On the night of Nov. 9-10, 1938, brown-shirted storm troopers torched and looted hundreds of synagogues and destroyed 7,500 Jewish businesses throughout Germany and Austria in what is known as Kristallnacht, “the night of broken glass.”
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi removed from his prepared speech to the United Nations two positive references to peace with Israel.
Jewish groups looking for signals from Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi regarding his views were appalled when one finally came — in the form of a nod and what appeared to be a muttered “amen” to an imam’s call for God to “deal harshly” with the Jews.
An Israeli tourist visiting Poland reportedly filed a complaint with police against a taxi driver for making anti-Semitic remarks.
Australia won a temporary two-year seat on the UN Security Council despite critics suggesting its support for Israel would hamper the bid.
Cypriot authorities discovered a small amount of explosives that may have been intended for use against Israeli targets.
Iran is believed to be further increasing its uranium enrichment capacity at its Fordow plant buried deep underground, Western diplomats say, in another sign of Tehran defying international demands to curb its disputed nuclear program.
The new ambassadors of Egypt and Jordan presented their credentials to Israeli President Shimon Peres.
European Jewish Congress President Moshe Kantor has unveiled a model bill designed to set “strict legal terms” on religious freedoms in order to enshrine them in Europe.
Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, reiterated President Obama\’s comments to the world body on unilateral Palestinian efforts toward statehood jeopardizing the peace process.
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