The interim report, which the Israeli mission to the UN called “unprecedented,” identified antisemitism from all sides of the political spectrum and called for action. WASHINGTON – The United Nations released an interim report by the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief on Monday, in which he says he is “alarmed by the […]

“Boycotts do nothing to bring about peace and are designed entirely to demonize Israel. This is another dark day in the history of the Labour Party,” said Labour Friends of Israel director Jennifer Gerber. (September 24, 2019 / JNS) The British Labour Party voted in on Tuesday several anti-Israel policies, including what is believed to […]

Shanah Tova! Wishing you good health, happiness, peace and prosperity. Today and all through the year! As we come to the end of another year we reflect on how far we have come; the many challenges we have overcome and the relationships we have built within the network. We would like to take this opportunity […]

A member of government in America used the expression “Jew down.” She said it is a verb. Well, she was right about that. She used it as a verb. “To negotiate” for a better price. Jew down is, of course, a derogatory, antisemitic trope. It stereotypes Jews as being unfair in negotiations, haggling down the […]

Doris Strub Epstein Al-Hawl, a UN displaced persons camp in Syria, housing thousands of women and children from the defeated Islamic State, sprawls across the dusty landscape. “It’s a time bomb waiting to go off,” said General Mazloum Kobani of the Syrian Democratic forces (SDF), the Western backed , Kurdish group responsible for administering much […]

The report also recommends that all member states adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance working definition of anti-Semitism. So far, 18 of them have done so. The United Nations building in New York City. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. (September 23, 2019 / JNS) Israeli, Jewish and pro-Israel groups all applauded the publication of an ‘unprecedented’ United […]

What a beautiful article about Israel, and written by an incredible Italian with a real backbone in journalism! With all the accusations hurled at us, it is good to see a “righteous Gentile” who appreciates the uniqueness of Israel in the family of nations. ‘Why Israel is the World’s Best Nation’……by Giulio Meotti I don’t […]

“It degrades the brand even more that it took three years to find someone even more anti-Semitic and vehemently anti-Zionist,” said Nisi Jacobs, founder and CEO of WoMen Fight AntiSemitism. By Shiryn Ghermezian (September 19, 2019 / JNS) Amid an outcry over anti-Semitic and anti-Israel tweets made by Zahra Billoo, the Women’s March reportedly voted […]

(JTA) — A Belgian government-recognized organization caring for people with hearing impairments defended the inclusion in its sign language dictionary of a hooked nose gesture for the word “Jew.” The Flemish Sign Language Center offered the defense in a statement Wednesday, following protests about the gesture by the European Jewish Association over its including in […]

Academic BDS Inciting Rise in Anti-Jewish Harassment Campus BDS Efforts Expanded Beyond Israel to Direct Attacks on Jewish Students Faculty Driving Force Contact: Nicole Rosen communications@AMCHAinitiative.org Santa Cruz, CA, September 17 – As students settle back onto campuses across the country, AMCHA Initiative releases a new report, The Harassment of Jewish Students on U.S. Campuses: […]