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‘The Forgotten Refugees’: Annual Event Draws Attention to Plight of Jews Expelled From Arab Countries and Iran
Yemenite Jews walking through a desert, near Aden, before being airlifted to Israel, November 1949. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. Jewish groups around the world marked on Monday the Day of Commemoration for Jewish Refugees From Arab Countries and Iran. Read more » »
UN ‘Decolonization’ Committee Passes Slew of Anti-Israel Resolutions by Large Majority
The United Nations building in New York. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. A UN body voted in favor of seven anti-Israel resolutions on Tuesday and Wednesday, drawing a sharp rebuke from Israel’s ambassador to the world body. Read more » »
38th World Zionist Congress Bridges Partisan Divide, Despite Initial Divisions
The opening of the 26th World Zionist Congress in Jerusalem in 1964. Photo: Pridan Moshe/GPO. JNS.org – The 38th World Zionist Congress concluded recently with the largest American delegation ever as Jews from across the religious and political spectrum gathered virtually to discuss issues related to Israel and Zionism. Read more » »
Richard Schifter, Legendary US Jewish Diplomat and Human Rights Advocate, Dies at Age 97
Ambassador Richard Schifter, who died on Oct. 4, 2020, seen addressing the United Nations. Photo: UN Watch. Richard Schifter, one of the the US Jewish community’s foremost diplomats and advocates, passed away on Sunday at the age of 97, drawing a flood of tributes for a lifetime of achievement in Jewish and international affairs. Read more » »
Why Is This Night Different? The Abraham Accords
Israeli model May Tager, holding an Israeli flag, poses with Dubai-resident model Anastasia Bandarenka, holding an Emirati flag, during a photo shoot for FIX’s Princess Collection, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sept. 8, 2020. Photo: Reuters / Christopher Pike. Read more » »
‘She Was an Inspiration to Millions’: Jewish Groups Pay Tribute to Late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Candles are lit next to an illustration of late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, outside the Supreme Court in Washington, DC, Sept. 19, 2020. Photo: Reuters / Joshua Roberts. Jewish groups are paying tribute to late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg following her death at the age of 87 on Friday. Read more » »
Can Israel, Greece, and Turkey Cooperate?
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras at the fifth Israel-Greece-Cyprus Summit in Beersheva on Dec. 20, 2018. Photo: Kobi Gideon/GPO. Read more » »
Jewish Groups Decry ‘Antisemitic’ Comments Made by Trump Nominee for US Ambassador to Germany
Retired US Army Col. Douglas Macgregor, President Donald Trump’s pick to become the next ambassador to Germany. Photo: Screenshot. Jewish groups have expressed concern over President Donald Trump’s nominee for the post of US ambassador to Germany, citing past comments that invoked antisemitic tropes. Retired US Army Col. Read more » »
Leading Jewish Organizations Mourn Rep. John Lewis: ‘Devoted His Life to the Pursuit of Justice’
Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) was among the black and Jewish legislators in the US Congress warning against rising antisemitism. Photo: House TV via Reuters. Leading Jewish organizations from across the spectrum mourned on Sunday the passing of veteran Georgia congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis. Read more » »
Justice Still Being Sought for Victims of Buenos Aires Jewish Community Center Bombing, 26 Years Later
The aftermath of the bombing of the AMIA building in Buenos Aires on July 18, 1994. Photo: File. Saturday will mark the 26th anniversary of the deadly bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires in which 85 people were murdered. Read more » »
