Amid the Chaos: Israel-Gulf Ties Entering a Second Act?
In a blog for the Times of Israel, Executive Vice President Daniel S. Mariaschin explores Israel’s past efforts to create permanent ties to the Arab world with the news that the...
December 21, 2015
Mohammed Assaf, As UNRWA Youth Ambassador, Highlights Incitement By Palestinians And Within U.N. System; B’nai B’rith Demands His Removal
image via wikipedia B’nai B’rith International has issued the following statement: B’nai B’rith International is demanding that the United Nations Relief and...
December 19, 2015
The Forward: United Nations Recognizes Yom Kippur as Holiday
The Jewish Daily Forward continued media coverage of the U.N. recognizing Yom Kippur as an official holiday. A B’nai B’rith statement is quoted in the story, saying “this...
December 18, 2015
B’nai B’rith International Welcomes Inclusion Of Yom Kippur As A Recognized Holiday At U.N. Headquarters
image via wikipedia B’nai B’rith International has issued the following statement: B’nai B’rith International welcomes the confirmation of Yom Kippur as a recognized...
December 18, 2015
The Jerusalem Post: IAEA – Iran Nuke Deal May Be Implemented Next Month
The Jerusalem Post ran a story about the IAEA’s decision to close its investigation of past Iranian nuclear activity. The paper included a list of Jewish organizations that expressed...
December 18, 2015
CNN: U.N. to officially recognize Yom Kippur in 2016
CNN International ran a story on the United Nations adding Yom Kippur to its official holiday list. After many years during which no acknowledgment was afforded to the holiest day on the Jewish...
December 17, 2015
B’nai B’rith Disconcerted Over U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon’s Statement Blaming Israeli “Occupation” For Increasing Violent Attacks
image via wikipedia B’nai B’rith International wrote a letter to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemning his recent statement, read on his behalf at a conference concerning the...
December 17, 2015
Acts of Kindness
As the secular year winds down, the news and social media are filled with stories of acts of kindness toward those in need. As we shared last time in this blog post,...
December 17, 2015
The Algemeiner: Jewish Groups Decry Atomic Agency Decision to End Probe into Military Dimensions of Iran’s Nuclear Program
The Algemeiner quoted B’nai B’rith President Gary P. Saltzman, and Executive Vice President Daniel S. Mariaschin who expressed their deep disappointment by...