Posts Tagged: Simon Wiesenthal Center
Jewish Advocacy Group Criticizes U.S. Snub to Israeli Defense Minister Ya’alon
Bilateral relations between the United States and Israel were further bruised this week when it emerged that Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon was prevented by...
German Model Aircraft Manufacturer Herpa Apologizes for Negative Reference to ‘Zionism’ in Magazine Article
The German company Herpa, the world's leading manufacturer of quality model airplanes, has apologized for an article in its monthly magazine, WingsWorld, which included hostile...
German Model Aircraft Manufacturer Under Fire for Negative Portrayal of ‘Zionism’ in Magazine Article About El Al
A leading German manufacturer of model airplanes is at the center of row concerning remarks about Zionism that were published in a feature about El...
Complaints Prompt Department Store Sears to Yank ‘Disgusting’ Nazi Swastika Rings From Website (UPDATE)
U.S. department store Sears quickly responded to outraged shoppers who discovered a page featuring Nazi swastika rings on their website, on Monday. "Disgusting," said Rabbi Abraham Cooper...
Obama Must Enlist Social Media to Defeat ISIS
President Obama has put some muscle behind his threat to "degrade and destroy" ISIS. Bombs now target Syrian as well as Iraqi territory. Leaving the debate...
Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr. – The Man and the Mission
Since 1988, The Simon Wiesenthal Center's Courage to Remember Holocaust exhibit has traversed the globe. Opening in Vienna, on the very street where hordes of Austrians...
Former U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey Joins Protest Against Metropolitan Opera Over Klinghoffer Play
Former United States Attorney General Michael Mukasey added his name to a long list of speakers and activist groups who will protest the Metropolitan Opera's...
Jewish Groups Rush to Defend Senator Ted Cruz After Shout-Down at Dinner
Major American Jewish groups rushed to defend Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Thursday after he was booed off stage at a gala dinner on Wednesday...
We Are All Proud Israelis!
As part of my job as the Eastern Director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center I often do media interviews. Given that we are an official...
Radical Muslims Call for Killing of Jews in Italy, Netherlands (VIDEO)
JNS.org - A Muslim cleric in northern Italy has been recorded on video giving a sermon in which he prays that all Jews...
France Bans Gaza Solidarity Rally Citing ‘Grave Risks’ to Public Following Recent Anti-Jewish Protest
Paris authorities on Wednesday banned a Gaza solidarity demonstration due to concern for the public's safety after a similar event last week devolved into an...
Wiesenthal Center to Dutch Prime Minister: ISIS Threatens Netherlands Jews After Terror Group Demonstration in The Hague (VIDEO)
Jewish human rights group the Simon Wiesenthal Center warned Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Tuesday that the radical terror group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria...
Amid Rocket Attacks, Roger Waters Reiterates Demand for Neil Young to Cancel Israel Concerts; SWC Calls Waters an Anti-Semite
Veteran Israel-basher Roger Waters was labelled an anti-Semite after taking to Facebook on Friday to re-iterate his earlier call for rock and roll legend Neil...
UNESCO Jewish Connection to Israel Exhibit Opens Wednesday
JNS.org - An exhibit on the Jewish connection to the land of Israel that was postponed in January by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and...
