Posts tagged Arno Rosenfeld
Jews Grapple With ‘Weaponization’ Of Fear Following Attack On Israeli Soccer Fans

Members of the small Jewish community in Amsterdam confronted the city’s deputy mayor Friday morning, demanding answers for its failure to prevent violent attacks on Israeli soccer fans the night before that international Jewish organizations and leaders condemned as a pogrom. Videos showed men running through the streets beating Israelis and shooting fireworks at them.

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As Spending By Jewish PACs Soar, Billionaires Give GOP A Fundraising Edge

Fueled by donations from two conservative billionaires, the leading Republican Jewish political action committee is pouring millions of dollars into a swing-state advertising blitz supporting former President Donald Trump in the final weeks of the campaign.

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At Kibbutz Hardest Hit On Oct. 7, A Debate Over How To Rebuild

Israel’s plan to rebuild is focused on returning residents to the Gaza border region, so one group has been trying to fundraise $25 million for the move together to a new location, a plan that relies on American Jewish donors who have so far been wary of funding an unconventional project that some other Nir Oz residents have denounced as a betrayal.

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Separating Anti-Zionists From Antisemites On College Campuses

(ANALYSIS) Two-thirds of college students do not hold views toward Israel or Jews “likely to threaten their relationship with their Jewish peers,” a new study from Brandeis University found. But what about the remaining third? Researchers found that group split roughly equally between those who expressed hostility toward Israel (but not Jews) and those who thought poorly of Jews, not Israel.

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Human Rights Watch, A Critic Of Israel, Details Oct. 7 Attacks

Human Rights Watch issued a report Wednesday detailing war crimes and other violence committed by Palestinian armed groups against Israeli civilians during the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack in southern Israel. The document, titled “I Can’t Erase All the Blood from My Mind,” reached several notable conclusions, including that Palestinian civilians were not responsible for major atrocities during the attack.

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Investigations Test Legal Protections For Jewish College Students

A federal investigation or lawsuit related to antisemitism on college campuses has been opened or filed nearly every other day on average since Oct. 7, according to a new report. The complaints describe a range of incidents, including white supremacist flyers at Montana State University and a drunken assault at the University of Tampa.

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