December 3, 2021

Three anti-Israel U.N. resolutions include denial of Jewish ties to Jerusalem

A wide view of the 30th plenary meeting of the General Assembly. Credit: UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe (JNS) — The U.N. General Assembly passed three resolutions this week that targeted Israel, which brings the total to 14 resolutions being adopted this […]
December 3, 2021

Council on American-Islamic Relations leader refers to most American Jews as “enemies”

Zahra Billoo speaks at the American Muslims for Palestine conference on Nov. 27. Screenshot. by Larry Brook At a major Muslim gathering in Chicago, the head of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in San Francisco warned that most of the […]
December 2, 2021

Head of CAIR calls Tel Aviv occupied, prays for its “liberation”

Screenshot courtesy IPT by Steven Emerson IPT News — Nihad Awad normally presents himself as mild mannered and measured. That demeanor has helped the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) co-founder and executive director appear on national news channels and […]
December 1, 2021

Real solidarity with the Palestinians has to include honesty

by Mark Goldfeder (Jewish Journal) — The United Nations celebrated its International Day of Solidarity on Nov. 29 with the Palestinian people. Established in 1977, it commemorates the anniversary of the General Assembly passing Resolution 181, the United Nations Partition […]
December 1, 2021

Louisiana Jewish Coalition hears from Israeli, Palestinian Parents Circle participants

Rami Elhanan, Laila Alsheikh and Herb Keinon By Richard Friedman As part of its webinar series “Looking Toward the Future,” the Louisiana Jewish Coalition delved into one of the most complex of issues, one fraught with emotion and tragedy, yet, […]
November 23, 2021

A dozen Attorneys General press Unilever over Ben & Jerry’s boycott

The Attorneys General of Alabama, Mississippi, Florida and Arkansas are among 12 signatories to a letter by Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt calling out Unilever for failing to take action against the Ben & Jerry’s boycott of Israel. Thus far, […]
November 22, 2021

Consul General makes first visit to N.E. Alabama Cherokee

Consul General Anat Sultan-Dadon (left) talks with Chief Larry Smith (right) and Seth Penn, as John Buhler of the Alabama-Israel Task Force looks on.In September, when the Northeast Alabama Cherokee issued a declaration of support for the “sovereign Jewish nation” […]
November 21, 2021

La. Senator Kennedy calls for accountability in Palestinian schools

Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana introduced the Peace and Tolerance in Palestinian Education Act to address whether Palestinian students are being taught inaccurate or racist content about Israel and the Jewish people. “The Middle East will never experience peace until […]
November 15, 2021

Israel’s Elbit to build weapons plant in South Carolina

Elbit Systems of America plans to open a 135,000-square-foot facility in South Carolina to be operational in 2022. Credit: Courtesy. (JNS) — Elbit Systems of America is planning to open a 135,000-square-foot facility in North Charleston, S.C., to build weapons […]
November 14, 2021

The Dollar’s Crashing Sends Waves Throughout Israel

by Jonathan Feldstein Two seemingly parallel and completely unrelated things happened this week with an astonishing response. Running a non-profit, the end of the year is an opportunity to tie up loose ends and be sure that in the last […]
November 14, 2021

Op-Ed: Will UNRWA donors finally play constructive role this week?

by David Bedein The news and research office that I have been running since 1987 focuses on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, with the hope that the 5.3 million descendants of […]