Category Archives: World

BBUK and BBLBIA send an open letter to the Belgian Ambassador

08/03/2019| Advocacy, anti-Semitic, BB London Bureau of International Affairs, BBLBIA, BBLBIA News, BBUK, European Politics| Report by Alan Miller and Jeremy Havardi Your Excellency On behalf of B’nai B’rith UK, and its advocacy arm, the London Read more » »

John Hickenlooper kicks off campaign with fiery ode to pragmatism

DENVER (AP) — Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper delivered a fiery defense of his pragmatic approach to politics Thursday night as he held the first rally of his presidential campaign in the state that nurtured his unlikely career in public office. Read more » »

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort sentenced to 47 months for tax and bank fraud

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was sentenced Thursday to nearly four years in prison for tax and bank fraud related to his work advising Ukrainian politicians, much less than what was called for under sentencing guidelines. Read more » »

Upstate lawmakers vote for resolution condemning antisemitism

WASHINGTON —The House on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a resolution condemning anti-Semitism, with upstate New York lawmakers contributing to the lopsided vote brought on by the controversial statements of freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn — including one in which she equated support of Israel with “allegiance to a foreign country. Read more » »

B’nai B’rith Condemns Congress’s Failure to Pass Stand-Alone Anti-Semitism Resolution

(Washington, D.C., March 7, 2019)—B’nai B’rith International President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: While we are encouraged that the House of Representatives finally passed a resolution decrying anti-Semitism, we are dismayed and troubled that it was not a stand-alone resolution. Read more » »

Mayor of city that hosted parade with antisemitic floats defends display

The mayor of the Belgian city whose annual parade featured puppets of Jews and a rat, sitting on money bags, has defended the display, telling local media that “in Aalst it should be allowed. Read more » »

AROUND TOWN: WHF panel on how to start your own business

MIPIM March 12-15 : Reed MIDEM announced that the 30th edition of MIPIM will be held at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France. 26,000 participants are expected at the four-day event of networking, learning and discussion through various conferences and exhibitions. Read more » »

B’nai Brith International president to visit Youngstown

B’nai Brith International president to visit Youngstown  Cleveland Jewish NewsB’nai B’rith International President Charles O. Kaufman will speak in Youngstown on April 14 to celebrate the organization’s 175th anniversary and discuss … Read more » »

China’s Huawei sues to challenge US security law

SHENZHEN, China (AP) — Chinese tech giant Huawei is challenging a U.S. law that would limit its American sales of telecom equipment on security grounds as the company steps up efforts to preserve its access to global markets for next-generation communications. Huawei Technologies Ltd. Read more » »

Live: Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on US-Venezuela relations

Live: Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on US-Venezuela relations  KATUWASHINGTON (SBG) – The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hold a hearing to examine „U. S. -Venezuela Relations and the Path to a Democratic … Read more » »