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Editor’s E-Mail Box: June 28, 2018 (10 items)

Polish mayors pledge themselves against anti- Semitism Mayors of Polish cities, attending the American Jewish Committee’s (AJC’s) Central Europe conference in Warsaw on combating hate, have issued a joint statement urging implementation of a policy of “zero tolerance for prejudice, xenophobia and anti-Semitism.” The statement, signed by the mayors of Bialystok, Gdańsk, Poznań, and Warsaw, […]

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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

State approves fund to support needy Holocaust survivors

SACRAMENTO (Press Release) — The State of California appropriated $3.6 million to create the California Holocaust Survivor Assistance Program, the first California-funded program that ensures that Holocaust survivors are able to live out their lives with dignity. The proposal for the program was initiated and stewarded by Jewish Family Service of San Diego, in partnership

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San Diego County, USA

Editor’s E-Mail Box: June 27, 2018 (10 Items)

Poland revises its law on Holocaust responsibility The American Jewish Committee has welcomed the action by the Polish Parliament to remove the criminal penalties provision of the country’s controversial Holocaust responsibility law. “As long-time friends of Poland, correcting this counterproductive measure is an important step to restore confidence and advance ties among Poland, the Jewish

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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food, USA

How APN will analyze Trump’s Mideast peace plan

WASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release) – Americans for Peace Now (APN) on Tuesday released a new policy paper that provides guidelines to assess the prospects for success of an impending Trump administration plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace. “We are gravely concerned that the Trump peace plan will exacerbate the Israeli-Palestinian conflict rather than move it toward resolution.

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International, Middle East, USA

Editor’s E-Mail Box: June 26, 2018 (5 Items)

Supreme Court’s 5-4 ‘Travel Ban’ decision saw Jewish justices in the minority In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Trump’s Executive Order Number One which the administration describes as a ban of travel from countries which have insufficient vetting procedures against terrorists, and which opponents describe as a “Muslim ban,” as most

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International, Jewish History, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and Food, USA

Weighing Trump from an American- Israeli’s perspective

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — It’s not easy writing about the American President. Intellectual honesty requires the admission that there are some plusses among many minuses, or at least some aspects of his behavior that might merit praise, depending on one’s perspective. His recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and his criticism of Palestinians compares

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA

Israel’s Cabinet seeks to improve Diaspora relations

JERUSALEM (Press Release) — The Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI) presented its 2018 Annual Assessment of the Situation and Dynamics of the Jewish People on Sunday to the weekly Cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. JPPI Co-Chairs Amb. Dennis Ross and Amb. Stuart Eizenstat and the Institute’s President Avinoam Bar-Yosef presented the findings

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International, Middle East, USA

Editor’s E-Mail Box: June 23-24, 2018 (3 Items)

American Jewish Committee expresses regret over Presbyterian Church’s pro-BDS stance The American Jewish Committee (AJC) regrets that the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), at its biennial General Assembly (GA), reaffirmed its support for BDS by adopting a measure opposing anti-BDS legislation. “The Church remains obsessively critical of Israel in its national utterances,” said Rabbi Noam Marans, AJC

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International, Middle East, USA

Church group adopts biased anti- Israel resolutions

LOS ANGELES (Press Release) – StandWithUs condemns anti-Israel resolutions and institutional bias at the 223rd Presbyterian Church USA General Assembly (PCUSA GA), which took place in St. Louis, Missouri from June 16-23, 2018. At the same time, we commend Presbyterians for Middle East Peace (PFMEP) and other supporters of reconciliation for pushing back and ensuring that

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Middle East, USA

Mourning for Pulitzer Prize winner Charles Krauthammer

NEW YORK (Press Release) — The American Jewish Committee (AJC),  the global Jewish advocacy organization, mourns Charles Krauthammer, who died on Thursday. The distinguished Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, political commentator, and steadfast supporter of Israel was honored by AJC with its Mass Media Award in 2003. “Charles Krauthammer’s trenchant analyses of critical international issues, including his

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Obituaries & memorials, USA

New Jersey affirms Jewish connection to Jerusalem

TRENTON, New Jersey (Press Release) — The New Jersey Legislature on Thursday voted unanimously on a measure which affirms the historical connection of the Jewish people to Jerusalem and condemns efforts by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to deny Jews’ historical, religious, and cultural ties to Jerusalem. Avi Posnick, StandWithUs Northeast Managing

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Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East, USA