Tag: United States
Blinken: Israel has ‘absolute’ right to defend itself
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken backed Israel’s right to self-defense as the onslaught of rocket fire being launched by Hamas in Gaza has entered its third day on Wednesday.
“I think Israel has an...
New York mayoral candidate Yang voices solidarity with Israel amid ongoing violence
New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang said he supports Israel defending itself against the barrage of rocket attacks from Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
“I’m standing with the people of Israel who are coming...
Latest Pew survey: Young American Jews are increasingly Orthodox or unaffiliated
Young American Jews are moving in two very distinct directions—towards Orthodox or little Jewish engagement. That was one of the major findings from “Jewish Americans in 2020,” a new study by the Pew Research...
March 31, 1927: César Chávez, founder of the United Farm Workers, was born
The founder of the United Farm Workers, César Chávez, was born on this date in 1927. Chávez, a disciple of Saul Alinsky, became a master of non-violent resistance who sparked the modern Hispanic civil...
How is this White House Seder different than all others?
The Biden administration is hosting a virtual Passover Seder open to the general public on Thursday in a move to expand its outreach to the broader American Jewish community, the White House told the...
March 11, 1762: Rhode Island Court Denies Citizenship to non-Protestants
On March 11, 1762, the Superior Court of Rhode Island rejected the appeal of two men, Aaron Lopez and Isaac Elizer, to be granted citizenship in the colony, on the grounds that they were...
March 10, 1867: Lillian Wald, American nurse and social worker who founded the United...
Lillian Wald, founder of the United States Community Nurses Movement, is born
Lillian D. Wald, (born March 10, 1867, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.—died Sept. 1, 1940, Westport, Conn.), American nurse and social worker who founded the...
Canary Mission report: Besides Israel, National SJP puts US, Canada in crosshairs
A new report from Canary Mission, an anti-Semitism watchdog group, documents how National Students for Justice in Palestine has now taken a position against the existence of the United States and Canada.
“Students for Justice in Palestine...
February 18, 1970: Not Guilty
The Chicago Seven Trial ended on this date in 1970 with acquittals for Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, David Dellinger, Tom Hayden, Rennie Davis, John Froines, and Lee Weiner on charges of conspiracy. Five of them were...
What the ‘Camp Auschwitz’ sweatshirt tells us about alt-right aesthetics
Among the horde of far-right extremists who breached the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday afternoon, one man wore a hoodie that probably looked a little familiar.
Featuring an arc of utility-chic font atop a simple graphic,...