Many British people, both Jewish and non-Jewish, feel a personal connection to the tragedy of the Holocaust. We need to address anti-Semitism, rearing its ugly head around the world and we need to reiterate how important it is to support and secure Jewish communities from violence and hate crimes.
The IDF says troops fired on three suspects who crossed the security fence and “hurled a grenade or an explosive device” at the soldiers.
The International Criminal Court in The Hague turns down the request, submitted by chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, because it was too long and exceeded the amount of pages allowed for filing. PM Netanyahu calls on world to take “concrete actions” against the ICC.
"Given the surge in anti-Semitism it is simply impossible to settle for statements like 'never again,' which have unfortunately become empty clichés," says EJA head Rabbi Menachem Margolin.
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a Congressional delegation are paying a visit to the site of the former Nazi German death camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau before travelling to Israel to attend a conference marking the anniversary of the World War II camp's liberation.
