Updates
Will 450 Progressive Rabbis Apologize for Antisemitic Scapegoating?
This was a transparent effort by progressives to portray themselves as holier than thou while misrepresenting the Orthodox as unconcerned about public health.
Study: Over Half of UK Population Lacks Basic Holocaust Education
A study commissioned by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany reported that 52% of UK respondents were not aware that six million Jews were murdered in the Holocaust, while 32% had no knowledge or gave incorrect answers when asked about names of...
GOP Lawmakers Introduce Legislation Urging State Department to Designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a Foreign Terrorist Organization
The proposed legislation requires the State Department to report to Congress on whether the Muslim Brotherhood meets the legal criteria to be deemed a terrorist group.
Rabbi Menken on EWTN: The Worsening Anti-Semitism in America
Rabbi Menken described the anti-Israel narrative fueling antisemitism’s escalation, painfully visible on U.S. campuses.
CJV Presses Virginia Tech on Graduate Student Senate’s Academic Boycott of Israel
CJV joined a broad coalition of civil rights, religious, and education organizations to condemn the endorsement of BDS by the Virginia Tech Graduate Student Senate. The bigoted decision promotes an academic boycott of Israel and threatens the academic and civil rights...
ADL Suggests J Street U as a “Pro-Israel” Resource
In a post on the Anti-Defamation League's website entitled Six Proactive Strategies to Prevent Anti-Israel Activity, students are reassured about "[T]he tremendous resources and support you have right on your campus: fellow students and faculty, Hillel, Chabad, and...
Haley and Pence Warn Israel Not to Rely on Biden
Both the former US Ambassador to the UN and the former Vice President stated at the Republican Jewish Coalition Conference over the weekend that Biden "has turned his back on Israel." With the Biden administration's re-established funding for the PA, desire to reopen...
Tensions Escalate Over Promised US Consulate for the PA in Jerusalem
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 to...
NYT Hires Journalist Who Previously Blamed Israel for Palestinian Suicide Bombing Attacks
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’...
Democratic Members of Congress Expected to Ask Biden Not to Open Palestinian Consulate in Jerusalem
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...