With A New Label, The Fight Against BDS Gains Speed
Last week’s decision by the U.S. State Department to formally designate the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement as anti-Semitic is a major shift in the fight against the...
Tag: Public Policy and Advocacy
November 10, 2020
A UNGA Like No Other
This year’s United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) General Debate, like so many parts of life in 2020, was completely different this year. The General Debate, though it is dominated by long and...
October 29, 2020
OAS GA: Present and Future Dangers
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS GA) has been postponed from June of this year to October 2022. B’nai...
August 18, 2020
The trial of the Halle synagogue shooter – lessons to be learned amid resurgent anti-Semitism in Germany
On the 21st of July, the trial of Halle neo-Nazi terrorist Stephan Balliet began in Magdeburg, Germany. He faces life in prison for the murder of 40-year-old Jana L. and 20-year-old Kevin S., as well...
August 11, 2020
Black Lives and Jewish Lives Deserve Empathy, Not Enmity
Few causes are as naturally resonant with Jews as the never-ending quest to protect the very lives of people of color. The Torah teaches that all human beings are born in God’s image, and...
July 21, 2020
To Truly Address Anti-Semitism, We Must Face Inconvenient Truths About Its Roots
There’s a popular tweet going around shared by many in my Millennials generation by “The Conscious Kid” which is an organization dedicated to “parenting and education through...
July 13, 2020
“Cancel Culture” Fast-Forwards Past Anti-Semitism
Meet Grant Napear. The basketball broadcaster was fired after tweeting “All Lives Matter” following the killing of George Floyd. Meet James Bennet, the former New York Times editorial...
June 26, 2020
Latin American Countries in the UNHRC
In the last days of June, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) decided to discuss and vote on “issues linked to human rights violations”. However, the council did not say a word about...
June 4, 2020
“A Secure Europe In A Better World”
With Hezbollah Unchecked, the EU Falls Short of its Own Security Aspirations Much like most things in the European Union, the question of designating Hezbollah in its entirety as a...