Washington D.C.
Earlier in the day, along with the Israeli consulate in New York, it shuttered its doors.
It also singles out certain countries and their behavior, including egregious antisemitism, anti-Israel hatred and Holocaust denial in Iran.
“I don’t want to say we became smug in America, but now we find ourselves seeking their help,” said senior American Jewish Committee official Andrew Baker.
Former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman told JNS that Amitai was “a dear friend and valued counselor during my 24 years in the Senate.”
Catholic students were booted from the National Air and Space Museum for donning pro-life hats.
“Our Jewish community continues to stand strong and resilient in the face of hatred and antisemitism in all forms, and we ask the greater community to stand with us in this fight against hate,” said Jewish Federation of Greater Washington CEO Gil Preuss.
Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace protested a talk by Doron Tenne, assistant director of the Israel Security Agency and its attaché to the Embassy of Israel in Washington.
Israeli Innovation, Science and Technology Minister Orit Farkash-Hacohen noted that joint research with the U.S. comprises only 19% of Israel’s research with other countries, as opposed to 56% for Europe.
The National SCOPUS Award honors those who “demonstrate humanitarian concerns throughout their lifetime” and are distinguished by “their civic engagement, their concern to achieve peaceful coexistence among people and nations, and their work on behalf of important causes locally, nationally and internationally.”
“The resolution denounces anti-Semitism, and all hateful speech and bias-motivated violent actions, in the District of Columbia,” said the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.
“This anti-Semitic and hateful symbol has no place in our society,” said the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington.
They were part of a group called the Palestinian Youth Movement, which conducted anti-Israel rallies across the country on Jan. 23.
