Tag Archives: Israel-Swords of Iron
B’nai B’rith Calls ICC Arrest Warrant for Israelis a Legal and Moral Affront–and Intolerable Threat to Combating Terror – B’nai B’rith International
B’nai B’rith International deplores in the strongest terms the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) issuing of arrest warrants for civilian leaders of Israel. Read more » »
Jewish Leaders to Pope: Genocide Claim Against Israel Is Misguided and Harmful
In its coverage of Jewish organizations reacting to comments made by Pope Francis, the National Catholic Register quoted a statement from B’nai B’rith International CEO Daniel Mariaschin and Director of United Nations and Intercommunal Affairs David Michaels expressing outrage regarding the Pope falsely accusing Israel of committing genocide. Read more » »
Letter Sent to the Editor: Washington Post Columnist Piece Ignores Central Role of Hamas in Conflict
B’nai B’rith International CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin submitted a letter to The Washington Post regarding its recent opinion piece by columnist David Ignatius that completely ignores Hamas’s role in the ongoing conflict in Gaza. Read more »
Jews for Jesus remains a deceptive cover to convert Jews | Opinion
In a Jerusalem Post op-ed, B’nai B’rith World Center-Jerusalem Director Alan Schneider calls out Jews for Jesus for what it is: a poorly veiled and deceptive cover for a full-court effort to convert Jews to Christianity. Read the op-ed in The Jerusalem Post. Read more »
B’nai B’rith Outraged by Lifting of Gaza “Genocide” Canard in New Pope Book – B’nai B’rith International
B’nai B’rith International, the world’s oldest and most widely known Jewish organization and one profoundly committed to interreligious harmony, is stunned and outraged by the reported citing of claims of “genocide” in Gaza by Pope Francis in a book expected to first be released in Italy and Spanish-speaking countries tomorrow. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Statement on Elimination of Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar – B’nai B’rith International
B’nai B’rith President Seth J. Riklin and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: We laud the Israeli military operation that killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the chief architect of the Oct. Read more » »
CEO Op-ed: Spain’s Israel problem – B’nai B’rith International
In a JNS op-ed, B’nai B’rith International CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin criticizes Spain’s anti-Israel stance under Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez – including calling for an arms embargo against Israel – which reverses years of progress in Spanish-Jewish relations, reflecting a lingering hostility toward Jews and the Jewish state. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Hosts French Catholic Priest, Preeminent Global Leader on Documenting Genocide, in Israel on October 7 – B’nai B’rith International
B’nai B’rith International this week hosted Father Patrick Desbois, a preeminent global leader in promoting human rights and documenting mass atrocities, in Israel, marking the first anniversary of the Oct. 7th attacks. Read more » »
CEO Op-ed: A Friend in Need Is a Friend Indeed
In an opinion piece for the Times of Israel, B’nai B’rith International CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin recalls how not long after the Hamas massacres on Oct. 7, 2023, a college classmate shared that his Catholic church in Virginia, which had been praying for Ukraine, would now pray for all Israeli victims, too. Read more » »
Jew-hatred ‘as bad as I’ve ever seen it,’ says longtime B’nai B’rith leader – B’nai B’rith International
In an extended interview with JNS, B’nai B’rith CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin addressed the dramatic surge in anti-Semitism and the complex challenges facing Israel and global Jewry – especially since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. Drawing on 50 years of leadership experience in the Jewish communal world, he reflects on what lies ahead for the community. Read more » »
