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Fast Forward More Than 100 Protest Birthright HQ, Call For Jewish Boycott
More than 100 people protested outside Birthright Israel’s New York headquarters Sunday as part of a campaign calling on Jewish young adults to boycott the free trips to Israel that Birthright provides. The event, organized by Jewish Voice for Peace, is part of that organization’s #ReturntheBirthright campaign, which includes a pledge to refrain from the…
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Opinion The Importance of JVP’s Anti-Semitism Panel With Linda Sarsour
In this week’s Torah portion Jacob, paralyzed by fear, divides his community in two, for fear his brother Esau would destroy them. At least if they destroy one group, he rationalizes, another group will live. Out of his fear,Jacob gathered gifts to pacify his brother Esau. But when Jacob approached his brother, Esau ran to…
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News Linda Sarsour Asks ‘Am I The Biggest Threat?’ — As Pro-Israel Protesters Jeer Outside
Typically, Jews participate as concerned panelists in official discussions of anti-Semitism. Tuesday night, they protested. Forty enraged Jews stood outside on the sidewalk in downtown Manhattan, yelling “Am Yisrael Chai” over the heads of 14 police officers stationed between them and a conversation about Jew hatred and Israel, featuring the Palestinian-American activist Linda Sarsour. Despite…
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News Sarsour Anti-Semitism Panel At New School Incenses Jewish Professors, Students
A scheduled discussion on anti-Semitism featuring Palestinian-American activist Linda Sarsour has infuriated many Jewish students and professors at the New School, a university in New York City. The panel on Tuesday, which is also scheduled to include Jewish Voice for Peace executive director Rebecca Vilkomerson and members of the groups Jews of Color and Jews…
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Opinion The Absurdity Of Linda Sarsour And JVP Discussing Anti-Semitism
It seems rather obvious that an event titled “Anti-Semitism and the Struggle for Justice” should feature at least one scholar who has actually studied the history and pervasiveness of anti-Semitism. It also seems obvious that to be taken seriously, it should be framing the question in a way that takes seriously the charge of anti-Semitism….
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Fast Forward Jewish Voice For Peace Tells Teens Not To Go On Birthright
(JTA) — The pro-Palestinian group Jewish Voice for Peace is calling on young Jewish adults to eschew the free trip to the Jewish state offered by Birthright Israel. The organization calls on the young Jews to reject Birthright Israel using the slogan #ReturnTheBirthright. A manifesto on the organization’s website reads: “(T)oday, we must acknowledge that…
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Fast Forward More Than 200 U.S. Rabbis Sign Letter Against Israel BDS Travel Ban
(JTA) — More than 200 rabbis from the liberal movements of American Judaism signed a letter in opposition to Israel’s travel ban on leaders of the BDS movement against Israel. The letter released on Wednesday by the Rabbis Against Israel’s Travel Ban initiative, is in response to the incident last month in which Rabbi Alissa…
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Israel News Can Jewish Groups Fight Bigotry Together — While Clashing On Israel?
Jewish organizations are scrapping publicly about whether they can work together on combating anti-Muslim bigotry after a statement made Monday by the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League. Jonathan Greenblatt told the Algemeiner on Monday that he was “deeply upset” and “troubled” after discovering that a public statement his organization had signed last week condemning discrimination…
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