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“We find that the claimant is capable of saying something and believing it is true, and yet is shown to be wrong when you look at the contemporaneous documents,” the employment tribunal said. A demonstrator wears a Palestinian flag on his lapel during a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in front of the U.S. embassy in Santiago, Dec. 11, 2017. Photo credit: Pablo Vera/AFP via Getty Images.

Spain, Italy and France, three of the most influential countries in Europe, will enter election campaigns over the coming year that could significantly alter the continent’s political landscape. Each has its own urgent domestic matters, including the economy, immigration, corruption and crises of confidence. Still, the electoral drama directly touches Israel’s standing with the European Union, its main trading partner.

Britain will allocate more than £250 million ($335 million) over the next three years to strengthen security for Jewish communities following a series of antisemitic attacks, the British government said on Monday. The plan includes deploying more than 500 additional police officers across England and Wales, with a focus on Jewish neighborhoods, schools, synagogues and community centers. About 300 officers will be assigned to London and roughly 80 to Greater Manchester.

Ireland, the country which chairs the EU Council of Ministers since July 1, is advocating a full EU ban on trade of products from Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria (the West Bank), together with several EU member states, including Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. Such a measure is one of three options that are on the table of EU Foreign Ministers who arte meeting Monday in Brussels.

The exchange between Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Elena Kagan, during her confirmation hearing for the U.S. Supreme Court on June 29, 2010 is one of the most lighthearted Jewish references in such a venue. “As we move forward and deal with law of war issues. Christmas Day bomber. Where are you at on Christmas Day?” Graham asked. “Sen. Graham, that is an undecided legal issue. I suppose, I should ask exactly what you mean by that.

Three hundred people were evacuated Saturday evening from a neighborhood in Sarcelles following a report of a suspicious vehicle parked near a synagogue that was found to contain “a weapon of war,” French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said Sunday. Sarcelles is a suburb north of Paris where a large Jewish community lives.

The U.S. military struck 140 military targets in Iran—the third round of strikes in a week—after the Islamic Republic “blatantly” attacked the Cyprus-flagged container ship GFS Galaxy as it went through the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Central Command said on Saturday night.

By Mose Apelblat Belgium’s Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot (Les Engagés) announced earlier this week that he is preparing the formal recognition of Palestine following Hamas’s recent announcement that it intends to dissolve its governing bodies or civil administration in Gaza. The announcement might be premature, as some argue that not all the conditions set by Belgium’s Federal Government for recognition have been met yet.

As relentless missile and drone attacks batter Ukraine’s capital, leaving dozens dead and thousands in distress, Kiev’s Jewish community has mobilized an extensive humanitarian operation. Led by Chief Rabbi Yonatan Markovitch, volunteers are distributing food, water, clothing and essential supplies to Jews and non-Jews alike who have been affected by the bombardments. Kiev, Ukraine’s capital, has endured one of its most devastating waves of bombardment since the outbreak of the war.

By Oliver Bradley “A crisis is a crisis. The kinetic force changes, but the human nervous system and municipal paralysis remain identical.” Those were the words of Eran Segel, representing the Sderot Trauma Resilience Innovation Hub, speaking to journalists and policy stakeholders invited by the Europe Israel Press Association (EIPA) as well as the Near East Freedom Forum (NAFFO) in Berlin on Thursday.