Category Archives: World
American Jewish groups react to Elliott Abrams as new special representative to Iran
Jack Rosen, president of the American Jewish Congress, said Elliott Abrams “will have little time to settle in,” citing the upcoming deadline to extend the U.N. arms embargo on Iran. (August 6, 2020 / JNS) American Jewish and pro-Israel groups reacted to the news on Thursday that Elliott Abrams has replaced Brian Hook as U.S. Read more » »
American Jewish groups react to Elliott Abrams as new special representative to Iran
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YouTube removes rapper Wiley’s channel over ‘repeated violations’
August 6, 2020 By Marcy Oster (JTA) — YouTube is the latest media platform to remove Wiley over what it termed the British rapper’s “repeated violations.” The decision to remove his channel comes after pressure by groups in the United Kingdom, including the Campaign Against Antisemitism. Read more » »
The centrality (or not) of Israel for progressives
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Rashida Tlaib, the Palestinian-American congresswoman from Michigan, calls Bernie Sanders “Amo Bernie,” using the Arabic term of endearment for “uncle. Read more » »
Trump’s pick for German ambassador called Muslim refugees ‘invaders’
Retired U.S. Army Colonel Douglas MacGregor, a frequent guest on Fox News and other conservative talk shows, has a history of racist and xenophobic comments that has prompted Jewish groups to voice their concern about the possibility that he will become the United States’ ambassador to Germany. Read more » »
Delaware to require teaching of the Holocaust, genocide
August 6, 2020 By Marcy Oster (JTA) — The state of Delaware will require the teaching of a Holocaust curriculum in middle and high schools starting with the 2021-22 term. A bill signed into law late last month by Gov. John Carney mandates that public schools implement curriculum on the Holocaust and genocide for students in grades 6 through 12. Read more » »
‘Yo-Semite’ T-shirt breaks sales records after Trump gaffe
August 6, 2020 By Noa Wollstein Digital Media Creator Sarah Lefton’s “Yo-Semite” t-shirt always gets a sales boost when Yosemite National Park makes the news. Even Apple’s 2014 “Yosemite” system upgrade gave t-shirt orders a bump. Read more » »
A Jewish guide to Biden’s VP short list
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is expected to name his running mate in the next two weeks, and while the list of contenders has changed constantly for months, most reports have now whittled the group of front-runners Read more » »
Ambassador Danny Danon Discusses U.N. at 75 with B’nai B’rith
(Washington, D.C., August 6, 2020)–Israel’s outgoing permanent representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Danny Danon, was the guest today on a virtual program hosted by B’nai B’rith. In a wide-ranging conversation with CEO Daniel S. Read more » »
Today marks the 55th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, the first since John Lewis’ passing. In …
Today marks the 55th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, the first since John Lewis’ passing. In his honor, we must continue to advance the protections guaranteed by this landmark civil rights bill, some of which have recently been stripped away by the courts. Without ensuring every American’s fundamental right to vote, we can’t march forward. Read more » »
