Europe

British Prime Minister Theresa May has said there were “no excuses for any kind of hatred towards the Jewish people” in her first official comments, after the row about anti-Semitism which has engulfed the Labour Party all summer, The Times of Israel reported. In a passionate speech to more than...

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A Spanish district court has scrapped an anti-Semitic boycotts resolution passed by the municipal council of Ayamonte in southwest Spain, prohibiting any association or economic agreement with Israeli companies and organizations, The Jerusalem Post reported Monday. The ruling was made September 4 in response to legal actions taken by ACOM,...

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The Czech president, prime minister, speaker of parliament, and foreign and defense ministers issued a joint statement endorsing the nation’s move of its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, The Times of Israel reported Wednesday. In April, President Miloš Zeman announced that the Czech Republic would begin the process of...

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A Palestinian school in Hebron funded by the Belgium government, which under pressure changed its name formerly dedicated to a Palestinian terrorist, still kept its logo which eradicates Israel from the map, Shiri Moshe reported in The Algemeiner on Thursday. The newest iteration shows a Palestinian flag overlaying all of...

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In the wake of the Labour Party’s reluctant acceptance of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism, a group advocating boycotts of Israel defaced six London bus stops with signs calling Israel a “racist endeavor,” — violating one of the provisions of the IHRA definition — The Times...

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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn pledged to protect “Palestinian rights” as the party reluctantly adopted the full definition of anti-Semitism drawn up by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), The Jerusalem Post reported Wednesday. The National Executive Committee (NEC), the party’s highest-ranking body, however, also adopted a parallel statement clarifying that...

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