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Islamists / Interfaith Relations / Religion / Social Media

Muslim, Jewish, Christian, Hindu, Zoroastrian Leaders at National Interfaith Iftar Urge Fighting Hatred

By Jewish Press News Desk

The event also featured musical performances and a poetry recital, centered on the theme of interfaith relations.

Featured / History / Media / Jerusalem / Religion

Western Wall Heritage Foundation Opens its Chain of Generations Center

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Chain of Generations Center has been completely revamped to include enhanced, integrated content using state-of-the-art technology.

Antisemitism / News Briefs / Jerusalem / Social Media / Israeli Arabs

Remand of Suspected Arab TikTok Assailant Extended

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

This new violent anti-Semitic trend is developing in tandem with the Muslim month of Ramadan.

Media

Guinness World Records Declares Walter Bingham Oldest Living Journalist

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The 97-year-old is also the current record holder of “oldest radio talk-show host (living).”

Featured / IDF & Security / US / Iran / Media

Israel Defense Officials Worried US Leaking Israeli Special Ops Info to the Press

By Jewish Press News Desk

Israel believes the operation against the Saviz was leaked to the US press before the operation even took place.

Israel / Arts and Entertainment

Helen Mirren to portray Golda Meir in new Yom Kippur War film

By Israel Hayom

The movie focuses on the 1973 Yom Kippur War and the challenges it presented Meir, also known as the “Iron Lady” of Israeli politics.

Featured / US / Police and Crime / History / Antisemitism / Europe / Islamists / On Campus / Education / Social Media / Holocaust

Anti-Semitism in the 2020 Pandemic: Less Violence, More Desecration, Intense Online Jew Hatred

By Jewish Press News Desk

The advent of the vaccines, coupled with Israel's vast vaccination campaign, assisted by Israelis and Jews who hold prominent positions in vaccine-making companies, reinforced the anti-Semitic responses.

Featured / Antisemitism / Media / Coronavirus

The Vaccine Blood Libel

By Edwin Black

Saeb Erekat, a top Palestinian negotiator, was rushed to a Jerusalem hospital when he faced a COVID-19 respiratory crisis.

US / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment

PBS Postpones ‘Til Kingdom Come’ on Israel, Evangelicals Pending Review of Material

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

CAMERA found that the filmmakers had cobbled together wording from statements made on Jan. 28, 2020 by former President Donald Trump to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Diaspora / Social Media / Poland / Holocaust / Coronavirus

March of the Living 2021 Goes Virtual

By Jewish Press News Desk

“The ‘March of the Living’ connects between those who learned about the Holocaust firsthand and those who did not."

Headline / Israel / US / Arts and Entertainment / Coronavirus

‘South Park’ Residents Get Vaccinated for COVID, Courtesy of Israel

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The cartoon tv characters, including one wearing a yarmulke, are seen injecting themselves with the vaccine.

History / Bedouin / Social Media / Sinai

Clinton Bailey's Archive of Ancient Bedouin Culture Now Available for Free Online

By Jewish Press News Desk

Hundredsof hours of singular audio recordings, photos and slides from fifty years of research.

Featured / Antisemitism / Science and Tech / Social Media

New Study Reveals Coded Language Used to Fuel Anti-Semitism Online

By Jewish Press News Desk

So successful is this new language based on numbers, acronyms, and hidden images, that it has driven the formation of alternative social media sites.

Israel / Politics / Media / Obituaries

Netanyahu Extends Condolences to Rush Limbaugh's Family

By Jewish Press News Desk

Rush Limbaugh argued that Israel must be allowed to defeat its enemies, and that would bring peace.

Featured / Israel / US / Global / Social Media / Sports

All Running Together Separately: Week-Long Tel Aviv Marathon 2021 to Be Coordinated Around the Globe

By Jewish Press News Desk

" Even during this incredibly challenging year, when the reality of our lives changed entirely, we are not giving up on this much-loved event."

US / Antisemitism / Media

Mother Jones, NBC News Face Backlash Over Articles about Jewish NSC Official's AIPAC Donations

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The controversial story was moved to the archives on NBC (but not deleted), as per an editor’s note.

Featured / Israel / Politics / History / On Campus / Education / Social Media / Holocaust

University of Haifa Works with TikTok to Address Holocaust Awareness

By Jewish Press News Desk

Unawareness about Holocaust history poses a challenge for TikTok, as 41 percent of the video-sharing network’s users are between ages 16 and 24.

Headline / Israel / Social Media / Coronavirus

Facebook Blocks Netanyahu’s Chatbot After He Encourages COVID-19 Vaccines

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

This is not the first time that Facebook has censored the prime minister of Israel.

Antisemitism / Social Media / Holocaust

Jewish Civil-Rights Group Protests Twitter CEO Over Not Banning Holocaust Denial

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Jack Dorsey has been quick to edit “misinformation” when it comes to politics, the coronavirus pandemic or other issues of consequence, but not when it comes to anti-Semitism, says End Jew Hatred.

Middle East / Levant / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Social Media

Israel Sees Drop in Negative Social Media Content in Arabic on Peace Agreements

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The decline in negative comments towards Israel and normalization was in part due to the public awareness campaigns carried out by the various governments that joined the Abraham Accords.

IDF & Security / The Courts / Media

Israeli Court Bans Screening of ‘Jenin, Jenin’ in Israel Following Defamation Suit

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The film’s director, Muhammad Bakri, was ordered to pay compensation to the plaintiff, IDF Lt. Col. Nissim Magnaji.

Iran / Social Media

Following Trump Ban, Iranian Dissident Calls on Twitter to Ban Khamenei

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Masih Alinejad posted: “It’s time to remove the man who has banned 83 million Iranians from Twitter, bans US & European coronavirus vaccines and ordered the crackdown that killed 1,500 protesters.”

US / Antisemitism / Media

WATCH: Israeli Journalist Harassed by Anti-Semite Outside US Capitol

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

In front of the camera, a man referred to as “Marc” shouted: “I’m gonna get in your face now and I’ll tell you why, yid.”

Israel / Arts and Entertainment

Simon Cowell to Serve as Judge on ‘The X Factor Israel’

By Abigail Klein Leichman

The creator of the reality music TV competition has never before hosted a version of the show outside Britain and the United States.

Featured / Israel / Jewish / Politics / Media

2020 Genesis Prize Winner Natan Sharansky Donates Money to 10 Biotech Startups

By Jewish Press News Desk

Sharansky, the Genesis Fund, and Startup Nation Central announced the winners of the competition for start-ups offering technology solutions in the fight against corona.

Jewish / Global / Diaspora / On Campus / Education / Social Media

Bar-Ilan U Launches Online Professional Development Series for Jewish Day Schools

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Lookstein Center offers a broad range of teacher training opportunities to reach as many teachers as possible.

Featured / Israel / Holidays & Observances / Media

Herzliya Celebrates Chanukah with Stunning Light Show on the Marina

By Yarden Yanover

Herzliya Mayor Moshe Fadlon deserves a bunch of kudos for his municipality's all-out Chanukah celebrations.

Arts and Entertainment

‘Tehran’ Cast, Creators on Fan Feedback: ‘We’re Too Soft on Regime’

By Shiryn Ghermezian

The series was shot in Athens, Greece, with 5,000 Iranians used as extras in the show.

Featured / Israel / Arts and Entertainment / Health and Medicine

EMT/Magician Saves a Boy's Life at Own Magic Show

By Jewish Press News Desk

Last week, the boy, Adam, celebrated his own 11th birthday. Aharon surprised him at the birthday party to finish the show that he ended abruptly three-and-a-half months earlier.

Israel / Iran / Social Media

Israeli Intelligence Minister: Iran Acting to Influence Israeli Public Opinion

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Iran has been using social media in Hebrew to rile up Israelis against PM Netanyahu.

In Print / NY / Media

RCN – Major New York Cable Provider – Won't Carry Newsmax

By Jewish Press Staff

Chris Ruddy, CEO and majority owner of Newsmax, told The Jewish Press that he has tried numerous times to get RCN to carry his channel but has not been successful.

Israel / Media / Diaspora

Shalva Band Gets B’nai B’rith Citation for Fostering Israel-Diaspora Relations

By Jewish Press News Desk

Former winners were singers and songwriters Nurit Hirsh, David D’Or, Idan Raichel, David Broza, and Yehoram Gaon.

Middle East / Levant / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Social Media

Israel Notes Wave of Support from Arab Countries on Social Networks following Abraham Accords

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The Israeli Foreign Ministry has been flooded with a massive number of messages of love and peace from residents of Arab countries from Morocco to Iraq, Syria to Yemen.

Israel / Iran / Social Media

Facebook Uncovers Iranian Operation Supporting anti-Netanyahu Protests in Israel

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The platform said a network used fake accounts to develop fictitious personas who purported to be based in Israel and Iraq.

Featured / Politics / Left vs. Right / Social Media

Haifa U. Study Finds Winning Recipe for Fake News: 80% Truth, 20% Lies

By Jewish Press News Desk

"They look for information or sensational details that have some grounding in reality, and then add details that are sometimes true and sometimes not."

Terrorism / Eye on "Palestine" / Media / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Last Week's Silenced Intifada: More than 40 Terror Attacks, 4 Injuries

By HaKol HaYehudi / Yehuda Pearl

The past week saw more than 40 terrorist incidents, with 4 wounded, including 2 IDF soldiers.

US / Politics / Elections / Social Media

Jewish Pro-Trump Groups Accuse Facebook of Censorship Ahead of US Elections

By Sean Savage

The platform had moved to ban several pro-Trump groups comprised of Russian American Jews, raising questions over the role social-media companies play in the current free exchange of ideas.

The Courts / Antisemitism / Boycott / BDS / Social Media

Israel Reveals Thousands of Anti-Israel Posts came from Bots, Troll Networks Aiming to Influence Policy on Israel

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

An investigation conducted by Israel’s Ministry of Strategic Affairs (MSA) discovered that at least 21% of posts related to an International Criminal Courts (ICC) investigation against Israel came from fake Twitter accounts - and had 180% greater engagement rates than posts from real users.

US / Politics / Elections / Left vs. Right / Video of the Day / Media

Watch the Final Presidential Debate

By Jewish Press News Desk

Both candidates made assertions that were inaccurate, taken out of context, or outright untrue. Just like in any normal presidential debate.

History / Antisemitism / Social Media / Holocaust

March of the Living Launches #LetThereBeLight Global Interfaith Initiative Commemorating Kristallnacht

By Jewish Press News Desk

"Anti-Semitism and racism threaten our society as a whole, they endanger our values ​​and our democracy."

US / Antisemitism / Social Media

Twitter, Google Decline to be in State Department Event Countering Antisemitism

By Jackson Richman / JNS

Facebook and TikTok, however, each sent a senior representative in the same week that Facebook also banned Holocaust denial on its platform.

US / Politics / Elections / Business and Economy / Social Media

Twitter Still Blocking NY Post from Tweeting

By Jewish Press News Desk

NYPost: Twitter has refused to unlock The Post’s account unless the news organization deletes tweets about its own reporting on Hunter Biden’s emails.

Headline / Antisemitism / Social Media / Holocaust

Facebook Bans Posts Denying and Distorting the Holocaust

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Responded the Simon Wiesenthal Center: “At a time when the Internet is awash with fake news and technological tools that enable governments and virtually anyone to manipulate information, we welcome Facebook’s change of policy to stand with historic fact and the 6 million Jews murdered by Nazi Germany during World War II.”

Terrorism / US / Media

US Rescinds Entry Ban of Israeli-British Journalist Jonathan Spyer

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“Expiration Date: 2030. Thanks and love to all those who helped,” in a Facebook post featuring a picture of his new visa.

Arts and Entertainment

‘Wonder Woman’ Gal Gadot Third Highest-Paid Actress in 2020

By Israel 21C

Gadot made bulk of her $31.5 million from Netflix film “Red Notice” in a year that traditional cinema has been gravely affected by the coronavirus crisis.

Israel / News Briefs / Video of the Day / Arts and Entertainment / Gulf States / UAE

In First, Israeli and Emirati Singers Release Duet

By Israel Hayom

“Hello, friend,” featuring Israel’s Elkana Martziano and the UAE’s Walid Aljassim conveys a message of peace between the two countries.

NY / News Briefs / Video of the Day / Arts and Entertainment / Coronavirus

Chassidic Singer to Help Raise Awareness of COVID-19 in Religious Communities

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Shulem Lemmer will be interviewing U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health Brett Giroir to gain more information to pass on to areas in New York that are seeing a rise in cases.

Terrorism / US / On Campus / Education / Social Media

After Zoom Deplatforms Terrorist Leila Khaled Event, Facebook and YouTube Follow Suit

By Jackson Richman / JNS

In response, San Francisco State University Professor Rabab Abdulhadi posted on social media: “We are not accepting Zoom’s caving in to Zionist and racist pressures. SFSU has an obligation to protect our classes.”

Featured / Politics / Government / Arts and Entertainment

Exhibition: Israelis Laugh at their Presidents

By Jewish Press News Desk

The works will be on display for the public at the presidential residence starting Monday night. Reservations are required and, naturally, bring your face mask.

Israel / Arts and Entertainment

President Rivlin Celebrates 81st Birthday with Cartoon Exhibition of Israeli Presidents

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The exhibition, titled “Basic Law/Laugh: President of the State – Israeli presidents in cartoons,” features 24 cartoons of Israeli presidents over the years.

Holidays & Observances / Video of the Day / Arts and Entertainment

The Maccabeats' Latest Clip for Rosh Hashanah: Bashana Haba'a (Next Year)

By Jewish Press News Desk

This video has everything a pandemic Rosh Hashanah project needs: cute babies and kids, apples and honey, shofars, spacesuits.

Featured / Social Media / Holocaust

Hey, Mark Zuckerberg, There’s No Denying Max Arpels Lezer

By Jewish Press News Desk

Every week, a recorded message from the final generation of Holocaust survivors to Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg is posted on Facebook, Instagram (owned by Facebook) and Twitter.

Featured / Israel / Arts and Entertainment / Coronavirus

Tel Aviv Municipality Presents: Israel's First Floating Cinema

By Jewish Press News Desk

The launch of the "sail-in" floating cinema joins a long list of municipal initiatives launched in recent months to support cultural activity in the city.

Featured / Politics / Antisemitism / Social Media / Holocaust

Hey, Mark Zuckerberg, There’s No Denying Pinchas Gutter

By Jewish Press News Desk

Every day, a recorded message from the final generation of Holocaust survivors to Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg will be posted on Facebook.

Featured / Israel / Arts and Entertainment / Coronavirus

In Tel Aviv, the Coronavirus Brings Back Legendary Drive-In Theater

By Jewish Press News Desk

Each screening will welcome a total of 200 vehicles, movie audio will be transmitted in high quality via an FM radio frequency.

Antisemitism / Social Media

Twitter Permanently Bans David Duke

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The Anti-Defamation League has labeled Duke as “perhaps America’s most well-known racist and anti-Semite.”

US / Business and Economy / Media

‘New Jersey Jewish News’ Prints Final Hard-Copy Edition

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The development follows that of its sister publication, “The New York Jewish Week,” which will transform into a digital news outlet.

Featured / US / Antisemitism / Arts and Entertainment / Social Media

ZOA President Mort Klein and Rapper Ice Cube Talk Antisemitism by Phone

By Jackson Richman / JNS

“I’m not an anti-Semite. My manager of 25 years is a white Jew,” Klein recalled Ice Cube telling him. “I’ve been to Jewish, pro-Israel events.”

Featured / Politics / Antisemitism / Social Media

Twitter Unlocks Accounts with Stars of David, Won't Say Why They Were Blocked in the First Place

By Jewish Press News Desk

Now Twitter has claimed that the policy was directed only at "yellow stars." But in reality regular Star of David images were banned.

Antisemitism / Arts and Entertainment / Social Media

Madonna in Trouble Deep for Posting Farrakhan's July 4 Speech

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

In the comments section of Madonna’s Instagram post, users lambasted her for sharing the video and cited Farrakhan's history of anti-Semitism, homophobia, sexism and other bigotry.

Antisemitism / Social Media

Twitter Locks Accounts with Jewish Stars for Displaying 'Hateful Imagery'

By Jewish Press News Desk

Recently, Twitter refused to take action against the viral antisemitic hashtag #JewishPrivilege, and earlier this year the social media giant was forced to apologies for permitting advertisements to be micro-targeted to neo-Nazis and other bigots.

Featured / Government / Bedouin / Social Media / Coronavirus

Watch: Health Ministry Coronavirus Video Targeting Bedouin Women

By Jewish Press News Desk

As of Sunday, the Bedouin city of Rahat has an infection rate of 3.59 out of 1,000 residents, with 244 verified patients.

Antisemitism / Media

ZOA Opens Hotline for Journalists Facing Anti-Semitism, Anti-Israel Bigotry

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Following the revelations by former New York Times journalist Bari Weiss regarding systemic anti-Semitic bullying, the Zionist Organization of America has established a hotline for journalists who can report anti-Semitism, anti-Israel bigotry, bullying, or harassment they are encountering.

Politics / History / Left vs. Right / Boycott / BDS / Media / Anti-Israel NGOs / On Campus / Education / Religion

Finally: National Council of Young Israel Takes on BLM Anti-Semites

By Jewish Press News Desk

NCYI President Farley Weiss condemned the marchers who “desperately seek justice and an end to racism" and "are themselves engaging in abhorrent and hypocritical behavior that fans the flames of bigotry and hate.”

Featured / Politics / The Courts / Left vs. Right / Media

Im Tirtzu Wins $30,000 Libel Suit Against Yedioth Aharonoth

By Jewish Press News Desk

In two separate articles, Yedioth accused Im Tirtzu of fabricating the letter and refused to issue a retraction.

Headline / US / Antisemitism / Media

Fox Cancels Farrakhan July 4 Special

By Jackson Richman / JNS

The Simon Wiesenthal Center and Americans Against Anti-Semitism slammed the outlet for considering someone as divisive as Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, known for anti-Semitic and hate speech.

Featured / Antisemitism / Social Media

Haifa U. Study Reveals Extreme Anti-Semitism on TikTok

By Jewish Press News Desk

The researchers discovered 14 postings of Adolf Hitler’s speeches and 11 postings of the Sieg Heil victory salute used by Nazis.

Social Media

ADL Joins with Other Civil-Rights Groups in Calling for July Boycott of Facebook

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“We hope this campaign finally shows Facebook how much their users and their advertisers want them to make serious changes for the better,” said ADL national director and CEO Jonathan Greenblatt.

Israel / Iran / News Briefs / Social Media

Israel Celebrates 500K Followers on its Farsi Instagram Account ایران اسرائیل را دوست دارد

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

More than 1.5 million Arabic speakers from 22 Arab countries also follow Israel in Arabic on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.

Left vs. Right / Business and Economy / Social Media

Facebook Names Ex-Member of Muslim Brotherhood-Linked Party to New Board

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

We cannot be removed by Facebook,” they penned in a “New York Times” opinion piece. “Facebook’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, has also personally committed to this arrangement.”

Iran / Social Media

Facebook Removes 398 Accounts Linked to Iranian Disinformation Networks

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Campaigns that seek to manipulate public debate on social media originated in Iran and focused on a wide range of countries including Algeria, Bangladesh, Bosnia, Egypt, Ghana, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, the US, UK and Zimbabwe.

UK / Business and Economy / Media

UK Jewish Newspaper ‘Back to Business’ after Anonymous Bidder Saves it From Folding

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“The good news at the end of a dramatic week of twists and turns that would make Shakespeare blush is that your ‘Jewish News’ is back,” announced editor Richard Ferrer.

Israel / Arts and Entertainment

After 40 years, Lionel Richie Gives First Concert in Israel

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“This is my first trip,” said the 70-year-old. “It will not be my last.”

US / Antisemitism / Social Media

Facebook Shuts Down New Jersey Group Accused of Peddling Anti-Semitic Tropes

By Faygie Levy Holt

“ ‘Rise Up Ocean County’ has been operating under the pretense of opposing overdevelopment; in reality, the group was dedicated to disparaging Orthodox Jews, using ugly tropes that have plagued society for too long," said Avi Schnall, executive director of Agudath Israel’s New Jersey office.

Israel / News Briefs / Europe / Arts and Entertainment

First Ethiopian Israeli Chosen to Represent Israel in 2020 Eurovision Song Contest

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“It is an insane honor to represent my country,” said Eden Alene, 19. “It is amazing that an Ethiopian is doing it for the first time.”

Israel / Business and Economy / Arts and Entertainment / Science and Tech / Sports

Israeli Startup Helps Create First-Ever Interactive Ad for Super Bowl LIV

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The 60-second commercial first aired on a dedicated website launched by consumer-goods giant Procter & Gamble, where viewers could vote on and control the ad’s storyline.

US / Iran / Media

Report: Online Site that Pays Americans to Write Articles Originates in Iran

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Google took down Gmail and Google ad accounts tied to “American Herald Tribune” • Twitter removed the site’s account.

Israel / Antisemitism / Arts and Entertainment / Interfaith Relations

Quentin Tarantino Talks Israel: ‘My life here is so wonderful’

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Tarantino won a Golden Globe for Best Screenplay for “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood,” and in his acceptance speech thanked his Israeli wife, Daniella Pick, in Hebrew.

News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Media / Judea & Samaria

Palestinian Press Association Calls for Boycott of Al-Quds Newspaper After it Publishes Regavim Advertisement

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

This was not the first time the Arabic newspaper published ads that “serve the Israeli settlement and occupation policies.”

In Print / Features / Antisemitism / Media

YouTube Deletes 2,600 Kahane Videos

By Jewish Press Staff

A few years later, he said, in 2015, he attended a Kahane Shabbaton and was inspired to embark on his video project after an old Kahane activist said, “When you go back home, don’t just say, ‘Kahane was right.’ Do something!”

Arts and Entertainment / Poland / Holocaust

Netflix to Edit Demjanjuk Docuseries After Pressure by Polish Government

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said in a letter to Netflix CEO Reed Hastings that the program showed maps that place Nazi concentration camps within the borders of modern-day Poland.

UK / Elections / Antisemitism / Media

UK's Jewish Chronicle Publishes Editorial Urging Non-Jews to Not Vote for Jeremy Corbyn

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"Putting oneself in the shoes of another person, or another group, can be difficult. But we believe it is important—and urgent—that you do that,” the paper said, citing a recent poll that found 87 percent of British Jews consider Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn to be an anti-Semite.

Terrorism / Hezbollah / Social Media

Twitter Suspends Accounts of Hezbollah and Hamas

By Arye Green / TPS

Twitter’s decision to suspend accounts affiliated with terror organizations came after a bipartisan group of US Congressmen last week demanded the removal of all accounts affiliated with Hezbollah and Hamas

Iran / Social Media

Facebook Removes Dozens of Iranian Disinformation Accounts

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

These Pages and Groups were shut down based on their behavior, not the content they posted. In each of these cases, the people behind this activity coordinated with one another and used fake accounts to misrepresent themselves, and that was the basis for Facebook’s action.

In Print / Media / From the Paper

YouTube Censors Pro-Israel Video By Egalitarian Rabbi

By Jewish Press Staff

After a backlash by friends of Golub, as well as friends of Israel and free speech more generally, YouTube reinstated the video.

Israel / Antisemitism / Media

Israel Channel 13 Reporter Slanders Rabbi in Prime Time, Forced to Apologize for Blunder

By Aryeh Green

The video cropped out statements by the Rabbi, leading viewers to believe he was expressing his own personal beliefs.

Featured / Media / Antisemitism / The Courts / UK / Hamas / Politics

Hamas-Affiliate Uses British Libel Laws to Humiliate the Jewish Chronicle

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The JC is not the first publication to end up paying money to Interpal to avoid a lawsuit. In June 2019, the Daily Mail and Mail Online gave the charity more than $145,000.

NY / Antisemitism / Media

‘New York Times’ Editor Apologizes for Antisemitic Tweets

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“I have deleted tweets from a decade ago that are offensive. I am deeply sorry,” posted politics editor Tom Wright-Piersanti on his Twitter page, which is currently private.

US / Antisemitism / Boycott / BDS / Media

Maher Fires Back at Tlaib: Does She ‘Want to Boycott 93 Percent of Her Own Party?’

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“Some people have one move only: boycott. Cancel. Make-go-away. But here’s the thing, the house voted 318 to 17 to condemn the #BDS movement,” tweeted cable talk-show host and comedian Bill Maher.

Terrorism / Israel / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment

Bereaved Families to HBO: ‘Our Boys’ Misleading Viewers About Israeli Societal Acceptance of Terrorism

By Arye Green / TPS

Some 120 Israeli bereaved families sent a letter to American entertainment company HBO protesting the new series “Our Boys,” which depicts the harsh events that led to Operation Protective Edge in Gaza during the summer of 2014.

Photo of the Day / Arts and Entertainment

Jennifer Lopez Arrives in Israel

By Photo of the Day

J.Lo has arrived in Israel for her concert this week.

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