About 30 stores in Muslim communities in Glasgow, Scotland, are refusing to stock Israeli products. The stores, owned by Muslim and Asian shopkeepers, are displaying signs stating that "No Israeli...
Suburban Paris synagogue receives threatening letter PARIS — A letter threatening to shoot Jews was received at a synagogue north of Paris. The anonymous letter was discovered Tuesday by synagogue workers in Drancy. It had been delivered on...
Canadian postal union joins Gaza flotilla TORONTO — The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has joined a coalition of Muslim, Arab and human rights groups that plans on taking a boat to Gaza this autumn. “Canadian civil society...
Norway divests from two Israeli companies JERUSALEM — A fund overseen by Norway’s Ministry of Finance divested from two Israeli companies involved in construction in the West Bank. The Norway Oil Fund, managed by the Norwegi...
Algerian aid ship departs for Gaza An aid ship sponsored by the Algerian government departed for Gaza. The ship, which left an Algerian port Thursday, had religious and political leaders on board. It also carried food, medicine, an...
U.N. wants to clarify Israel-Lebanon border The U.N peacekeeping force in Lebanon wants to clearly mark the border between Israel and Lebanon after a deadly clash. Maj. Gen. Alberto Asarta Cuevas of UNIFIL , the United Nations Interim Forc...
Pakistan relief mailbox opened
The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh and The Jewish Federations of North America are responding to a call from the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee ( JDC ) to assist in collecti...
In a first, Israelis to serve on U.N. force JERUSALEM — An Israeli police delegation will leave for Haiti to serve as part of a U.N. multinational force, marking the first time Israelis will serve on a U.N. force. The 14 police offi...
Barclays to pay $298 million in sanctions settlement WASHINGTON — Barclays Bank will pay $298 million to settle charges that it violated U.S. sanctions by conducting transactions with clients in Iran, Cuba, Libya, Sudan and Myanmar. Accordin...
Walk out on Ahmadinejad at U.N., key Jewish group urges A major Jewish umbrella organization has called on member states of the United Nations to walk out on a speech by Iran’s president. Anticipating that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad again will seek to a...
Brazilian Jewish hospital debuts new unit RIO DE JANEIRO — The governor of Brazil’s most populous state attended the inauguration ceremony of a Jewish hospital’s new unit. Sao Paulo state Gov. Alberto Goldman, who is...
Banker's kin suing Hungary for return of artworks The heirs of a Jewish banker sued the Hungarian government demanding the return of artwork valued at $100 million that allegedly was confiscated during World War II. The heirs of Hungarian banker ...
Britain's Cameron calls Gaza 'prison camp' British Prime Minister David Cameron called on Israel to end its blockade of Gaza, calling it a “prison camp.” “The situation in Gaza has to change,” Cameron said Tuesday d...
Countries sign pact to fight anti-Semitism, Holocaust denial JERUSALEM — More than 80 countries signed an agreement to cooperate in the fight against anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial. The Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Educa...