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NEW YORK, March 11, 2014 (JTA) – Leaders of the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement say they are protesting Israel’s policies in the West Bank. They are doing far more than that. BDS advocates routinely oppose a two-state solution and … Read More
Presbyterian Committee distributes Anti-Semitic Study Guide Every two years, the Presbyterian Church (PCUSA) has their biennial convention, and this summer it is in Detroit. Also every two years (since 2004), PCUSA considers resolutions meant to demonize the State of Israel, … Read More
Your Jewish Community Relations Council, a part of JCL, serves as an interface between the Jewish community and the general community on a wide variety of topics. Of course, we are not alone in this regard. The rabbis and cantors … Read More
January 11, 2014 (JTA) – Ariel Sharon, one of Israel’s last warrior statesmen, whose military and political careers were woven into his nation’s triumphs and failures, has died. Sharon, 85, died Saturday at the Sheba Medical Center near Tel Aviv … Read More
[by Ron Kampeas] WASHINGTON, November 30, 2013 (JTA) – How the United States treats the Palestinians’ new status as a non-member state at the United Nations depends on how Palestinians plan to use it – as cudgel or outstretched hand. … Read More
Louisville, Ky. (WHAS) – A pro-Palestinian protest took place on the corners at Bardstown Road in Louisville’s Highland’s. It was to bring awareness to the ongoing tension in the Middle East, particularly with Israel and Palestine. There were people of … Read More
At the end of this month, the biennial Presbyterian General Assembly will meet in Pittsburgh and one of the issues to be voted on will be whether to divest church investments from three companies doing business in Israel…Motorola, Caterpillar, and … Read More
[by Shiela Steinman] In just a couple of weeks, we will sit down to our Passover Seders and read that we were slaves in Egypt – prisoners, forced to do Pharoah’s bidding – and we will pray for the release … Read More
