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Amendment Advocating Right of Return Fails At CA Dem Convention

News, Uncategorised / 07/27/2020

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler 11/18/2019 A proposed amendment to the California Democratic Party platform advocating for the Palestinian right of return failed at the Californian Democratic Party convention at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center on Nov. 17. The amendment, authored by delegate David Mandel, stated that the party should “oppose any unilateral annexation …

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PZC Commends California Democratic Party for Rejecting Anti-Israel amendments

News, Uncategorised / 07/27/2020

Progressive Zionists of California commends the California Democratic Party for upholding language on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict proposed by the Platform Committee, whose members worked tirelessly over three months to collect comments, engage in robust dialogue, and streamline language on a number of complex issues. Thank you to every delegate who voted against the proposed anti-peace …

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Warren Says ‘Everything Is On the Table’ to Stop Israel from Increasing Settlements

Uncategorised / 07/27/2020

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler 10/21/2019 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said on Oct. 19 that all options will be considered to leverage Israel from ramping up settlement buildings in the West Bank, including cutting aid to the Jewish State, The Hill reports. A reporter asked Warren during a campaign event if the 2020 …

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Jewish Groups Praise House of Representatives for Recognizing Armenian Genocide

News, Uncategorised / 07/27/2020

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler 10/29/2019 Various Jewish groups praised the House of Representatives for passing a resolution on Oct. 29 recognizing the Armenian genocide. The resolution, which passed with 405 votes in favor, 11 against and three abstaining, states “that it is the policy of the United States to commemorate the Armenian Genocide through official …

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Newsom Signs Law to Provide Security Funding for Jewish Institutions, Other Nonprofits

News, Uncategorised / 07/27/2020

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler 10/11/2019 California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law on Oct. 11 that provides security funding for Jewish institutions and other nonprofit organizations at risk of being the targets of hate crimes. The bill, AB 1548, codifies the California State Nonprofit Security Grant Program into law, enabling eligible institutions to …

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CALL TO ACTION: KEEP JEWISH OWNERSHIP OF JEWISH ARTIFACTS

Uncategorised / 07/27/2020

REPOSTED FROM JIMENA: JEWS INDIGENOUS TO THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA: The Cultural Advisory Committee of the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs is the governing body responsible for signing MOU agreements. The committee will meet on October 29th – 30th, 2019 to review MOU requests from Yemen and Morocco. This means that …

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Progressive Zionists Join Partners to Fight Bias in California Ethnic Studies Curriculum

News, Uncategorised / 07/27/2020

(Sacramento, California, 9/20/2019) Progressive Zionist activists were in Sacramento today to speak to the Instructional Quality Commission (IQC), an advisory body to the California State Board of Education, currently reviewing a widely criticized draft of proposed Ethnic Studies curriculum. Steering committee Susan George gave testimony, noting “The Ethnic Studies curriculum needs to reflect California’s population. …

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ADL, Jewish Groups Condemn New Women’s March Board Member

Uncategorised / 07/27/2020

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler 9/17/2019 People cheer during the Women’s March rally in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 21, 2018. REUTERS/Steve Marcus The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and other Jewish groups condemned the Women’s March for bringing on a new board member “who has a long history of deeply offensive and anti-Semitic statements.” The Women’s March …

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Antisemitic Propaganda Masquerading as Social Justice

News, Uncategorised / 07/27/2020

The Fresno Bee recently ran an article, “Jewish groups oppose Clovis visit by author critical of Israel policies.” Calling Alison Weir a “critic” of Israel, is like calling David Duke a “critic” of Black or Jewish people. In 2018 Weir visited my home of Vallejo, California. During Weir’s presentation, an audience member exclaimed: “Maybe Hitler …

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AJC San Francisco Ethnic Studies Event Recap, September 16, 2019

News, Uncategorised / 07/27/2020

Matthew Finkelstein and Susan George attended AJC San Francisco’s excellent event “Next Steps for California Ethnic Studies Curriculum” on September 16, 2019. Assemblymember Marc Berman of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus provided several critical updates, but the most important pertained to the September 20, 2019 Instructional Quality Commission meeting. On September 20, the Instructional Quality …

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