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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 » »
Egypt as the cornerstone of the Middle East’s new regional security architecture
(August 8, 2022 / Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security) Egypt has been present in various ways, both directly and indirectly, in the events and developments that have resulted in the current alignment of forces in the eastern Mediterranean and beyond: 1. Read more » »
Christian groups protest move by Presbyterian Church (USA) accusing Israel of apartheid
The International Engagement Committee of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A)’s 225th annual General Assembly adopted an overture accusing Israel of being an apartheid state on June 28. Read more » »
Unilever ends Judea and Samaria boycott, sells license to Ben & Jerry’s Israel franchisee
The ice-cream battle between Ben & Jerry’s and its Israeli distributor may have been resolved, but the repercussions continue to reverberate in what many considered a considerable loss for the BDS movement. Read more » »
