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Omar out
House votes to strip Ilhan Omar of her Foreign Affairs Committee assignment. Every Democrat opposed; one Republican voted present. (February 2, 2023 / JNS) The House of Representatives voted today to oust Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from its Foreign Affairs Committee. Read more » »
Congress to vote on removing Ilhan Omar from foreign affairs committee—report
Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) earlier this month repeated his promise to oust Omar from her influential post due to her antisemitism. (February 1, 2023 / JNS) The U.S. House of Representatives will vote as early as Wednesday on a resolution to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from the Foreign Affairs Committee, Axios reported. Read more » »
BBYO slated for largest-ever international convention Feb. 15-20
More than 3,500 teens from around the world are expected to gather in Dallas. (January 27, 2023 / JNS) The Jewish youth movement BBYO will hold its annual International Convention in Dallas from Feb. 15-20. More than 3,500 teens—including 500 from Ukraine, Germany, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Turkey and Sweden, among other countries—are expected to attend. Read more » »
Twitter insufficiently anti-antisemitic, German lawsuit alleges
The company did not remove anti-Jewish, including Holocaust-denying, content, say the plaintiffs. (January 26, 2023 / JNS) A lawsuit filed in Germany—where Holocaust denial is illegal—accuses Twitter of failing to sufficiently police antisemitic tweets. Read more » »
Jewish groups slam Barcelona for mulling end to twinning agreement with Tel Aviv
The consideration of such a move is motivated by “deep-seated anti-Israel bias,” says the European Jewish Congress. Read more » »
Ilhan Omar to be booted from House Foreign Affairs Committee, Kevin McCarthy says
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy repeats promise to remove congresswoman with history of antisemitic comments from influential committee. (January 12, 2023 / JNS) House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Tuesday repeated his promise to block vocal critic of Israel Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Read more » »
The new Congress is finally sworn in. What’s in store for US Jews and Israel?
(January 9, 2023 / JNS) On Jan. 7 after midnight, the 118th Congress was finally sworn in with the election of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to the House speakership. Democrats had managed to gain one Senate seat in November’s midterms, breaking the 50: 50 tie in the upper chamber that required Vice President Kamala Harris to break tied votes. Read more » »
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 » »
