Monthly Archives: November 2022
State of Arizona continues its investigation of Morningstar over Israel risk ratings
Despite the investment firm Morningstar offering concessions to the pro-Israel community regarding its methods of assigning risk ratings to entities doing business in and with Israel, the company is not off the hook in...
Canadian province New Brunswick adopts IHRA definition of anti-Semitism
The Canadian province of New Brunswick announced last week that it has adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)’s definition of anti-Semitism.
According to a statement from B’nai Brith Canada, the adoption was undertaken by...
Poll: Jewish Republican Lee Zeldin leads race for New York governor
U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.)—a rare Jewish Republican in Congress—is narrowly leading in New York’s gubernatorial race, according to one polling agency.
The poll conducted by the Trafalgar Group from Oct. 27-31 found that Zeldin would...
Reeling from exit poll results, anti-Netanyahu camp says it’s not over yet
The headquarters of Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz’s National Unity Party was unusually quiet on Tuesday night, with almost no activists arriving as the unflattering results of the exit polls began to emerge.
The faction...
Lapid ‘behaved like a cannibalistic pig,’ says senior member of his center-left bloc
As the results of Tuesday’s general election in Israel began to solidify on Wednesday, senior officials in Prime Minister Yair Lapid’s political bloc harshly criticized his failed campaign.
“ behaved like a cannibalistic pig who...
Lebanon’s PM: Maritime deal safe despite Netanyahu win
The United States will ensure the recent maritime border deal with Israel remains in force even if current frontrunner Benjamin Netanyahu forms a government after Tuesday’s election, Lebanon’s interim prime minister Najib Mikati said...
Gantz: National Unity Party headed to the opposition
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz announced on Wednesday that his National Unity Party would be joining the opposition, tacitly conceding Tuesday’s election to Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu.
With more than 4.1 million votes officially counted,...
Israel Elections 2022: Exit polls show Netanyahu’s bloc winning parliamentary majority
Preliminary exit polls showed Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing/religious bloc garnering a parliamentary majority in Tuesday’s national election.
According to Channel 12, Netanyahu’s Likud Party was projected to win 30 seats, making it the largest...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Honored for Combating Antisemitism, Calls Out Delayed Response to Ye
National Basketball Association legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar received the first annual Ally Against Antisemitism Award from Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for what the organization described as “being a steadfast ally in the fight against...
Parashat Lech Lecha: Why Torah?
SAN DIEGO — Want to move beyond your limits and extend your potential? To do so requires that you forcefully replace any limiting thinking, and “Go out of your land, our native country, and...