Category Archives: B’nai B’rith International
𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛! 𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗘: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗜𝗚𝗚𝗘𝗥 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 Ali Bricman and Ilan Selby of our EU Affairs team lead a program on …
𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛! 𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗘: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗜𝗚𝗚𝗘𝗥 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 Ali Bricman and Ilan Selby of our EU Affairs team lead a program on Germany and the EU’s progress fighting anti-Semitism, right-wing extremism and building communal resilience and solidarity since the Yom Kippur attack in #Halle one year ago. Read more » »
We welcome the call from 20 Members of the European Parliament calling on #EU officials to stop …
We welcome the call from 20 Members of the European Parliament calling on #EU officials to stop providing funds to the Palestinian Authority (PA) until the PA pulls back racist and anti-Semitic incitement from its school textbooks. The EU should make sure funding is aligned with core EU values. Read more » »
Facebook to ban QAnon-themed groups, pages and accounts in crackdown
We appreciate Facebook’s promise to remove any pages, groups and Instagram accounts representing QAnon, the dangerous conspiracist movement that has thrived on its platform. We hope Facebook takes this threat seriously and actively enforces this ban. Read more » »
𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄? We are looking great at 1️⃣7️⃣7️⃣ years strong! B’nai B’rith launched on Oct. 13, …
𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄? We are looking great at 1️⃣7️⃣7️⃣ years strong! B’nai B’rith launched on Oct. 13, 1843. Since then we have never stopped advocating for global Jewry, human rights, Israel 🇮🇱, seniors and helping rebuild communities after disasters. We are the oldest and most widely known Jewish humanitarian organization. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Representative Sonia Elkrief delivered a statement before the UN Human Rights Council …
B’nai B’rith Representative Sonia Elkrief delivered a statement before the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) denouncing the body’s absurd anti-Israel bias and the only standing agenda item (Item 7) that singles out #Israel. Read more » »
Secretary General appoints Special Representative on Antisemitic and Anti-Muslim Hatred and Hate …
We welcome the decision of the Council of Europe to create a new position of Special Representative on Antisemitism and Anti-Muslim Hatred and Hate Crimes. We look forward to working with Daniel Holtgen in his new role. Read more » »
Greek court rules Golden Dawn party criminal organization
We welcome the ruling by Greek courts that the neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn is a criminal organization. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the verdict “ends a traumatic cycle” in the country’s public life. Read more » »
Israeli Diplomat Sarah Weiss Maudi Appointed as UN Legal Committee Vice Chair
Congratulations to Sarah Weiss Maudi of Israel’s Mission to the United Nations on her appointment as vice chair of the U.N. Legal Committee. This is a well-deserved appointment and the first time an Israeli woman will serve in the role. Read more » »
We are committed to fighting #antisemitism, no matter its origin. One example is anti-Zionism, a …
We are committed to fighting #antisemitism, no matter its origin. One example is anti-Zionism, a modern form of anti-Semitism, which denies the legitimate rights of the Jewish people to self-determination in their ancestral homeland, #Israel. Read more » »
i24NEWS – YouTube removes Farrakhan’s Nation of Islam channel from platform
We welcome YouTube removing Louis Farrakhan’s Nation of Islam channel from its platform, though this is long overdue. Farrakhan’s #antisemitic hate speech and conspiracy theories don’t deserve any type of social media exposure. Read more » »
