Belarus

Belarus Jewish community approved building on Jewish cemetery

Belarus foreign ministry says controversial construction on former Jewish cemetery was approved by local Jewish community.

Belarus court OKs luxury flats atop former Jewish cemeteries

Despite government promise to protect Jewish sites, Belarus court approves construction plans tossing Jewish remains 'into city dumpsters.'

This Holocaust monument in Belarus is haunting — and subversive

Soviet-era monument to victims of Nazi atrocities is one of the largest such monuments in the world, the size of 10 football fields.

Jared Kushner’s family is a legend in this Belarus town

In their hometown of Novogrudok, Belarus, the Kushner family is known for a daring escape and how they stuck together during the Holocaust.

Conference of European Rabbis meets with Belarus parliament

A delegation of the Conference of European Rabbis met with the Chairman of the Belarus parliament to discuss developing Jewish life there.

Peres's hometown says goodbye

Residents of Shimon Peres’s hometown in Belarus pay their respects outside his childhood home.

Holocaust victims included in Belarus-US pact

Belarus and the US sign an agreement to preserve and protect the cultural properties of all ethnic groups, including Holocaust victims.

Holocaust monuments vandalized in Germany, Belarus

World War II monuments in Germany and Belarus vandalized. No arrests have been made.

Belarus threatens to recall its ambassador from Israel

Belarus says 'reciprocal' action will be taken in response to closure of Israeli embassy in Minsk; Liberman blasts closing as 'ridiculous.'

Wiesenthal Center Head Seeks Arrest of Danish War Criminal

Efraim Zuroff, chairman of the Simon Wiesenthal Foundation, is in Copenhagen to o file an official complaint against a Nazi war criminal.

Belarus Town Shocked: Jewish Tombstones Used for Construction

Jewish tombstones have turned up across Brest used to build roads, buildings. The Together Plan wishes to turn them into Jewish memorial.

Belarus Waives Visa Requirements for Israelis

Move to boost bilateral relations comes on eve of event commemorating former Israeli PM Ariel Sharon, whose parents immigrated from Belarus.

Sharon to be Commemorated in Belarus

Limmud FSU conference in Belarus to feature a special event in memory of Sharon whose parents were born in Belarus.

Dagan in Israel after Belarus Liver Transplant

Former Mossad head is conscious and his condition is said to be stable.

Security Increased Around Dagan's Belarus Hospital Bed

Security has been raised significantly around the hospital room in which former Mossad head Meir Dagan is recuperating

Former Mossad Chief Dagan's Condition Improving

The condition of former Mossad chief Meir Dagan is improving after his liver transplant in Belarus.

Belarus Shuts Out Opposition

Voting is No Strain in Belarus, Opposition Boycotted Election

With the opposition boycotting the electionf, the regime was spared the need to engage in the usual vote rigging.

Lukashenko In Teddy Bear Purge

Swedish Aerial Novices Penetrate Belarus, Drop Teddy Bears

Two Swedish advertising execs have successfully bombed Belarus with teddy bears.

Putin Shows Little Give

Putin Sticks to Tough Policies Towards the West On First Trip

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has not relaxed his anti Western policies.

EU Recalls Ambassadors from Belarus

The EU has imposed sanctions on Belarus in response to government brutality against protesters. Both sides have recalled ambassadors.

Warsaw Summit: Little to Show

EU Can't Entice Eastern Partnership States without Membership

Donald Tusk may benefit electorally from the EU Warsaw Summit but in terms of tangibles it produced little.

Piecing Back the USSR?

Putin Wants to Reunite Belarus and South Ossetia with Russia

Vladimir Putin would like to restore some parts of the former Soviet Union to Russia. Local despots have other ideas

Lukashenko Takes an Economic Offer He Cannot Refuse

A pariah in the West, Belarus President Lukashenko must turn to Russia to prop up his regime.This support comes with strings. LIthuania afraid.

IDF Team to Support Belarus Blast Probe

An IDF team is helping Belarus determine what caused an explosion in a Minsk subway station during the evening rush hour on Monday.

11 Dead in Belarus Metro Blast

At least eleven people are dead and 100 others are wounded following an explosion in a main subway station in Belarus.

Belarus Dictatorship Threatened by Mid East Riots?

The US and the EU have responded to the fraudulent December elections and the repression that ensued with targeted but ineffective sanctions.

And The Winner (Surprise) Is Alexander Lukashenko

In another "democratic" election in Belarus Lukashenko gets only 80%. In 2006 he got 83%. "[He is] the devil you know" says Radio Free Europe.