WJC News Update – Pro-Palestinian activist group denies compiling data on Jewish students at US campuses

NJ governor Chris Christie signs anti-BDS bill into law – Jerusalem PostThe bipartisan bill had already passed the state’s General Assembly at the end of July and had unanimously passed the state Senate in May.

Poland plans prison terms for using term ‘Polish death camp’ – The Associated PressThe bill aims to deal with a problem the Polish government has faced for years: foreign media outlets — and even U.S. President Barack Obama — referring to the Nazi camps as „Polish.”

Pro-Palestinian activist group denies compiling data on Jewish students at US campuses – Times of Israel17 Aug 2016 Two US Jewish groups also reject the claim; MKs were told Students for Justice in Palestine ‘marks out’ Jewish students. READ MORE »

Israeli peace festival in Scotland met by shouts from pro-Palestinian protesters – Jerusalem Post17 Aug 2016 International Shalom Festival patrons greeted with chants of, „Your tickets are covered in Palestinian blood.” READ MORE »

NGO calls on supporters of Israel to stand strong against Palestinian construction in Sussiya – Jerusalem Post17 Aug 2016 Regavim is a watch-dog group that monitors illegal Palestinian construction and has been one of the petitioners to the High Court of Justice against the village. READ MORE »

PLO’s Erekat takes Europe to task for not supporting Israel boycott – Newsweek17 Aug 2016 In Newsweek op-ed, Erekat writes: „The least we could expect from the international community, particularly Europe, is to take an active role in supporting the right to take peaceful action against human rights violations, rather than supporting, either directly or indirectly, the attempts to criminalize such actions.” READ MORE »

Turkish parliament to debate Israel’s $20 million flotilla settlement – Reuters17 Aug 2016 Israel had already offered its apologies for the raid. Both countries are to appoint ambassadors, and Turkey is to pass legislation indemnifying Israeli soldiers as part of an agreement partly driven by the prospect of lucrative Mediterranean gas deals. READ MORE »

When the Spanish Inquisition expanded to the New World – Times of Israel17 Aug 2016 At the New Mexico History Museum, a new exhibit shows how hidden Jews fled to the colonies after 1492, but still couldn’t escape persecution READ MORE »

Family of slain Jewish student slams ‘shameful’ community festival marking 1991 Crown Heights riots – JTA17 Aug 2016 The neighborhood festival, known as One Crown Heights, is sponsored by civic groups and elected officials, including Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, along with the Anti-Defamation League and the Jewish Children’s Museum, according to a report Wednesday by the Daily Forward. READ MORE »

Texas teen wins bid for probe into anti-Jewish high school harassment – Jerusalem Post17 Aug 2016 Teen targeted by students identifying with Iran, Hamas. READ MORE »

U.S. audiences offered glimpse into Gilad Shalit’s time as Hamas captive – Haaretz17 Aug 2016 A play at International Fringe Festival in New York re-imagines how Shalit, the Israeli POW whose fate sent the nation into a frenzy, tries to stay sane while held in Gaza. READ MORE »

Tennessee Jewish federations outraged by university’s ‘tepid response’ to virulent anti-Semitism, racism on Knoxville campus – The Algemeiner17 Aug 2016 Their outrage was sparked after a report earlier this month revealed what a covert campus watchdog group Canary Mission described as a “cesspool” of racism and antisemitism at UTK, created by a ring of students associated with Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and the Muslim Student Association (MSA). READ MORE »

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