Daily Archives: November 20, 2020
Wiesenthal Center warns about Parler opening ‘the door wide’ to anti-Semitism
Parler, a social-media website founded in 2018 that prides itself on allowing virtually unfiltered viewpoint, has allowed anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry to flourish on its site, according to a report released on Thursday by...
US issues policy to have exported goods made in settlements labeled ‘Product of Israel’
The U.S. State Department issued a new policy on Thursday requiring that products manufactured in settlements in Judea and Samaria be labeled as “Israel,” “Product of Israel” or “Made in Israel” when exported to the United States.
“This approach recognizes that...
Pompeo designates BDS ‘anti-Semitic,’ announces new policy to help combat it
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stated on Thursday that the United States would withdraw funding from groups that support the anti-Israel BDS movement.
“We will recognize the global BDS campaign as anti-Semitic,” he said....
Hate crimes, growing in number, still are underreported
Living in central Pennsylvania during the 1980’s opened my eyes about anti-Semitism, an attitude so deeply entrenched there that I feared American Jewry could one day be targeted – like our forebears in Nazi...
November 20, 1945: Nuremberg Trials Begin
On this day in 1945, 24 high-ranking Nazis go on trial before the International Military Tribunal (IMT) at the Palace of Justice in Nuremberg, Germany, for atrocities committed during World War II.The Nuremberg Trials...