Posts Tagged: Chicago
Top Chicago Official Resigns as Mayor’s Office Accused of ‘Whitewashing’ Antisemitism Report
The resignation of the top official overseeing discrimination complaints in Chicago has intensified scrutiny of the city's handling of antisemitism, following a contentious internal debate...
‘Hands Off Iran’: Chicago Teachers Union Sponsors Anti-US, Anti-Israel Protest
Teachers employed by the Chicago Public Schools system, which serves over 300,000 students, participated last weekend in a protest against the US-Israeli war in Iran,...
IHRA Definition of Antisemitism Advances Toward Approval in Two US States
The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA) definition of antisemitism continues to make progress through state legislatures across the US, with the Wisconsin State Assembly on...
DePaul University Denounces Antisemitic Harassment, Targeting of Jewish Students
DePaul University in Chicago has denounced an antisemitic incident which took place near its grounds last Wednesday, with President Robert Manuel saying he is "outraged." According...
Chicago Adopts IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
The City Council of Chicago, Illinois, voted on Tuesday to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA) definition of antisemitism, becoming one of many governments...
UN’s Francesca Albanese Lashes Out at ‘Pro-Genocide Minions’ After Georgetown University Severs Ties
A controversial United Nations official who has been criticized for using her role to promote anti-Israel bias and pro-Hamas propaganda denied on Monday that Georgetown...
Chicago Man Pleads Guilty to Battering Jewish DePaul University Students
A Chicago-area man has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor battery charge he incurred last year for beating up Jewish pro-Israel students participating in a demonstration...
‘Historic Moment in Jewish Security’: ADL, Community Security Initiative Unroll New Anti-Threat Program
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the Community Security Initiative of New York have partnered to create a Joint Threat Intelligence Partnership, a concerted effort to...
Texas State University Silent on Status of Professor Who Incited Violent Attack on Jews at Public Library
Texas State University is refusing to disclose whether it still currently employs a far-left professor who was filmed inciting a riotous assault on three pro-Israel...
New York Man Sentenced for Firing Shotgun Outside Synagogue
US federal law officials on Tuesday announced the sentencing of a man who fired a pump-action shotgun outside the Temple Israel synagogue in Albany, New...
Local Governments in US Pass Measures to Address Antisemitism as Anti-Jewish Crimes Mount
Local governments in two states which annually hold the negative distinction of being listed in the highest ranks of the Anti-Defamation League's (ADL) "Antisemitic Incidents...
Jewish Group Headquarters in LA Vandalized, Defaced With Nazi Symbols and Anti-Israel Slogans
An unknown person or group graffitied swastikas and other hateful messages on the grounds of the Israeli-American Council's (IAC) national headquarters in Los Angeles, California,...
Rahm Emanuel Defends Support for Israel Ahead of Potential US Presidential Run
Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel insisted on Monday that he can win the US Democratic presidential nomination in 2028 despite being Jewish and a vocal...
Israeli Consulate Officials Targeted in Boston With Flyers as Antisemitic Crime Wave Continues
Anti-Israel activists in Boston targeted Israeli consulate staff this week by distributing a threatening flyer which included their pictures and names, potentially endangering them amid...
