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According to John Cheney-Lippold, an associate professor in the American Culture department, this was the first time he rejected a student’s request for a letter of recommendation to study abroad anywhere, as he labeled Israel an “apartheid” nation.
Although a BDS resolution was passed last year by the university’s student government, the administration itself does not allow its departments or any part of the school to boycott or divest from Israel, according to University of Michigan spokesperson Rick Fitzgerald.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warns that countries, especially in Europe, have already seen the ramifications of engaging with the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism.
Were the bill to become law, the president would be required to fill the position within 90 days.
In exclusive interviews, JNS asks subject matter experts and Jewish communal leaders about the Trump administrations shuttering of the PLO Mission in Washington.
The annual event brings together hundreds of civil society officials and government representatives worldwide for talks about advancing human rights and other freedoms.
Earlier this year, the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act was introduced in both houses of Congress.
Since the model was certified by the Israeli army and police just months after the Parkland shooting, “orders from the United States have been coming in,” says Masada Armor CEO Snir Koren.
A scroll named for the late Martin Steininger has been loaned for use to a rabbi and military chaplain who directs the Jewish Uniformed Service Association of Maryland (JUSA), affiliated with Chabad of Maryland.
Audience members at a town-hall event get a bit of a back-and-forth about past comments from Democratic nominee Gretchen Whitmer and her running mate, Garlin Gilchrist.
Ayanna Pressley, who upset 10-term Democratic Rep. Michael Capuano in the Tuesday-night primary for the party nomination in Massachusetts’ 7th District, is expected to become the first female black congresswoman elected from the state.
“The U.S. has been criticized for taking unilateral action in Iraq. We would like to see how much support we could get from Europe on Iran to impose very serious and tough economic sanctions. Europe can still put a lot more effort into this,” said former U.S. Senator Jon Kyl.