Latvia
El Al signs codeshare deal with Latvian flag carrier airBaltic, expanding northern European network
El Al has signed a new codeshare agreement with airBaltic, expanding access to European destinations via Riga starting July 1.
French fighter jet shoots down Russian drone over NATO territory as security incidents escalate
Rumbula Forest: Latvia’s forgotten mass graves
Latvia launches human trafficking probe after Epstein Files included Latvian models' information
NATO puts defense plan for Poland, Baltics into action – officials
The plan for Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, details of which are classified, was drawn up at their request after Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014.
Latvian beach resort opens new luxury synagogue
The new synagogue is a milestone for the 10,000 Jews of Latvia.
Latvians honor Nazi collaborators in commemoration march
Veterans taking part in the march were supported by a large group of people holding Latvian flags, flowers and signs, while some also wore military uniforms sporting swastikas and Nazi SS insignia.
Latvian FM decries ‘disproportionate’ response to Gaza riots
However, he also added that Israel is "responding in a proportionate way" to missile attacks.
European rabbis conclude meetings at Riga’s only surviving synagogue
The rabbis also prayed at the memorial of the destroyed Grand Synagogue.
Grapevine: 70th-anniversary damper?
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Man holding poster of soldiers killing Jews arrested at Nazi SS march in Latvia
The march in Latvia is currently the only public event in Europe and beyond honoring those who fought under the banner of SS, Nazi Germany’s elite security force.
Grapevine: The Latvian connection
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Poland isn’t the only country censoring speech about the Holocaust
Jewish organizations, including the Simon Wiesenthal Center, said for their part that they understand the Polish frustration with terms like “Polish death camps.”
Nationalist Latvian lawmaker says Russian is 'language of Zionism'
To prove his point about Zionism, he cited Jewish-sounding last names of people he said were involved in protests against a plan to phase out the instruction in Russian in the country’s schools.
