Tag Archives: Antisemitism

Archbishops call on Christians to join together to fight antisemitism

“Each one must be our brother’s keeper, and act accordingly,” said Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana, apostolic nuncio to Israel and Cyprus. (February 22, 2023 / JNS) Catholic archbishops from around the world on Tuesday urged Catholics to actively fight the rise of antisemitism. Read more » »

The United Nations is not antisemitic, its point man on antisemitism says

During an event marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day at the United Nations headquarters last month, Israeli Ambassador Gilad Erdan ripped the global body for failing to tackle antisemitism. “The U.N. was founded upon the ashes of the Holocaust. Read more » »

Congress to vote on removing Ilhan Omar from foreign affairs committee—report

Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) earlier this month repeated his promise to oust Omar from her influential post due to her antisemitism. (February 1, 2023 / JNS) The U.S. House of Representatives will vote as early as Wednesday on a resolution to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from the Foreign Affairs Committee, Axios reported. Read more » »

CEO Op-ed in JNS: We Are Not in Competition to Win a Victimization Sweepstakes – B’nai B’rith International

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Twitter Insufficiently Anti-Antisemitic, German Lawsuit Alleges – B’nai B’rith International

JNS included our concern about Twitter’s failure to enforce its terms of service on Holocaust denial and incitement in its coverage of a lawsuit by EUJS and HateAid. Read the article on JNS.org. A lawsuit filed in Germany—where Holocaust denial is illegal—accuses Twitter of failing to sufficiently police antisemitic tweets. Read more » »

Twitter insufficiently anti-antisemitic, German lawsuit alleges

The company did not remove anti-Jewish, including Holocaust-denying, content, say the plaintiffs. (January 26, 2023 / JNS) A lawsuit filed in Germany—where Holocaust denial is illegal—accuses Twitter of failing to sufficiently police antisemitic tweets. Read more » »

CEO and U.N. Affairs Dir. Op-ed in Newsweek: At the U.N., Special Treatment for Palestinians Shouldn’t Be Automatic – B’nai B’rith International

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Jewish Groups Slam Barcelona for Mulling End to Twinning Agreement with Tel Aviv – B’nai B’rith International

The European Jewish Press noted B’nai B’rith International’s outrage at the City Council of Barcelona’s proposal to end its friendship agreement with Tel Aviv after 24 years of good relations between the two cities. Read in the European Jewish Press. Read more » »

B’nai B’rith Condemns Harvard Kennedy School Decision To Now Offer Fellowship To Kenneth Roth – B’nai B’rith International

(Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2023)—B’nai B’rith President Seth J. Riklin and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: The recent decision by the Harvard Kennedy School to reverse its previous decision not to offer a fellowship to 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 » »