New York University Reaches Settlement With US Department of Education Over Antisemitism Complaint, Pledges to Revise Anti-Discrimination Policies by Benjamin Kerstein Following a legal complaint filed last year over campus antisemitism, New York University has reached an agreement with the Office of Civil Rights...More

 

Daily Edition October 1, 2020 WORLD ISRAEL MIDDLE EAST OPINION CULTURE FEATURES Top News California Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Have Instituted Ethnic Studies Curriculum Deemed Antisemitic by Benjamin Kerstein California Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday vetoed a bill that would have instituted an ethnic studies curriculum for public high schools that...More New York University Reaches Settlement With US Department of Education Over Antisemitism Complaint, Pledges to Revise Anti-Discrimination Policies by Benjamin Kerstein Following a legal complaint filed last year over campus antisemitism, New York University has reached an agreement with the Office of Civil Rights...More French Police Knew in Advance of Paris Kosher Supermarket Killer’s Weapons Cache, Witness Tells Terror Trial by Ben Cohen The ongoing trial in Paris of 14 suspects in the January 2015 terrorist attacks heard testimony on Thursday from a far-right political activist and...More Israel and Lebanon Agree to Talks to End Sea Border Dispute by Reuters and Algemeiner Staff Lebanon and Israel have agreed to a framework for US-mediated talks aimed at ending a long-running dispute along the border between the two nations...More Israel’s Mossad Chief Visits Bahrain, Meets Top Security Officials by Algemeiner Staff Israel’s Mossad chief, Yossi Cohen, visited Bahrain on Wednesday, where he met with the heads of the Gulf nation’s national intelligence and strategic...More US Legislators Launch International Effort to Combat Antisemitism Online by Algemeiner Staff A bipartisan group of US legislators have announced the formation of the Interparliamentary Task Force to Combat Online Antisemitism in...More Israeli President Condemns ‘Shocking’ Yom Kippur Antisemitic Vandalism Incident in UK by Algemeiner Staff Israeli President Reuven Rivlin has publicly condemned a Yom Kippur antisemitic vandalism incident in the UK, calling it “shocking.” The president’s...More Christian Couple Persecuted by Islamic Authorities in Iran Denied Custody of Adopted Daughter by Algemeiner Staff An appeals court in Iran has reportedly denied a Christian couple custody of their adopted daughter after they were put on trial by the Islamic courts...More Israel Develops New High-Tech Cannon to Prevent Sea Infiltrations From Gaza by Benjamin Kerstein Israel believes the threat of sea infiltrations by Hamas operatives from the Gaza Strip is increasing and is trying to head off such scenarios with...More Helen Reddy, Australian Jewish Singer Behind Feminist Anthem ‘I Am Woman,’ Dies at 78 by Shiryn Ghermezian Jewish Australian singer-songwriter Helen Reddy, best known for the 1972 feminist anthem “I Am Woman,” died on Tuesday in Los Angeles at the...More Opinion Normalization Throws a Wrench Into BDS by Alexander Joffe The most important BDS development in September was the signing of normalization agreements by Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. Intense “outside in” diplomacy by the Trump administration brought decades of...More How the Abraham Accords Are Making Iran Desperate by Shoshana Bryen The north pincer is commonly referred to as the “Shiite Crescent,” stretching from the body across Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon to the Mediterranean Sea. It is both a “lid” on Iran’s primary...More Sukkot: A Guide for the Perplexed by Yoram Ettinger Below are eight things to highlight about the holiday of Sukkot: 1. Jewish national liberation. Sukkot is the third Jewish pilgrimage holiday (following Passover and Shavuot), which has been celebrated for the last 3,300 years. Sukkot commemorates the...More Campus Advocacy Group Urges Pro-Israel, Jewish Students to Forge Ties With African-American Communities by Eliana Rudee This year’s Maccabee Task Force conference for students and professionals across America and Canada highlighted the importance of forging...More   DOWNLOAD OUR NEW APP TODAY!   BECOME AN ALGEMEINER MEMBER SIGN UP A FRIEND SEND A NEWS TIP  FACEBOOK  TWITTER