Human Rights Watch released the latest in an anti-Israel campaign by the once reputable watchdog group, which five years ago tapped a longtime anti-Israel activist as its director in that region.
In this week's AJC Shabbat Table, we contemplate the meaning of counting the days of Omer, the seven weeks between Passover and the holiday of Shavuot, focusing on being mindful of our journey with all its uncertainties. We also remember the maiden voyage of the SS Theodor Herzl, the largest passenger ship that ever sailed under the Israeli flag.
From Los Angeles to Brooklyn and in Berlin, Brussels, Paris, London, and Athens, thousands marched down highways, climbed buildings and statues, and descended on Israeli consulates, vilifying Israel’s efforts to defend its citizens.
Six antisemitic terms and tropes invented or given new life during the lockdown have been added to American Jewish Committee’s Translate Hate glossary.