EU judges' upholding of Belgian ruling provokes fears of eventual bloc-wide prohibitions on ritual slaughter, arousing memories of periods when Europe’s Jews faced persecution

Amid outcry from Jewish community and Israel, Szilard Demeter says he'll retract claim 'independently of what I think' and delete Facebook page

Cultural commissioner says Poles and Hungarians 'are the new Jews' in deadlock with EU; Jewish organizations slam comparison of Holocaust survivor philanthropist to Hitler

Tom Burgis says financial secrecy has made the world safe for kleptocrats, and warns Israel is no exception

Prime minister claims Mazsihisz not speaking out over candidate with history of making racist comments about Jews; group denies claim by PM, himself accused of fomenting hatred

European Court of Justice says amendments, which effectively forced education institute funded by philanthropist to leave the country, were not in line with the bloc's law

Peter Eckstein-Kovacs climbed the political ladder while championing rights of Roma and Jews, but neighboring Hungary's Eurocentric ideals has helped turn his own party against him

Freedom House cites crackdown on press, new bill allowing Prime Minister to rule by decree as examples of erosion of democratic norms in the Central European nation

Around the world, emergency measures are being exploited to restrict press freedoms, quell dissent and crush opponents

Rights activists fret emergency restrictions on freedom of movement and expression along with electronic surveillance are dangerous encroachments on civil liberties