Tag: City Council
South Florida mayor, city council pass resolution supporting Israeli defense
Christi Fraga, the mayor of Doral, Fla., in Miami-Dade County, and the Doral City Council unanimously approved Resolution 24-5675, which advocates for Israel’s right to defend itself and urges for further U.S. military support.
The measure also...
LA City Council to vote on turning $1 million Jewish security grant into $2...
The Los Angeles City Council will vote on July 31 on whether to grant $2 million to protect religious communities in the city.
The vote would replace legislation calling for $1 million specifically for Jewish...
Aide for New York city council candidate says Upper West Side ‘too Jewish and...
The campaign manager for a Democratic New York City Council candidate said last week that Manhattan’s Upper West Side is too white and Jewish, the New York Post reported.
Quinn Mootz, who is Jewish, serves as campaign...
Ontario city council adopts universal definition of anti-Semitism
A city council in Ontario, Canada, unanimously adopted the widely accepted International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism on Monday.
The Orillia City Council adopted the definition following an hour-long presentation by Holocaust survivor Max Eisen,...
Pro-Israel activists urge Durham Jewish Federation to drop mayor with BDS ties from event
A group of pro-Israel activists in North Carolina is calling on the Jewish Federation of Durham-Chapel Hill to rescind an invitation to Durham Mayor Steve Schewel to speak at a Feb. 20 event, citing...