DUBAI (Press Release) – Senior officials of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, a leading Jewish Human Rights NGO, commended President Trump for opening his speech to both Houses of Congress by denouncing the ongoing threats to JCCs and recent attacks on Jewish cemeteries. “We are grateful that the President condemned anti-Semitism during this pivotal speech to […]
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International, USANEW YORK (Press Release) – The Muslim-Jewish Advisory Council issued the following statement on Wednesday, March 1: We agree with the President’s assertion in his speech at the Joint Session of Congress that “we are a country that stands united in condemning hate and evil in all its forms.” Our organization exemplifies that idea – the
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – The ongoing bomb threats aimed at Jewish Community Centers (JCCs) have sown fear in more than 100 Jewish communities and institutions across the country. “We call upon our public officials, in both word and deed, to do everything in their power to put a stop to these threats and incidents,”
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USAJewish Agency for Israel Executive Chairman Natan Sharansky released a statement in response to the recent wave of anti-Semitic incidents in the US and around the world. “I am deeply concerned by the wave of anti-Semitic attacks and threats that has been sweeping across the United States in recent days and weeks,” Sharansky said. “If
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International, Middle East, USA‘Stand together with our Jewish brothers and sisters,‘ says local mayor, as Trump condemns wave of anti-Semitic attacks By Times of Israel staff Temple Adath B’nai Israel in Evansville, Indiana, where an apparent bullet hole was found in a classroom window, March 1, 2017. (Eyewitness News screenshot.) The Federal Bureau of Investigations is to probe
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USAAn Islamic State-linked Telegram channel has called on followers to launch attacks on Jewish communities in the West by disguising themselves as Jews and hiding weapons under their coat. The message appeared in a chat room named “Lone Mujahid,” a resource for ISIS supporters looking to carry out “lone-wolf” style attacks, the multi-media news platform
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International, Middle East, USADespite claiming he’s the “least anti-Semitic” person around, President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday the wave of anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. could be so-called false flags perpetrated by Jews themselves to make his administration look bad. Trump, speaking before a group of state attorneys general in Washington said the incidents, which included vandalism at old
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USAThe United States ‘stands united in condemning hate and evil in all its forms,’ the president says one day after latest wave of JCC bomb threats By Eric Cortellessa President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Paul
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USAOn the day he was set to address Congress for the first time as commander in chief, President Donald Trump scrambled expectations for his immigration policy when he told news anchors Tuesday that he is open to a bill that would grant legal status to undocumented immigrants living in the United States. “The time is
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International, USAIn his much-anticipated first address to Congress, President Trump backed away from a key healthcare promise he made just last month. Trump told the Washington Post in January that his goal of healthcare reform was “insurance for everybody,” but on Tuesday night in the Capitol, the president added an important modifier, arguing the country should
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAU.S. President Donald Trump paid tribute to the wife of a Navy SEAL killed in a controversial raid in Yemen during his speech to Congress on Tuesday. Close to the end of his hour-long speech, Trump said that Congress was “blessed to be joined tonight” by Carryn Owens, the widow of William “Ryan” Owens. The
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Middle East, USAVirginia lawmaker wants ‘assurance that this recent set of coordinated anti-Semitic attacks are being given the serious attention they deserve’ By Eric Cortellessa Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, then a vice presidential candidate, speaks in New York on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016 before Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton conceded to Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) WASHINGTON
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USABarack Obama made history by reportedly signing the biggest book deal for a former president Tuesday, but it was the future that was on his mind, according to one of his good friends. After barely more than a month into being out of professional politics, Obama was set to make a triumphant return to lead
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USAJERUSALEM (Press Release) –Newly installed Republican Jewish Coalition Chairman, Sen. Norm Coleman, Leader of the Zionist Union, Isaac Herzog and the leader of the Yesh Atid Party, Yair Lapid, today addressed the Jewish People Policy Institute conference on the Future of the Jewish People in Jerusalem. Both Israeli political leaders discussed the need for Israel
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