Deborah Lipstadt, back from Saudi Arabia, says progress underway on combatting antisemitism in Gulf states
Lipstadt saw some positive signs in the region and believed her presence there would prove to be a net positive
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News He was famous for fighting antisemitism. Now, his antisemitic statements are out.
A Saudi official who received an award for his work fighting antisemitism and racism in June made antisemitic comments on a Saudi radio program in 2014, according to a report released Monday by a Washington, D.C. think tank that is critical of the Saudi government. Muslim World League Secretary General Dr. Mohammed al-Issa, among the…
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Israel News Saudi Arabia: No normalization with Israel until peace with Palestinians
(JTA) — The king of Saudi Arabia has thrown cold water on the assurances of Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of President Donald Trump who is leading Middle East policy, that all Arab countries will follow the United Arab Emirates’ lead and normalize ties with Israel. Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz said his country would…
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Fast Forward Florida Naval Station Shooter Called U.S. ‘Evil’ For Supporting Israel
(JTA) — A military student from Saudi Arabia who killed three people during a shooting attack at a Navy flight school in Florida reportedly posted a message slamming the United States for supporting Israel. The gunman in the Friday attack at the Naval Air Station Pensacola was identified as Ahmed Mohammed al-Shamrani, 21, a second…
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Opinion Saudi Arabia’s Children Are Learning From Anti-Semitic Textbooks
The House Foreign Affairs Committee made history this past week by taking serious action for the first time ever regarding Saudi Arabia’s anti-Semitic state textbooks. The bipartisan Saudi Educational Transparency and Reform Act (H.R. 554/S. 357) is the product of bipartisan cooperation between U.S. Reps. Joe Wilson (R-SC) and William Keating (D-MA). It would finally…
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Fast Forward Check Your Snail Mail — The Saudi Ambassador Might Send You A Rosh Hashanah Card
In an apparent first, the Saudi ambassador to the U.S. sent High Holiday greetings to American Jews. The card, from Reema Bandar al Saud, the ambassador, (also known as Reema bint Bandar) was first reported by the Josh Lederman of NBC News. It’s not clear what format the card was sent out in, or who…
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Fast Forward Jared Kushner Traveling To Meet With Saudi Crown Prince
President Trump’s advisor and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is leaving Washington this weekend for a trip that will include an audience with Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, Vanity Fair reported. It will be his first face-to-face with the Saudi leader since the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi in October, which U.S. intelligence reportedly…
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