Tag: anti-Israel Bias
European Union cannot fight anti-Semitism effectively
For operational and structural reasons, the European Union cannot effectively combat anti-Semitism.
The main operational reasons are the absence of an accepted definition of antisemitism and the lack of comparable statistics on incidents among E.U....
Congressional and Israeli leaders rebuke Rep. Omar, political anti-Semitism
Congressional leaders, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman indirectly rebuked Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Tuesday for accusingthe American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) last month of paying members...
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk speaks of ‘eye-opening’ stint in Israel
“The Western media has become so good at lying about this country,” says Charlie Kirk, founder of the Conservative “Turning Point USA” organization, referring to Israel as he addressed a standing-room only crowd in...
Madeleine Albright on criticizing Israel without being anti-Semitic
The latest wave of anti-Semitism controversies within the Democratic Party, beginning in January when Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., made comments critical of Israel that many Jews felt were anti-Semitic, and continuing more recently with similar remarks by the...
Jewish groups ready to rally in Geneva, protesting UN demonization of Israel
Several Jewish and pro-Israel organizations will rally in Geneva on March 18 to protest against the demonization of Israel by the United Nations, and especially by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), which...
A brief history of Jew-hatred
A freshman member of Congress openly espouses bigotry towards Jews and Israel. Her fellow Democrats, with only a few exceptions, fail to forcefully condemn her words and views. Troubling to be sure, but let’s...
Students stand together against anti-Israel bias at LA conference
“I support Israel not because Israel needs my support,” Egyptian-born Hussein Aboubakr, 29, proclaimed in front of 500 people, “but because I need to support Israel in order to the best version I can...
Democrats divided ahead of expected House resolution condemning anti-Semitism
Ahead of an expected vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday afternoon on a resolution condemning anti-Semitism in the aftermath of the latest remarks by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Democrats are divided over a...
Engel says he won’t remove Minnesota Rep. Omar from Foreign Affairs Committee
The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said on Tuesday that he will not eject Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from the committee over her latest anti-Semitic remarks.
“No, I’m not close to it,” said...
12 pro-Israel groups call on Pelosi, Engel to remove Omar from House Committee
Twelve pro-Israel groups delivered a letter on Monday to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), urging for the removal of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from the committee amid the...