Aaron Bandler
Aaron Bandler is an investigative journalist for the Jewish Journal. Originally from the Bay Area, his past work experience includes writing for The Daily Wire, The Daily Caller and Townhall. https://twitter.com/bandlersbanter https://www.facebook.com/bandlersbanter
Jewish Groups Condemn Tel Aviv Terror Attack
April 7, 2022
The attack occurred on Dizengoff Street in the heart of Tel Aviv’s nightlife.
Ritchie Torres, J Street Spar Over Iran Deal
April 6, 2022
Williams tweeted that Torres had told AIPAC that he approaches “the issue not from the perspective of an American, but from the perspective of an Israeli.” “Shouldn’t a US lawmaker approach it from the perspective of US interests?” Williams asked.
Pro-Palestinian Protesters Say “Zionist Professors Are Not Welcomed” on Campus
April 6, 2022
Video footage from the protest shows Fatima Mohammed, a member of CUNY Law Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), telling protesters to “demand that Zionist professors are not welcomed on your campus. Demand that Zionist students are not in spaces where Palestinian students are because Zionism is a threat. Zionism is a genocidal threat to us.”
Orthodox Jewish Man Assaulted by Six Men in NYC
April 4, 2022
The NYPD is offering a $3,500 reward for any information leading to the arrest of the perpetrators. Thus far, only one of the perpetrators, an unidentified 16-year-old, has been arrested.
Amnesty USA Head Says He Regrets “Representing the Views of the Jewish People” After Saying That Israel “Shouldn’t Exist as a Jewish State”
April 1, 2022
Jewish Insider (JI) reported that O’Brien expressed his regret in a letter to House Democrats, who had written to Amnesty on March 15 saying they were concerned over O’Brien’s remarks.
Jewish Groups Celebrate Lipstadt’s Confirmation As Antisemitism Envoy
March 31, 2022
“Mazal Tov to Dr. @DeborahLipstadt on her confirmation as the US Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism. I look forward to working w/her & feel excited that such an eminently qualified person will lead the US govt effort to combat #antisemitism around the world.”
UK Conservative Candidate Suspended for Condolences to B’nei Brak Terror Attack Victims
March 31, 2022
The Jewish News reported that the candidate, Dr. Shadman Zadman, had posted on social media that the terror attack was the third in a week in Israel and shared his “deepest condolences” to the victims’ loved ones.
B’nei Brak Terrorist Came Into Israel Through West Bank Security Barrier “Gap”
March 30, 2022
The Times of Israel (TOI) reported that, according to Channel 12, Diaa Hamarsheh, 27, “switched out the license plates on the car and brought the M-16 used in the attack with him.”
At Least 5 Dead in B’nei Brak Terror Attack
March 29, 2022
Police reportedly view the shootings as terror attacks; the B’nei Brak shooting was reportedly committed by an unknown individual on a motorcycle. The gunman, who was shot and killed, has been identified as Dia Hamarsha, 27, a Palestinian man from the West Bank town of Ya’bad.
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