Saturday, May 11th 2024 |
By RON KAMPEAS
(JTA) — The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly voted to elevate the status of the Palestine delegation, a mostly symbolic action that nonetheless underscored Israel’s isolation as its war with Hamas enters its seventh month.
The resolution,...
Continue ReadingThe following statement was crafted and issued jointly by the South Central Region of the Anti-Defamation League and Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans on Friday, May 10:
We support free speech, but stand firmly against speech that stokes hatred...
By LUKE TRESS
(New York Jewish Week via JTA) – As two guards walked out of their synagogue to greet a group of congregants on a Saturday morning, one spotted a college-age student walking by wearing a backpack and stopped...
Continue Reading ⇒By SHIRA LI BARTOV
(JTA) — Israeli singer Eden Golan advanced to Eurovision’s final on Thursday night, hours after thousands of people protested her inclusion in the contest while Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza continues.
In Malmö, the Swedish...
Continue Reading ⇒By JACKIE HAJDENBERG
(JTA) — Cornell University president Martha E. Pollack will step down from her position next month, the third Ivy League leader to announce her resignation amid fierce campus debate surrounding antisemitism and protests over the Israel-Hamas war.
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