“Where were the human rights activists when Hamas decided to launch a rocket from a preschool this week? Where were the human rights activists when Hamas (twice) bombed a humanitarian convoy from Israel facilitating the transfer of humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza? Where were the human rights activists when Palestinian activists terrorized innocent Jewish civilians in LA, New York, London and Toronto this week?”
“At a time when we see a surge of real hate across the US, it’s irresponsible to describe AIPAC as racist.”
Israel has one of the most diverse, inclusive police forces in the world. An Open Letter To Durham, NC Mayor Steve Schewel: April 25, 2018 Dear Mayor Schewel, I just finished watching the Durham City Council meeting of April 16, 2018 which implemented a ban on working… Read More »
By Joel Leyden Israel News Agency Los Angeles — June 11, 2017 … Bomb threats against Jewish facilities in the US continue as three Los Angeles synagogues were evacuated following a series of online bomb threats. The hate crimes disrupted normally scheduled Shabbat activities on June 10. The Glazer and Irmas campuses of Wilshire Boulevard Temple… Read More »
By Joel Leyden Israel News Agency New York — March 22, 2017 … With over 160 bomb threats made to Jewish organizations in the United States and Canada, many questions are now being raised as to how to respond. Yesterday, Temple Beth Shalom in Livingston, New Jersey was targeted. Police told the INA that the threat… Read More »
By Herb Brandon and Joel Leyden Israel News Agency New York, NY — February 22, 2017 … After denouncing a wave of anti-Semitic incidents across the United States, the ADL’s headquarters in New York City were targeted. The ADL responded with the following statement: “The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today received an anonymous bomb threat called into… Read More »
By Joel Leyden Israel News Agency New York, NY, February 6, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today filed an amicus (friend of the court) brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit supporting the State of Washington’s challenge to President Donald Trump’s Executive Order on immigration and refugees. ADL’s brief urges the… Read More »
The bombs may not be real, but the fear is. By Joel Leyden Israel News Agency New York, NY — January 18, 2017 … The doors are always kept open. No one standing over them. All may come and go. It’s the Jewish tradition of “welcome the stranger”. But this practice, this age old honored… Read More »
Ellison was responsible for defending 12 Muslims from Minneapolis who wanted to join ISIS. By Joel Leyden Israel News Agency New York, NY — December 1, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which only last month defended and described Rep. Keith Ellison as “a man of good character”, has now decided to expose Ellison for racist comments he has… Read More »
By The Jerusalem Post Josh Solomon in New York and Elaine Moshe in Jerusalem contributed to this report. New York – Near the end of his debt-ridden ownership of the Plaza Hotel, Donald Trump summoned Abe Foxman to breakfast at its iconic Palm Court. The real estate tycoon had a bone to pick with the… Read More »