U.S. Politics
“He really was a man of principle; he was a man who stood up for what was right; and above all, he put country above partisanship,” said Matt Brooks, executive director of the Republican Jewish Coalition.
“No student should be afraid on a university campus, especially because of their race or religion. Sadly, for too many of our Jewish students today, that is not the case,” said Gov. Mike DeWine in a Nov. 29 letter outlining concrete steps to take to improve safety for students.
“The people of Israel welcome you with open arms and an open heart,” says President Isaac Herzog to Ambassador Thomas Nides.
William Daroff, CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, applauded the opportunity U.S. President Biden took “to speak about the scourge of anti-Semitism facing our nation and to shine a light on anti-Semitism is a message that all of America must hear.”
“Unilever is a widely held company with a current market capitalization of $135 billion, which places in jeopardy the manifold institutions, pension funds and endowments [that] hold its shares on behalf of its beneficiaries,” said a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The two-day event is set to address three key themes: counteracting authoritarianism; addressing and combating corruption; and promoting respect for human rights.
Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.), who recently visited Israel on a J Street-sponsored trip, is leading an effort expressing “immense concern” over plans to build 3,400 new apartments.
Those sanctioned are accused of obtaining or attempting to obtain voter information from U.S. state election websites and sending threatening emails to intimidate voters.
“Have we really gotten to the point where one student government leader can de-platform Jewish students and delegitimize a well-known pro-Israel student group for the ‘crime’ of defending themselves on social media?” said Jacob Baime, CEO of Israel on Campus Coalition.
The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 2021 Federalist Society conference and included remarks by Richard Goldberg, who drafted one of the first anti-BDS laws in 2015.
Rep. David Kustoff (R-Tenn.) said the proposal to reopen it would be “inconsistent” with the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995.
The legislation seeks to address growing concerns over educational materials being used by the Palestinian Authority and UNRWA.
