US Congress hears testimony on expanding definition of anti-Semitism

WJC News Update – US Congress hears testimony on expanding definition of anti-Semitism

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 08 November 2017

Congress hears testimony on expanding definition of anti-Semitism – Times of IsraelThe nine witnesses appearing Tuesday at a meeting of the House Judiciary Committee were split: Five among those said the proposed addition to federal anti-discrimination statutes is a necessary means of stemming anti-Semitism on campuses, and four who argued it infringes on speech freedoms. Two weeks after Abu Dhabi discrimination, Israeli judoka faces Morocco visa trouble – Jerusalem PostOri Sasson woon’t be able board a flight to his final destination in Morocco as the organizers of the Openweight World Championships in Marrekech have yet to provide a letter of official confirmation regarding his participation, a necessary prerequisite to his travel visa. Hillel apologizes for canceling Israeli deputy FM’s Princeton talkIn an exclusive letter to the Jerusalem Post, Hillel writes that denying Hotovely was „an isolated incident – and Hillel International stands squarely behind the value of hearing from the Jewish state’s elected leaders.”

UK minister resigns amid scandal over meetings with Israeli officials – Jewish Chronicle08 Nov 2017 The former International Development Secretary was ordered to return to the UK today for an emergency Downing Street meeting.  READ MORE » Holocaust memorial stones stolen from Berlin neighborhood – Deutsche Welle08 Nov 2017 The “Stolpersteine,” or “stumbling stones,” are gold-colored, cobblestone-sized monuments embedded in sidewalks in Berlin and other cities in Germany and across Europe.  READ MORE » French court returns painting looted by Nazi collaborators to owner’s family – AFP08 Nov 2017 Lawyer for American couple in possession of Pissarro piece says they will appeal, shouldn’t have to ‘pay for the crimes of the Vichy regime.’  READ MORE » Israel sends emergency aid package to plague-stricken Madagascar08 Nov 2017 We expect all packages to be delivered to the International Red Cross in Madagascar in the next few days,” Deputy Israeli Ambassador to South Africa, Ayallet Black, told the African News Agency (ANA).   READ MORE » An Iraqi town where Muslims, Jews and Christians coexist, in theory – New York Times08 Nov 2017 Today Amadiya’s population of 9,000 is overwhelmingly Kurdish Muslim. But in the early 20th century there were said to be about two-thirds that many people, about evenly divided among Muslims, Christians and Jews.  READ MORE »