Tag: Kansas
‘Lack of transparency,’ Kansas senator slams Biden on blocking military aid to Israel
If reports are true that U.S. President Joe Biden and his administration blocked weapons shipments to Israel, that would mean they did so “without any transparency or communication to Congress on why it’s being...
‘Generally, we feel very safe in Kansas,’ says rabbi of vandalized Topeka temple
An antisemitic vandal spray-painted “Save Gaza” and “Free Palestine” on a driveway leading up to the only synagogue in Topeka, Kan., the Topeka Capital-Journal reported.
The Topeka Police Department and the FBI are investigating the vandalism at...
Farmers market boots vender who offered ‘Gas the Jews’ discount code
There’s peppercorn, and then there’s pepper scorn.
Justin Bale, who owns a business in Olathe, Kan., that grows more than 100 kinds of peppers and tomatoes, in addition to seasonings and hot sauces, has been...
Kansas legislature adopts IHRA working definition of anti-Semitism
The Kansas legislature passed HCR 5030 this week, a resolution that recognizes the growing problem of anti-Semitism in the United States, as well as adopts the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism as...
Kansas newspaper under fire for Holocaust comparison, removes Facebook post
A Kansas newspaper has come under fire for posting a cartoon on the weekly outlet’s Facebook page that compared the governor’s face-covering order in response to the coronavirus pandemic with the Holocaust.
The Anderson County...