Daily Archives: December 7, 2018
2-prong policy needed to stem migrant flow to U.S.
To dramatically slow the flow of illegal immigration and even end it does not rest on building walls or sending troops to the border, or by heartlessly snatching children from their mothers’ arms, or...
Amid rising anti-Semitism in Europe, are Jews now safer in the East than the...
The October attack on the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh has put a renewed spotlight on anti-Semitism in the United States, which has seen an uptick in recent years. However, deadly attacks...
The school books of the Palestinian Authority
PA school books present all of the six mil- lion Jewish citizens. as colonizing settlers mo- tivated by racist sentiments (History Studies, Grade 12 (2018) p. 5) who occu- pied Palestine, massacred and...
Father of daughter killed in Parkland shooting lights White House menorah
WASHINGTON–Ten months after losing their daughter Meadow in the mass shooting at Majory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., Andrew Pollack and his family stood alongside U.S. President Donald Trump as he lit...
NYU student government passes BDS resolution
The student government at New York University passed a BDS resolution on Thursday evening calling on the university to separate its interests from firms such as Lockheed Martin, General Electric and Caterpillar Inc., which...
Netanyahu, Friedman light Hannukah menorah at Western Wall
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, along with Israeli soldiers, lit the menorah at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Thursday to commemorate the fifth night of Hanukkah.
“There...
UN fails to pass first-ever resolution censuring Hamas
The United Nations rejected a resolution on Thursday that required a two-thirds majority to pass condemning the terrorist group Hamas for launching rockets from Gaza into Israel in addition to its infrastructure such as...
Bimbo Bakeries USA confirms dropping of kosher certifications for bread products
Bimbo Bakeries USA, a subsidiary of Mexico’s Grupo Bimbo—one of the world’s largest baked-goods conglomerates with America’s largest private-label bread-baking business—made the decision in 2017 to drop the world’s largest kosher symbol, the OU...
Jewish groups praise EU’s adoption of anti-Semitism declaration
Several Jewish groups praised the Council of the European Union for its unanimous adoption of a statement on combating anti-Semitism across the continent.
The measure, which was the first time the council’s 28-member states have...
At 77, Donna Shalala to bring decades of experience working with Israel to Congress
Donna Shalala, 77, is no stranger to politics or the relationship between the United States and Israel. She served as Secretary of Health and Human Services under President Bill Clinton, where she traveled to...