Category Archives: World

OPINION: More sanctions not proscription for Iran – a bad year for the Foreign Office

As we approach Rosh Hashanah, Jewish and Zionist organisations are likely to be reflecting on all they have achieved over the past year. Successes will rightly be celebrated, with key lessons being identified so that we can apply them to our work over the next year. Read more » »

Charity, City Reach Settlement `In Principle’ of Building Dispute – MyNewsLA.com

Catholic Charities Inc. and the city of Los Angeles have reached a settlement “in principle” of a legal dispute in which the organization sought a court order allowing it to tear down a 100-year-old Westlake District building it purchased in 2018, but had allegedly been prevented from doing so on historical and later environmental grounds. Read more » »

Aid to the Palestinian Authority: what is the foreign office trying to hide?

By: Jeremy Havardi, director of B’nai B’rith The foreign secretary, James Cleverly, had numerous issues to discuss with his counterparts while visiting Israel and the Palestinian Territories this week. As always, security would have been high on the agenda. Read more » »

70 Years of Bringing Shofar to the Streets

by Dovid Margolin and Menachem Posner – chabad.org Since the beginning of Jewish history, the symbol of the High Holidays has been the shofar, the ancient curved instrument used to inaugurate the Jewish New Year. Read more » »

The ADL betrays history and the people it pledges to protect – JNS.org

(September 12, 2023 / JNS) The Anti-Defamation League was founded in 1913 by the B’nai B’rith following the lynching of Leo Frank. Its founding charter gives as its prime directive “to stop by appeals to reason and conscience and, if necessary, by appeals to law, the defamation of the Jewish people. Read more » »

Terrorism Expert Emanuele Ottolenghi on Iran’s Dangerous Presence in Latin America – B’nai B’rith International

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Shaná Tová U Metuká

Rosh Hashaná, também conhecido como o Ano Novo Judaico, é uma das festividades mais significativas no calendário judaico. Este feriado marca o início de um novo ano e é um período de reflexão profunda, arrependimento e renovação espiritual para a comunidade judaica. Read more » »

Shimon Peres honored in Portugal – JNS.org

The Portugal-based International Observatory of Human Rights (Observatório Internacional de Direitos Humanos, OIDH) on Sunday honored the legacy of Israel’s former prime minister and president Shimon Peres. Read more » »

ByGone Muncie: Well formed, true and trusty

Chris Flook | Muncie Star PressMUNCIE, Ind. – Historic preservationists are my favorite Munsonians. They literally preserve history as part of our functional, built environment. Read more » »

Iran Seeks to Increase Footprint in Bolivia with Drones

In an attempt to expand its influence in Latin America, Iran is strengthening its push for power through strategic agreements, such as the recent security and defense cooperation treaty signed with Bolivia, which poses a risk to peace and stability in the region, security experts say. Read more » »