Tag Archives: Israel
B’nai B’rith World Center 2023 Award For Journalism-Winners – B’nai B’rith International
SPECIAL GUEST AT B’NAI B’RITH WORLD CENTER 2023 AWARD FOR JOURNALISM: AVI MAYER, NEW EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF THE JERUSALEM POST: “ISRAEL AND THE JEWISH WORLD IN AN ERA OF POLARIZATION” Winner: Itamar Eichner (ynet and Yedioth Ahronoth) Certificate of Read more » »
More than 160 Jewish Communities and Organizations Across the Globe Urge UN to Use IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism in UN Action Plan – B’nai B’rith International
More than 160 Jewish communities and organizations across the globe called on the United Nations to make use of the Working Definition of Antisemitism from the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) in its forthcoming action plan to counter antisemitism. Read more » »
Opinion Piece: Criticizing Argentine Government Sponsorship of Photo Exhibition on “Nakba” – B’nai B’rith International
The Argentine Secretary of Human Rights sponsored a photo exhibition on the Palestinian “Nakba.” When announcing this event on Twitter, he used the words “colonization,” “occupation” and “ethnic cleansing” when referring to the events surrounding Israel’s establishment. Read more » »
Opinion in Inside Sources: As Israel Turns 75, What It Means to Me–and What It Should to You – B’nai B’rith International
In Inside Sources, David J. Michaels, Director of U.N. and Intercommunal Affairs at B’nai B’rith International, writes about Israel’s 75th Anniversary: May 14 marked Israel’s 75th birthday. For many of us, Israel is simply a fact of life — and, amid renewed fighting with terrorists in Gaza, a subject of recurrent controversy. Read more » »
After Israeli pressure, over 30 countries boycott UN ‘Nakba Day’ event
Over 30 countries skipped out on marking the so-called „Nakba Day” at the United Nations on Monday when the Palestinians held a special event slamming Israel at the international body. The outcome was in part due to Israeli efforts to deny the Palestinians a PR success in this largely anti-Israel venue. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Deplores First-Time U.N. Event Marking Israel’s Founding As “Nakba” – B’nai B’rith International
B’NAI B’RITH DEPLORES FIRST-TIME U.N. EVENT MARKING ISRAEL’S FOUNDING AS “NAKBA” (Washington, D.C., May 15, 2023)—B’nai B’rith President Seth J. Riklin and CEO Daniel S. Read more » »
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 » »
‘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 » »
A Time for Remembrance, Reflection and Celebration…but Not at the U.N. – B’nai B’rith International
This week is a special time in Israel and in the global Jewish community. First, we observe Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s day of remembrance of those who have lost their lives while defending the nation-state of the Jewish people and for Israeli victims of terrorism. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith World Center Launches Hebrew Diplomatic Club – B’nai B’rith International
The B’nai B’rith World Center launched on April 19 the Hebrew Diplomatic Club—the first forum ever established in Israel for Hebrew-speaking foreign diplomats. Read more » »
