Uber Fires Driver for Refusing Jewish Passengers
Uber has dismissed a London driver for refusing to accept Jewish passengers. The driver, identified only as “Ahmed,” refused to pick up two men wearing yarmulkes after they were matched
Apr 11, 2019
By OU Staff
Columbia Professor Compares Israel to Islamic State
Hamid Dabashi, a professor in Columbia University’s Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies, wrote on Facebook last week that the only difference between Israel and the Islamic State
Apr 11, 2019
By OU Staff
BD”E Cantor Sherwood Goffin
Renowned cantor Sherwood Goffin recently passed away at the age of 77. Cantor Goffin received his cantorial degree from Yeshiva University’s Belz School of Jewish Music, where he later taught.
Apr 11, 2019
By OU Staff
Israeli Twitter Trolls BDS-Supporting Celebrity
As an April Fools’ prank, a Twitter account managed by the Israeli government trolled Roger Waters, the famously anti-Israel co-founder of the band Pink Floyd. 4IL, an account run by
Apr 4, 2019
By OU Staff
Yad Vashem Urges End to “Divisive Anti-Semitic Language”
During the recent AIPAC conference, Yad Vashem, Israel’s official Holocaust memorial, ran an ad in The New York Times and The Washington Post urging politicians to put an end to using “divisive
Apr 4, 2019
By OU Staff
BD”E Rav Yisroel Avrohom Portugal ztz”l, the Skulener Rebbe
The Skulener Rebbe, HaGaon HaRav Yisroel Avrohom Portugal ztz”l has passed away at the age of 95. The Rebbe passed away Monday afternoon at John Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore after
Apr 2, 2019
By OU Staff
EU States Stand Up for Israel at the UN...
In a unprecedented move by Western members of the UN Human Rights Council, all EU member states voted against a permanent item singling out Israel. The vote was the first time
Mar 26, 2019
By OU News
State Department Drops “Occupied” from Descriptions of West Bank,...
The State Department has ended the policy of referring to the West Bank and the Golan Heights as being “occupied” by Israel. In the Department’s annual report on global human
Mar 26, 2019
By OU Staff
Senior Israeli Official: No Cease-Fire With Hamas Yet
A rocket from Gaza hit central Israel on Monday, leading the Israeli air force to launch an offensive against Hamas targets. Seven people were wounded after a house north of Tel Aviv
Mar 26, 2019
By OU Staff
Father of 12 Dies from West Bank Attack
An Israeli father of 12 who was shot during a terror attack in the West Bank has died of his wounds. Rabbi Achiad Ettinger of Eli is the second to die
Mar 20, 2019
By OU Staff
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