Analysis: The false choice between Zionism and feminism – Jerusalem Post Israel News
admin | March 15, 2017
NEW YORK Two weeks ago the Palestinian-American activist Linda Sarsour started a fundraising campaign to help restore the graves at a St.
Linda Sarsour: Zionism and Feminism Are Incompatible – Haaretz
simmons | March 15, 2017
Palestinian-American women in social justice movements cannot be as visible as other women because they're the target of attacks from 'right-wing Zionists,' the activist says. Liberal American Jews, many of whom are involved in causes for gender and racial justice, have recently found themselves alienated by those movements stances on Israel. That conflict was seen last year when a platform associated with the Black Lives Matter movement accused Israel of committing genocide against the Palestinians and called it an apartheid state
Zionists and anti-Semites unite? – Socialist Worker Online
admin | March 15, 2017
Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump at a joint press conference in the White House A WAVE of anti-Semitic attacks is sweeping the U.S. On March 2, vandals attacked the third Jewish cemetery in less than two weeks, in one case knocking down or damaging 539 large headstones. Since the beginning of 2017, there have been at least 128 bomb threats at 87 different Jewish community centers and schools across the country.
Jonathan Baransky to contest Jewish Home leadership – Arutz Sheva
admin | March 15, 2017
Colonel (Res.) Jonathan Baransky announced Tuesday that he would submit his candidacy for head of the Jewish Home party and contest Naftali Bennett for the leadership position.
Dracula the ‘Wandering Jew,’ and other unknown facets of Irish lit in NY-bound exhibition – The Times of Israel
admin | March 15, 2017
In Irish writer Charles Maturins 1820 Gothic novel, a young student named John Melmoth discovers his devilish ancestor was a mythological wanderer.
Anti-Defamation League | Itemlive
simmons | March 15, 2017
Vandals wrote Jews did 9/11 in the dirt of the softball field at Marblehead High School last week. Courtesy Photo By Gayla Cawley MARBLEHEAD Town officials and police have condemned another act of anti-Semitic vandalism, this one involving a conspiracy theory about the countrys deadliest terrorist attack. Last Thursday, Aug.
‘It’s a duty’ to protect the vulnerable: Anti-Defamation League’s Sherwood Awards honor law enforcement for … – Los Angeles Times
simmons | March 15, 2017
The Los Angeles Anti-Defamation Leagues annual law enforcement awards for combating hate crimes on Tuesday shone a light on how some of those honored themselves once faced fear and persecution. Los Angeles Deputy City Atty.
Anti-Defamation League to launch Silicon Valley center to combat cyberhate – The Independent
simmons | March 15, 2017
With reports of hate crimes on the rise across the country, the Anti-Defamation League is planning to launch a facility in the heart of Silicon Valley to track and monitor harassment and hate speech online. The organisations CEO, Jonathan Greenblatt, announced at SXSW on Sunday that the ADL received a six figure donation from the Omidyar Network investment firm to build the command center just south of San Francisco.
