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32nd anniversary of the terror attack on the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires

Hezbollah, calling itself a "party of God", claimed responsibility for the attack. To date, no one has been brought to justice for these attacks.

IHRA condemns rehabilitation of persons complicit in the Holocaust and the genocide of the Roma

The IHRA has condemned all attempts to rehabilitate the reputations of persons who were complicit in the crimes of the Holocaust and the genocide of the Roma in a statement following its 2020 Berlin Plenary.

Argentinian professor offers bonus to “whoever finds a poor Jew”

A university professor in Argentina told his students that he “will give a bonus to whoever finds a poor Jew.”

3 rockets fired from Gaza on southern Israel

Three rockets were fired into southern Israel from Gaza, sounding the Code Red alert system but causing no injuries or damage, according to the Israel Defense Forces.

El Al likely to be nationalised, after airline accepts bailout

Israel's struggling carrier El Al could be flying back into state hands, as the company’s board accepted a government bailout that would likely give the state some 61 percent of the firm.

Israel strikes Gaza targets after rocket fire

Israel struck targets in the Gaza Strip, hours after three rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip at southern Israel.

Kansas newspaper removes cartoon likening mask mandate to the Holocaust

A weekly newspaper in Kansas has removed a political cartoon comparing Governor Laura Kelly’s order requiring state residents to wear masks to the Nazis ordering Jews to board cattle cars taking them to death camps.

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Statements

European Jewish Congress calls on EU and UN leaders to cease its one-sided Israel bashing that has direct consequences for Jews in Europe

“The constant flow of Israel-bashing by senior leaders in the EU and the UN with little to no criticism of Hamas terror is clearly the main contributory factor to huge growth in antisemitism recorded by all European Jewish communities since October 7 last year,” said EJC President Dr Ariel Muzicant.