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Katharina von Schnurbein speaks at a European Jewish Congress event in Vienna, in this undated photo. (Courtesy)
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How the EU antisemitism warrior became a defender of kosher slaughter, circumcision
By Canaan Lidor
The bloc’s point person for fighting Jew-hatred, Katharina von Schnurbein, is an influential advocate for Jewish customs many consider controversial in Europe
Katharina von Schnurbein speaks at a European Jewish Congress event in Vienna, in this undated photo. (Courtesy)
June 26, 2023, 9:23 am
How the EU antisemitism warrior became a defender of kosher slaughter, circumcision
The bloc’s point person for fighting Jew-hatred, Katharina von Schnurbein, is an influential advocate for Jewish customs many consider controversial in Europe
By Canaan Lidor
Finnish Economic Affairs Minister Vilhelm Junnila speaking in parliament in Helsinki. (YouTube screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 22, 2023, 5:33 pm
Finland’s new economy minister in hot water for past Hitler joke, neo-Nazi ties
Vilhelm Junnila says previous behavior was ‘foolish and immature’; another key figure in new government, House Speaker Jussi Halla-aho, also has history of racist remarks
By ToI Staff
Interception tests of the David's Sling Aerial Defense System on March 19, 2019. (Defense Ministry)
April 6, 2023, 8:51 am
Eyeing Moscow, Finland to purchase Israeli David’s Sling anti-missile system
Deal worth $344 million announced a day after Nordic country joins NATO, dramatically expanding the military alliance’s border with Russia
By ToI Staff and AP
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (2ndr) applauds a speech at the start of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) Ministers of Foreign Affairs meeting at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on April 4, 2023. (Olivier MATTHYS / POOL / AFP)
April 4, 2023, 7:41 pm
Finland joins NATO in historic realignment sparked by Russian invasion of Ukraine
Western officials to up pressure on Hungary and Turkey to allow Sweden to follow suit; ‘Era of military non-alignment has ended,’ says alliance’s chief
By Max Delany
Israelis enjoy the beach in Tel Aviv on a hot winter day, January 21, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
March 20, 2023, 1:27 pm
Israel soars to 4th place in global happiness list, highest since ranking started
UN-sponsored index, based on data from 2020-2022, predates government’s divisive judicial overhaul plan; list is again topped by Finland, with US 15th, Britain 19th and France 21st
By ToI Staff
The Finnish National Gallery located in Helsinki. (Petri Virtanen)
December 8, 2022, 9:25 am
Artists to boycott Finland’s national gallery over Israeli billionaire on its board
Institution is supported by Finnish-born Israeli Chaim Zabludowicz, son of Holocaust survivor who built his fortune facilitating arms trade between Helsinki and Jerusalem
By David I. Klein
A border guard officer controls the vehicles entering Finland at the border checkpoint crossing in Vaalimaa, Finland, on the border with the Russian Federation on September 29, 2022. (Alessandro RAMPAZZO / AFP)
September 29, 2022, 11:03 am
Russians rush to flee country amid draft, fearing borders will soon ‘close forever’
‘The mobilization is a first sign that something worse might happen,’ says Oleg, a bar owner from Moscow; around 17,000 Russians left to Finland last weekend
By Viken KANTARCI and Elias Huuhtanen
Hillary Clinton speaks during the New York State Democratic Convention in New York,, Feb. 17, 2022. (Seth Wenig/AP)
August 29, 2022, 1:08 am
‘Keep dancing:’ Hillary Clinton comes to cavorting Finnish leader’s defense
In tweet to Sanna Marin, former US secretary of defense recalls her own hearty partying in 2012 at a club in Colombia
By AFP
Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin speaks with the media as she arrives for an EU summit in Brussels, June 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys, File)
August 24, 2022, 3:02 pm
Finland’s PM apologizes for photo of topless women kissing at official residence
‘That photo shouldn’t have been taken,’ says PM Sanna Marin, who is already facing criticism for a video showing her dancing with friends at a private party
By JAN M. OLSEN
Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin (bottom left) is seen dancing at a party, August 2022 (screenshot_
August 20, 2022, 5:01 pm
Finland asks: Does a PM have a right to party?
Video of Sanna Marin dancing with friends has caused controversy in the northern European country
By KOSTYA MANENKOV and Karl Ritter
A woman stands in the aftermath of the Russian shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Aug. 3, 2022 (AP Photo/Kostiantyn Liberov)
August 4, 2022, 4:38 pm
NATO chief says war in Ukraine ‘most dangerous situation’ in Europe since WWII
‘It’s in our interest’ to ensure failure of Russia’s ‘aggressive policy,’ says Stoltenberg, warning that otherwise the entire military alliance could be dragged in
By ToI Staff and AP
Swedish Armed Forces troops prepare in the Baltic Sea region, Aug. 25, 2020. (Joel Thungren/Swedish Armed Forces/TT via AP)
August 4, 2022, 8:04 am
US Senate backs Finland, Sweden for NATO membership in rebuke to Russia
In counter to invasion of Ukraine, senators support move 95-1 as ‘a warning shot to tyrants’ who think democracies are up for grabs; Trump ally Sen. Josh Hawley casts only no vote
By Ellen Knickmeyer and LISA MASCARO
Finland's Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto, left, Sweden's Foreign Minister Ann Linde, right, and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg attend a media conference after the signature of the NATO Accession Protocols for Finland and Sweden in the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)
July 5, 2022, 4:38 pm
NATO states sign entry protocols for Sweden and Finland, further isolating Russia
Securing Turkish parliamentary approval for new members could still pose problem, as Erdogan warns he’ll block process if Helsinki and Stockholm don’t extradite ‘terror suspects’
By Raf Casert
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and US President Joe Biden shake hands at the start of the first plenary session of the NATO summit at the Ifema congress centre in Madrid, on June 29, 2022. (Gabriel Bouys/AFP)
June 29, 2022, 10:48 pm
Biden thanks Erdogan on NATO decision as US signals support for Turkish F-16s
US president applauds Turkey for dropping opposition to Finland and Sweden entering defense alliance, and official says Washington supports Ankara’s ‘modernization plans’
By AFP
From left to right background: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Finland's President Sauli Niinisto, Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto, and Sweden's Foreign Minister Ann Linde before signing a memorandum in which Turkey agrees to Finland and Sweden's membership of the defense alliance in Madrid, Spain on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. North Atlantic Treaty Organization heads of state will meet for a summit in Madrid from Tuesday through Thursday. (AP/Bernat Armangue)
June 29, 2022, 6:42 am
In ‘historic’ shift, Turkey agrees to support bid by Sweden and Finland to join NATO
Putin’s invasion of Ukraine prompted the two countries to abandon their long-held nonaligned status and apply to join organization as protection against threat
By Jill Lawless and Joseph Wilson
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