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Pro-Israel groups want Ilhan Omar bounced from House Foreign Affairs Committee
AIPAC, B’nai B’rith, RJC and ZOA are supportive of Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s pledge to dismiss the congresswoman with a history of antisemitic and anti-Israel statements. (December 15, 2022 / JNS) Several Jewish and pro-Israel groups welcomed received news of the likely removal of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn. Read more » »
180 groups call on Twitter to adopt IHRA definition of antisemitism
(November 16, 2022 / JNS) In a Nov. 16 open letter to Twitter CEO Elon Musk and Twitter management, 180 non-profit and civil rights organizations called on the social media giant to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism. Read more » »
ADL, BBYO youth group initiative to help youth tackle anti-Semitism
The League will train teenagers on how to respond to hate. (November 7, 2022 / JNS) The Anti-Defamation League and BBYO (formerly known as the B’nai B’rith Youth Organization) have formed a partnership to provide students in the United States and internationally with the skills they need to respond to Jew-hatred. Read more » »
American Jewish organizations issue a range of reactions to Israel’s election results
As the results of the Israeli general election became clearer on Wednesday, American Jewish organizations issued a range of reactions. Some continued with the message consistently disseminated by mainstream American Jewry—that Israel’s democracy was to be celebrated, the results respected, and that the U.S. Read more » »
UN Commission: Israeli ‘occupation’ is illegal
(October 22, 2022 / JNS) The U.N. Human Rights Council’s open-ended Commission of Inquiry (COI) into Israel released its first report to the General Assembly on Thursday, deeming the Israeli presence in Judea and Samaria illegal under international law. Read more » »
Oct. 27 press conference at UN headquarters in New York to raise awareness about UNHRC report
YOUR COVERAGE IS INVITED WHAT: StandWithUs, in cooperation with dozens of other organizations, is holding a press conference to raise awareness about the virulent anti-Israel agenda of the U.N. Read more » »
US Jewish leaders, Erdogan meet for the first time in three years
(September 28, 2022 / JNS) Behind the scenes of the annual U.N. General Assembly meeting last week, a group of American Jewish organizations was quietly working to improve ties between the global community, Israel and the world body. Read more » »
Virginia City, Nevada, vandalized historic Jewish cemetery restored, rededication on October 2
ReleaseRelease / Jewish American Society for Historic PreservationFor many years, the Jewish cemetery stood simultaneously as a reminder of American Western diversity and, as the Comstock Cemetery Foundation observed, „as a disgrace upon those with no tolerance. Read more » »
Second annual Central America-Israel Forum in Panama draws 14 nations
The focus of this year’s forum was strengthening ties between Christians and Jews. (September 9, 2022 / JNS) The second annual Central America-Israel Forum concluded on Thursday in Panama City, Panama, with Latin American Jewish leaders and dignitaries celebrating Israel’s relations with Central American countries. Read more » »
Amnesty, French BDS movement to hold ‘Israeli apartheid’ talk at annual music festival
An event in early September billed as a meeting/debate on Facebook is being accused of having “more dubious ideological undertakings. Read more » »
