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Jewish leaders praise Panama for adopting IHRA antisemitism definition – JNS.org
(July 28, 2023 / JNS) The Republic of Panama became the 42nd country to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism. The decision, announced on July 25, drew praise from Jewish leaders. Read more » »
UK refuses to release documents on aid to Palestinians – JNS.org
(July 11, 2023 / JNS) The U.K. Foreign Office has declined to disclose how British development aid to the Palestinian Authority is audited, claiming it would “not be in the public interest” to do so, Jewish groups claimed on Monday. In a statement first reported by the Jewish News website, We Believe in Israel and B’nai B’rith U.K. Read more » »
‘Shameful, far-fetched, completely detached from reality,’ Erdan says of UN head’s Jenin comments – JNS.org
(July 7, 2023 / JNS) Two days after Israel completed a counter-terrorism operation in Jenin—during which it seized bombs, guns and hundreds of thousands of shekels in terror funds—António Guterres, secretary-general of the United Nations, blamed the Jewish state solely for using excessive force. The U.N. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith honored in Portugal – JNS.org
(June 25, 2023 / JNS) B’nai B’rith International was honored by the Portugal-based International Observatory of Human Rights (Observatório Internacional de Direitos Humanos) on June 25. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen joined in paying tribute to B’nai B’rith by sending her support. Read more » »
‘He Likens Jews to Rats’: Jewish Groups Condemn Tucker Carlson’s Description of Ukrainian President Zelensky
Fox personality Tucker Carlson speaks at the 2017 Business Insider Ignition: Future of Media conference in New York, U.S., November 30, 2017. Read more » »
Unto Every Person There is a Name
This year marked the 34th anniversary of the global Shoah memorial initiative, “Unto Every Person There is a Name.” This public recitation of names of Holocaust victims was held around the world on Yom Hashoah, the Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes Remembrance Day. Read more » »
‘Profoundly Destructive’: Jewish Organizations from Across Ideological Spectrum Call on Academic Association to Reject BDS Resolution
Illustrative An anti-Israel protest. Photo: Ted Eytan/Wikimedia Commons Over 80 major Jewish organizations spanning the American political spectrum have signed a blistering letter imploring members of the American Anthropological Association (AAA) to reject a resolution proposing an academic boycott of Israeli universities. Read more » »
Jewish Holocaust heroes to be honored for 20th year at Jerusalem ceremony
For the 20th year in a row, the B’nai B’rith World Center in Jerusalem and Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael – Jewish National Fund will hold a joint ceremony on Yom HaShoah, Israel’s Holocaust Martys’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day, honoring Jews who rescued fellow Jews during the Holocaust. Read more » »
US Jewish groups sound alarm over rise of Ben Gvir, though many steer clear
Several US Jewish groups expressed distress over the results of Israel’s election Wednesday, which appeared to show major gains for far-right parties, including extremist MK Itamar Ben Gvir. Read more » »
Israel: Disband UN Gaza war probe over member’s ‘antisemitic comments’
A spokesperson for Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Thursday slammed comments by a member of the ongoing UN Commission of Inquiry into last year’s 11-day war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza last year and called for the committee to be disbanded. Read more » »
