Tag Archives: Israel
BBUK welcomes last night’s ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad
By BBUK In Bureau of International Affairs, Israel, Statements On 8 August 2022 The following statement has been issued by Jeremy Havardi, Director of the BBUK Bureau of International Affairs: B’nai B’rith UK welcomes the ceasefire that was implemented last night between Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Read more » »
Director of U.N. Affairs Op-ed in Times of Israel: Miloon Kothari’s “Apology” Is Inadequate; Prejudiced Commissioners Must Go – B’nai B’rith International
Read the op-ed by our Director of U.N. and Intercommunal Affairs in the Times of Israel. Fifteen international Jewish organizations have written to the United Nations Human Rights Council president, Federico Villegas, demanding that he remove members of a “Commission of Inquiry” on Israel guilty of bigoted statements on Jews and the Jewish state. Read more » »
Pioneering Israeli Biotech for 21st Century Global Challenges: Pluri CEO Yaky Yanay – B’nai B’rith International
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UN Commission of Inquiry Member Apologizes for “Jewish Lobby” Comment
United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Commission of Inquiry [COI] member Miloon Kothari wrote a letter apologizing for his “Jewish lobby” comments that were criticized as being antisemitic. Read more »
B’nai B’rith Calls for Dismissal of Anti-Israel U.N. ‘Commission’ After Odious Remarks – B’nai B’rith International
B’nai B’rith International is calling for the dismissal of members of the United Nations’ latest anti-Israel “Commission of Inquiry” after odious remarks by its members and other blatant violations of its own sweeping terms and the U.N.’s operating principles. Read more » »
Director of U.N. Affairs in Real Clear Religion: World Council of Churches Regresses on Antisemitism – B’nai B’rith International
Read the op-ed by our Director of U.N. and Intercommunal Affairs David Michaels in Real Clear Religion. Last month, the World Council of Churches elected the Rev. Dr. Jerry Pillay as its next general secretary, and his record of bigoted rhetoric on Israel and Jews threatens to further deepen the WCC’s already troubled history on these themes. Read more » »
Coverage of the 2022 B’nai B’rith Jewish Rescuers Citation Commemoration Ceremony in Israel
B’nai B’rith International has received coverage for its Jewish Rescuers Citation commemoration ceremony held in the Jerusalem hills. The Times of Israel noted the citation given to Hubert Pollack, who participated in a plan to get thousands of exit visas from Nazi Germany. Read more » »
Joint Op-ed in Ynetnews: Polemics do nothing to help heal the Holy Land (in Hebrew)
B’nai B’rith International Director of U.N. and Intercommunal Affairs David J. Michaels and Director of the B’nai B’rith World Center in Jerusalem Alan Schneider penned a joint op-ed in Hebrew for Ynetnews calling out the recent criticism of Israel by non-Jewish religious leaders. Read more » »
B’rith B’rith UK condemns new Amnesty report
By BBUK In Advocacy, Israel, Palestinians, Statements On 2 February 2022 B’rith B’rith UK condemns in the strongest terms the recent report produced by Amnesty International UK on ‘Israel’s apartheid against Palestinians’. Read more »
CEO Op-ed in JNS: Amnesty’s anti-Israel report pours more fuel onto delegitimization bonfire
JNS published B’nai B’rith International CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin’s op-ed condemning Amnesty International in the U.K. for publishing a malicious report that attempts to further demonize and delegitimize Israel, the world’s only Jewish nation. Read in JNS. Read more » »
