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US lawmakers slam Turkish PM over anti-Zionist comment
14/03/2013 - HURRIYET DAILY NEWS

US lawmakers slam Turkish PM over anti-Zionist comment

US lawmakers have penned a letter criticising Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan after he defined Zionism as a “crime against humanity,” calling his comments “appalling”.
Peres meets French imams a year after Toulouse killings
10/03/2013 - FRANCE

Peres meets French imams a year after Toulouse killings

Israeli President Shimon Peres has met a delegation of French imams working to improve relations between Muslim and Jewish communities, on the eve of the anniversary of a series of killings in Toulouse whose victims included Jewish children.
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AIPAC conference divides Jewish opinion in the US
05/03/2013 - USA

AIPAC conference divides Jewish opinion in the US

As the American Israel Public Affairs committee holds its annual meeting in Washington DC, it's once again a target of both approval and protest. The event sees members come together to reaffirm their unwavering support for US policy in Israel. But AIPAC is often criticised, as is Washington's Middle East strategy, and not only by pro-Palestinian movements. Some American Jews are also making their voices of disapproval heard.
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‘Unprecedented’ Holocaust tribute by French imams
07/02/2013 - FRANCE

‘Unprecedented’ Holocaust tribute by French imams

In the first such event in France, some 30 French Imams visited the Holocaust Memorial at Drancy near Paris on Monday. The visit comes at a time of high tension between France’s Muslim and Jewish communities.
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Israel elections: High expectations for settlers
22/01/2013 - THE WEEK IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Israel elections: High expectations for settlers

We begin by looking at how candidates in this week's parliamentary elections in Israel are trying to woo voters in the West Bank. Next, Israel and Iran may be sworn enemies but we have a report showing how Jews are prospering in Tehran. Finally, Jordan says its parliamentary elections this week will showcase recent democratic reforms, but the Muslim brotherhood says it will boycott the count.
Being Jewish in the Islamic Republic of Iran
17/01/2013 - IRAN

Being Jewish in the Islamic Republic of Iran

In the Islamic Republic of Iran, there is a thriving Jewish community. It has its own synagogues, schools, a hospital, associations and even a member of parliament. Mostly accepted, Iran’s 10,000 Jews are protected by the Iranian regime, a concrete example of tolerance in the country. Some of them are so patriotic they even say they would defend Iran if they were attacked by Israel.
French imams build bridges in Jerusalem
13/11/2012 - ISRAEL

French imams build bridges in Jerusalem

A group of French imams are paying a trip to Jerusalem in a bid to dispel the idea that Muslims in France are anti-Semitic. It comes eight months after a French Muslim, Mohamed Merah, killed a rabbi and three Jewish children in the city of Toulouse. At the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial centre and museum, the imams denounced killing in the name of religion.
Obama and Florida Jews: through thick and thin?
03/11/2012 - US ELECTION 2012

Obama and Florida Jews: through thick and thin?

Republicans feel confident that Romney can peel away some of Obama’s support among American Jews – especially in Florida, with its older, staunchly pro-Israel Jewish population. But on the ground, voters tell a different story.
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Twitter may face legal action over anti-Semitic tweets
17/10/2012 - FRANCE

Twitter may face legal action over anti-Semitic tweets

Following a wave of anti-Semitic posts on Twitter, anti-racism groups in France say they were looking at all legal options to target the authors of thousands of offensive tweets - and possibly Twitter itself.
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Syria conflict: inside the first refugee camp on Syrian soil
15/10/2012 - THE WEEK IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Syria conflict: inside the first refugee camp on Syrian soil

We meet the Syrian refugees caught in limbo on the wrong side of the border as Turkey says its camps are at breaking point. Next, in Baghdad, July's double suicide blast in Andalus Square brings back painful memories. And ultra-orthodox Jews are in the spotlight of a new exhibition in Jerusalem.
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