June 3, 2016 31 Countries Adopt New Definition of Anti-Semitism that Includes Anti-Zionism Thirty one countries voted to adopt a new working definition of anti-Semitism last week, a move hailed by human rights activists as an important milestone in countering hatred. Media Coverage Press Room
June 2, 2016 Painful Lessons from the 75th Anniversary Commemorations of the Farhud June 1-2 is the 75th Anniversary of the 1941 Farhud pogrom, the pro-Nazi Arab attempt to exterminate the Jews of Baghdad. Hundreds were murdered, raped, and many Jewish homes and business looted and burned during a two-day orgy of hate and violence orchestrated by the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Haj Amin al-Husseini. Media Coverage Press Room
June 2, 2016 Human Rights Activists Celebrate Multi-Country Adoption of New Definition of Antisemitism Human rights activists told The Algemeiner on Wednesday why they consider last week’s adoption by 31 countries of a new working definition of antisemitism to be a major step towards combating the reemerging phenomenon. Media Coverage Press Room
June 1, 2016 IHRA Adopts Definition of Anti-Semitism Last week, on May 26, 2016, the 31 member nations of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), under Romanian Chairmanship, officially adopted the “IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism.” This important decision has made the IHRA the first international body to formally adopt such a definition. Media Coverage Press Room
May 31, 2016 Farhud: Never Forget The “Farhud,” Arabic for “violent dispossession,” was a pro-Nazi massacre against Baghdad Jewry that took place from June 1-2, 1941 – coinciding with the Jewish holiday of Shavuot. Media Coverage Press Room
May 23, 2016 Attorney for Israel Advocacy Danit Sibovits, 32, has been on the front lines of helping Jewish students as an attorney, and now supports the State of Israel through the Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey. Media Coverage Press Room
May 18, 2016 Methodist Church Rejects Israel Divestment Resolutions The United Methodist Church took a stand this weekend against the anti-Israel and arguably anti-Semitic Boycotts, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement. Media Coverage Press Room
May 16, 2016 Congress Hears Testimony on BDS On Thursday, Dr. Jonathan Schanzer, Vice President for Research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), testified before the House Homeland Security Committee’s Counterterrorism and Intelligence Subcommittee about a troubling connection between past financing for terrorism and current support for the BDS movement. Media Coverage Press Room
May 10, 2016 Sides Spar Over Bill Aimed At Israel Boycott Movement Dozens of opponents spoke out Tuesday against a measure they say stifles free speech and damages the Middle East peace process. Supporters, however, said the movement to boycott and disinvest from Israel will harm its citizens and damage Ohio’s economy. Media Coverage Press Room
May 4, 2016 The BDS Movement Overreaches, Now Faces A Lawsuit The Boycott, Divest, Sanction (BDS) movement opposes Israeli policy toward the Palestinians and maintains that Israeli policy can be pressured to change through a combination of boycotts, divestment of assets and other sanctions. Media Coverage Press Room