Washington Jewish Week: Impact of pope’s resignation
by Phil Jacobs Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation announcement on Monday brought reaction from many different parts of the Jewish world. Well it should have. Jews have every reason to be watchful...
February 13, 2013
Washington Jewish Week: Activism, a Jewish thing
by Suzanne Pollak When Jews came to this country in larger numbers between 1880 and 1920, they often found factory jobs. Less-than-ideal working conditions sent the new Americans to the forefront of...
February 13, 2013
B’nai B’rith Praises Bulgaria For Acting Swiftly, Demanding Extradition Of Lebanese Suspects In Burgas Bombing
B’nai B’rith International has issued the following statement: B’nai B’rith International praises the Bulgarian government for demanding the extradition of two suspected...
February 13, 2013
B’nai B’rith’s Statement on the State of the Union
B’nai B’rith International has issued the following statement: B’nai B’rith International is encouraged President Obama will focus on aging programs, energy...
February 11, 2013
B’nai B’rith Wishes Pope Benedict XVI Well, Hopes Successor will Build Upon Friendship with Jews
B’nai B’rith International offers its best wishes to Pope Benedict XVI as he plans to step down as the leader of the Catholic Church on Feb. 28. Benedict held the papacy for eight years...
February 10, 2013
Jerusalem Post: Burgas report blaming Hezbollah the talk of Bulgaria
by Benjamin Weinthal Bulgaria’s investigatory report placed the blame squarely on Hezbollah for the murders of five Israeli tourists and a Bulgarian bus driver last July. Since the disclosure...
February 8, 2013
B’nai B’rith Disappointed by Facebook’s Refusal to Remove Highly Offensive and Dangerous Anti-Israel Page
B’nai B’rith International has issued the following statement: B’nai B’rith is deeply disappointed with Facebook’s response to a request to shut down a dangerous page...
February 8, 2013
The Algemeiner: Reports: EU Unlikely to Recognize Hezbollah as Terror Organization Despite Burgas Findings
by JNS.org Due to the opposition of countries such as France and Italy, the 27-member European Union is unlikely to designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization despite the Bulgarian investigation...
February 7, 2013
The Jewish Chronicle (UK): Cameron: help me kick Hizbollah out of Europe
by Marcus Dysch David Cameron has asked the Jewish community to help him persuade the European Union to proscribe Hizbollah. At his meeting last month with the Jewish Leadership Council, the Prime...