Canada to review case of Nazi-era war crimes suspect Helmut Oberlander
(JTA) – The case of Nazi-era war crimes suspect Helmut Oberlander, who has been fighting to retain his Canadian citizenship since 1995, is headed back…
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Edmonton Hillel and JFED combat anti-Israel campaign on campus
Submitted by Edmonton Hillel (Feb 25, 2016) – The BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) anti-Israel movement is soon hosting its annual event across campuses in…
How Syria and natural gas are pushing Israel and Turkey back together
By Ben Sales TEL AVIV (JTA) – After years of false starts, Israeli negotiators went to Geneva recently for talks aimed at ending a long-running…
Concern mounts as Canada amends its sanctions against Iran
(EJNews) – Canada’s new Liberal government has announced it is lifting some economic sanctions against Iran. Stephane Dion, Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced on February…
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, former prisoners mark liberation at Auschwitz
WARSAW (JTA) — More than 80 former Auschwitz prisoners marked the 71st anniversary of their liberation during a ceremony at the Nazi death camp on International…