Posts Tagged: David Harris
Jewish Groups Praise Germany for Skipping UN Anniversary Event Marking Durban Conference
Major Jewish groups applauded Germany’s decision to boycott the event marking the 20th anniversary of the UN’s World Conference Against Racism to be held in...
A Letter From a Forgotten Jew
I am a forgotten Jew. My roots are nearly 2,600 years old, my ancestors made landmark contributions from North Africa to the Fertile Crescent -- but...
New York Times Essayist, Obama CIA Chief, Infuriates Jews by Accusing ‘Scarred’ Nation of Lacking Empathy
Jewish readers are furious about a New York Times opinion writer who issued a tweet complaining that he can’t understand why Jews aren’t more “empathetic...
The Remarkable Trajectory of Greece-Israel Ties
Recent developments underscore the remarkable trajectory of ties between Greece and Israel. First, there was the quadrilateral summit in Paphos, also involving Cyprus and United Arab...
Over 525 Mayors Join Initiative With Top US Jewish Group to Fight Antisemitism
Over 525 mayors from across the United States have signed on to a joint national effort with a top US Jewish organization to fight antisemitism. The...
Jewish Leaders and Groups Slam ‘Saturday Night Live’ Over Skit About Israel’s Vaccination Drive
Jewish leaders, groups, and educators on Sunday condemned as "antisemitic" a "Saturday Night Live" skit in which a cast member joked about Israel's vaccine campaign. In...
New Sharansky Book Discloses Strains Between Netanyahu, US Jews
“Liberal American Jews really don’t like Israel,” a frustrated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told then-Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky in 2015, according to an account...
Leading Jewish Organizations Mourn Rep. John Lewis: ‘Devoted His Life to the Pursuit of Justice’
Leading Jewish organizations from across the spectrum mourned on Sunday the passing of veteran Georgia congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis. Lewis, who died on...
Germany and the Jews: Hope That People Can Change
In the wake of the unprecedented tragedy of the Holocaust, it was anything but obvious that a Jewish group would seek to engage post-war Germany....
‘Farhud’ Massacre of Iraqi Jews Remembered, 79 Years Later
Jewish leaders and organizations on Monday marked the anniversary of the 1941 Baghdad pogrom known as the "Farhud," which began the ethnic cleansing of the...
US Jewish Groups React With Outrage to Bernie Sanders’ ‘Offensive’ Attack on AIPAC
Mainstream US Jewish groups reacted with outrage on Monday to what they saw as 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders' “offensive” attack on the American...
Jewish Organizations Hail Bulgarian Government for Stymieing Annual Neo-Nazi March
Jewish organizations on Sunday hailed the Bulgarian government’s decision to ban an annual neo-Nazi torch-lit march in the country’s capital of Sofia. The “Lukov March” has...
How Auschwitz Has United Muslims and Jews
We come from very different backgrounds. One of us is a Muslim -- born and raised in Saudi Arabia, a country where Islam is the official...
Cyprus Becomes 17th Country to Adopt International Antisemitism Definition
The Republic of Cyprus announced on Wednesday that it had decided to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of antisemitism. The Cypriot government’s Press and...
