PARIS (JTA) — Leaders of French Jewry strong criticized the absence of a mention of hate crime in the indictment of a man from Paris who in Aprilallegedly killed his Jewish neighbor while shouting about Allah. CRIF, the umbrella group of French Jewish community, used uncharacteristically harsh language in criticizing the indictment for murder filed…
(JTA) — Over 140 Jewish leaders signed a letter encouraging Jewish institutions to support the goals of the Paris climate accord. “We call upon all Jewish federations, JCCs, synagogues, camps, day schools, Jewish organizations, leaders, businesses, and community members to identify ways in which we, the organized and powerful American Jewish community, can and must…
PARIS (JTA) — A Muslim website called on pro-Palestinian activists to crash a Holocaust commemoration ceremony in Paris to protest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s attendance. On Friday, the Le Muslim Post urged readers to show up in large numbers at the July 16 state ceremony at the Vel d’Hiv former stadium, where French police…
(JTA) The Trump administration’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement has demanded that we all ask ourselves where we stand on questions of climate change, global warming and our collective responsibility for the planet we call home. That the earth has been warming in recent years is indisputable. At issue are the causes…
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg submitted a statement to the United Nations on Monday that over 1,000 U.S. governors, mayors, businesses, universities and others will continue to meet the goals of the Paris climate agreement abandoned by President Donald Trump last week. Bloomberg, who is the U.N. Secretary-General’s special envoy for Cities and…
If nothing else, Donald Trump accomplished at least one big thing by withdrawing from the Paris Climate Accord. He gave the world the clearest possible demonstration of something Republicans have been aggressively proclaiming for years: American exceptionalism. With Trump’s June 1 announcement in the White House Rose Garden, the United States officially stands alone among…
NEW YORK (JTA) — Following the United States’ withdrawal from the Paris climate accords, Michael Bloomberg has pledged $15 million to the United Nations’ efforts against climate change. The media mogul and former New York City mayor is also coordinating a group of American governors, mayors, universities and businesses that remain committed to fulfilling the…
After Steve Bannon prevailed on President Trump to withdraw from the Paris climate accord, it’s the White House chief strategist who’s now running the show, MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough said Friday. “Steve Bannon is president of the United States,” Scarborough said on his “Morning Joe” program. “Donald Trump doesn’t know anything about policy; Donald Trump doesn’t…
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