Posts Tagged: Simon Wiesenthal Center
Simon Wiesenthal Center Welcomes U.S. Support for Exhibit Pulled by UNESCO
The Simon Wiesenthal Center said it welcomed a statement from U.S. Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power who condemned UNESCO's abrupt cancellation of its exhibit...
Netanyahu Warns Hamas of ‘Strong’ Israeli Reaction to Gaza Rocket Attacks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday pledged a policy of "preventive action and strong reaction," to any attacks against the Jewish state. His comments came...
U.S. and Israel Slam UNESCO Decision to Withdraw Exhibit
JNS.org - American and Israeli officials blasted the decision by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to pull a Simon...
World Jewish Congress: UNESCO Cancellation of Jewish Exhibit ‘Endorsed Arab Rejectionism’
International Jewish human rights group, the World Jewish Congress (WJC), lambasted UNESCO, the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization, after the UN body pulled a Jewish...
UNESCO Pulls Jewish Exhibit After Last Minute Protest From Arab League
UNESCO, the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization, has pulled a Jewish exhibit two years in the making, entitled "People, Book, Land - The 3,500 Year...
Religious Freedom is a Universal Truth
Pope Francis may share a problem with an 18th-century Hasidic rabbi, Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev. The rabbi once commented on a campaign he launched to...
California State University Chancellor Rejects ASA’s Israeli Academic Boycott, Jewish Student Groups Supportive
Jewish groups were supportive on Friday after California State University Chancellor Timothy White denounced the American Studies Association's boycott of Israeli universities. While most universities...
Wiesenthal Center Calls on NBA Star Tony Parker to Apologize for ‘Disgusting and Dangerous’ Use of ‘Reverse Nazi Salute’
Jewish human rights group, the Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC), called on NBA star Tony Parker to apologize for his past use of the "quenelle" gesture...
Jewish Group ‘Appalled’ by Huffington Post Article, SWC Says it Paints Jews as Warmongers
Popular internet newspaper, The Huffington Post, is under fire yet again for a headline and accompanying image that offended major Jewish groups. Both the Simon Wiesenthal...
Yeshiva University, Wiesenthal Center Leaders are Highest-Paid Jewish Non-Profit Executives
JNS.org - Yeshiva University President Richard Joel ($855,037) and Simon Wiesenthal Center Dean Rabbi Marvin Hier ($751,054) topped the Forward newspaper's 2013 list of the highest-paid...
Boteach: I Challenge Roger Waters to a Debate on Israel
Last week I responded to former Pink Floyd front man Roger Waters' abhorrent statements comparing Israel to Nazi Germany. My dispute with Waters was picked up...
Wiesenthal Center Calls for Najwa Karam to be Fired From ‘Arabs Got Talent’ Show
Jewish human rights group, the Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC), called for popular Arab singer, Najwa Karam, to be fired from her position as a judge...
‘Israel Apartheid Week’ Endorsed by University of Toronto Scarborough
JNS.org - The student union at the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) is the latest Canadian school to include "Israel Apartheid Week" on its...
Day After Rushed White House Meeting With Jewish Leaders, Simon Wiesenthal Center Calls Out Obama Admin. on Iran
A leading Jewish human rights group called out the Obama administration Wednesday for its recent efforts to block new Iran sanctions legislation, and urged the...
