Category Archives: World
Ilhan Omar to be booted from House Foreign Affairs Committee, Kevin McCarthy says
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Ernst, Abraham Accords Caucus Push State Department to Facilitate Interfaith Dialogues in Middle East | U.S. Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa
Published: January 12, 2023 Ernst: The Abraham Accords have the potential to anchor Middle Eastern security cooperation, economic prosperity, and cultural exchange grounded in mutual understanding. WASHINGTON – U.S. Read more » »
Beyond the Ball: An Interview with B’nai Brith Sportsman David Catzman
David Catzman has played in B’nai Brith Canada’s sports leagues for nearly 20 years and is the longtime manager of the Nomads basketball team. A family and community man to the core, he often brings his kids out to the diamond and the court to watch the games. 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 » »
B’nai B’rith denounces UN’s referral
(JNS) — B’nai B’rith International condemned the U.N. General Assembly’s request that the International Court of Justice issue a legal opinion concerning Israeli policies on Palestinian-claimed territories. The referral was endorsed by a UNGA committee in November and has now been rubber stamped by the assembly’s plenary. Read more » »
Virginia’s template in the fight against antisemitism
By Eric Fusfield When Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) issued an executive order establishing a Commission to Combat Anti-Semitism on his first day in office last January, he set in motion a number of significant developments. The Virginia commission is the first statewide body devoted solely to confronting the world’s oldest social illness. Read more » »
Budgie Battle at B’nai B’rith
In brief – Retirement village operators should monitor the progress of a matter before the New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) to understand the extent to which NCAT may find that Village Rules are unjust, oppressive or harsh The Read more » »
The European Days of Jewish Culture under the umbrella of the CERV programme – B’nai B’rith Europe
The European Days of Jewish Culture festival, which has been organised since 1999 by AEPJ, an organization founded by BBE among other partners, pursues to highlight the diversity and richness of Judaism and its local, regional and national historical Read more » »
Longest standing Jewish youth organization, BBYO, to host largest worldwide gathering of teen leaders this February in Dallas, Texas
BBYO, the world’s leading pluralistic Jewish youth movement, will host BBYO International Convention (IC), the largest convening of Jewish teen leaders from around the world, in Dallas, Texas, from February 15–20, 2023. Read more » »
Des groupes juifs travaillent ensemble pour empêcher Amazon de faciliter la vente d’articles haineux
CLICK HERE FOR ENGLISH 11 janvier 2023 Des groupes juifs engagés à préserver le caractère sacré de l’Holocauste – dont B’nai Brith Canada, Les amis du Centre Simon Wiesenthal et Liberation75 – s’unissent dans une campagne vigoureuse pour empêcher Amazon Canada de poursuivre la vente d’articles haineux et épouvantables sur son site Web. Read more » »
