B’nai B’rith ‘surprised, disappointed’ no SOTU mention of Jew-hatred
Seth Riklin and Daniel Mariaschin, president and CEO respectively of B’nai B’rith International, watched U.S. President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on Thursday night “with a keen focus on Israel and antisemitism.”
There...
Oregon man charged with ‘repeatedly’ defacing Reconstructionist synagogue
Adam Edward Braun, 34, was charged with hate crimes for allegedly defacing a Reconstructionist synagogue in Eugene, Ore., four times “because it was a place of religious worship for Jewish people,” the U.S. Justice...
In State of the Union address, Biden announces temporary port in Gaza
During his State of the Union address on Thursday, U.S. President Joe Biden announced an “emergency mission” to establish a port in the Gaza Strip to deliver humanitarian supplies.
“Tonight, I’m directing the U.S. military...
Amanpour criticized for saying intifadas head a terrorist to Israelis, ‘Mandela’ to Palestinians
Christiane Amanpour, CNN chief international anchor, is being denounced and mocked widely for a recent social media post about Marwan Barghouti.
“To many Israelis, he’s a terrorist. To many Palestinians, he’s their Mandela,” she wrote of the convicted murderer,...
‘Proud to support State of Israel,’ Noem signs bill adopting IHRA definition in South...
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, a Republican, signed HB 1076, which requires the state to consider “the definition of antisemitism when investigating unfair or discriminatory practices,” into law on Wednesday
“Ever since the horrific terrorist attacks...
US pushes for short ceasefire in Gaza war to buy time
U.S. and Arab negotiators pushed Israel and the terror group Hamas to agree to a short cessation in fighting—if for only a few days—in the hopes it will lead to a longer Gaza ceasefire.
A...
USC Shoah Foundation: We’re in most dangerous era for Jews since Holocaust
World Jewry is facing its most dangerous period since the end of the Holocaust nearly eight decades ago, the head of the University of Southern California’s Shoah Foundation said on Tuesday.
“The denial of the...
Ed Department starts Title VI investigations into five more colleges
Universities in Illinois, Vermont, California, Pennsylvania and New York are being investigated by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) for potential violations of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
On Tuesday, the OCR named...
Blinken announces program to return Nazi-looted art to descendants
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke via video on Tuesday for the 25th anniversary of the Washington Principles on Nazi-confiscated art and best practices event, announcing a new effort by the U.S. State Department to...
US carries out second airdrop of aid into Gaza
U.S. Central Command announced on Tuesday that it carried out a second airdrop of emergency food supplies into the Gaza Strip.
“The combined, joint operation included U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft and U.S. Army soldiers...