Chechnya’s Jewish community doesn’t exist — but it’s angry at Israel
Chechen news reports stated that the country's Jewish community condemned Israel for installing metal detectors at the Temple Mount. But are there any Jews left in Chechnya?
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Istanbul protesters of Temple Mount metal detectors kick synagogue’s doors
The Turkish Jewish community on Twitter called the incident “intimidation and provocation.”
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Why this poster of a Jewish man and a Muslim woman kissing caused a scandal in Europe
A campaign in the Netherlands is aimed at curbing forced marriages, but some have criticized it as being anti-Muslim.
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Jamaica’s 1st kosher restaurant serves spicy jerk cuisine
The Chabad-run restaurant also sells Judaica and Jewish Jamaican souvenirs.
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Guide at Anne Frank Center in Berlin compares Jewish suffering under Nazis to Palestinians under Israel
By Toby AxelrodComments by a 24-year-old with a Palestinian background were "incorrect and painful," says an administrator.
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Israeli blogger sentenced to 3 years in prison in Azerbaijan
Alexander Lapshin, who writes a Russian-language travel blog called “Life Adventures,” was found guilty of illegally entering the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.
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Uganda’s Jews are down to one meal a day because of East Africa’s famine
By Ben SalesJewish groups have had trouble fundraising for famine relief.
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Netanyahu visited a Budapest synagogue. Here’s what happened.
By Agnes BohmThe Israeli prime minister praised his Hungarian counterpart but took a hit from a Jewish leader.
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Brazilian Jews protest anti-Israel Islamic cleric speaking at anti-terrorism conference
Ayatollah Mohsen Araki, who has close ties to Hezbollah, has called for the "annihilation of the Zionist regime."
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French left-wing leader slams president for saying France was responsible for WWII atrocities
Jean-Luc Melenchon called it "totally unacceptable" to say that "France, as a people, as a nation, is responsible for this crime."
