Lufthansa fined record $4 million for discriminating against Jewish passengers

Lufthansa fined record  million for discriminating against Jewish passengers

Lufthansa airplanes are parked on the tarmac at Frankfurt airport, Germany. Ralph Orlowski | Reuters Germany’s flagship airline has been fined $4 million by the U.S. Department of Transportation over allegations it discriminated against a group of Jewish passengers. The regulator said Tuesday that Lufthansa had prohibited 128 people wearing traditional Orthodox Jewish clothing from … Read more

Brit jihadi threatened to shoot Jewish hostages before FBI agents killed him in synagogue seige

Brit jihadi threatened to shoot Jewish hostages before FBI agents killed him in synagogue seige

A BRITISH jihadist forced Jewish hostages to their knees and threatened to shoot them in the head before FBI agents killed him, an inquest heard. Islamic extremist Malik Faisal Akram, 44, held the four at a Texas synagogue to demand an al-Qaeda prisoner’s release. 1 Malik Faisal Akram forced Jewish hostages to their knees and … Read more

Hamas dash hopes of Gaza ceasefire by repeating ‘impossible’ demands amid 40-day truce offer from Israel

Hamas dash hopes of Gaza ceasefire by repeating ‘impossible’ demands amid 40-day truce offer from Israel

HAMAS dashed hopes of a Gaza ceasefire yesterday by repeating “impossible” demands. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has offered a 40-day truce to allow the most vulnerable of around 130 hostages to be freed. 2 Benjamin Netanyahu has offered a 40-day truce to allow the most vulnerable of around 130 hostages to be freedCredit: Getty 2 … Read more

Amid an Israeli strike, a look at Isfahan’s Jewish community

Amid an Israeli strike, a look at Isfahan’s Jewish community

Isfahan, located on the route from Tehran to the Persian Gulf, hosts one of Persia’s oldest Jewish communities, dating back to various early historical periods as reported by Pehlevi, Armenian, and Muslim sources.  Amid an alleged Israeli strike, as reported by various news outlets, in Isfahan, there are currently some 1,500 Iranian Jews. The … Read more

Fury as video shows Met cop insisting swastikas ‘need to be taken in context’ at pro-Palestine march

Fury as video shows Met cop insisting swastikas ‘need to be taken in context’ at pro-Palestine march

THE Met Police have been blasted after a video showed an officer insisting swastikas “need to be taken in context” at a pro-Palestine protest. In the clip, a distressed Jewish woman is seen in London on Saturday complaining about the Nazi symbol on placards comparing Israel’s Gaza offensive to the Holocaust. 3 A Met cop … Read more