Tag: Social Media
CNN photo editor resigns after anti-Semitic tweets come to light
A CNN photo editor resigned on Thursday evening after anti-Semitic tweets of his resurfaced, with one calling Jews “pigs” in the aftermath of a 2011 Palestinian bombing at a crowded Jerusalem bus station (two, not four,...
Anti-Semitic cartoonist no longer to attend White House social-media summit
Ben Garrison, a political cartoonist who has drawn anti-Semitic illustrations, will no longer be attending the White House’s social-media summit on Thursday, reported Politico.
The invite sparked condemnation from the Jewish community, including the Anti-Defamation League and the Republican...
Israeli Arab athlete shrugs off pressure in representing nation in competition
Israeli high-jump champion Hanin Nasser, 22, was targeted by anti-Israel groups this week for representing Israel in the upcoming 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships.
Hirak Haifa, a vocal Arab-Israeli youth group in Haifa, accused Nasser—one of...
Warren presidential campaign staffer comes under fire for past anti-Israel activism
Max Berger, a staffer for Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-Mass.) 2020 presidential campaign, has come under fire for his past anti-Israel activism, including posting a now-deleted tweet from 2013 that he “would totally be friends...
Pro-Israel groups rebuke White House invitation to cartoonist with record of anti-Semitic work
U.S. President Donald Trump has invited Ben Garrison, a political cartoonist who has been accused by the Anti-Defamation League of drawing a “blatantly anti-Semitic” illustration, to the White House’s social-media summit scheduled for Thursday.
In...
Army ROTC Cadet removed for posting neo-Nazi, racist messages on social media
The U.S. Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) has removed a cadet from her unit at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte for posting anti-Semitic, neo-Nazi and other racist messages on social media.
“I actually don’t...
YouTube channel ‘Unpacked’ aims to teach younger generations about Israel and Judaism
According to the most recent Pew Research Study on American Jewish life, American Millennial Jews (ages 18-34) are increasingly disconnecting from traditional Jewish institutions. Additionally, as age decreases, so does identification with Judaism.
While 32...
Online social network geared to Deaf, signing community launches in Israel
SignTalk Foundation, a U.S.-based nonprofit organization that promotes, fosters and advances public awareness of the signing community, celebrated the international launching of its online social network, SignTalkers in Jerusalem on Monday night with a signed performance by...
In rare move, Facebook blocks Israeli company over misinformation mission
In a rather unusual move, Facebook has “removed hundreds of fake accounts, pages and groups” connected to the Tel Aviv-based firm Archimedes Group, which claims it can “change reality,” reported The Wall Street Journal.
The social-media giant announced...
Netanyahu: ‘On April 9, the bots will vote in droves’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed Yediot Achronot on Tuesday for suggesting that pro-Likud Twitter users, referred to as fake accounts or automatic bots, were somehow illicitly coordinating a propaganda campaign to help his re-election.
In an interview...