(JTA) — I initially had some sympathy for the creators of an anti-Semitic carnival float in Belgium. Studying their CVs and past creations for the annual carnival of Aalst, I saw that they were a group of some 20 upstanding citizens — a fireman, a technician, an Education Ministry official and a police department employee,…
Brooklyn is re-naming a building after Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in honor of her 86th birthday, the Daily News reported. “This is definitely a 50 Cent ‘It’s your birthday’ moment,” Brooklyn borough president Eric Adams said. “[Ginsburg] has reached an iconic status equivalent to Serena Williams and Beyoncé’s fame.” Ginsburg, who was born…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin’s financial disclosure forms from 2017 have gone eight months without approval from top White House ethics watchdogs, according to a report from the Center for Public Integrity. While the Treasury’s ethics office has approved the forms, the Administrations top ethics officers, at the Office of Government Ethics, has not. The…
A banner attacking Reform Jews, hung near a shopping mall in the Israeli city of Ramat Gan, is sparking fear in Israel and legal threats from a liberal Jewish group in the U.S. The banner, hung on Wednesday, reads, “A Reform grandfather = an assimilated father = a goy grandson,” according to a report in…
Rep. James Clyburn came under fire Thursday after telling reporters that Rep. Ilhan Omar’s experience with hardship was “more personal” than the children of Holocaust survivors. His comments came as the House was preparing to pass a resolution condemning anti-Semitism, originally meant as a response to comments by Omar that were widely perceived as anti-Semitic….
Neturei Karta, an international organization of anti-Israel Orthodox Jews, organized a trip to Washington, D.C., to defend Representative Ilhan Omar against claims that her comments have been anti-Semitic. The group went Wednesday, the organization tweeted, and included rabbis and their congregants. It claims the freshman Minnesota congresswoman was “unjustly accused by AIPAC as anti-Semitic.” A…
The latest talk on Capitol Hill is about Representative Ilhan Omar and her most recent controversial comments, which have been called anti-Semitic. The comments led to a backlash, which led to the drafting of a resolution, which led to more backlash, which led to…there’s been a lot to keep up with. Where did it begin?…
Democratic presidential candidates Senators Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren on Wednesday stood behind Representative Ilhan Omar as she continues to face backlash for her controversial comments about pro-Israel groups and politicians, CNN reported. While the Minnesota congresswoman’s comments have been called anti-Semitic, Sanders said criticism of her is actually about ending a discussion…
Speaker Nancy Pelosi sought advice Wednesday as tension grew over Representative Ilhan Omar’s controversial comments, dividing House Democrats, Politico reported. Pelosi met with senior members of the Congressional Black Caucus for 20 minutes to discuss a new resolution condemning anti-Semitism. The group did not back the original draft, claiming it singled out Omar, a freshman…
Democrats reportedly are working on a new resolution condemning anti-Semitism after members of the party’s black and progressive House caucuses complained that it appeared to single out Rep. Ilhan Omar. Multiple reports said there were emotional exchanges Wednesday at a closed caucus meeting, with Jewish members who advanced the resolution, including Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., saying…
(JTA) — Two swastikas drawn in blood were discovered at a public park in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating the incident discovered on Monday as a possible hate crime, according to CBS Los Angeles. Investigators believe the blood came from someone who had suffered an accident, a self-inflicted injury or a…
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