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Jewish Groups React to Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Aaron Bandler
February 24, 2022
Russia launched the invasion against Ukraine on February 24; Russian President Vladimir Putin alleged that the invasion is necessary to “denazify” Ukraine. The Associated Press (AP) reported that Putin was depicting “members of Ukrainian right-wing groups as neo-Nazis, exploiting their admiration for WWII-era Ukrainian nationalist leaders who sided with the Nazis.”
UK Parliament Passes Anti-BDS Amendment
Aaron Bandler
February 24, 2022
The amendment bars local councils from going toward businesses that boycott Israel.
Ukraine’s Jewish Community on Edge as Russia Invades Country
Israel Kasnett, JNS
February 22, 2022
Chief Rabbi Yaakov Bleich told JNS that the Jews “are part of the general community. What’s good for Ukraine is good for the Jews of Ukraine. What’s bad for Ukraine is bad for the Jews of Ukraine.”
More Than 70% of Antisemitic Incidents on College Campuses Occurred In-Person, Report Says
Aaron Bandler
February 9, 2022
“Antisemitism on campus is a crisis that must be immediately addressed,” JOC CEO Julia Jassey said in a statement. “To do so, we need a clear understanding of the issue. This report takes a year of data submitted to Jewish on Campus by hundreds of students around the world and compiles it to give a robust understanding of what antisemitism truly looks like on campus.”
Azerbaijan helps repair fire-damaged Chabad Synagogue in California
Durdane Agayeva
February 3, 2022
US, Germany Condemn Amnesty UK Report Accusing Israel of Apartheid
Aaron Bandler
February 2, 2022
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides tweeted that Amnesty’s report is “absurd.” “That is not language that we have used and will not use,” he wrote.
Jewish Groups Condemn Amnesty International Report Accusing Israel of Apartheid
Aaron Bandler
January 31, 2022
“The 4000 rocket attacks from Gaza against Israeli civilians in May 2021 receive only cursory mention, and there is no acknowledgement that these attacks constitute war crimes committed by Palestinian terrorist organizations,” the Israeli NGO stated.
London Man Arrested for Assaulting Two Jewish Men
Aaron Bandler
January 27, 2022
The assault, which can be seen on security footage, shows the two Jewish men leaving a bakery in the London Borough of Haringey when the assailant says something to them, and then punches them repeatedly. Both Jewish men were struck in the head and fell to the ground, suffering bruising, a fractured hand and an eye injury.
UN Passes Israel-Sponsored Resolution Condemning Holocaust Denial
Aaron Bandler
January 21, 2022
The resolution defined Holocaust denial in part as “intentional efforts to excuse or minimize the impact of the Holocaust or its principal elements” and urged UN members to rebuff “any denial or distortion of the Holocaust as a historical event.”
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