The Highland Park City Council in Illinois voted by a unanimous 7-0 margin on Monday to enshrine the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism into city law. Highland Park — a suburban community with a large Jewish population located 25 miles north of Chicago — is the first city in Illinois to adopt […]
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has determined that George Washington University (GWU) in Washington, D.C., violated federal civil rights protections by failing to address antisemitic harassment on campus. The findings appeared in a letter sent on Tuesday to the school’s president. Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet K. Dhillon informed GWU President Ellen
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has withdrawn its invitation to screen a documentary about the October 7th massacre, claiming the filmmakers lacked legal clearance for footage the terrorists themselves filmed while committing the atrocities. In addition, sources said the TIFF feared disruptive anti-Israel protests during the event, which runs September 4–14. The film, The
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France has suspended work visas for security personnel of El Al, Israel’s national flag carrier, after months of friction over the airline’s screening of French diplomats at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris El Al says its strict security checks — applied to all passengers — are essential due to ongoing threats against Israel and Israeli
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