by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Mar 9, 2025 | Op-Eds, Human Rights
Originally published in JNS Provoking outrage from the United Nations, human-rights organizations and Arab governments, Israel is blocking further aid to Gaza. It comes as the first phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has ended and Hamas refuses to agree...
by CJV | Nov 21, 2024 | Press Releases, Human Rights
Coalition for Jewish Values (CJV), representing over 2,500 traditional, Orthodox rabbis in American public policy, today responded to the quote attributed to Pope Francis that “According to some experts, what is happening in Gaza has the characteristics of a...
by CJV | Oct 6, 2024 | Press Releases, Human Rights
Coalition for Jewish Values (CJV), representing over 2,500 traditional, Orthodox rabbis in American public policy, today strongly rejected a U.S. District Judge’s decision requiring the University of Maryland to permit a hateful anti-Israel rally to take place...
by Rabbi Steven Pruzansky | Aug 21, 2024 | Op-Eds, Human Rights
by Rabbi Steven Pruzansky in the Israel National News We are drowning in a sea of clichés that purport to provide guidance needed to navigate the manifold strategic challenges that confront us. The problem is that clichés contain some truth but rarely furnish a...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Aug 19, 2024 | Op-Eds, Human Rights
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken in the Jewish News Syndicate At this writing, businesses in downtown Chicago have been boarding up their windows in preparation for “mostly peaceful” protests during the Democratic National Convention. The purpose of these protests is ostensibly...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Aug 6, 2024 | Op-Eds, Human Rights
Rabbi Yaakov Menken in the Jewish News Syndicate Candace Owens launched into a rant on her YouTube show last week claiming that the Star of David is tied to child sacrifice and black magic. She “explained” that King Solomon, builder of the Holy Temple, had a ring that...