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MLB faces backlash for promoting concert by BDS supporter Roger Waters

MLB faces backlash for promoting concert by BDS supporter Roger Waters  Israel Hayom Read more »

6 Jewish moments during Donald Trump’s 2020 State of the Union speech

WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign is now in overdrive, judging by the way he turned much of his State of the Union into a campaign pitch. “We are moving forward at a pace that was unimaginable just a short time ago, and we are never going back!” he said on Tuesday night. Read more » »

‘Ed’ Wall, veteran journalist in Hawaii, Catholic press, dies at 94

A.E.P. “Ed” Wall, center, then-editor of Chicago’s archdiocesan newspaper, looks over an issue coming off the press in this 1977 Chicago Catholic file photo. He also was a former editor-in-chief of Catholic News Service. (CNS photo/Chicago Catholic) By Catholic News Service ORLAND PARK, Ill. — Arthur E. P. Read more » »

Along with domestic issues, Trump touts Iran, Middle East policy in State of the Union

(February 5, 2020 / JNS) In the annual State of the Union address in front of a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night, U.S. President Donald Trump touted, albeit briefly, his policies on Iran and other areas of the Middle East. In what was a 78-minute speech in the U.S. Read more » »

The Well & JN’s 36 Under 36: Jon Wright

Jon Wright, 32, is vice president of operations of Motor City Accident Attorneys. As the managing attorney of the Michigan Branch, Jon dedicates his practice to securing rightful compensation for his clients injured in automobile and workplace accidents. Read more » »

MLB faces backlash for promoting concert by BDS supporter Roger Waters

The Zionist Organization of America said it was “horrified” by the MLB’s involvement in selling tickets for Waters’ tour, “especially in an era when attacks against American Jews have become an epidemic. Read more » »

B’nai B’rith Calls for Dismissal of Anti-Semitic Cartoonist Vasco Gargalo

(Washington, D.C., Feb. 4, 2020)— B’nai B’rith International President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Read more » »

Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020

Unfortunately, our website is currently unavailable in most European countries. We are engaged on the issue and committed to looking at options that support our full range of digital offerings to the EU market. We continue to identify technical compliance solutions that will provide all readers with our award-winning journalism. Read more » »

Jewish Groups Call for Action Against Portuguese Cartoonist Over Antisemitic Images

Portuguese cartoonist Vasco Gargalo’s antisemitic caricature of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: Screenshot. Two blatantly antisemitic cartoons published recently by one of Portugal’s leading weekly news magazines have sparked condemnation from international Jewish groups. Read more » »

Lookback: Week of Feb. 3 to Feb. 10 | Local News

Lookback: Week of Feb. 3 to Feb. 10 | Local News  Plattsburgh Press Republican Read more »