#A new wave of anti-Semitism is sweeping New York City

#A new wave of anti-Semitism is sweeping New York City

“A new wave of anti-Semitism is sweeping New York City” As New York enters a post-pandemic new normal, a perfect storm has been brewing — involving rising anti-Semitic incidents and growing anti-Israel movements — that will have devastating consequences for the city’s Jewish community. It’s clear the Jewish population is already in danger, given the…

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#CUNY Law faculty back anti-Israel BDS resolution

#CUNY Law faculty back anti-Israel BDS resolution

“CUNY Law faculty back anti-Israel BDS resolution” The CUNY Law School faculty council approved an anti-Israel resolution supporting the pro-Palestinian boycott, divestment and sanctions movement. The professors on May 12 voted to endorse the BDS resolution that previously passed the CUNY Law Student Government Association last December, a spokesperson for the law school said. The vote…

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#NJ ad blitz slams Ben & Jerry’s Israel boycott

#NJ ad blitz slams Ben & Jerry’s Israel boycott

“#NJ ad blitz slams Ben & Jerry’s Israel boycott” A pro-Israel group is launching a $500,000 ad campaign to put the squeeze on Ben & Jerry’s parent company over the ice-cream maker’s refusal to peddle its products in Israeli-controlled Palestinian territories. The organization StandWithUS is posting billboards in North Jersey, including near Unilever’s Englewood Cliffs…

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#Letters to the Editor — July 22, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — July 22, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — July 22, 2021” The Issue: Ben & Jerry’s decision to stop selling ice cream in what it calls “Occupied Palestinian Territory.” Morton Williams Supermarket announced it will no longer feature Ben and Jerry’s ice cream (“Ben & Jerry’s Mideast move sparks cold war,” July 20). This commendable decision was made…

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#Middle School teacher quits union over its pro-BDS stance

#Middle School teacher quits union over its pro-BDS stance

“#Middle School teacher quits union over its pro-BDS stance” A North Hollywood middle school teacher quit her local labor union because it’s considering support of the pro-Palestine BDS movement, a report said. Lindsey Kohn of James Madison Middle School said she in a heated resignation letter that she felt “unsafe as a Jew” in the…

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