By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“The enforcement process results in more communal division than unity, and significant time and resources,” said William Daroff, CEO of the Conference of Presidents, in a statement.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
In 2014, Israel declared IRW to be illegal, based on its role of funneling money to Hamas, and it is banned from operating in Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip.
By Sean Savage
The "student" letter attacking ZOA national president Mort Klein appears to be "astroturfing" - leftwing organizations hiding using a grassroots organization to mask their involvement and initiative.
In the U.S. and UK, more than 97% of the funds of organizations headquartered in those nations are raised locally, in Israel a mere 3% of the total donations came from within the country.
There is lobbying going on both for and against including J Street in the Conference of Presidents.
By JTA
A coalition of Jewish groups coordinated by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee is providing more than $100,000 in aid to Syrian refugees in Jordan. The Jewish Coalition for Disaster Relief, which is made up of 14 organizations and coordinated by the Joint, convened Thursday in New York to allocate the money to several groups […]
By JTA
Carrying signs reading “Don’t Deport My Bubbe” and “What Would Moses Do?,” Jewish demonstrators representing several organizations participated Wednesday in the Rally for Citizenship in Washington. The Jewish groups rallied on the west lawn of the Capitol alongside Latinos, Catholics, Unitarians, union members and women's groups. Members of Jews United for Justice, HIAS, the American […]
