This week, American Jews across the country are calling Congress urging our elected officials to #StandWithIsrael. Join us during National Mobilization Week, and call your members each day. Make your pro-Israel voice heard and make clear you stand with our ally Israel against Hamas terrorism!
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The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) concluded its second Plenary Meetings under the Croatian Presidency last week. Around 240 experts, political officials, and representatives of international organizations and civil society participated in the four-day conference in Zagreb. The forum was held against the backdrop of the global surge of antisemitism triggered by October 7th Hamas
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A delegation of seven Muslim leaders from the United States visited Israel in recent days to demonstrate solidarity with the Jewish people following the October 7th attack and amid the ongoing war with Hamas. The delegation was led by Anila Ali, president of the American Muslim & Multifaith Women’s Empowerment Council (AMMWEC), and other participants
A Texas man who set fire to a synagogue in Texas in October 2021 was sentenced last week to ten years in prison and ordered to pay $470,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to hate crime and arson charges. Franklin Sechriest, a 19-year-old Texas State University student and Texas State Guard member from San Marcos,
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Hundreds of members of Toronto’s Jewish community were left stranded on Monday after 17 buses that were supposed to take them to a pro-Israel rally in the Canadian capital of Ottawa did not show up. UJA Federation of Greater Toronto President and CEO Adam Minsky said in a statement, “We were shocked that, of more
Israel Gantz — head of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council in Israel — joined last week’s 2023 European Mayors Summit Against Antisemitism in Dortmund, Germany, via a video message. Gantz, who has led the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council since 2018, offered insights on how local leaders should manage unexpected crises, such as what communities across
