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ARTICLES BY: Dmitriy Shapiro / JNS.org
West Virginia Treasurer Calls on Unilever to Put Stop to Ben & Jerry’s Boycott
JNS.org - West Virginia Treasurer Riley Moore called on Unilever, the parent company of Ben & Jerry’s, to end the Vermont-based ice cream maker’s boycott...
Legal Watchdog Urges Federal Court to Reverse Decision on Texas Anti-BDS Law
JNS.org - The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law filed a brief on Thursday aimed at reversing a lower federal district court’s...
‘Palestinian Apartheid Week’ as New Approach to Facing Anti-Israel Activity on Campus
JNS.org – A pro-Israel student group is going on the offensive by tabling at multiple campuses across the United States, highlighting systemic discrimination against Jews...
Sen. Menendez: Other Options Exist Rather Than Going Back to Bad Iran Nuclear Deal
JNS.org - Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez (D-NJ) sat down for an interview with AIPAC supporters on Thursday, focused on the latest in...
Jewish Leaders, Colleyville Rabbi Appeal to Congress to Boost Funding to Protect Synagogues
JNS.org - Jewish leaders presented their case on Tuesday for the increase in funding and streamlining that is critical to improving the Federal Nonprofit Security...
Antisemitism Envoy Nominee Lipstadt Scheduled for Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing
JNS.org - After six months of waiting, a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the Biden administration’s choice of Deborah Lipstadt to serve as special...
Pompeo to ZOA: Biden Reversing Trump’s Historic Support for Israel
JNS.org - Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo drew comparisons between the pro-Israel actions of the Trump administration and what he considers backpedaling by...
Bennett to ZOA: Iranian Aggression Will Be Met With Full Weight of Israel’s Force
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett urged the United States and Europeans to challenge Iran over its violation of nuclear nonproliferation. Speaking at the 2021 virtual...
Pro-Israel Groups Welcome Senate-Approved Defense Bill, Includes Millions for Iron Dome, Cyber Security
JNS.org - After months of trying to get the details worked out, the Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed the $770 billion National Defense Authorization Act...
White House Hanukkah Party Focuses on Freedom, Liberty and Tradition
JNS.org - The annual lighting of the Hanukkah menorah in the White House continued on Wednesday night, although with a smaller than usual crowd, as...
Biden Administration Appoints Aaron Keyak as Deputy Antisemitism Envoy
JNS.org - Democratic consultant Aaron Keyak, 36, has been appointed to serve as US Deputy Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism after recently directing US...
As Part of Infrastructure Bill, Jewish Non-Profits Get Boost to Reduce Energy Consumption, Increase Building Efficiency
JNS.org - US President Joe Biden held an outdoor ceremony at the White House on Monday to sign the hard-won Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act,...
Ex-British Commander, Foreign Affairs Minister Debate Meaning Behind Hamas Actions
JNS.org - Speaking during a webinar on the ongoing conflict in Israel on Wednesday, former commander of British Forces in Afghanistan Col. Richard Kemp said...
‘It’s Essential to Protect Historical Truth:’ Jewish Groups React to Biden’s Recognition of Armenian Genocide
JNS.org - Jewish organizations responded positively to the United States officially recognizing as a genocide the killing and deportation of more than a million Armenians...
