Posts Tagged: Bill de Blasio
Where Are Orthodox Leaders on Unacceptable Coronavirus Behavior?
To be perfectly frank, until earlier this week, I had never heard the name Rabbi Chaim Mertz. And truthfully, nor would I have heard of...
Over 100 Jewish Leaders and Groups Denounce New York Mayor de Blasio for Attack on City’s Jews
More than 100 Jewish leaders and organizations sent a letter to New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday, harshly criticizing him for attacking the...
New York Mayor de Blasio Doubles Down on Controversial Tweets About City’s Jews
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio doubled down on Wednesday on his controversial tweets about the city's Jewish community, accusing mourners who gathered at the...
New York Mayor de Blasio Blasted for Singling Out City’s Jews Over Alleged Violations of Coronavirus Restrictions
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio is facing heavy criticism after he attacked his city's Jewish community for allegedly violating coronavirus-related restrictions on public gatherings. In...
New York Times Bares Bias in Attack on Jerusalem Housing Plan
The New York Times has abandoned even the pretense of evenhandedness when it comes to its news coverage of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. A Times news...
New York City Mayor Intervenes in Case of Woman Who Attacked Jews, Was Released Without Bail, and Then Committed Another Assault
The New York City woman who assaulted three Orthodox Jewish women and was then released almost immediately with no bail, after which she attacked another...
After Monsey, It’s Time to Say Jewish Lives Also Matter
JNS.org - A horrific attack on the Jewish community in Monsey, NY took place on Saturday, the seventh night of Hanukkah, when a machete-wielding assailant...
Yeshiva University Arson Suspect Charged, Released, Rearrested Four Hours Later
A Yeshiva University dormitory was set aflame on Friday by a 33-year-old suspect who was set free on supervised release and then soon after rearrested...
After Latest Violent Incident Targeting Community, Crown Heights Jewish Leaders Confident in Authorities, but Concerned About ‘Disturbing Trend’
Crown Heights Jewish community leaders expressed confidence in the authorities but deep concern about growing antisemitic violence in the wake of a recent series of...
Is It Islamophobic to Deny That ‘Palestine’ Exists?
JNS.org - Despite repeated comments in which she repeated hateful anti-Semitic tropes, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) escaped even the mildest slap on the wrist from...
NYPD: Fighting Terrorism on Three Sides
As if the New York Police Department (NYPD)'s task in keeping the city safe from ISIS-inspired terrorists wasn't arduous enough, it now is faced with...
Israeli PM Netanyahu on New York City Terror Attack: ‘Together We Will Defeat This Scourge’
Top Israeli leaders have issued solidarity statements following the Tuesday’s truck-ramming attack in New York City in which eight people were killed. "To President [Donald] Trump,...
Bowing to Political Pressure, New York Cedes Ground in the Fight Against Terrorism
Capitulation in a time of conflict is demoralizing to the rank and file who protect the public. Yet capitulation is what has occurred in the latest legal...
New York City Mayor Calls BDS ‘Inconsistent With Progressive Values’
New York City’s mayor has denounced the global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel, saying it is not "consistent with progressive values," Jewish Insider reported...
