Palestine could have been wound up in 1967

Imagine if South Africa’s last white president FW de Klerk had, rather than recognise change as manifested by Nelson Mandela, insisted non-whites would be second-class citizens forever?

They once had over 400 families and even two local soccer teams but the decline of Cork’s native orthodox Jewish community does not mean it will be forgotten forever.

President Michael D Higgins led the nation in memory of those who died in overseas service and on UN missions.

The suspected gunman who carried out the deadly Copenhagen attacks was a 22 year old with a history of violence and may have been inspired by the Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris, Danish authorities have said.

A European Jewish group has demanded round-the-clock protection at Jewish institutions following the shooting attacks in Denmark at a synagogue and free speech event that left two people dead.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu managed to ruffle a few feathers while taking part in the Charlie Hebdo rally in Paris on Sunday. It was an event his office initially said he would not be attending for security reasons.

Pope Francis has honoured those killed in the Holocaust as he capped his three-day Middle East trip with poignant stops at some of the holiest and most haunting sites for Jewish people.

Nicolas Anelka’s ’quenelle’ gesture did contain “a reference to anti-Semitism” but was viewed as less serious than Luis Suarez’s racist abuse, according to the independent regulatory commission that imposed a five-match ban on the French striker.

Nicolas Anelka’s ’quenelle’ gesture did contain “a reference to anti-Semitism”, according to the independent regulatory commission that imposed a five-match ban on the French striker.

ENGLAND: Prime minister David Cameron warned about the danger of Twitter before he signed up to the social network and now he seems to have fallen into one of its traps.

A New York rabbi, arrested for flashing a fake police badge and ordering a female motorist to pull over, said he was angered by her slow driving.

France’s top rabbi is taking leave from his post after he acknowledged “borrowing” other people’s work and lying about his education, a top Jewish leader has said.

The Pope took his opposition to gay marriage to new heights, denouncing what he described as people manipulating their God-given gender to suit their sexual choices.

Hungary is investigating whether a Holocaust-era war criminal has been living in the capital Budapest, as international and domestic groups clamoured for him to be placed on trial.

Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher have reportedly met up to discuss the future of their relationship.

A major manhunt was underway across France today for a suspected racist serial killer.

A rabbi, his two young sons and another child were shot dead by a lone gunman outside a French school today in what was feared to be the latest in a string of racist murders.

A lone gunman murdered a rabbi, his two small sons and another child outside a Jewish school in France today.

Elizabeth Taylor's funeral has taken place.

IN your editorial (June 28) you state it is a sign of the times for an Irish politician to attack the Pope. How right you are. The ignorant and ill-informed comments of Labour party leader Eamon Gilmore are perfectly in tune with the current wave of hysterical and equally ill-informed media attacks on Pope Benedict.

REPORTS of increased anti-Semitism and a secret video showing Jews harassed on the street in Amsterdam have prompted Dutch authorities to consider using “decoy Jews” — undercover officers wearing yarmulkes — to combat hate crimes.

An Israeli police officer was killed and two others were wounded today as gunmen opened fire at a police vehicle in the West Bank.

Helen Thomas, the veteran White House correspondent who grilled and often exasperated 10 presidents, has quit abruptly in a storm over “reprehensible” remarks about Israel.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin has once again demanded Israeli Authorities to show restraint in dealing with the crew of an Irish Aid vessel on its way to Gaza.

A British multi-millionaire rabbi who was convicted of possessing cocaine that he took at debauched parties was spared jail today.

Several rabbis, three mayors and two state politicians were among more than 40 people arrested when an investigation into the sale of black-market kidneys and fake Gucci handbags evolved into a sweeping probe of political corruption in New Jersey.

Pope Benedict XVI pledged today to remember the millions of Jews killed in the Holocaust.

Italy’s rabbis said today they were pulling out of the Italian Catholic Church’s annual celebration of Judaism, saying recent decisions by Pope Benedict XVI were negating 50 years of interfaith progress.

The British government has criticised Channel 4’s decision to broadcast an Alternative Christmas Message by Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

A Christmas Day message of peace and goodwill from President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran must be “treated very carefully”, Jewish groups said today.

Indian commandos killed the last remaining gunmen holed up at a luxury Mumbai hotel today, ending a 60-hour rampage that killed 195 people in India’s financial capital.

Authorities in Mumbai said today the death toll from the three-day terror attacks had risen to 195 as more bodies were discovered when commandos ended the siege at a luxury hotel.

An Indian army general said today anti-terrorist operations against the gunmen who killed at least 119 people in Mumbai should be over within a few hours.

THE sites targeted by gunmen in Mumbai include luxury hotels, a busy station, a restaurant, a cinema, a Jewish centre and a hospital.

Natalie Portman has been dealt a bitter blow just in time for tomorrow's Jewish holy day Yom Kippur - a leading US Rabbi has condemned her portrayal of an Indian princess in a new video.

World efforts to solve urgent problems are “in crisis” because decisions rest in the hands of just a few powerful nations, Pope Benedict XVI warned the United Nations.

French mime Marcel Marceau was buried in a simple ceremony today at Paris’ Pere Lachaise cemetery, taking his place alongside other giants of the arts also buried there.

Pop star Madonna toasted the Jewish new year with Israeli President Shimon Peres and declared herself an “ambassador for Judaism,” local newspapers reported today.

Pope Benedict XVI today called on Christians and Jews to respect each other and work together for world peace.

Iran faced fresh world condemnation as nearly 70 Holocaust deniers from around the world gathered in Tehran for a conference debating whether the genocide took place.

HOW utterly naive is TP O’Mahony in joining writers (some of them vehemently anti-Catholic) in attacking Pope Pius XII for not condemning the Nazis for their oppression of the Jewish people (Irish Examiner, September 12).

Mel Gibson has turned down the offer to publicly apologise to Los Angeles' Jews on holy day Yom Kippur for anti-Semitic comments he made last month.

Mel Gibson has been invited to meet with three prominent American Jewish groups, after his apology for making anti-Semitic remarks when he was arrested for drunk driving last week.

Mel Gibson’s latest apology drew mixed reactions from Jewish leaders, with some saying they were willing to help the actor address the anti-Semitic slurs he made during a drunken-driving arrest and others demanding proof of his repentance.

Madonna has kicked off her world tour with a controversial stunt that saw her hanging from a giant cross wearing a crown of thorns.

SOME members of the Jewish community in this country have expressed dismay that next week’s census will not include a category box for Jews in the section on religious beliefs.