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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.
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Yisrael Meir Lau: Returning to an empty, desolate Auschwitz

"Even now, many years after the darkest time in our people’s history - as I walk upon the safe ground of the State of Israel, my body convulses as I look upon the horrifying image that encapsulates these dark times - the gate at the entrance to the Auschwitz extermination camp," writes former Chief Rabbi of Israel and Holocaust survivor Yisrael Meir Lau.

Two-thirds of US Jews say they are less safe than a year ago, ADL finds

Two-thirds of US Jews believe they are less safe today than they were a decade ago, according to a new survey published by the Anti-Defamation League.

Jewish Agency offers zero-interest loans to Jewish communities

The Jewish Agency is offering zero-interest loans to Jewish communities worldwide to provide immediate cash flow and help them weather the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus lockdown.

As coronavirus antisemitism spikes, Israel launches counter-campaign

The Strategic Affairs Ministry has in recent days been pushing an initiative to draft youth in Israel and around the world into a campaign against the surge in antisemitism witnessed online due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Number of Jews worldwide nears 1925 level, but still far short of pre-WWII

Central Bureau of Statistics says there were 14.7 million Jews in the world at end of 2018, in figures released ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day. In 1939, there were 16.6 million Jews.

Virtual Tour of the Ben Ezra synagogue in Cairo

The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has prepared a 3-D tour of the Ben Ezra synagogue in Cairo in high resolution that can be explored online.
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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.

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

On International Women’s Day: European Jewish Congress dismayed by tepid EU response to UN findings of Hamas sexual abuse of women

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