Tag Archives: European News

Shimon Peres honored in Portugal – JNS.org

The Portugal-based International Observatory of Human Rights (Observatório Internacional de Direitos Humanos, OIDH) on Sunday honored the legacy of Israel’s former prime minister and president Shimon Peres. Read more » »

Grant Shapps becomes first Jewish UK defense secretary in 30 years – JNS.org

(September 11, 2023 / JNS) Grant Shapps. Credit: Rory Arnold/No. 10 Downing Street via Wikimedia Commons. The United Kingdom has appointed its first Jewish defense secretary in more than three decades. Read more » »

UK refuses to release documents on aid to Palestinians – JNS.org

(July 11, 2023 / JNS) The U.K. Foreign Office has declined to disclose how British development aid to the Palestinian Authority is audited, claiming it would “not be in the public interest” to do so, Jewish groups claimed on Monday. In a statement first reported by the Jewish News website, We Believe in Israel and B’nai B’rith U.K. Read more » »