Suspect seen on surveillance video smashing window of Brooklyn Jewish school
Surveillance camera footage in Brooklyn, N.Y., caught a suspect in the act as she used a hammer to break a glass window at a Jewish school building.
The video, shared by the Twitter account Williamsburg News on Tuesday,...
Blinken discusses anti-Semitism, Babi Yar with Sharansky and Lieberman
Representatives of the supervisory board of the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center Natan Sharansky and former Connecticut Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman met on Thursday with the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington, D.C.
“We are grateful for...
Will US anti-BDS laws cause financial meltdown for Ben & Jerry’s and Unilever?
The recent announcement that Ben & Jerry’s plans to end its sale of ice-cream in “occupied Palestinian territory,” primarily Judea and Samaria as well as eastern Jerusalem, has stirred a fierce reaction, including potential...
Chabad of Poway synagogue shooter pleads guilty, gets life without parole
A nursing student pleaded guilty on Tuesday to murder and other charges after shooting a gun inside the Chabad of Poway synagogue in California in April 2019.
By pleading guilty, John Earnest avoided the death penalty in...
AIPAC reschedules congressional trips to Israel over rising COVID concerns
The American Israel Education Foundation, the charitable organization affiliated with AIPAC, is rescheduling two congressional trips to Israel next month over concerns tied to COVID-19.
The House Republican freshman trip and a bipartisan delegation of...
Israel’s former US envoy Ron Dermer joins Washington think tank JINSA
Former Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer has joined the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA), the Washington, D.C.-based think tank announced on Tuesday.
Dermer, a longtime adviser to former Israeli Prime Minister...
United Church of Christ accuses Israel of using ‘imperialistic theology’ against Palestinians
The leadership of the United Church of Christ adopted a resolution at its General Synod slamming Israel, accusing it of using “imperialistic theology” as justification of its policies towards the Palestinians.
The 3,500-word document, adopted...
US transfers $135 million in aid to UNRWA
The United States transferred $135.8 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) on Saturday, after signing a framework agreement with the refugee agency on July 14.
UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe...
Senate advances bill to help faith-based entities, houses of worship with security
The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee unanimously advanced a bill last week to develop and fund security for faith-based organizations, including schools, houses of worship and other religious institutions. It comes as...
Los Angeles Unified School District passes resolution condemning anti-Semitism
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) unanimously passed a resolution that denounced anti-Semitism and anti-Israeli rhetoric, the Los Angeles Daily News reported.
The resolution, which was passed on Tuesday, also called on the district to update its...