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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 349

Romania

Members of a special unit of the Romanian gendarmerie stand outside the apartment block in which the Israeli embassy is located in Bucharest, Romania, Monday, June 3, 2024, after a suspect threw a Molotov cocktail at the embassy. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
June 3, 2024, 4:51 pm
Firebomb thrown at Israeli embassy in Romania, no injuries or damage
Police say incident not linked to Gaza war, attack motivated by ‘personal grievances’ over visa rejection; suspect also tries to light himself on fire outside
By Lazar Berman and Agencies
Geert Wilders, second from right, participates in a group selfie with Marine Le Pen and other far-right politicians at a press conference of the right-wing Europe of Nations and Freedom (ENF) group in the European Parliament on April 25 , 2019, in Prague, the Czech Republic. (AFP/Michal Cizek)
May 23, 2024, 9:14 am
The anti-Muslim, pro-Israel far right now runs Holland. Is the European Parliament next?
Upcoming elections for the EU’s legislature are expected to see gains by parties with ideologies feared by many Jews — even as they may be the community’s most ardent champions
By Canaan Lidor
Medication belonging to hostages found at Nasser Hospital, in southern Gaza's Khan Younis, in a handout image published by the IDF on February 18, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
February 19, 2024, 10:49 am
Families sent meds for hostages, and for Gazan children, in EU aid shipment – report
Medicines were purchased in Germany and entered Strip from Egypt; relatives set up WhatsApp group to coordinate on October 8, with first known shipment made in mid-November
By ToI Staff
Israel's midfielder #12 Gavriel Kanichowsky celebrates after scoring a goal during the UEFA Euro 2024 group I qualification football match Israel v Belarus at Bloomfield stadium in Tel Aviv on September 12, 2023. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
September 13, 2023, 2:48 am
Late goal lifts Israel past Belarus, keeping team in contention for 2024 Euros
1-0 victory in Tel Aviv keeps Blue and Whites in third place, one point behind Romania, with a critical match against first-place Switzerland next on the calendar
By ToI Staff
Israel's players applaud their fans at the end of the Euro 2024 qualifying soccer match between Romania and Israel at the National Arena stadium in Bucharest, Romania, September 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
September 10, 2023, 8:50 am
Israel ties Romania 1-1 as they fight to qualify for 2024 Euro soccer tourney
After draw, Blues and Whites remain a point behind Romanian team for second place in qualifying group, with the two top finishers set to continue on to European championship
By ToI Staff
French-Israeli diamond magnate Beny Steinmetz (L) arrives with his lawyer Marc Bonnant for his trial in Geneva on January 11, 2020. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP
September 6, 2023, 4:41 pm
French-Israeli tycoon Steinmetz released on bail after Cyprus arrest
Officials looking into nixing international warrant issued by Romania, says spokesperson, citing concerns over judicial process; diamond magnate due back in court September 14
By ToI Staff
French-Israeli diamond magnate Beny Steinmetz (L) arrives with his lawyers for his trial in Geneva on January 11, 2020. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP)
September 3, 2023, 3:44 pm
Israeli diamond tycoon arrested in Cyprus over corruption conviction in Romania
International arrest warrant against Beny Steinmetz has already been rejected by Greece and Italy over human rights concerns; businessman has appealed his guilty verdict
By ToI Staff
Left to right: Israeli Ambassador to Romania Reuven Azar, AUR party leader George Simion and Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan meet at the Romanian parliament in Bucharest, August 28, 2023. (Courtesy: AUR)
August 28, 2023, 8:10 pm
Israeli envoy meets head of Romanian party accused of antisemitism, drawing rebuke
Foreign Ministry lifts ban on AUR party, which issues statement partly walking back glorification of fascists and objection to Holocaust studies; Yad Vashem: We weren’t consulted
By Michael Bachner and Lazar Berman
In the Great Synagogue of Sibiu, Romania, actors Alexandru Malaiku and Gabriel Muncuș perform in 'A Secret About Joy,' a play written and produced by Fulbright scholar Sarah Brown (courtesy)
August 13, 2023, 5:39 am
In a Romanian synagogue, a play has ghosts ‘eavesdrop’ on a town’s Jewish past
Channeling everyday Jewish life before the Holocaust, playwright Sarah Brown’s ‘A Secret About Joy’ has been performed for thousands of Romanians since last year’s premiere
By Matt Lebovic
Foreign Minister Eli Cohen attends a Knesset committee hearing, June 12, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 4, 2023, 6:57 pm
Foreign minister denies lifting ban on Romanian party accused of antisemitism
But Eli Cohen acknowledges assessing whether the Alliance for the Union of Romanians has undergone ‘a real change that will open the door for Israel to revisit its boycott’
By Lazar Berman
The scene of a hostage situation in the Bucharest suburb of Chiajna, May 6, 2023. (Israel Police)
May 6, 2023, 10:07 pm
Israeli police negotiation team helps Romanian law enforcement end hostage crisis
Experts assist local police forces in rescuing young girl held by father as he threatened to blow up home in Bucharest suburb
By ToI Staff
A bust of Mircea Vulcanescu in Bucharest Romania, seen in 2022. (screen capture: Google Street View)
January 4, 2023, 5:44 am
Bucharest city council rejects plan to remove bust of pro-Nazi minister
Elie Wiesel Center accuses officials in Romanian capital of breaking law by leaving monument to Mircea Vulcanescu, who served in government of Hitler ally Ion Antonescu
By MARCEL GASCÓN BARBERÁ
Michael Shafir in a 2011 interview. (Screenshot: YouTube; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 24, 2022, 10:11 am
Michael Shafir, scholar who wrote ‘encyclopedia’ of Holocaust denial, dies at 78
Israeli-Romanian researcher, who played key role in Holocaust memory in the former Soviet country, is remembered for his straightforward, humorous presentation of difficult truths
By MARCEL GASCÓN BARBERÁ
Screen capture from video of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban wearing a scarf that depicted historical Hungary, including parts of Ukraine and neighboring countries, November 22. 2022. (Facebook. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 23, 2022, 3:07 pm
Orban panned by Hungary’s neighbors for ‘revisionist’ scarf showing expanded borders
Ukraine demands apology, Romania stresses its disapproval after Hungarian prime minister wears garment showing outline of his country encompassing parts of neighbors
By AFP
A rabbi checks the quality of poultry meat in a kosher slaughterhouse in Csengele, Hungary on January 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Laszlo Balogh)
November 16, 2022, 3:13 am
Romania passes ‘landmark law’ guaranteeing right to kosher slaughter
Conference of European Rabbis hails legislation as a model for other European countries amid battle over ritual killing of animals on continent
By MARCEL GASCÓN BARBERÁ
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