Rashela was born and raised in Skopje, Macedonia’s capital but her family roots are from Toledo, Spain.
In an interview with European Jewish Press, Rashela Mizrahi, an important member of the Jewish community of Macedonia and the country’s first-ever Jewish government member, reported the ‘’political’’ antisemitic abuses she faced when she was fired from the cabinet last year after she appeared at a press conference with signs of the country’s previous name, Macedonia.
By Ethan Bergman
Edited by Yossi Lempkowicz
The Republic of North Macedonia, a small country located in southeast Europe, which gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of former Yugoslavia, is home to about 200 Jews who are maintaining ties with all Jewish communities in this region, including the ones in Belgrade, Serbia, and Thessaloniki, Greece.
Rashela was born and raised in Skopje, Macedonia’s capital but her family roots are from Toledo, Spain.
In an interview with European Jewish Press, Rashela Mizrahi, an important member of the Jewish community of Macedonia and the country’s first-ever Jewish government member, reported the ‘’political’’ antisemitic abuses she faced when she was fired from the cabinet last year after she appeared at a press conference with signs of the country’s previous name, Macedonia.
By Ethan Bergmann
Edited by Yossi Lempkowicz
The Republic of North Macedonia, a small country located in southeast Europe, which gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of former Yugoslavia, is home to about 200 Jews who are maintaining ties with all Jewish communities in this region, including the ones in Belgrade, Serbia, and Thessaloniki, Greece.
The EU to sanction Iran officials for human rights violations under new Magnitsky Act
The sanctions to be imposed on Iran, if confirmed, are likely to be taken in the framework of the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime established by the Council of Ministers in December.
Asked by European Jewish Press about the report, a spokesperson for the EU’s external service declined any comment. ‘’We do not comment on discussion in the Council,’’ said Nabila Massrali.
The European Union is to sanction Iranian officials for human rights violations, Reuters reported Tuesday.
Quoting EU diplomats, the news agency said the sanctions, the first such sanction against Iran since 2013, include travel bans and asset freezes on individuals.
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The organizers of the online conference, part of the forum, announced on their website that it will now take place from 1 March to 3 March. The program includes addresses by the ambassadors of France and Germany to Iran, according to the forum’s website presentation
Last December, a Europe-Iran Business Forum was cancelled following protests over the sentencing to death and execution of a dissident Iranian journalist, Ruhollah Zam.
At the time, several European countries, including France, Germany and Italy, protested the execution and pulled out of the online forum at which both EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javid Zarif were due to speak.