Europe: Ramadan Roundup, 2018
Muslims across Europe are marking the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month, which in 2018 was observed between May 17 and June 15, in accordance with the Islamic lunar calendar.
Basher Fromagerie Prepares for Shavuot in Jerusalem
The Shavuot holiday’s custom of eating cheese and dairy products makes a unique store in Jerusalem quite possibly the busiest in the city’s Mahane Yehuda shuk (market).
Natalie Portman’s Double Standards
Anyone who claims to love Israel should understand Israel is a democracy. Anyone who claims to love Israel doesn’t boycott Israel. Anyone who boycotts Israel bolsters our haters, the demonization campaign and the BDS movement, which opposes the state’s actual existence.
Anne Frank House Barred Jewish Employee From Wearing ‘Kipah’
‘I was stunned by the demand to take off the kipah,’ said the Jewish employee. ‘Here of all places, where Anne Frank was forced to hide because of her identity, I have to hide my Jewish identity?’
Haley Slams UN Human Rights Council For Allowing Iranian Official to Give Address
‘The Human Rights Council should be ashamed to allow Mr. Avaei to address its membership,’ stated Haley.
In Switzerland, Netanyahu presses world leaders on Iran
‘The only option at the moment is to introduce real amendments to the Iran nuclear deal,’ Netanyahu told Angela Merkel.
Denmark Announces Funding Cut To Anti-Israel Palestinian NGOs
Denmark’s Foreign Ministry last Friday announced it would cut funding to a number of Palestinian NGOs and implement stricter conditions for them to receive Danish aid.
Norway Gives Money to Group Funding BDS Campaigns
Norway has joined Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland and the Netherlands in contributing funds to an organization funding NGOs that promote a boycott of the Jewish state, the watchdog group NGO Monitor reports.
Knife and Fire Attack on Swiss Train Injures Seven
A 27-year-old man attacked passengers on a train in Salez, Switzerland on Saturday afternoon, injuring seven, including a six-year-old child. Some of the injured are reported to be in serious condition.
Israeli Oil Firm Ordered to Pay $1.2 Billion to Iran
The Israeli-owned oil company Trans-Asiatic Oil Company (TAO) was ordered by the Swiss Supreme Court to pay Iran’s state oil company $1.2 billion in revenues owed prior to the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
