Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attended a festive event at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow on Tuesday as part of the celebrations marking the 25th anniversary of the re-establishment of diplomatic ties between their two countries.

The site of the to-be-rebuilt synagogue in Kaliningrad, Russia ( former Konigsberg, Germany) will be enlarged to include the creation of an entire Jewish quarter in its historical location.

Google has removed a Chrome extension from its store that was designed to track Jewish people, after it was found to be perpetrating and facilitating racist hate online.

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini stressed the need to revive peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians.

The Jewish community of Estonia and the Tallinn synagogue celebrated the inauguration of a new Torah Scroll yesterday.

As thousands marched through the streets of Manhattan for the annual Celebrate Israel Parade on Sunday, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced an executive order that stops state agencies under his control from doing business with companies and organizations that support a boycott of Israel.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow this week as the two countries are set to mark the 25th anniversary of the reestablishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

There must be no tolerance towards anti-Semitism. We need to tackle it in all its forms including anti-Semitism that hides behind anti-Zionism,’’ stated Katharina von Schnurbein, the EU coordinator on combating anti-Semitism as she met last Friday in Brussels a delegation of Jewish leaders and representatives from over 10 European countries.

A “Night at the Museum” event was held in many Russian cities Saturday night, where city museums and art centers held their doors open for the public throughout the night and offered special tours and activities. City synagogues also participated in the event – and with smashing success.

All financial aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA) needs to be made conditional upon the PA stopping all forms of incitement and radicalisation, including payments to terrorists, the European Coalition for Israel (ECI) says in a report submitted to the European External Action Service (EEAS), the EU’s diplomatic service.