Monthly Archives: June 2021
Jewish support for Biden remains unchanged from election, says AJC survey
A survey commissioned by the American Jewish Committee, released on Wednesday, indicated that support for U.S. President Joe Biden among American Jews remains strong, while a political rift continues between the Orthodox Jews and...
Combating rising anti-Semitism, leaders cultivate Judeo-Christian values to support Israel
With anti-Israel protesters around the world rallying against the Jewish state, a group of rabbis in Israel and North America gathered with leading evangelical pastors and other leaders from the Christian community for a...
Are American Jewish groups doing enough to address the surge in anti-Israel hate?
The flare-up of violence between Israel and Hamas lasted 11 days until a ceasefire was negotiated, but for Jewish community organizations, the fight continues within the United States. Recent weeks have seen a surge...
BBC deletes ‘unbalanced and partisan’ videos about Israel, Palestinians from its website
The BBC has removed a series of controversial videos about Israel and the Palestinians from its website following a complaint from the group UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI), the pro-Israel group said on Monday.
UKLFI described the BBC Education...
FBI helps NYPD address increase in anti-Semitic attacks in New York City
The FBI is assisting the New York Police Department in combating the rise in anti-Semitic hate crimes against Jews following the recent Israel-Palestinian conflict, reported The Wall Street Journal.
The FBI said it held discussions and...
Republican senators visit Israel, meet officials to pledge unequivocal US support
Three Republican senators made their way to Israel this week to show solidarity with the Jewish state and hear from leaders about how the United States can best help in the wake of the...
Iran denies nuclear talks are stalled, as France questions traces of uranium
Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabiei denied on Tuesday that international nuclear talks have hit a roadblock and that the 2015 nuclear deal can still be revived.
“There is no impasse in the Vienna talks. Negotiations...
Science, Security and American Nuclear Strategy: An Intellectual Challenge
“…. science – by which I mean the entire body of knowledge about things, whether corporeal or spiritual – is as much a work of imagination as it is of observation…. the latter is...
Israeli researcher named National Geographic Society ‘Emerging Explorer’
The National Geographic Society named University of Haifa professor Dr. Aviad Scheinin as one of its “Emerging Explorers” in 2021—one of 15 individuals it described as changing the world “one idea at a time.”
In an announcement...
Jewish Family’s Anguish after Converting as Catholics during Nazi Era
Erika Hecht’s mother had herself and Erika converted from Judaism to Catholicism to protect them from discovery by the Nazis or their Hungarian allies, the Arrow Cross. Erika was enrolled in Catholic school, where...