaplains who have died while serving in the U.S. military since WWII.The site was unveiled on Monday on the Chaplains Hill at ...