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Anti-Semitism is considered to be hatred toward Jews - individually and as a group - that can be attributed to the Jewish religion and/or ethnicity...
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Germany constitutional court upholds ban on public support of Nazi regime
November 17, 2009
[JURIST] The German Federal Constitutional Court announced [press release, in German] Tuesday that it upheld [text, in German] legislation prohibiting public support and justification of the Nazi regime. The ruling, made earlier this month, means that neo-Nazis are forbidden from assembling for the....... [more]
Lithuania not increasing Holocaust restitution: justice minister
July 22, 2009
[JURIST] Lithuanian Justice Minister Remigijus Simasius [official profile, in Lithuanian] said Tuesday that the country does not plan [AP report] to increase the amount of restitution it will pay to Jewish Holocaust survivors in the country, according to the Associated Press. The ministry has recomm....... [more]
Germany court rules Holocaust survivors eligible for pensions
June 3, 2009
[JURIST] The Federal Social Court of Western Germany [official website, in German] ruled Tuesday that Jewish-German Holocaust [JURIST news archive] survivors as a class are eligible to collect old-age pension benefits. Specifically, the court found [DW report] that although the work performed by thr....... [more]
EU report finds European anti-Semitism incidents up since December
March 2, 2009
[JURIST] The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) [official website] said in a report [text; PDF] released Monday that incidents of anti-Semitism [JURIST news archive] have increased in the EU since December 2008 after declining in 2007 and 2008. The report found "an increase in anti-Semitic activ....... [more]
German lawmakers pass anti-Semitism resolution on eve of Nazi anniversary
November 5, 2008
'[JURIST] Members from all parties of the German parliament passed a resolution Wednesday seeking to counter anti-Semitism in the country. The measure requires the government to develop a report on anti-Semitic behavior and feelings in the country, and....... [more]
UN panel urges Russia to comply with racial discrimination convention
August 19, 2008
'[JURIST] The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) on Monday called on Russia to take action against growing instances of ethnic violence and Neo-Nazi activity within its borders. CERD said that Chechens, Roma, and other....... [more]
Israel bars UN Palestinian rights envoy after Holocaust comments
April 9, 2008
'[JURIST] The Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Tuesday that it will not allow the new UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) envoy on Israeli human rights to enter either Israel or the Palestinian territories after he called current Israeli actions....... [more]
Belgium government, banks to pay $170M to Holocaust survivors
March 11, 2008
'[JURIST] A Belgian government commission on restitution for Holocaust victims issued its final report Tuesday, finding that Holocaust survivors, victims'' families and the general Jewish community should receive$170 million to compensate for the money....... [more]
German lawyer for Holocaust denier Zundel convicted of incitement, insult
January 14, 2008
'[JURIST] A former defense lawyer for German Holocaust-denier Ernst Zundel was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison Monday after being convicted of incitement and insulting the court during Zundel''s original trial in 2005. Throughout Zundel''s....... [more]
Hunt for Nazi war criminals extended to South America
November 28, 2007
'[JURIST] The Simon Wiesenthal Center announced Tuesday that it will extend its campaign to capture and prosecute suspected Nazi war criminals to four South American countries. In a press conference in Buenos Aires, director Efraim Zuroff outlined the....... [more]
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