New York State passes buffer zone legislation protecting synagogues from harassment
The Transportation, Economic Development, and Environmental Conservation bill passed 53 to 10 in the senate and 110 to 33 in the assembly on Tuesday.
The Transportation, Economic Development, and Environmental Conservation bill passed 53 to 10 in the senate and 110 to 33 in the assembly on Tuesday.
We do not just fight the darkness; we actively strengthen the light. By embracing our Zionist identity and tightening the bond between Israel and the Diaspora, we write the next chapter.
Of the 6,772 votes cast at a meeting that lasted for hours, 67% voted in favor of the boycott, 31% voted against, and 2% abstained, according to the immediate results of the vote viewed by JTA.
The runoff in the San Antonio race drew national attention after Galindo, came under scrutiny for comments that included vows to turn a local immigrant detention center “into a prison for Zionists."
“We will not tolerate attempts to subvert this inquiry or silence those who have been brave enough to speak,” said head of the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, Virginia Bell.
Jewish leaders said that prosecuting mohels was “antisemitic in nature, reminiscent of efforts taken in Europe against Jewish practice prior to the Second World War.”
The new suit draws on widely reported accounts of UCLA’s campus environment in spring 2024, when protesters in pro-Palestinian encampments clashed with pro-Israel counter-protesters.
"When a family is desperately trying to find their child, this kind of behavior should concern every person in our city," said family spokesperson Maureen Leshem.
Andriy Melnyk led one of the factions of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists during its collaboration with Nazi Germany during World War II.
The effigies drew outrage from Canadian politicians and Jewish community groups, angered by footage of an effigy of a figure with a white kippah.
Political observers say Maureen Galindo’s inflammatory remarks about Israel and Jews were largely unknown before her surprise primary performance and may now be hurting her chances.