USA

Awe for efforts by Spain, Portugal to reclaim Jewish past

By Kenneth Bandler NEW YORK — An AJC senior leadership delegation concluded a four-day visit to Portugal and Spain. In Lisbon, the group met with officials of the newly installed Portuguese government, including Foreign Affairs Minister Augusto Santos Silva and his chief advisors; members of Prime Minister Antonio Costa’s cabinet led by Chief of Staff […]

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International, USA

Around the Jewish world: March 9, 2016

  Jewish community leader killed in Uruguay stabbing attack PAYSANDU, Uruguay (WJC) –A Jewish businessman and local community leader died in hospital following a stabbing attack on Tuesday in Paysandú, Uruguay, in what many consider an anti-Semitic attack. The attacker reportedly shouted “Allahu Akbar” (‘God is great’ in Arabic) when killing 55-year-old David Fremd, of

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International, USA

American Jewish Report: March 8, 2016

Bernie Sanders mental health joke slammed by Jewish disability rights group (JNS.org) The Ruderman Family Foundation, a Jewish organization that prioritizes disability rights and inclusion, called on Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to apologize for a joke directed at Republican candidates that questioned their mental health. During Sunday’s Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.,

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USA

Madrid mayor takes stand against anti- Semitism

By Kenneth Bandler NEW YORK  – Madrid Mayor Manuela Carmena on Monday, March 7, signed on to Mayors United Against Anti-Semitism, an American Jewish Committee (AJC) initiative calling on municipal leaders across the United States and Europe to publicly address and take concrete actions against rising anti-Semitism. “Anti-Semitism is unacceptable,” declared Mayor Carmena. Carmena is the first

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International, USA

College campuses should ban SJP for anti- Semitism

By Susan B. Tuchman, Zach Stern and Morton A. Klein NEW YORK–Campus anti-Semitism is a growing national problem and frighteningly, it has infected The City University of New York (CUNY), historically a haven for Jews and other minorities seeking an excellent, affordable college education.  We work closely with students and others at CUNY and implore

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Israel’s problems: The P.A.’s President, next U.S. one

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Recent articles in the New York Times suggest a comparison between the leaderships of Palestine and the American Republican Party. One article details the miserable position of Mahmoud Abbas, old, weak, rejected by a substantial portion of Palestinians, and dithering between supporting and opposing the current wave of violence against

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA

U.S. cedes the lead to Russia in Syrian Civil War

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The shelling of Syrian soldiers by the Turkish military is one more step back into Great Power politics — historic Turkish-Russian enmity played out over Kurds and Syrians. The U.S. appears to believe 21st century wars cannot be won by military force and that battling parties can be induced to set aside

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International, Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USA