Why the Security Council’s Iran Sanctions are not Snapping Back
Nearly four years ago, at around the time that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA, or as it more commonly known, “the Iran deal”) was reached, I wrote a post for this...
Tag: Public Policy and Advocacy
June 28, 2019
OAS General Assembly: Human Rights are the Essence of Democracy
The main issues in the 49th Organization of American States (OAS) General Assembly, which just took place in Medellín, Colombia, have been the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela and the...
June 28, 2019
As the World “Pivots” to Asia, B’nai B’rith Extends Focus Too
Last month, a B’nai B’rith leadership delegation visited two exceptionally important and also culturally rich countries: Japan, a key democratic ally of the United States, and China, the...
June 5, 2019
E.U. Election Results: A First Analysis
The dust has settled, and final votes are in. First off, the good news: Election participation was over 50 percent, the highest in over 20 years, and the much-feared landslide victory of...
April 18, 2019
Jewish Poland: It’s Complicated
Girgenti with Commissioner for Human Rights Adam Bodnar Until she was 28, Kasia Jachnicka thought she was Catholic. Like the majority of Polish citizenry, her family celebrated Christmas and Easter....
January 11, 2019
The Crisis of Zionism in Progressive Spaces
If you’ve been following the controversies surrounding the Women’s March, then you know there has been a lot going on. Back in October, during B’nai B’rith’s...