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European Union reached a political agreement to tighten sanctions on Iran

The sanctions are designed to curtail the exports of EU-made components used in the production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, and ballistic missiles.

IAEA confirms breach of Iran’s uranium limit

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has confirmed that Iran has exceeded the limit of the size of its stockpile of enriched uranium.

Adidas social media debacle produces racist and antisemitic tweets

Adidas has come under fire for a social media campaign which inadvertently led to the sportswear giant tweeting out racist, antisemitic and abusive terms to hundreds of thousands of followers.

Spelling of antisemitism

The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) would like to address the spelling of the term 'antisemitism', often rendered as ‘anti-Semitism’. The unhyphenated spelling is favored by many scholars and institutions in order to dispel the idea that there is an entity ‘Semitism’ which ‘anti-Semitism’ opposes.

Penguin stops printing book by Spanish author following claims of antisemitism

Penguin Random House will print no further copies of Pedro Baños’s 'How They Rule the World' after an external review found the Spanish-language edition contains “echoes of Jewish conspiracy theories”.

UN General Assembly holds meeting on combatting antisemitism

The United Nations held an Informal meeting of the General Assembly on Combatting Antisemitism and other forms of racism and hate.

Canadian government adopts IHRA definition of antisemitism

The government of Canada announced that it will formally adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of antisemitism as part of its anti-racism strategy.

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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.