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Anti-Semitism | Biography | History | Holocaust | Israel
Judaism | The Middle East | Myths & Facts | Peace Process | Public Opinion Polls
Terrorism | U.S.-Israel Relations | Virtual Jewish World
Upcoming Holidays and Commemorations
- Shavu’ot (May 16-18, 2021)
- Tisha B’Av (July 17-18, 2021)
Upcoming Anniversaries
- Arab Legion Captures Kfar Etzion (May 12, 1948)
- 2,000 Year Old Letters Written by Shimon Bar-Kokhba Found in an Israeli Cave (May 12, 1949)
- Israel and West Germany establish diplomatic relations (May 12, 1965)
- Jews Board Ill-Fated SS. St. Louis Hoping to Escape Europe (May 13, 1939)
- Churchill’s “Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat” Speech (May 13, 1940)
- Ma’alot Massacre (May 13, 1974)
- Hungarian Jews Deported (May 14-July 8, 1944)
- UN Establishes UNSCOP (May 14, 1947)
- Israel Declares Independence (May 14, 1948)
- Ravensbruck Concentration Camp Officially Opened (May 15, 1939)
- France & Britian Sign Sykes-Picot Agreement on the Middle East (May 16, 1916)
- Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Ends (May 16, 1916)
- Britain Issues White Paper Calling For Unitary Arab State (May 17, 1939)
- Nasser Orders UNEF Out of Sinai (May 16, 1967)
- USSR Recognizes Israel (May 17, 1948)
- Likud Takes Power (May 17, 1977)
- Israel & Lebanon Sign Peace Agreement (May 17, 1983)
- Operation Ezra And Nechemia (May 18, 1951)
- Syria Executes Captured Israeli Spy Eli Cohen (May 18, 1965)
Anti-Semitism
- Disruptions of Pro-Israel Campus Events in the United States
- Anti-Semitism or Antisemitism? [Updated]
- State Anti-BDS Legislation [Updated]
- Anti-Semitic Incidents On U.S. Campuses Graph [Updated]
- Anti-Semitic Incidents in the United States Graph [Updated]
- ADL Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents 2020
- Campus Divestment Resolutions in the USA [Updated]
- Flier Says Roosevelt Administration Loaded With Jews
- Anti-Semitism in Iranian Textbooks
- International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Definition of Anti-Semitism [Updated]
- Drafters Explain Origins of IHRA
- University Statements Rejecting Divestment and the Academic Boycott of Israel [Updated]
- Black-Jewish Entertainment Alliance (BJEA)
- Biden Administration Endorses IHRA Definition of Anti-Semitism
- Handbook for the Practical Use of the IHRA Working Definition of Anti-Semitism
- The History of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) Movement [Updated]
- Identifying Organizations Engaged in Anti-Semitic BDS Activities
- Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories
- Anti-Semitic Palestinian Cartoons
- University Statements Rejecting Divestment and the Academic Boycott of Israel [Updated]
Biography
- Rabbi Akiva ben Joseph [Updated]
- Brett Yormark
- Mordecai Anielewicz [Updated]
- Jerry Krause
- Lior Eliyahu
- Leslie Alexander
- Abe Pollin
- Naftali Bennett [Updated]
- Benjamin “Benny” Gantz [Updated]
- Sigmund Freud [Updated]
- Senda Berenson [Updated]
- Ossie Schectman [Updated]
- Joseph Stalin [Updated]
- Nancy Lieberman [Updated]
- Rabbi Joseph Hertz
- William Shemin
- Bernie Madoff [Updated]
- Kenneth Bialkin [Updated]
- Zachary Baumel [Updated]
History
- Background & History of the Tehran Conference
- The Spanish Expulsion (1492) [Updated]
- The History of the Truman Doctrine
- The Truman Doctrine (March 12, 1947) [Updated]
- Jews in the First Capital: A History of Chillicothe Ohio’s Jewish Families
- The Koran (Qur’an) [Updated]
- The Arab Revolt [Updated]
- History of the U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem [Updated]
- The Kishinev Massacre [Updated]
Holocaust
- FDR Agrees to Funds for Jewish Refugees (August 14, 1943)
- Roosevelt Condemns Argentina For Suspending Publication of Jewish Newspapers (October 15, 1943)
- Roosevelt Expresses Concern About Anti-Jewish Feeling in the Church (February 13, 1940)
- s (March 24, 1944)
- The Burning of the Books [Updated]
- The Liberator Who Adopted a Survivor of Buchenwald
- Nazi Government Reaffirms Commitment To Solve the “Jewish Question” (May 7, 1943)
- Timeline of Jewish Persecution in the Holocaust [Updated]
- Holocaust Chronology 1943[Updated]
- U.S. States Requiring Holocaust Education in Schools [Updated]
- Holocaust Quiz [Updated]
- Women of the Third Reich [Updated]
- U.S. States Requiring Holocaust Education in Schools [Updated]
- FDR Rosh Hashanah Message Mentions Jewish “Tragedy” (August 14, 1944)
- Morgenthau Tells Roosevelt State Department is Blocking Rescue of Jews (January 16, 1944) [Updated]
- Morgenthau Documents State Department Inaction (January 16, 1944) [Updated]
- Decisions Taken at the Evian Conference On Jewish Refugees [Updated]
Israel
- 2021 Election to the 24th Knesset [Updated]
- India-Israel Relations [Updated]
- The Israel Museum
- Israel, COVID-19, Palestinians and Israeli Arabs [Updated]
- More Israelis Fall Below Poverty Line
- Israel Quiz [Updated]
- History & Overview of India-Israel Relations [Updated]
- Total Immigration to Israel by Year [Updated]
- Total Immigration to Israel by Select Country by Year [Updated]
- Israel Rejects ICC Decision to Launch Investigation
- Jerusalem: An Introduction [Updated]
- Israel Per Capita GDP [Updated]
- Israel Gross Domestice Product (GDP) [Updated]
- Ranking by Percent of People Ages 15-64 in Labor Force
- Israel Prize Winners [Updated]
- Military Threats to Israel: Iran [Updated]
- IDF Soldiers Missing-in-Action (MIA) [Updated]
- Latest Population Statistics for Israel [Updated]
- Population of Israel (1948-Present) [Updated]
- Israel Population by Religion [Updated]
Judaism
- Testimony to UNSCOP Regarding Jews in Arab Countries
- Jews of Iran [Updated]
- Jews in the Biden Administration [Updated]
- Jews of Egypt [Updated]
- Jews of Yemen [Updated]
- Jews of Algeria [Updated]
- Jews of Iraq [Updated]
- Jewish Medal of Honor Recipients [Updated]
The Middle East
- Report on Human Rights Practices for 2020 - Kuwait
- Military Options Against Iran [Updated]
- Report on Human Rights Practices for 2020 - Iraq
- Report on Human Rights Practices for 2020 - Jordan
- Iran Continues to Advance Nuclear Program [Updated]
- Iran Nuclear History: Critiques of the JCPOA Implementation [Updated]
- Biden Resuming Aid to PA, Denies Violation of Taylor Force Act [Updated]
- Report on Human Rights Practices for 2020 - Iran
- Biden Contemplates New Iran Deal [Updated]
- Report on Human Rights Practices for 2020 - Egypt
- Reports on Religious Freedom in the Middle East [Updated]
- Timeline of Nuclear Diplomacy With Iran [Updated]
- Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015
- Report on Human Rights Practices for 2020 - Bahrain
- Report on Human Rights Practices for 2020 - Algeria
- U.S. Intelligence Annual Threat Assessment 2021
- Europe Tries To Keep Agreement Alive [Updated]
- Iranian Ballistic Missile Program [Updated]
- Biden Ends Sanctions Against ICC Personnel
- GAO Finds U.S. Aid to Palestinians is Not Compliant with Antiterrorism Requirements
- U.S. Bilateral Assistance to the Palestinians (2012 - )
- Bipartisan Letter to Biden From 43 Senators Urging Comprehensive Agreement With Iran
- China Strengthens Ties To Iran
- U.S. Aid to Palestinians in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
Myths & Facts
- EU funding for Palestinians doesn’t support terrorists.
- Human Rights Watch has proven Israel is an “apartheid” state.
- Israel is preventing Palestinians from praying on the Temple Mount during Ramadan.
- The Palestinian Authority doesn’t threaten Palestinian Americans.
- The Palestinians need U.S. aid, which contributes to peace.
- Israel’s chaotic elections prove it is not a democracy.
- Upcoming elections will produce new pro-peace Palestinian leadership.
- Women’s rights are protected by the Palestinian Authority.
- Support for the Palestinians is growing as reflected by aid to the PA.
- Palestinians are fairly distributing COVID vaccines.
- Palestinians have the right to sell land to Jews.
- Rejoining the Human Rights Council will allow the U.S. to reform the organization
Peace Process
- Sudan
- Ceremony for Signing of the Declaration of Principles
- Morocco Establishes Diplomatic Relations with Israel
- Palestinian Maps Omitting Israel [Updated]
- Joint Statement of the U.S., Sudan, and Israel Announcing Normalization of Relations
- Background & Overview of 2000 Camp David Summit [Updated]f
- Joint U.S.-Soviet Statement of the Middle East
Public Opinion Polls
- Israeli Opinion Regarding Elections, Prime Minister, Political Corruption [Updated]
- American Public Opinion Toward Israel: An Overview [Updated]
- Gallup Polls on American Sympathy Toward Israel and the Arabs/Palestinians [Updated]
- American Sympathy Toward Israel and the Arabs/Palestinians [Updated]
- American Views on Palestinian Statehood [Updated]
- Graph of Gallup Polls on Palestinian Statehood [Updated]
- American Opinion Toward Israel As A Friend And Ally [Updated]
- Favorability Ratings of Israel and the Palestinian Authority [Updated]
- Gallup Polls on American Sympathy Toward Israel and the Arabs/Palestinians [Updated]
- American Opinion Regarding U.S. Middle East Policy [Updated]
- American Opinion Toward the 2015 Iran Deal and Aftermath [Updated]
Terrorism
- Rocket & Mortar Attacks Against Israel by Date [Updated]
- Israeli Targeted Killings of Terrorists [Updated]
- Palestinian Authority Financing of Terrorism [Updated]
- History & Overview of Hezbollah [Updated]
- The Great March of Return [Updated]
- Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) [Updated]
- Comprehensive Listing of Terrorism Victims in Israel [Updated]
- Ma’alot Massacre
- Iran’s Sponsorship of Terror [Updated]
- Background & Overview of Hamas [Updated]
- Congressional Findings Regarding Saudi Involvement in 9/11 Attacks
- Suicide Terrorism [Updated]
- Terrorist Bombings in Argentina [Updated]
- Number of Terrorism Fatalities in Israel [Updated]
U.S.-Israel Relations
- University of Haifa, UC San Diego Open Marine Archaeology Research Station
- U.S.-Israel Intelligence Collaboration [Updated]
- California - Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Binational Industrial Research & Development Foundation (BIRD) [Updated]
- Arizona-Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Georgia - Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Idaho - Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- West Virginia-Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Washington-Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- The Biden Administration and Israel [Updated]
- Letter Shows Overwhelming Bipartisan Support in House For Aid to Israel (April 22, 2021)
- Congress & the Middle East [Updated]
- U.S. Provides Israel a Qualitative Military Advantage [Updated]
- U.S. Opposes ICC Investigation into the Palestinian Situation (March 3, 2021)
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