Category Archives: World
Jenny Slate to stop voicing half-Black ‘Big Mouth’ character
June 25, 2020 By Gabe Friedman (JTA) — Jenny Slate is leaving the cast of Netflix’s “Big Mouth” because she says playing a half-Black, half-Jewish character as a white woman is “an act of erasure of Black people. Read more » »
B’nai Brith Canada Calls on York University to Discipline Professor for Comparing Zionism to White Supremacy
B’nai Brith Canada launched a petition on June 24 calling on York University in Toronto to take action against a professor for equating Zionism with white supremacy.According to a press release from B’nai Brith Canada, York University Osgoode Hall Law Professor Faisal Bhabha said during a June 10 panel that Zionism is just “Jewish supremacy. Read more » »
Man indicted on firebombing attempt of Mass. Jewish-sponsored assisted living facility
June 25, 2020 By Marcy Oster (JTA) — A federal grand jury has indicted a Massachusetts man accused of using a homemade explosive to commit arson at a Jewish-sponsored assisted living facility. John Michael Rathbun, 36, was charged on two counts Tuesday, according to a statement issued by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts. Read more » »
Georgia passes hate crimes legislation
June 25, 2020 By Marcy Oster (JTA) — The Georgia legislature approved a hate crimes bill that allows a longer sentence for crimes deemed to be based on a particular bias. The effort was led in part by the Hate Free Georgia Coalition, a group of 35 nonprofit groups organized by the Anti-Defamation League, the Atlanta Jewish Times reported. Read more » »
With Hezbollah unchecked, the EU falls short of its own security aspirations
Our Director of EU Affairs Ali Bricman looks for EURACTIV at what’s been holding the EU back from designating Hezbollah a terrorist organization fully. It’s time the #EU lives up to its security motto. Read more » »
Jerusalem removes pride banner from US embassy citing signage bylaws
June 25, 2020 By Marcy Oster JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Jerusalem municipality removed an LGBT Pride banner hanging outside of the U.S. Embassy’s Palestinian Affairs Unit located in the center of the city. The municipality said the banner, which was removed Tuesday, violated municipal signage bylaws and required city approval, according to reports. Read more » »
With Hezbollah unchecked, the EU falls short of its own security aspirations
The German EU presidency offers a chance to address the EU’s inaction on Hezbollah, writes Alina Bricman. Alina Bricman is B’nai B’rith International Director of EU Affairs. Read more » »
Researchers investigate if ‘Jewish factor’ caused high COVID death rate
Researchers in the United Kingdom are investigating a possible “Jewish factor” that could explain why Jews there were disproportionately likely to die of coronavirus, the Jewish Chronicle reported. A study by Britain’s Office of National Statistics found that Jewish males were more than twice as likely to die from COVID-19 than Christian males. Read more » »
