Updates
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...
Israel’s UN Envoy Rips Up UNHRC Human Rights Report at General Assembly
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 body. "And that...
New York State to Divest from Unilever Over Ben & Jerry’s Israel Boycott
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 Arizona, and more...
Townhall: A Hate Group Grows on Campus
America’s future leaders are being coopted into an antisemitic campaign thinly disguised as a human rights movement.
Event Invitation: Blacks, Jews and Conservatives: The New American Revivalists
Rabbi Menken will speak as part of a panel conversation regarding traditional values in the Black and Jewish communities. Co-sponsored by The Maryland Republican Jewish Council and The Maryland Black Republican Council
Rashida Tlaib Defends Terrorist NGOs
Israeli Defense Minister Gantz deemed six Palestinian Authority NGOs as branches of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) terrorist organization. Tlaib again called Israel an "apartheid regime," and said it has the audacity to label "award-winning...
Survey: More US Jews now see far left as serious threat; 4 in 10 have concealed their Jewishness
According to the American Jewish Committee's research, 9 in 10 now see anti-semitism as a problem, with 82% believing anti-semitism has increased in the United States over the past five years. With anti-Israel sentiment flooding social media and becoming the norm in...
Sunrise DC Apologizes for Antisemitic Boycott of Jewish Groups, Remains Anti-Zionist
After facing blowback for demanding the exclusion of left-wing Jewish groups, Sunrise DC issued a statement that Rabbi Menken characterized as a finger-pointing "apology" filled with "whataboutism to distract from their Anti-semitism," including a reference to...