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The United States slaps new sanctions on Iran’s drone program and restrictions on the access to technologies by the Islamic Republic

In response to Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel, the US is taking sweeping actions against several actors involved in Iran’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) program.

Uber driver asked to stop the car after passenger found out he was Jewish

A 60-year-old Uber driver was victim of an antisemitic incident in Melbourne after a passenger asked him to stop his car to let him out after he found out the driver was Jewish.

Teens on TikTok masquerade as Holocaust victims, drawing ire of Jewish users

Young people on the social network platform TikTok are pretending to be Holocaust victims in heaven in short videos, shocking some Jewish users on the platform.

“Jews are the virus” posters show up in Argentine city

Antisemitic posters blaming Jews for the COVID-19 pandemic appeared in the southern Argentine city of Neuquen, 1100 km south of Buenos Aires.

Medical resident who tweeted she’d give Jews the wrong medicine loses license in the US

A hospital resident in the United States who tweeted that she would give Jewish people the wrong medicine has lost her medical certificate.

More than 30 headstones damaged at South African Jewish cemetery

More than 30 headstones were damaged at a Jewish cemetery east of Cape Town, South Africa.

Holocaust survivor architect designs memorial for Albanians who rescued Jews

For several years renowned architect Stephen Jacobs worked to design a Holocaust memorial for Albania’s capital. Unveiled last month at the entrance to the Grand Park of Tirana, the simple memorial features three stone plaques in Albanian, English and Hebrew that highlight the stories of Albanians who saved Jews during World War II.

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European Jewish Congress expresses solidarity with Israel and condemns Iranian attack on Jewish State

We urge the European Union and its member states to totally isolate Iran economically and politically from the international family of nations by strongly enforcing and extending sanctions against the Islamic Republic.