Only 461 out of 3,000 ultra-Orthodox in Israel reported for military service

Haredi protesters condemn the project in Jerusalem. Photo: Yonatan Sindel/flash 90 Only 461 of the approximately 3,000 Israeli ultra-Orthodox men aged 18 to 26 who received draft notices last summer reported to military commissariats. An army spokesman told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee on Monday, The Jerusalem Post reports. According to Shai Tayeb, […]

German AfD leader Alice Weidel to meet with Viktor Orban in Budapest

Alice Weidel, leader of the AfD. Photo: Kay Nietfeld / DPA The leader of the German far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD), Alice Weidel, will visit Budapest next week to meet with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. This was reported by the DPA news agency on Monday. Weidel, who is the AfD’s candidate for the […]

Greenland plans to ban party funding by foreign and anonymous donors

Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, is planning to pass a bill that would ban funding for political parties from foreign or anonymous sources. This is evidenced by the agenda of the country’s parliament, published on Monday, The Guardian reports. The document is intended to ensure Greenland’s political independence. The bill […]