Right-wing MKs to Congress: Palestinian statehood far more dangerous than BDS
Nearly two-dozen right-wing members of the Knesset are urging the U.S. Congress to reconsider their position on Palestinian statehood, arguing that a two-state solution is “far more dangerous” than the BDS movement.
“The establishment of...
Suspect arrested in Crown Heights anti-Semitic attack
A 39-year-old man was arrested over the weekend in connection with an anti-Semitic attack that took place on Friday evening in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y., just before the beginning of Shabbat.
The...
Pompeo: ‘Clock is ticking’ on Iran arms embargo
Warning that sanctions and an arms embargo on Iran will expire in the coming months, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday urged America’s allies to pressure Iran to stop its “destabilizing behavior.”
“The...
Israeli-Americans mobilizing against ‘biased’ California ethnic-studies curriculum
The Israeli-American Council (IAC) is working to mobilize the Israeli-American community across California to oppose the inclusion of anti-Semitic content in any ethnic-studies curriculum, which is currently under consideration for the California public school...
‘We Will Fight’: Over 40 Arrested as Jewish Activists and Allies Confront Amazon for...
More than 1,000 Jewish activists and allies gathered at an Amazon book store in New York City on Sunday to protest the online retail behemoth's collaboration with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which swept up nearly...
72 representatives don’t #skipthetrip, join largest-ever delegation to Israel
A total of 41 Democrats and 31 Republicans are in Israel on overlapping party tours to get a firsthand view of the complex security challenges Israel faces and to express their unconditional, bipartisan support...
House Democrats in Israel say ‘Squad’ doesn’t speak for party
Since Democrats were swept into power in the U.S. House of Representatives in November—with some harboring more progressive views than the mainstream—questions have rattled many in the Jewish community over whether or not the...
Almost one year since deadly shooting, Pittsburgh Jewish community ‘still shaken’
It has been a deadly week in America with the back-to-back shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, which left a combined total of 31 people dead. For the Jewish community, it dredged...
Court orders neo-Nazi website founder to pay $14 million for inciting violence
The founder of the alt-right website The Daily Stormer was ordered by court on Thursday to pay a Jewish real estate agent $14 million for inciting his readers to harass her family, The Associated Press reported.
U.S. District Judge...
Despite previous pushback, Tufts University again to offer ‘Colonizing Palestine’ course
A course on the docket again this fall at Tufts University is causing controversy even before classes begin.
“Colonizing Palestine,” offered by the Race, Colonialism and Diaspora Studies Department (RCD), “will explore the histories and...