Posts Tagged: israel
Monday Marks Day 445 for Hostages in Gaza — Longer Than the Iranian Hostages
On November 4, 1979, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's henchmen stormed the US embassy in Tehran and held Americans hostage for 444 days, releasing them on January...
‘We Need Accountability’: US House Report Condemns Universities’ Response to Rising Antisemitism
Antisemitism is surging in higher education, but universities have chosen to protect their brands rather than fight the targeting of Jewish and pro-Israel members of...
Clark University Rejects Anti-Israel BDS Movement
Clark University in Massachusetts has said it has no plans to adopt the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel. "Our endowment is not intended...
Egypt Purging Antisemitic Content From School Textbooks, New Report Says
Egypt has made significant progress in removing antisemitic and anti-Christian content from its school textbooks, and about 80 percent of Egyptian students in elementary or...
Palestinian Gunmen Wound Israeli Near Joseph’s Tomb
JNS.org — Palestinian terrorists overnight Tuesday shot and lightly wounded an Israeli bus driver bringing Jewish pilgrims to Joseph's Tomb in Nablus (Shechem) in the...
US Islamic Group CAIR Accuses Israel of ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ — in Syria
The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) has accused Israel of committing "ethnic cleansing" in Syria following the recent collapse of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad's...
Dozens of US Democratic House Members Call on Biden Admin to Assess Israeli ‘Compliance’ With US Laws, Policies
A group of 77 Democrats in the US House sent a letter dated Thursday to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd...
Pro-Hamas Demonstration at NYU Draws Police Response
New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers have arrested pro-Hamas protesters who staged an illegal demonstration on the grounds of New York University in Manhattan...
US House Passes Defense Bill With Over $600 Million in Israel Aid
The US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a massive defense bill which included over $600 million in defense aid for Israel. The legislation, titled the...
‘Israel Doesn’t Want a Stable Syria’: The Media Uses Upheaval to Falsely Slander Israel
The Independent’s world affairs editor, Sam Kiley, has a long history of reporting from the Middle East for several mainstream media outlets including CNN, Sky...
MIT Jewish Alumni Group Urges Action on Campus Antisemitism After Smear Campaign
The Jewish Alumni Alliance at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT JAA) has issued an open letter calling on university president Sally Kornbluth to address...
University of Wisconsin Launches Investigation Into Pro-Hamas Group
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has opened an investigation into whether its Students for Justice in Palestine chapter (SJP) — one part of an inter-campus network...
Why Does Amnesty International Have Relevance for Views on Israel?
On December 5, Amnesty International released a report accusing Israel of genocide. It begins with the Genocide Convention, then uses alleged evidence from hundreds of...
Allies to Adversaries: Waning Global Support for Israel
The aftermath of Hamas’ brutal assault on Oct. 7th, 2023 -- resulting in 1,200 deaths and leaving Israel shaken -- has exposed a concerning global...
