A French court threw out a money-laundering case against eight banks, including Israel’s Bank Leumi. The indictments against the banks were thrown out on legal technicalities. New indictments could be filed in the case.
German lawmakers delayed a vote last week on a proposal to combine funding for memorials for victims of the Nazis and the Communists. Jewish groups have opposed the law, saying it draws moral equivalence between the two crimes.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.