Category Archives: World

194 Local Nonprofit Organizations Receive Community Dividends® Awards and Share of $1 Million at Montecito Bank & Trust’s 18th Annual Luncheon

Santa Barbara, Calif. – Montecito Bank & Trust kicked off the holiday season on Monday November 23, 2020, with a special annual tradition and a new twist – a virtual Community Dividends celebration. Now in its 18th year, this unique giving program has granted a total of $18 million to local Santa Barbara and Ventura County nonprofits. Read more » »

Non-Jews, anti-Israel activists dominate ‘antisemitism’ panel – analysis

Anti-Israel groups sponsoring an #antisemitism panel have made a mockery of a serious issue by featuring some of Israel’s harshest foes, such as Rep. Rashida Tlaib. The panel will try to whitewash hatred of #Israel by claiming it’s not anti-Semitic. Read more » »

$1-million given out to non-profits by Montecito Bank & Trust | NewsChannel 3-12

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.- A Thanksgiving week gift of $1-million came early from Montecito Bank & Trust to non-profits on the Central Coast. Because of the coronavirus, the Community Dividends lunch was not held in person. Instead it was in a Zoom presentation with more than 300 attendees. Read more » »

Jewish and pro-Israel groups, policy experts react to Biden national security picks

“We hope the new appointments at State, the NSC and the U.N. will encourage an expansion of Israel’s relations with Arab countries… and will continue a long tradition of fighting bias against Israel at the United Nations,” our CEO Dan Mariaschin told JNS.org. Read more » »

Jewish and pro-Israel groups, policy experts react to Biden national security picks

(November 23, 2020 / JNS) U.S. President-elect Joe Biden announced a number of cabinet and national security picks on Monday that offers a view into the direction his administration will pursue regarding foreign policy. Read more » »

2020’s challenges may have shifted our means of dialogue, but they’ve also made us recommit to our …

2020’s challenges may have shifted our means of dialogue, but they’ve also made us recommit to our priorities with unwavering urgency. Read more » »

„Last week’s decision by the U.S. Department of State to formally designate the BDS movement as …

„Last week’s decision by the U.S. Department of State to formally designate the BDS movement as anti-Semitic is a major shift in the fight against the anti-Israel movement,” says Rebecca Rose. Read why Rose argues this designation „may signal the end is near” for BDS: https: //bit. Read more » »

Northwest Indiana local scores for Tuesday, Nov. 24

Westfield 41, Merrillville 23 Merrillville 7 6 3 7 — 23 M — JoJo Johnson 43 pass from Angel Nelson (Austin Pupek kick) W — Reid Scheppers 12 pass from Maximus Webster (Sean Sullivan kick) W — Webster 3 run (Sullivan kick) W — Jackson Wassterstrom 20 Read more » »

How The Bible Inspired The American Founding From The Beginning

The following essay is part of The Federalist’s 1620 Project, a symposium exploring the connections and contributions of the early Pilgrim and Puritan settlers in New England to the uniquely American synthesis of faith, family, freedom, and self-government. Read more » »

BC Hatemonger Sentenced for Breach of Probation

An antisemitic image posted to the internet by Arthur Topham November 22, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada QUESNEL, B.C. – Convicted B.C. hatemonger Arthur Topham has been sentenced to a 30-day conditional sentence plus three years probation, after failing to comply with the terms of his previous probation. Read more » »