World
Croatia will head task force to fight against anti-Semitism
May 24, 2022 — Idan Roll Deputy Foreign Minister of Israel on his Twitter account: “Croatia will soon be appointed head of the International Task Force on Holocaust Remembrance (IHRA), a significant and important role in Holocaust remembrance and now more than ever – in the fight against anti-Semitism.
Israeli diplomats told not to meet Taiwan officials to avoid angering China – report
May 24, 2022 — Official cites increasing sensitivity of China-Taiwan issue and growing tensions between Beijing and Washington; diplomat denies instruction amounts to policy change
Tens of thousands march in New York’s Israel parade in major show of solidarity
May 23, 2022 — Top government officials from US and Israel join hundreds of Jewish groups in Manhattan, in a long-delayed affirmation for community after 3-year COVID hiatus
Ship attacked off Yemen’s shores, British military says
May 20, 2022 — Attack takes place off contested port city of Hodeida, currently controlled by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, amid Yemen’s yearslong civil war
US reopens Kyiv embassy months after fleeing west due to invasion
May 19, 2022 — Secretary of State Blinken says reopening a result of American arms helping Ukraine fend off Russian advance; safety precautions put in place for diplomats returning to capital
‘A powerful, visible message’: 40,000 expected to march in New York’s Israel parade
May 19, 2022 — Sunday’s annual event, canceled by pandemic since 2020, seeks to affirm support for Jewish state, bring together disparate community; top US and Israeli politicians to attend.
Swedish citizen facing execution in Iran is being held ‘hostage’
May 19, 2022 — Ahmadreza Djalali was sentenced to death in 2017 after he was found guilty of spying for Israel; Amnesty says Tehran is using him as a ‘pawn in a cruel political game’
Israeli envoy presents credentials in Chad after 50-year hiatus
May 18, 2022 — Renewal of ties comes after agreements in 2019 between former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the late Chadian president Idriss Deby Itno
Turkish nationalist chief opposes NATO bids
May 17, 2022 — The leader of a Turkish nationalist party that is allied with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expressing concern that NATO’s expansion to include Sweden and Finland will provoke Russia and cause an expansion of the war in Ukraine.
Ecuador changes its policy during Israel visit
May 13, 2022 — Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso has announced during a visit to Start-Up Nation Central, as part of his historic visit to Israel, a change in his country’s voting policy at the United Nations and that Ecuador will now vote with Israel.
Queen’s Speech includes ‘BDS bill’ to stop public bodies targeting Israel
May 11, 2022 — Planned government bill aims to prevent boycotts which ‘may legitimise and drive antisemitism.’
‘Die Jews’: Antisemites Vandalize Historic Portland Synagogue
May 6, 2022 — Death threat came just four days after the congregation marked Yom HaShoah.
