Iran’s Judo Team Suspended for Refusing to Face Israeli Opponents
The Iranian national judo team was suspended from international competition until September 2023 for forfeiting matches against Israeli opponents due to a boycott.
Prestigious Jewish Schools in London Shaken by Allegations of Sexual Abuse
LONDON — Two of London’s most prestigious Jewish schools are in turmoil after they were implicated on a website for Brits to share their stories of sexual abuse.
Jews in France and Elsewhere Demand ‘Justice for Sarah Halimi’
PARIS — Over 20,000 protesters, many of them Jewish, gathered in Paris to protest the French high court’s decision not to try a man who killed a Jewish woman while screaming about Allah.
Germany Won’t Prosecute Former Concentration Camp Guard, 95, Deported From US
German prosecutors said they had insufficient evidence to prosecute a 95-year-old man who was deported from the United States on suspicion of involvement in Nazi war crimes.
At J Street Conference, Mahmoud Abbas Says He’s Ready to ‘Remove Obstacles’ to Relations...
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said he was ready to “remove obstacles” to renewing U.S.-Palestinian ties.
Dutch Museum Will Pay $240K to Owners of Nazi-looted Painting it Won’t Return
AMSTERDAM — A Dutch museum will compensate the rightful owners of a Nazi-looted painting the government said it could keep because displaying it would benefit the public interest.
Ancient Libyan Synagogue Being Turned Into Islamic Center, Jewish Group Says
An abandoned and ancient synagogue in Libya is being turned into an Islamic religious center without permission, the World Organization of the Jews of Libya said.
Netherlands Anti-Semitism Tally Drops by 25% Due to COVID-19 Lockdowns
The number of anti-Semitic incidents recorded in the Netherlands in 2020 decreased by 25% over the previous year but was still among the highest totals in a decade.
Earliest Evidence of Kosher Diet in UK Found in 800-year-old Animal Bones from Oxford
Archaeologists in the United Kingdom discovered findings from a medieval Jewish community of Oxford that they said were the earliest evidence of a religious diet.
Prince Philip, Who Opposed Nazis and Was First British Royal to Visit Israel, Dies...
Prince Philip, perhaps the closest member of the British royal family to Jews and Jewish causes, has died at 99.
