180 Groups Call on Twitter to Adopt IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
JNS highlighted B’nai B’rith’s call for Twitter to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism.
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November 8, 2022
The U.N. Assault on the IHRA Anti-Semitism Definition
For those of us who believe in the need for an organization of the world’s countries committed to working together to solve tough global issues, it has been difficult to bear the U.N.’s descent into...
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November 3, 2022
B’nai B’rith Hosts Second Israel Mission of Journalists from Latin America
The B’nai B’rith World Center-Jerusalem hosted a group of 11 senior journalists from Argentina, Costa Rica, Panama, Uruguay and Chile for a weeklong visit to Israel. Educator Gabriel Ben-Tasgal led...
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August 2, 2022
After Human Rights Council President Cites Stigmatization of Jews, 16 Jewish Groups Urge Removal of “Prejudiced” U.N. Commissioners
Jewish organizations on multiple continents have written to the United Nations Human Rights Council president, urging him to remove members of a Commission of Inquiry on Israel found to have made...
July 28, 2022
B’nai B’rith Calls to Dismiss U.N. Probe Against Israel Over Members’ ‘Odious Remarks’
The Times of Israel highlighted B’nai B’rith International’s call to dismiss the anti-Israel United Nations “Commission of Inquiry” after odious remarks by its members...
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July 28, 2022
JBS Coverage of B’nai B’rith Statement Calling for Dismissal of Anti-Israel U.N. ‘Commission’ After Odious Remarks
In its coverage of leading Jewish organizations condemning the odious remarks made by members of the U.N. ‘s latest anti-Israel “Commission of Inquiry,” JBS included our statement...
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July 28, 2022
B’nai B’rith Applauds U.S. Response to U.N. Official’s Anti-Jewish Statements
We strongly commend Ambassador Michèle Taylor, U.S. permanent representative to the U.N. Human Rights Council, and Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, U.S. special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism,...
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July 28, 2022
B’nai B’rith Appalled by WCC’s Dismissal of “False Media Reporting” on Bigotry; Incoming Leader Labels Jewish Criticism “Mischievous”
B’nai B’rith International, which has expressed alarm over the election by the World Council of Churches of a leader who has written of “the exclusionary and violent character of...
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July 18, 2022
B’nai B’rith Director of Latin American Affairs and Special Advisor on Latin American and U.N. Affairs Participate in Latin American Forum to Combat Anti-Semitism
B’nai B’rith Director of Latin American Affairs Eduardo Kohn and Special Advisor on Latin American and U.N. Affairs Adriana Camisar participated in the Latin American Forum to Combat Anti-Semitism in...