Tag: California
Jewish, pro-Israel groups express mixed reactions to adoption of California’s ethnic-studies track
Jewish and pro-Israel groups expressed mixed reaction to California’s approval of the state’s ethnic-studies curriculum that had become a flashpoint over concerns about anti-Semitism and anti-Israel bias.
On Thursday, the State Board of Education unanimously approved the...
Academic review questions benefits of California ethnic-studies curriculum
Thirty-five academics have found serious methodological flaws and a significant lack of evidence in the research hailed as the rationale for developing California’s Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum, which has been accused of containing anti-Semitic material.
“We are...
Michelle Steel of California looks to Israel’s technology and innovation, seeks partnerships
With just 51.1 percent of the vote, Michelle Steel, a Republican, unseated incumbent Democratic Rep. Harley Rouda in the Nov. 3 U.S. House of Representatives election in California’s 48th Congressional District, being one of...
California lawyer under fire after calling for genocide of Jews on social media
A California lawyer has come under fire from Jewish groups for making genocidal claims against Jews on social media.
In past Twitter posts, the lawyer, Farhad Khorasani, claimed that Israel is “the main enemy of...
Gov. Newsom vetoes California ethnic-studies bill requiring high school anti-Israel curriculum
California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would make ethnic-studies courses a high school graduation requirement.
Newsom, a Democrat, cited the ongoing pushback over the curriculum for why he vetoed the measure, AB-331.
“I value...
80 groups call on California governor to veto high school ethnic-studies bill
Eighty groups have called on California Gov. Gavin Newsom to veto a bill that would make ethnic-studies courses a high school graduation requirement.
California’s Department of Education released its recommendations to revise the state’s proposed ethnic-studies model...
13 ways Israel is helping the world fight forest fires
This year alone, Australia battled its largest-ever bushfire, California has more than 500 blazes burning, many of them mega-fires, and forest fires have been reported in 14 other U.S. states. In August, Argentina registered 8,493...
Revised California ethnic-studies curriculum draft ‘deeply problematic,’ still ‘exclusionary’
California’s Department of Education released its recommendations to revise the state’s proposed ethnic-studies model curriculum at the end of July, as the original draft curriculum had come under fire for containing anti-Semitic and anti-Israel content, in...
Former Chabad of Poway rabbi pleads guilty to federal charges of fraud, tax evasion
Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, the former leader of Chabad of Poway in Southern California, was among several defendants who pled guilty in federal court on Tuesday to charges of fraud related to a multimillion-dollar tax-evasion...
Pomona College senior-class president posts anti-Semitic statements on social media
The senior class president at Pomona College in Claremont, Calif., posted anti-Semitic content on social media, comparing racism to the Holocaust and accusing Zionists of hating brown people.
In an Instagram post, Malak Afaneh, a...