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February 21, 2013
Attack on British soccer fans in France appears to be anti-Semitic
Fans of the British soccer team the Tottenham Spurs were targeted in an apparent anti-Semitic attack at a pub in Lyon, France.
Palestinian hunger striker to be released next month, protests continue
A Palestinian prisoner on a long-term hunger strike in an Israeli jail will be released in March.
Palestinian protesters for hunger strikers, Israeli soldiers clash again
At least 1,000 Palestinians demonstrated near a West Bank prison — the latest rally in support of inmates on long-term hunger strikes.
Pidyon Shvuyim fund to help imprisoned Jews
The Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington established a legal defense fund for Jews being held wrongfully because of their Jewishness and will assist Alan Gross, who is in prison in Cuba.
Moshe Kantor awarded Italy’s highest honor for non-citizens
Italy awarded Moshe Kantor, the president of the European Jewish Congress, its highest decoration given to a non-Italian.
Fired gay day school principal settles with school out of court
The fired principal of a major Jewish school in Melbourne reached an out-of-court settlement on the eve of his unfair dismissal case in the Federal Court.
Rabbi denies he knew of sexual abuse at Jewish school
A man under investigation for allegedly sexually abusing boys at a Sydney Jewish day school told police that senior rabbis knew of his actions but failed to report them to authorities, a newspaper reported.
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