Diaspora Jewry
The arrest is said to have taken place two days after the Nov. 6-7 pogrom in the Dutch capital.
The Dutch government had sought to ban three Islamic “hate preachers,” but was overruled by a court in The Hague.
The document is unusual for its use of forensic accounting to quantify the losses incurred by some 135,000 people who escaped persecution.
“You see this energy from people who have potentially lost everything but are moving forward,” said Deborah Lust Zaluda in an extensive interview in Israel.
The IDF has been changing the face of the Middle East, the Israeli PM tells the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.
“We serve as the last line of defense in the streets against Hamas supporters. If we fail to stop them—they will overflow the streets and bring back dangers we’ve already witnessed in German history,” said Jochen Kopelke.
The precautionary step aims to “minimize the potential for hostile actions against our community members,” said Ilan Kiesling, spokesman for the Jewish community in Berlin.
“It’s not a time to taunt and bully the left, but to reach across and make an effort and look at what they’re genuinely concerned about,” Ryan Mermer, former RNC Jewish engagement director, tells JNS.
According to the poll, 91% of respondents are concerned that social media amplifies the opinions of fringe movements, making them seem more widespread than they actually are.
Dionne Taylor discusses Australia’s “weak leadership” on antisemitism, the emergence of “Oct. 8 Jews,” and her connection to former hostage Liri Albag.
Ted Deutch, CEO of the American Jewish Committee, told JNS that the survey data is a crucial tool in combating Jew-hatred.
“The era when the Reform movement was the largest, wealthiest and most self-confident denomination has come to an end,” Jonathan Sarna, professor of American Jewish history at Brandeis University, told JNS.
