US special envoy on combating antisemitism: 1.7 million anti-Semitic posts on Facebook, Twitter so far in 2020
In an exclusive interview, U.S. Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism discusses the “raw hate” against Jews on social…
Albania becomes first Muslim country to adopt IHRA definition of antisemitism
The Albanian parliament’s unanimous endorsement of the IHRA definition came ahead of the first ever Balkans Forum Against Anti-Semitism. Albanians…
Watchdog: EU donates tens of millions to NGOs linked to Palestinian terror, anti-Semitism
The new report states that in 2019, at least three grants totaling 5.8 million euros…
How the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict could impact Israel’s regional strategic landscape
Many Iranian Azeris, which comprise some 15 million of the country’s 82 million inhabitants, have…
Israel to bring 2,000 Ethiopian Jews by early 2021
Most of themhave left their homes and villages to wait in the major cities of…
In UN speech, Israeli PM warns of Hezbollah arms depot in Beirut
The international community “must insist that Hezbollah stop using Lebanese civilians as human shields,” said…
Europe
Former Belgian PM treated in intensive care for Covid-19
Former Belgian Prime Minister Sophie Wilmès is being treated in an intensive care unit for…
France’s crackdown on Islamists following the decapitation of a school teacher
A pro-Hamas group active in France will be dissolved for being “directly implicated” in the…
Israeli ambassador in Belgium outraged over news outlet choice of picture to illustrate Covid-19 global death toll
The Israeli Embassy in Brussels said, “This is how anti-Semitism is spread.” The choice of…
‘Let There Be Light’: March of the Living to mark Kristallnacht with international, interfaith campaign
On November 9, 2020, March of the Living will mark Kristallnacht, a two-day pogrom during…
US Homeland Security: White supremacists ‘remain most persistent and lethal threat in homeland’
The report states that some white supremacists “have engaged in outreach and networking opportunities abroad…
Yad Vashem, World Jewish Congress welcome Facebook’s announcement to prohibit all forms of Holocaust denial on its platform
Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, welcomed Facebook’s decision to update their hate speech…
US rescinds entry ban of Israeli-British journalist
“Expiration Date: 2030. Thanks and love to all those who helped,” in a Facebook post…
In vice-presidential debate, Pence and Harris spar over Iran, other Mideast issues
Most of the talk, however, focused on the coronavirus pandemic and the impact it has…
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American Jewish poet Louise Glück wins Nobel Prize in Literature
She is just the fourth U.S. poet and the 16th female to receive the prestigious…
Why are Cuomo and de Blasio singling out Orthodox Jews as COVID scofflaws?
There are good reasons to worry about a spike in infections in haredi enclaves, but…
Jewish scientist among three recipients of Nobel Prize for medicine
Harvey J. Alter, along with Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice, received the prestigious prize…
Israeli-British journalist has been banned for life from entering America
“Although the specific basis of my exclusion from the U.S. under Section 212 hasn’t been…