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Hanging effigies of Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir paraded in Montreal
Dozens of anti-Israel activists demonstrated on Sunday in Montreal, Canada, where they displayed hanging effigies of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. Read more » »
Abe Foxman and the quest for Jewish security
Jewish leadership looked a lot different in the second half of the 20th century than it does today. And there was no better example of that than Abraham Foxman, known by all as “Abe,” the longtime national director of the Anti-Defamation League, who died this week at the age of 86. Read more » »
Uruguay’s president meets Jewish delegation for talks on antisemitism, populism
Yamandú Orsi, president of Uruguay, condemned antisemitism and terrorism during meetings on Wednesday with a visiting B’nai B’rith International delegation in the South American country’s capital of Montevideo.It was led by B’nai B’rith president Robert Spitzer and CEO Daniel S. Read more » »
Harvard professor with history of anti-Israel bias elected to Pulitzer Prize Board
The Pulitzer Prize Board is facing scrutiny following the election of Vijay Iyer, a composer, pianist and professor at Harvard University with a documented history of anti-Israel bias and activism.A Jan. Read more » »
Jewish war hero laid to rest in South Carolina 82 years after deadly mission over China
A Jewish American fighter pilot shot down over China in World War II was finally laid to rest on American soil last week, with dirt from Israel placed over his coffin.Lt. Morton Sher, who flew with the famed Flying Tigers, was buried on Sunday in a cemetery in Greenville, S.C. Read more » »
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 » »
