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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.

Republic of Nauru recognises Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

In a letter to Israel's mission to the UN, the Republic of Nauru announced that the "Government of the Republic of Nauru will formally recognise the City of Jerusalem as the Capital City of the State of Israel".

Moldova’s Jewish community reopens synagogue seized by Soviets

About 300 people attended to the re-opening of the Wooden Synagogue in its former home, a building seized by Soviet authorities nearly 80 years ago.

Last Jews of South Sudan arrive in Israel

The last remaining Jews of South Sudan finally arrived in Israel after being separated from their relatives for more than 10 years.

Antisemitic statements by Chechnyan leader provoke anger among Russian-Israeli Jews

The head of the Russian Republic of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has caused anger among Israel’s Russian community, after making an antisemitic statement calling Jews "the enemies of Islam".

U.S. Jewish groups rebuke Trump for saying Jews who vote Democrat are disloyal

Prominent Jewish American organisations denounced President Donald Trump for his statement that Jews who don’t vote for him and his party are showing “ignorance” and “great disloyalty.”

Fake Twitter accounts are impersonating Jews and promoting antisemitism

Fake Twitter accounts promoting antisemitic conspiracy theories have proliferated following a post on the forum 4chan that urged readers to “create a massive movement to show Jewish involvement in slave trade, global economy and mass media.

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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.