Posts Tagged: Jonathan Greenblatt
US Jewish Group Asks Jack Dorsey to Enforce Twitter Ban on Accounts Linked to Hezbollah, Hamas
A Tuesday letter from the head of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) called on Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to end the presence of accounts on the...
Head of Human Rights Watch Faces Storm of Criticism After ‘Blaming’ Israel for UK Antisemitism
The head of the NGO Human Rights Watch faced a storm of criticism on Monday for pinning a rise in antisemitic violence targeting British Jews...
Top Community Leaders Slam Rep. Ilhan Omar for Claiming Jewish Colleagues Not ‘Equally Engaging in Seeking Justice’
Top US Jewish leaders criticized as "disgraceful" comments made by Minnesota Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar on Wednesday, in which she said that Jewish and other...
TikTok Faces Calls to Address Report of ‘Disturbing’ Censorship of Jewish Users
The head of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) strongly criticized the social media app TikTok on Monday over a report that it has regularly censored Jewish...
Jewish Leaders From Around the World Congratulate New Israeli Government
Jewish leaders from around the world issued hopeful congratulations to the new Israeli government as it was sworn in after being approved by a Knesset...
Rep. Ilhan Omar ‘Clarifies’ Comments After 12 Jewish House Members Blast ‘False Equivalencies’ Between Israel and US, Hamas and Taliban
After criticism from 12 Jewish members of Congress for "equating" the US and Israel to the Taliban and Hamas, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) issued a...
Hit Social Media App Clubhouse Under Fire for Antisemitic Content
The social media app Clubhouse, which allows large numbers of people to interact by live voice chat in “rooms” on specific topics, faced a new...
The Moral Courage of Isi Leibler
JNS.org - The death in Jerusalem of Isi Leibler at the age of 86 has robbed the Jewish world of one of its towering figures...
Jewish Groups Call for Action Against State Department Official After Racist and Antisemitic ‘Blood and Faith’ Blog Is Revealed
Jewish leaders and groups as well as New York Congressman Ritchie Torres expressed outrage Sunday after revelations that a State Department official had a long...
Dean of Southwestern Law School Condemns Alumnus Who Said ‘We Need a New Hitler’
The Dean of Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles issued a strident denunciation of an alumnus who appeared to engage in antisemitic and genocidal hate...
Jewish Groups Hail UK Labour Party’s Suspension of Former Leader Jeremy Corbyn
Top Jewish groups expressed strong support on Thursday for UK Labour Party leader Keir Starmer’s suspension of his predecessor, Jeremy Corbyn. Corbyn, a far-leftist with a...
Leading Jewish Organizations Mourn Rep. John Lewis: ‘Devoted His Life to the Pursuit of Justice’
Leading Jewish organizations from across the spectrum mourned on Sunday the passing of veteran Georgia congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis. Lewis, who died on...
Controversy Erupts After Kansas Newspaper Publishes Cartoon Comparing Order to Wear Masks to the Holocaust
Controversy erupted over the weekend after a Kansas newspaper posted a cartoon comparing an order to wear masks due to the coronavirus pandemic to the...
Jews and Other Minorities Subjected to Major Increase in Online Harassment in 2020, ADL Report Reveals
Online harassment of Jews and other minorities has increased sharply this year, a new survey by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) revealed on Tuesday. "Individuals who are...
