WASHINGTON (JTA) — The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill that would reduce U.S. funding for the Palestinians unless their official bodies stop subsidizing families of killers of Israelis. The Taylor Force Act, named for an American stabbed to death in Tel Aviv in 2016, passed in a voice vote, with lawmakers from…
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Roy Moore, the controversial Alabama Senate candidate endorsed by President Trump, said George Soros’ agenda is “not our American culture” and suggested the Jewish billionaire philanthropist was headed to hell. Moore, a Republican, was interviewed on a radio program on Monday when he was asked about an organization, The Ordinary People Society,…
(JTA) — A popular Haredi Orthodox singer covered his eyes with tape during a Jerusalem concert so he would not have to see women dancing. Watching women dance is forbidden in Orthodox Jewish law, but Yonatan Razel’s move on Sunday is being called unprecedented. He covered his eyes for a few minutes at the International…
WASHINGTON (JTA) — As President Trump prepares to address the issue of Jerusalem in a White House speech, the U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem instructed U.S. officials not to travel to the Old City or West Bank in the face of reports that there will be protests. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday afternoon confirmed rumors circulating…
White supremacist organizations are increasingly turning to online crowdfunding campaigns in order to raise money, according to a new analysis by the Anti-Defamation League. “Crowdfunding is a new money stream for white supremacists that enables them to quickly raise money for specific projects and general support from their followers,” the director of the ADL’s Center…
White nationalist leader Richard Spencer has agreed to speak at the University of Cincinnati on March 14 — squarely in the middle of the school’s spring break. Spencer’s event in Zimmer Hall will include a one-hour lecture and a one-hour Q&A period. Other public universities, including The Ohio State University, had been sued by Spencer’s…
Members of the white supremacist group Vanguard America posted flyers at Southern Methodist University in Dallas calling for “white revolution” over the weekend. Security footage captured five men posting the signs around campus, without wearing any masks. One of the flyers contained a red Star of David and the words “Reclaim America,” “No more tolerance,…
(JTA) — Jewish groups expressed disappointment that the U.S. Supreme Court upheld, for now, President Trump’s ban on travelers from six countries with Muslim majorities and two others. On Monday, the court issued an unsigned order to lower courts to rehear arguments on the ban, and said the ban may be fully enforced until the…
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Supreme Court ordered the Beit Shemesh municipality to remove signs that demand women dress modestly. On Monday, the court rejected an appeal by the municipality of a lower court order in July to remove the signs. The high court ruled the signs, which the justices say exclude women from the public…
(JTA) — A BBC host passed up a holiday special after saying that musicians today are no longer managed by some “random fat Jewish guy from northwest London.” Reggie Yates, a Radio 1 host and TV presenter, said Monday on Twitter that he would not be hosting the popular “Top of the Charts” holiday special…
Residents of Charlottesville, Virginia slammed the city’s official report on its response to the white supremacist rally in August, saying that the report does not address the issue of racism. “It falls woefully short,” local activist Don Gathers told a City Council meeting on Monday, according to The Washington Post. “You don’t address the specific…
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