Southern New England Jewish Ledger
EU directive means Palestinians will lose jobs, says official
(JNS.org) The European Union on July 19 issued a directive to all of its member nations that bans cooperation…
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ZOA convinces State Department to correct error
(JNS.org) The U.S. State Department corrected an errant reference to “East Jerusalem” as part of the Palestinian territories following outreach from…
Egypt Coptic Christians subjects of persecution
(JNS.org) Coptic Christian Egyptians are being subjected to increasing religious violence after the ouster of Muslim Brotherhood President Mohamed…
UK clergyman calls on church to repent for past antisemitism
(JNS.org) An Anglican clergyman spoke on the church’s history of antisemitism and called on the institution to repent at the…
Remnants of King David’s palace unearthed
(JNS.org) Two large structures believed to have been a part of King David’s palace have been unearthed in a…
Israeli lacrosse team may forfeit title because of Shabbat
By Eric Hal Schwartz/JNS.org This story was originally published by the Washington Jewish Week The Israeli women’s lacrosse team will…
Polish Jews continue shechita despite ban
(JNS.org) The Polish-Jewish community is still practicing shechita (kosher slaughter), despite a January legal ban on ritual slaughter passed by…
El Al cancels package for concert of Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters
(JNS.org) El Al Israel Airlines said it promptly canceled a promotional package that appeared on its website for an August…
Facebook removes page of Hungarian antisemitic website
(JNS.org) Facebook has removed the page of a major Hungarian racist website, a decision that was praised by he…
Argentine-Israeli association criticizes engagement with Iran over 1994 bombing
(JNS.org) On the 19th anniversary of the the bombing of the Argentine-Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA) in downtown Buenos Aires,…
