WJC News Update – World Jewish Congress holding public webinar on new report on anti-Semitism on social media

WJC News Update – World Jewish Congress holding public webinar on new report on anti-Semitism on social media

 

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Small blog webinar World Jewish Congress holding public webinar on new report on anti-Semitism on social mediaThe webinar will be streamed live on May 25 at 2 PM EDT / 7 PM CET, to provide information and field questions on new report which identifies the sources of anti-Semitic cyber hate and the nations and platforms where it occurs.
Small blog unesco czech westernwall Czech MPs want halt of UNESCO funding over anti-Israel resolutionThe Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic on Tuesday rejected a new UNESCO resolution for denying Israeli sovereignty over all of Jerusalem, and called on the Czech government to stop funding UNESCO.
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