UN security council vote on Israeli settlements postponed ‘potentially indefinitely’

UN security council vote on Israeli settlements postponed ‘potentially indefinitely’ 

UN security council vote on Israeli settlements postponed ‘potentially indefinitely’ – YnetEgyptian president asks to postpone vote on resolution draft that would demand Israel ‘immediately and completely cease all settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem.’ On visit to Colombia, WJC CEO Robert Singer meets senior government and Jewish officialsSinger welcomed on his visit by the president of the Confederación de Comunidades Judías de Colombia, George Levy, and its executive director, Marcos Peckel, as well as Colombia’s vice minister of defense, chief peace negotiator, evangelicals, and young leaders.

My mother was a Jewish heroine of the Shoah – Jewish Week22 Dec 2016 WJC General Counsel Menachem Rosensaft: The altruistic, life-saving bravery of individuals like my mother in the face of personal tragedy and unspeakable horrors, which are the subject of Mordecai Paldiel’s forthcoming book, “Saving One’s Own, Jewish Rescuers During the Holocaust” (Jewish Publication Society, April 2017), has been ignored for far too long.   READ MORE » Google is profiting from Holocaust denial, says Jewish museum – The Guardian22 Dec 2016 Breman Museum in Atlanta says it is paying $2 a click to stop neo-Nazi site being top result for ‘did the Holocaust happen’.  READ MORE » Op-ed by Danny Danon: Israel Is ready for a reset at the UN – The New York Times22 Dec 2016 Israel’s envoy to the UN writes: In January, an important world leader will take office when António Guterres of Portugal replaces Ban Ki-moon as secretary general of the United Nations. As he assumes his post, he should know that Israel is ready to work together on repairing our fractious relationship with the United Nations and finally becoming a full partner in the world’s most important international forum  READ MORE » Algemeiner releases first annual list of the US and Canada’s worst campuses for Jewish students – Algemeiner22 Dec 2016 Among the many other campuses that have seen notable incidents this past year are Connecticut College, City University of New York, Kingsborough, University of Missouri, Western Washington University and Toronto’s Ryerson University.)  READ MORE » Among White Nationalists, catchy new shorthand for the ‘Jewish Question’ – The Forward21 Dec 2016 The Jewish Question has been used by anti-Semitic movements since at least the 1880s in Europe. In the US, this has long relegated to the fringe. Today, that is changing as the “alt-right” movement is newly energized.   READ MORE »