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Officials, Jewish Groups Mark Anniversary of 1992 Israeli Embassy Bombing That Killed 29
The remains of the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina after a bombing attack on March 17, 1992. Photo: IDF Twitter. Israeli, Jewish, and Argentinean leaders and institutions commemorated on Wednesday the anniversary of the March 17, 1992 bombing of the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires, which killed 29 people. Read more » »
US Jewish Organizations Condemn NBA Player Meyers Leonard’s Use of Vicious Antisemitic Slur During Livestream
Miami Heat center Meyers Leonard is guarded by Boston Celtics center Daniel Theis during their Jan. 28 match at American Airlines Arena. Photo: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports. Read more » »
US Jewish Groups Condemn ‘Disgraceful’ ICC Decision to Open War Crimes Probe Against Israel
The International Criminal Court, The Hague, Netherlands. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. Leading American Jewish and pro-Israel groups condemned the International Criminal Court’s decision Wednesday to open an investigation into alleged war crimes in the in the West Bank, Gaza and eastern Jerusalem. Read more » »
‘Nurses’ and the Danger of Mainstreaming Antisemitism
An Orthodox Jewish character in episode 8, season 1 of the NBC show “Nurses.” Photo: NBC. Hardly a day passes without reading of someone, somewhere uttering an antisemitic trope. That part is not new; for millennia, this has been the norm. Read more » »
Jewish Leaders and Groups Slam ‘Saturday Night Live’ Over Skit About Israel’s Vaccination Drive
Saturday Night Live cast member Michael Che in a sketch accused of being antisemitic, Feb. 20, 2021. Photo: Twitter. Jewish leaders, groups, and educators on Sunday condemned as “antisemitic” a “Saturday Night Live” skit in which a cast member joked about Israel’s vaccine campaign. Read more » »
Why the IHRA Handbook on Antisemitism — Not Just Its Definition — Is Needed
March of the Living participants pass through the gates of Auschwitz in 2016. Photo: MOTL. The year 2020 will be marked as, among other distinctions, a time of unbridled global antisemitism. Read more » »
American Jews, Pro-Israel Organizations Salute US President Joe Biden on Inauguration Day
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers his speech after he was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2021. Read more » »
Jewish Groups Warmly Endorse New EU Handbook on Combating Antisemitism
A young protester holds a placard at a demonstration organized by the British Board of Jewish Deputies to oppose antisemitism in the Labour Party, at Parliament Square in London, March 26, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Henry Nicholls. Read more » »
Media Freedom NGOs and Jewish Groups Express Outrage at Release of Daniel Pearl’s Killers
Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh (c) is surrounded by armed police as he leaves a court in Karachi, Pakistan, on March 29, 2002. Photo: Reuters / Zahid Hussein. Read more » »
‘You Are Not Welcome Here’: European Union Court Ruling Against Kosher Meat Production Threatens Foundations of Jewish Life, Community Leaders Warn
The European Court of Justice, in Luxembourg. Photo: Wikimedia Commons via Cédric Puisney from Brussels, Belgium. Read more » »
