Monthly Archives: October 2021
Superman creators to be posthumously inducted in Jewish American Hall of Fame
The Jewish co-creators of the comic book superhero Superman will be posthumously inducted into the Jewish American Hall of Fame (JAHF) in a virtual ceremony that will take place in November.
Jerry Siegel and Joe...
Mila Kunis among 200 stars who sign letter rejecting cultural boycott of Israel
More than 200 celebrities and leaders in the entertainment industry signed a letter rejecting a cultural boycott of the Tel Aviv LGBTQ+ film festival.
The open letter, an initiative by Creative Community for Peace, comes in...
Democrats Claim They Will Curb Your Anti-Semitism. With Their Record?
Oh, c’mon, Doug and Eileen, quit messing with us. To block anti-Semitism in Virginia, vote for Democrats?
Both political parties seek to hang onto base voters by tolerating anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry to...
Is this the beginning of a new Cold War between Biden and Israel?
As far as Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid are concerned, this week has brought a perfect storm of circumstances that threaten to complicate their hopes for a better relationship...
New York to divest $111 million from Unilever over Ben & Jerry’s Israel boycott
New York has announced that it is pulling $111 million in investments from Unilever, the parent company of Ben & Jerry’s, over the ice cream makers decision to boycott Israeli settlements earlier this year.
The...
Wiesenthal Centre on “GONGO’s” and Terror
Paris, 29 October
The UN Palestine Committee, which is otherwise the “UN Committee on the Excercise of the Inalieable Rights of the Palestinian People” (CEIRPP), which is related to UNISPAL under the UN Division for...
Israel and UAE work towards instituting a free-trade agreement
Israel and the United Arab Emirates are working on a free-trade agreement that would reduce tariffs and introduce other economic benefits, facilitating trade and enhancing cooperation between them. It’s one more sign of the...
Brooklyn resident convicted of hate crime for attacking rabbi, shouting anti-Semitic slurs
The Brooklyn Supreme Court has convicted a man of strangulation and assault as a hate crime for his 2018 attack on a rabbi in the neighborhood of East Flatbush, New York Daily News reported.
James Vincent, 44,...
Israel to collaborate with US, UN on regulation of social networks
Israel’s Minister of Communications Yoaz Hendel met with executives from major online companies and legislators in New York and Washington to discuss support for the regulation of social networks, Globes reported.
His meetings last week with senior...
NY lawmaker urges major cable providers to expand Jewish programming and content
U.S Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-NY) has called on seven major cable providers to increase its Jewish-themed television programming and content around the country.
Rice, a representative of New York’s Fourth Congressional District, sent seven letters on Tuesday that were individually addressed to the CEOs of Altice...