Mahmoud Abbas apologises, condemns anti-Semitism

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said "he fully respects the Jewish faith" as he issued a statement apologising for remarks earlier this week.

Polish senate passes Holocaust bill slammed by Israel

Poland's senate has passed a controversial Holocaust bill, which was designed to defend the country's image abroad but has instead sparked a diplomatic row with Israel.

At 112, Holocaust Survivor is World's Oldest Man, Guinness Says

An Israeli citizen who survived two world wars and some of humanity's worst horrors and suffering was named the world's oldest man Friday by Guinness World Records.

Turkish politician had right to deny Armenia genocide (European Court of Human Rights)

The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Thursday that a Turkish politician should not have been prosecuted for denying that the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turkey in 1915 was a genocide.

Roma Genocide Remembrance Day is August 2

Roma Genocide Remembrance Day on August 2 is intended to be a reminder of the crimes Nazis committed against the group through internment, forced labour and mass murder during World War 2.