by CJV | Nov 8, 2021 | Updates
The Biden administration promised the Palestinian Authority that it would reopen the consulate. Israel’s Foreign Minister Yair Lapid stated correctly that the place for such a consulate is Ramallah—the only purpose of opening such an office in Jerusalem would be...
by CJV | Nov 8, 2021 | Updates
The New York Times has hired Raja Abdulrahim to its Jerusalem bureau. Abdulrahim blamed Israel and the IDF for the actions of Palestinian suicide bombers who murdered hundreds, and argued post-9/11 that Hamas and Iranian-backed Hezbollah “are not ‘terrorizing’...
by CJV | Nov 1, 2021 | Updates
Senior representatives from the moderate wing of the party see the opening of the consulate as a dangerous move for Jerusalem. Indeed, actions to delegitimize Jewish sovereignty in Israel are anti-American and will perpetuate untold violence. Read more at Israel Hayom...
by CJV | Nov 1, 2021 | Updates
Israel’s Ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan, recalled before the General Assembly that it had previously declared Zionism, “the right of the Jews to a national home,” to be racist, in a resolution that his predecessor, Chaim Herzog, tore up before that...
by CJV | Nov 1, 2021 | Updates
State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli stated that in accordance with the state’s anti-BDS law, he would pull $111 million in pension-fund cash from Unilever, B&J’s parent company. Anti-BDS divestment decisions have been made by New Jersey, Florida, and...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Oct 29, 2021 | Op-Eds, Human Rights, Updates
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken and Lela Gilbert, Townhall On Tuesday, the Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law publicly demanded the University of Massachusetts address an antisemitic incident that the university has tried to keep under wraps since June. Per the...
