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Jewish groups praise Trump’s designation of Maduro-linked cartel as terror org
Jewish groups praised U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to designate a criminal network, which is tied to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, as a terror organization.Marco Rubio, the U.S. secretary of state, stated on Nov. Read more » »
‘Kill the Jews’ scrawled at Canada’s Concordia University
The words “Kill the Jews” were found scrawled inside a building at Concordia University in Montreal over the weekend, marking the latest antisemitic incident in Canada.The vandalism, which included the words “Allahu Akbar,” Arabic for “God is great,” was discovered in a campus bathroom. Read more » »
‘Thoughts of security are always with us,’ Pittsburgh rabbi says seven years after Tree of Life attack
The seventh anniversary of the mass shooting at the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha in Pittsburgh on Oct. 27, 2018, drew widespread reflections from political and Jewish leaders. Read more » »
Latin American Forum on Antisemitism focuses on collective action
Latin American political, religious and grassroots leaders participated in the fifth annual Latin American Forum Against Antisemitism this week, days after the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into effect.“On Oct. Read more » »
Jewish groups grateful, pensive after living hostages freed from Gaza
U.S. Jewish organizations issued statements expressing gratitude for the liberated living hostages on Monday morning, while also noting that Hamas has yet to return remains of people whom it murdered and that more work remains to ensure that the terror group can never again repeat an attack like Oct. 7. Read more » »
Woman running for Wikimedia board reportedly said Oct. 7 rapes ‘fake news,’ accused Israel of ‘hundreds of genocides’
Ravan Al-Taie, who is based in Iraq and works for an oilfield services company, states on her page as a candidate for the board of the Wikimedia Foundation that she thinks “it’s time for more voices from underrepresented communities” to shape the Read more » »
‘Shameful’ lack of response to Jew-hatred at European colleges, new report claims
Jewish students in Europe feel alone and afraid following a “surge” in antisemitism across the continent, according to an Aug. 26 report from B’nai B’rith International, the European Union of Jewish Students and the nonprofit Democ.“This report makes clear that Europe’s universities are failing their Jewish students. Read more » »
Fill key State Department roles, Jewish groups tell Senate leaders
The Jewish Federations of North America and Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish organizations led 13 other Jewish groups in a letter to Senate leaders on Tuesday, asking the upper chamber to confirm Trump administration nominees for two key U.S. State Department positions.The groups asked Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D. Read more » »
EU Jews defend antisemitism czar from pro-Israel bias claims
Major Jewish groups in Europe and beyond on Monday publicly defended Katharina von Schnurbein, the E.U. point person for the fight against antisemitism, after lawmakers from the bloc’s legislative arm criticized her, allegedly for arguing against punishing Israel with sanctions.It s “deeply troubling” to see Katharina von Schnurbein, the E.U. Read more » »
