Posts Tagged: California
Netanyahu Praises ‘Courage, Tenacity’ of Border Policewoman Wounded in East Jerusalem Shooting, Stabbing Attack
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the courage and tenacity of one of the border policewomen who was wounded in Wednesday's terrorist attack outside the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem, following a visit...
Swastika, Antisemitic Epithets Scrawled on Board in Maryland U Dorm
A swastika and antisemitic epithets were scrawled on a dry-erase board in a dorm at the University of Maryland over the weekend, the university paper the Diamonback reported on Monday. It was...
Israel Easing Visa Restrictions for Foreign Entrepreneurs
The percentage of foreign employees in Tel Aviv startups is far below global and Silicon Valley averages, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. Just 2% of Tel Aviv startup staff are foreign,...
Berkeley Goodwill Pulls Holocaust-Themed Halloween Costume From Racks
A Goodwill store in Berkeley, California, removed a Holocaust-themed Halloween costume from its racks, ABC 13 news reported on Monday. The costume in question featured a loose, striped top...
Student Leader in California Blasted for ‘Blatantly Antisemitic’ Remarks, Holocaust Denial
Sacramento region community college student trustee Cameron Weaver's recent comments questioning the number of Jewish Holocaust victims are "blatantly antisemitic" and constitute "clear Holocaust denial," said one of...
Oklahoma Senator: Let States Impose More Sanctions on Iran
While the recently agreed Iran nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, calls on the U.S. to drop sanctions against Iran's financial and oil...
Study: 75% of Jewish North American College Students Exposed to Antisemitism in 2014
Nearly three quarters of Jewish U.S. and Canadian college students and young adults reported having been exposed to antisemitic vitriol last year, according to a study by...
California Lawmakers Approve Legislation Urging UCs to Adopt State Department Definition of Antisemitism
A Jewish watchdog group that monitors antisemitism on college campuses welcomed news on Friday that the California senate approved legislation calling on the state's public universities to adopt resolutions condemning...
Jewish Home in California Defaced With Antisemitic Graffiti; Power Lines Cut Before Attack
A Jewish family in California has been gripped with fear after discovering their property was defaced with swastikas during the Passover holiday. According to The Blaze,...
Vigilante California Man Shreds Antisemitic Display, Says ‘I Needed to Act’ (VIDEO)
A California contractor took the law into his own hands recently, and destroyed a swastika display at a Sacramento area home, local news outlets reported. Cellphone...
Rabbi Enters Mixed Martial Arts Competition to Promote Security and Fitness
California based Rabbi Yossi Eilfort, 22, recently won his first amateur Mixed Martial Arts bout, San Diego's Fox News reported on Tuesday. His aim in entering...
Not Much ‘Dreamin’ in California
What is reputedly the safest city in America—Irvine, California—is safely reached by flying into an airport named, appropriately enough, after John Wayne, the legendary...
California vs. Israel: The Grass May be Greener, But Not the Olives
Southern California's olive trees are taller and emptier than olive trees anywhere in Israel, because the California authorities specially treat the trees. They do not...
California High School Defaced With Antisemitic, Anti-Obama Graffiti
CBS News - A San Fernando Valley high school has been vandalized with hate messages, including threats to President Barack Obama, authorities announced Monday. The graffiti...
