Daily Archives: September 23, 2022
Abbas denounces Israel at UN, ignores Lapid’s concessionary speech
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas condemned Israel in the strongest terms before the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Friday, dismissing a concessionary speech made by Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid the day before.
Claiming “Israel...
Watchdog group gives 7 US colleges and universities a failing grade in new anti-Semitism...
Seven higher education institutions received a failing grade in the watchdog group StopAntisemitism’s inaugural Antisemitism on College & University Campuses 2022 report, which grades 25 schools across the nation based on their past and current...
NYPD to increase security at synagogues for High Holidays following rise in hate crimes
Tighter security will be enforced at synagogues in New York City over the upcoming Jewish holidays amid a rise in anti-Semitic hate crimes, New York Police Department Commissioner Keechant Sewell said during the annual High...
There Is Little Grounding Left In Modern Buildings In The U.S.
In my last article, I discussed how parents have become disposable entities in the United States. In the present article, I am going to discuss how buildings have become disposable in the U.S., even...
Portal to document anti-Semitic incidents launched by OU and Secure Community Network
As the Jewish community prepares to usher in a new year, the Orthodox Union and the Secure Community Network are launching a new portal for OU members to report anti-Semitic incidents.
“There is an obvious...
Hungary bestows a high honor on Jared Kushner
Jared Kushner spoke of his grandparents’ marriage in Hungary in the ashes of the Holocaust as he accepted the Order of Merit of Hungary on Thursday. The award, presented at the Hungarian mission to...
Israeli venture firm OurCrowd launches $200 million fund for global health solutions
The Israeli global crowdfunding venture firm OurCrowd announced this week its launch of a $200 million Global Health Equity Fund. News of the collaboration with the WHO (World Health Organization) Foundation was shared at...
Young leaders travel to DC to mark two year anniversary of Abraham Accords
Two years after Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain signed the Abraham Accords on the White House lawn, a delegation of young professionals from those nations and Morocco—which later joined the accords—traveled to...
Yeshiva University can go through appeals process without changing LGBTQ+ club’s status
Putting aside their differences for the time being, Yeshiva University and the YU Pride Alliance have agreed to a stay of judgment in their ongoing court battle, allowing the university to go through the...
Jewish group launches public campaign against City University of New York’s chancellor over anti-Semitism
A Jewish group has launched a public campaign to push the chancellor of the City University of New York (CUNY) to do more about skyrocketing anti-Semitism on his institution’s campuses.
CUNY, New York City’s public...