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Jewish organizations split on Supreme Court decision to overturn ‘Roe v. Wade’
Friday morning rocked the United States when the long-awaited decision by the U.S. Supreme Court came down, declaring an imminent end to abortion. The decision was met with both relief and shock, depending on which side of the issue Americans stood. Read more » »
Australian state of Victoria bans display of Nazi swastika
B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission chairman hails legislation banning the public display of the symbol as a “thunderous blow” to neo-Nazis. (June 23, 2022 / JNS) Victoria has become first Australian state to ban the display of the Nazi swastika, the BBC reported on Wednesday. Read more » »
World Council of Churches promotes Presbyterian reverend with anti-Israel bias
In 2016, Rev. Professor Dr. Jerry Pillay compared Israel and the alleged “exclusionary and violent character of the Israeli Zionist project” to South Africa’s racial apartheid. (June 21, 2022 / JNS) B’nai Brith International expressed concern and outrage over the newly elected general secretary of the World Council of Churches, Rev. Professor Dr. Read more » »
New room dedicated to anti-Semitism in Portugal inaugurated at Jewish Museum of Oporto
A new hall at the Jewish Museum of Oporto presents the chronology of anti-Semitism in Portugal from 2015-2022. It also displays statues representing modern anti-Semites, incorporating their ideas, publications and other forms of expression. Read more » »
Jewish organizations respond to UNHRC report: ‘Distorts and minimizes the threats facing Israel’
Jewish organizations are responding with outrage over what they consider a flawed and biased report on the 2021 conflict between Israel and the Hamas terrorist organization in the Gaza Strip after the report’s release by the U.N. Human Rights Council’s Commission of Inquiry (COI) on Tuesday. Read more » »
Jewish, Israeli and US leaders offer condolences for death of UAE president
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, 73, was credited with helping lead Mideast cooperation in science, business, technology, academics and tourism, as well as boosting the Jewish community that resides in the United Arab Emirates. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith, KKL-JNF to honor Jews who rescued fellow Jews during Holocaust
This year’s Holocaust Remembrance Day will see the “Jewish Rescuers Citation” conferred on rescuers who operated in France, Holland, Germany, Slovakia, Lithuania, then-Czechoslovakia and Denmark. Read more » »
B’nai Brith Canada marks uptick in anti-Semitism for sixth year in row
“Most worrisome,” said the report, was the increase in violent incidents, which went from “nine in 2020 to 75 in 2021.” (April 25, 2022 / JNS) For the sixth consecutive year, the number of anti-Semitic incidents in Canada has increased according to an audit by B’nai Brith Canada. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith releases new guide on growing threat of online anti-Semitism
“We hope that it can serve as an easily adaptable reference point to address the needs of all vulnerable communities on the receiving end of online harm,” said the Institute for Strategic Dialogue. Read more » »
Deborah Lipstadt confirmed as US special envoy on anti-Semitism
(March 31, 2022 / JNS) Deborah Lipstadt, U.S. President Joe Biden’s nominee to the position of Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, was officially confirmed to the position by the U.S. Senate on Wednesday night. Lipstadt’s nomination was brought to the floor of the Senate by Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga. Read more » »
