US & Canada
Heir to Lauder Fortune Pledges Billion-Dollar Cubist Collection to New York Museum
Jewish philanthropist Leonard Lauder has pledged 78 cubist art works to the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. The collection, considered one of the...
US Army Removes Slideshow Listing Ultra Orthodox Jews as Extremists Alongside Hamas and Al Qaeda
The US Army has removed a slideshow used as training material for US Army Reserve recruits that describes "Ultra-Orthodox" Jews as religious extremists, equivalent to Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood, according to a report in...
U.S. Government Files Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit that Claims it Helps Fund Palestinian Terror
The U.S. State Department has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a group of Americans who claim U.S. aid money helps fund Palestinian terrorism. The 24 Americans now living in Israel who...
ADL Slams Brooklyn Mezuzah Torching as “Blatant Act of Anti-Semitism”
The Anti-Defamation League has condemned an act of arson in Brooklyn as a hate crime after a dozen Jewish residents of a Brooklyn apartment building had their mezuzah scrolls set on fire. "This is a...
Alan Dershowitz on Jimmy Carter’s Human Rights Award from Jewish Law School: “I Can’t Imagine A Worse Person to Honor for Conflict Resolution”
The Cardozo School of Law, which is associated with Yeshiva University, has decided to honor...
Jimmy Carter to be Honored by Yeshiva University’s Law School Amid Alumni Opposition
Alumni and pro-Israel supporters of Yeshiva University's Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law have launched...
WikiLeaks to Publish 1.7 Million US Diplomatic and Intelligence Documents From 1970s
The Australian - Whistleblowing website WikiLeaks is to publish more than 1.7 million US...
Letter to Netanyahu from U.S. Jewish Activists Challenged
The Emergency Committee for Israel (ECI) has sent a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
Jewish Boxer Yuri Foreman’s Comeback Advances with Unanimous Decision Win
Jewish boxer Yuri Foreman proved triumphant Thursday night, beating Gundrick King by unanimous decision in...
Heir to Lauder Fortune Pledges Billion-Dollar Cubist Collection to New York Museum
Jewish philanthropist Leonard Lauder has pledged 78 cubist art works to the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. The collection, considered one of the foremost...
US Army Removes Slideshow Listing Ultra Orthodox Jews as Extremists Alongside Hamas and Al Qaeda
The US Army has removed a slideshow used as training material for US Army Reserve recruits that describes "Ultra-Orthodox" Jews as religious extremists, equivalent to...
U.S. Government Files Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit that Claims it Helps Fund Palestinian Terror
The U.S. State Department has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a group of Americans who claim U.S. aid money helps...
ADL Slams Brooklyn Mezuzah Torching as “Blatant Act of Anti-Semitism”
The Anti-Defamation League has condemned an act of arson in Brooklyn as a hate crime after a dozen Jewish residents of a Brooklyn apartment building...
Alan Dershowitz on Jimmy Carter’s Human Rights Award from Jewish Law School: “I Can’t Imagine A Worse Person to Honor for Conflict Resolution”
The Cardozo School of Law, which is associated with Yeshiva University, has decided to honor former U.S. President Jimmy Carter with its annual "International Advocate...
Jimmy Carter to be Honored by Yeshiva University’s Law School Amid Alumni Opposition
Alumni and pro-Israel supporters of Yeshiva University's Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law have launched a campaign to prevent to the university from awarding former...
WikiLeaks to Publish 1.7 Million US Diplomatic and Intelligence Documents From 1970s
The Australian - Whistleblowing website WikiLeaks is to publish more than 1.7 million US diplomatic and intelligence documents from the 1970s, founder Julian...
Letter to Netanyahu from U.S. Jewish Activists Challenged
The Emergency Committee for Israel (ECI) has sent a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asking him to disregard advice in a Wednesday letter...
Jewish Boxer Yuri Foreman’s Comeback Advances with Unanimous Decision Win
Jewish boxer Yuri Foreman proved triumphant Thursday night, beating Gundrick King by unanimous decision in a ...
Israel Divestment Resolution Overturned by University of California, Riverside Students
The University of California, Riverside (UCR) student government overturned a recently passed student senate resolution that urged the University of California (UC) system to implement...
Pink Floyd Member and Israel Critic Roger Waters Event Canceled at NY Jewish Venue
A planned event with Pink Floyd band member Roger Waters, a vocal critic of Israel, at New York City's 92nd Street Y has been canceled...
Hundreds of Memphis Groups Back Mayor’s Diversity Statement
JTA - Hundreds of communal organizations and religious groups joined the mayors of Memphis and Shelby County, Tenn., in publishing a statement supporting...
Anti-Israel Group: “The American Public is Ready to Accept the Palestinian Narrative”
The "interest" in controversial billboards placed in New York train stations by American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) which falsely accuse Israel of practicing apartheid is...
ADL, Wiesenthal Center Slam MIFTAH for Defending Publication of Passover Blood Libel Article
Two prominent Jewish civil rights groups have slammed a Palestinian NGO for opting not to apologize for publishing an article which promoted the classic anti-Semitic Passover blood...