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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.

Chilean newspaper draws outrage with tribute to Nazi leader

One of the largest newspapers in Chile published a tribute feature to Nazi Hermann Göring, sparking an outcry from politicians and the Chilean Jewish community.

Maurice Cohen: Alan Shatter is Ireland’s Alfred Dreyfus

"To date the Kafkaesque events that ended Alan Shatter’s Irish and international political career have received no attention outside Ireland. Nor has the antisemitic backdrop to those events," writes Maurice Cohen in an op-ed in the Jerusalem Post

Facebook failed to remove ‘banned’ Nazi profiles, CST report

Facebook has failed to remove hate groups and far-right usernames that are on its own banned list, an investigation from the CST has found.

Kerala government to repair 600-year-old synagogue

The government of the Indian state of Kerala plans to conduct restorations on the 600-year-old Kadavumbhagam Synagogue in Mattancherry, the minister for museums and archaeology, Ahmed Devarkovil, said.

European Council welcomes EU strategy on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life

On 21 October 2021, the European Council welcomed the EU strategy on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life adopted early this month by the European Commission.

Canada will make special envoy on antisemitism permanent position

PM Justin Trudeau announced that his government will make the special envoy on preserving Holocaust remembrance and combating antisemitism a permanent position and bolster the role with more resources.

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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.