International

Adidas Execs Chose to ‘Obliterate $2B in Annual Revenue’ to Sever Ties With Kanye West

Published by Raw Story By Brad Reed An extensive new report from Bloomberg delivers an inside view of the end of the relationship between sportswear manufacturer Adidas and rapper Kanye West. According to Bloomberg’s sources, Adidas had for months been working to end its partnership with West, who has for years made controversial statements before

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USA

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Honored for Combating Antisemitism, Calls Out Delayed Response to Ye

(JNS) National Basketball Association legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar received the first annual Ally Against Antisemitism Award from Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for what the organization described as “being a steadfast ally in the fight against antisemitism and building bridges between communities.” Upon receiving the award on Oct. 26 at a fundraiser in Toronto, the Southern

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California, Sports & Competitions, USA

Israeli Election Primer: The Players, the Stakes, the Issues

An ideologically diverse coalition of parties led by the centrist Prime Minister Yair Lapid opposes Netanyahu’s right-wing bloc. Lapid cobbled together this “change coalition” after the last election in March 2021. It incorporated all of the left and center parties, multiple right-wing parties, and, for the first time in Israeli history, an Arab party. These parties had only one goal in common: end Netanyahu’s 12 years in power. [Nikolai Schweber]

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Israel, Jewish History

Pro-Israel Groups Respond to ‘Oxymoron’ Human Rights Council’s Commission of Inquiry

By Faygie Holt (JNS) As the United Nations prepared to hear the results of the Human Rights Council’s Commission of Inquiry, which many are calling a demonization of the Jewish state, the parents of a 5-year-old boy who died during a Hamas bombing told their story to the media gathered outside the U.N. building in

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International, Israel, Middle East, USA

Hundreds of Syrian Refugees Leave Lebanon to Return Home

Published by DPA Some 700 Syrian refugees left Lebanon for their war-torn home country on Wednesday, in a repatriation organized by the Lebanese and Syrian authorities, witnesses and security sources said. “Most of the returnees wanted to go back. Lists were given to Lebanese authorities and whoever was approved to return by the Syrian government

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Middle East

Spotify Criticizes Ye’s Antisemitic Comments, Keeps His Music

Published by Reuters By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) – As corporations around the world including Adidas AG cut ties with Kanye West, music streaming service Spotify Technology SA said it would not remove the rapper’s music unless his label requested it. Music from the artist now known as Ye did not violate anti-hate policies, Spotify chief

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USA

Nikki Haley: Antisemitism Must Be Flagged at Every Instance

TORONTO, Canada (Press Release) — Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley told the Canadian Friends of Jerusalem College of Technology (CFJCT) 50th anniversary gala dinner that antisemitism needs to be called out whenever it happens during a keynote address Sunday night. “We have to call out antisemitism everytime we see it,” the

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International, Israel, Middle East, USA

The World is a Mess as Israel’s Election Approaches

By Ira Sharkansky, Ph.D JERUSALEM — The world seems to be in a mess. Where to start? Israel’s election is in a bit more than a week. The parties are maneuvering. We aren’t sure who’s going to be aligned with who? And will there be enough to assure that Benjamin Netanyahu (Bibi) is not our

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International, Ira Sharkansky, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, USA

Anti-Israel Advocacy Becomes Issue in La Mesa City Council Race

A political action group calling itself San Diegans Against Hate has come out in opposition to La Mesa City Council candidate Mejgan Afshan, describing her anti-Israel positions as antisemitic.  Afshan, daughter of Afghan refugees, was invited via her campaign website to respond on Wednesday, Oct. 19, by San Diego Jewish World, but had not done so by late afternoon of Thursday, Oct. 20. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, Israel, San Diego County, USA