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ADL, BBYO youth group initiative to help youth tackle anti-Semitism
The League will train teenagers on how to respond to hate. (November 7, 2022 / JNS) The Anti-Defamation League and BBYO (formerly known as the B’nai B’rith Youth Organization) have formed a partnership to provide students in the United States and internationally with the skills they need to respond to Jew-hatred. Read more » »
American Jewish organizations issue a range of reactions to Israel’s election results
As the results of the Israeli general election became clearer on Wednesday, American Jewish organizations issued a range of reactions. Some continued with the message consistently disseminated by mainstream American Jewry—that Israel’s democracy was to be celebrated, the results respected, and that the U.S. Read more » »
US Jewish leaders, Erdogan meet for the first time in three years
(September 28, 2022 / JNS) Behind the scenes of the annual U.N. General Assembly meeting last week, a group of American Jewish organizations was quietly working to improve ties between the global community, Israel and the world body. Read more » »
Christian groups protest move by Presbyterian Church (USA) accusing Israel of apartheid
The International Engagement Committee of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A)’s 225th annual General Assembly adopted an overture accusing Israel of being an apartheid state on June 28. Read more » »
Unilever ends Judea and Samaria boycott, sells license to Ben & Jerry’s Israel franchisee
The ice-cream battle between Ben & Jerry’s and its Israeli distributor may have been resolved, but the repercussions continue to reverberate in what many considered a considerable loss for the BDS movement. Read more » »
Jewish organizations split on Supreme Court decision to overturn ‘Roe v. Wade’
Friday morning rocked the United States when the long-awaited decision by the U.S. Supreme Court came down, declaring an imminent end to abortion. The decision was met with both relief and shock, depending on which side of the issue Americans stood. Read more » »
Australian state of Victoria bans display of Nazi swastika
B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission chairman hails legislation banning the public display of the symbol as a “thunderous blow” to neo-Nazis. (June 23, 2022 / JNS) Victoria has become first Australian state to ban the display of the Nazi swastika, the BBC reported on Wednesday. Read more » »
World Council of Churches promotes Presbyterian reverend with anti-Israel bias
In 2016, Rev. Professor Dr. Jerry Pillay compared Israel and the alleged “exclusionary and violent character of the Israeli Zionist project” to South Africa’s racial apartheid. (June 21, 2022 / JNS) B’nai Brith International expressed concern and outrage over the newly elected general secretary of the World Council of Churches, Rev. Professor Dr. Read more » »
Jewish organizations respond to UNHRC report: ‘Distorts and minimizes the threats facing Israel’
Jewish organizations are responding with outrage over what they consider a flawed and biased report on the 2021 conflict between Israel and the Hamas terrorist organization in the Gaza Strip after the report’s release by the U.N. Human Rights Council’s Commission of Inquiry (COI) on Tuesday. Read more » »
Jewish, Israeli and US leaders offer condolences for death of UAE president
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, 73, was credited with helping lead Mideast cooperation in science, business, technology, academics and tourism, as well as boosting the Jewish community that resides in the United Arab Emirates. Read more » »
