International

U.S. Senators urge Uganda not to criminalize homosexuality

WA SHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)—U.S. Senators Benjamin L. Cardin of Maryland and Richard J. Durbin of Illinois, both Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and 10 other Senators today urged Ugandan President Yoweri Musseveni to block enactment of a law that would criminalize homosexuality and codify prejudice against gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transgendered and HIV-positive Ugandans. The […]

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USA

Shonda file: Sting targeted executives willing to bribe foreign officials

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Twenty-two executives and employees of companies in the military and law enforcement products industry have been indicted for engaging in schemes to bribe foreign government officials to obtain and retain business, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Channing Phillips for the District of Columbia; and

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Middle East, USA

Israeli backpackers in New Zealand listen to Christian missionaries in exchange for cheaper lodgings

HAIFA (Press Release)–Israeli backpackers find themselves hosted by Christian missionaries in New Zealand because of the good lodging deals that they offer; but during their stay, these Israelis also get unique spiritual experiences. This has been illustrated in a new study carried out at the University of Haifa’s Center for Tourism, Pilgrimage and Recreation. “Even

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Middle East

Jordanian sources point finger at Iran for attempted car bombing of Israeli diplomats

JERUSALEM (WJC)–The failed bomb attack against Israeli diplomats in Jordan last week could have been carried out by a local al-Qaeda cell acting on instructions from Iran, sources close to the Jordanian intelligence community have told the ‘Jerusalem Post’. The unnamed sources said that the attack had come in response to the killing of Iranian

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Middle East, USA

Norway's Foreign Minister rejects charges his country is anti-Semitic

JERUSALEM (WJC)–Norway’s Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Store, who visited Israel this week, has told the newspaper ‘Haaretz’ that there were forces in Israel that unfairly portrayed Norway as an anti-Semitic country. “There are references to anti-Israel sentiments in the Israeli press. I see part of that as a campaign which is being organized and orchestrated

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Middle East

Nine West Bank settlers arrested for mosque attack and vandalism

JERUSALEM (WJC)–Israeli police have arrested a group of militant Jewish settlers in the West Bank for alleged vandalism, including an attack on a mosque in a nearby Palestinian village in December. Nine settlers were arrested for attacks on Palestinian property, including five linked to the torching of a mosque last month.  The vandals burned prayer

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Middle East, USA

Jewish, Israeli organizations provide service, raise millions for Haiti

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (WJC)–Jewish humanitarian organizations in the United States and Canada have already raised millions of dollars for Haiti relief aid since the devastating earthquake that hit the Caribbean nation a week ago. Among the top fundraisers are the American Jewish World Service (AJWS), which has received US$ 2 million so far, and

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Middle East, USA

San Diego Jewish Film Festival preview: 'From Philadelphia to the Front'

By Gail Feinstein Forman LA JOLLA, California– In the visually affecting movie, From Philadelphia to the Front, we meet six Jewish World War ll veterans who recall their wartime experiences and the impact it had on their lives. Though the film is a short 35 minutes, it is dense with historical and emotional weight.  The

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USA

Sixteen Jewish innovators will gather in Israel this summer

JERUSALEM (Press Release) – Sixteen of today’s brightest Jewish movers and shakers are being invited to tackle some of the Jewish world’s most pressing problems this summer. Beginning its fourth year, the PresenTense Summer Fellowships utilize a unique approach to tap the creativity of Jewish innovators, helping them in turn to change the face of their

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Middle East

Correcting rightwing misinformation about Israel and Palestine

By J. Zel Lurie DELRAY BEACH, Florida–I am not diplomatic when I  discuss Israel and Palestine with rightist American Jews who support the settlements. The facts that they pick up from rightist propaganda  are usually totally wrong. Nothing I say penetrates their one-track minds. They don’t believe my facts even though I present chapter and

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Middle East, USA

Lauder's advice to Pope before his visit to the Rome synagogue

The following opinion article by World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder was published by the leading Italian newspaper ‘Corriere della Sera’ on the eve of Pope Benedict’s visit to the Great Synagogue of Rome: By Ronald S. Lauder When a Catholic bishop visits the main synagogue in his diocese it is first and foremost

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Middle East, USA