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UK and US to shun UN ‘Nakba Day’ event as Israel calls for boycott – B’nai B’rith International
Israel called on UN member states to shun the event and B’nai Brith International is circulating a petition calling on officials from UN member states not to attend. The US and UK are expected to stay away from the UN General Assembly’s first-ever commemoration of Nakba Day on May 15. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith International | The U.N. Resolutions That Should Concern Us and the Work of AJIRI – B’nai B’rith International
Many readers are surely familiar with the anti-Israeli bias that exists at the United Nations. But not many know about the resolutions of this organization that cause the greatest damage, not only to Israel, but to the possibilities of peace in the region. Every year, the General Assembly (which is the deliberative body of the U.N. Read more » »
Media Coverage of B’nai B’rith World Center and KKL-JNF Joint Holocaust Commemoration Ceremony Honoring Jews Who Rescued Fellow Jews – B’nai B’rith International
The courageous Jewish woman who fooled the NazisFor the 23rd consecutive year, the B’nai B’rith World Center in Jerusalem and Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael – Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF) hosted a joint Holocaust commemoration ceremony on Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes Remembrance Day (April 18, 2023). Read more » »
Letter Sent to the Editor of WSJ: Another Step Toward Peace – B’nai B’rith International
B’nai B’rith International CEO Dan Mariaschin and Director of U.N. and Intercommunal Affairs David Michaels sent a letter to the editor of the Wall Street Journal regarding Oman opening its airspace to all commercial airlines, including Israeli carriers. Regarding the Feb. Read more » »
„Hamas terrorists will want to bring down Abbas in Ramadan,” says Eduardo Kohn – B’nai B’rith International
El País interviewed B’nai B’rith Director of Latin American Affairs Eduardo Kohn about the increasing violence in the Gaza Strip, tensions between Israel and the Palestinians, and the new Israeli government. Read in El País (in Spanish). Read more » »
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 » »
Release: New Bipartisan Holocaust Education Bill Introduced in the House on International Holocaust Remembrance Day – B’nai B’rith International
Reps. Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5), Kathy Manning (NC-6), Michael McCaul (TX-10), and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1). announced the introduction of new bipartisan legislation — the Holocaust Education and Antisemitism Lessons (HEAL) Act – supported by B’nai B’rith International. Read more » »
Helene Cazés Benathar, Profile of a Great Woman (Jewish Rescuer) – B’nai B’rith International
Aurora Israel profiled Helene Cazés Benathar, whose incredible heroism in saving fellow Jews during the Holocaust was recognized by the B’nai B’rith World Center in Jerusalem in April 2020 with a Jewish Rescuers Citation. Benathar was an important figure in the Zionist movement and the first female attorney in Morocco. Read more » »
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 Remembers AMIA Prosecutor Nisman and Asks for Justice Eight Years After His Death – B’nai B’rith International
Iton Gadol published B’nai B’rith Argentina’s letter (in Spanish) demanding justice for the 2015 death of AMIA prosecutor Dr. Alberto Nisman, and the victims of the 1994 AMIA bombing. Read in Iton Gadol (in Spanish). It has been eight years since the death of Dr. Read more » »
