Posts Tagged: Iceland
US Jewish Group Hails Move by Icelandic Parliamentary Committee to Thwart Proposed Circumcision Ban
A major US Jewish group has praised an Icelandic parliamentary committee for its recommendation this week that a proposed bill that would ban male circumcision...
European Jews Hold Protest Meetings Against Iceland’s Proposed Circumcision Ban
The controversy over Iceland's proposed ban on circumcision has escalated, with prominent European rabbis and their supporters holding protest meetings in recent days in Reykjavik...
Iceland’s Long Record of Antisemitism
A proposal to outlaw circumcision has been introduced by four parties in Iceland's parliament. While this law might partly target Muslims, it is yet another negative development...
An Open Letter to Reykjavik, Iceland, on Its Eruption of Anti-Semitism
JNS.org - Dear Reykjavik City Council members, You would think that your country, which routinely violates the international ban on commercial whaling — slaughtering 137 last year...
European Jewish Groups Rail Against Reykjavic Decision to Boycott Israeli Goods
European Jewish groups railed against the Icelandic capital of Reykjavik's decision this week to adopt a boycott of Israeli goods, with many calling the move purely discriminatory. European...
Iceland’s Capital Votes to Adopt Boycott of Israeli Products
Iceland's capital city of Reykjavik has voted to adopt a boycott of Israeli products, the Iceland Magazine reported on Wednesday, handing Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions activists another...
