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Abbas Said to Be Suffering From Pneumonia
PA President Mahmoud Abbas is said to be suffering from pneumonia but his condition is improving. Late Monday, pictures of the Palestinian leader emerged showing him walking around a hospital
May 22, 2018
By OU Staff
British Muslims Denounce Anti-Semitism
Leaders of Muslim groups, including Faith Matters, the Association of British Muslims and Tell MAMA, took out a full-page ad in the Telegraph, a major British newspaper, condemning anti-Semitism. “We
May 22, 2018
By OU Staff
Paraguay Becomes Third Nation to Move Embassy to Jerusalem
President Horacio Cartes of Paraguay inaugurated his country’s new embassy in Jerusalem on Monday, making the country the third to officially recognize Israel’s capital in this way, after the United
May 22, 2018
By OU Staff
OU Hosts Jerusalem Event to Celebrate Embassy Move
On Monday, the Orthodox Union brought together more than 300 Israeli CEOs, US and Israeli politicians, and Jewish leaders at Jerusalem’s Waldorf Astoria Hotel to celebrate the US embassy’s historic move
May 15, 2018
By OU Staff
New Malaysian Prime Minister is Proud to Be an...
92-year-old Mahathir Mohamad, recently sworn in as Malaysia’s prime minister, is proud to be known as an anti-Semite. “I am glad to be labeled anti-Semitic … How can I be otherwise,
May 14, 2018
By OU Staff
Israel Wins Eurovision, Ireland Calls for BDS
Two European Parliament members from Ireland have called for a boycott of Israel following the latter’s win at the Eurovision song contest. The winner of the contest gets to host the
May 14, 2018
By OU Staff
ADL: 4.2 Million Anti-Semitic Tweets in 2017
The Anti-Defamation League has estimated that, out of trillions of tweets posted on Twitter between Jan. 29, 2017, and Jan. 28, 2018, 4.2 million were anti-Semitic. The tweets were made by
May 9, 2018
By OU Staff
US Withdraws from Nuclear Deal
President Trump announced that he will not waive sanctions on Iran, effectively withdrawing the US from the Iran deal. The sanctions target nations, businesses and individuals that engage in financial
May 9, 2018
By OU Staff
Teaching the Holocaust Through Comic Books
Comic book artist Neal Adams and Holocaust historian Rafael Medoff have teamed up with author and artist Craig Yoe to produce We Spoke Out: Comic Books and the Holocaust, an analysis of how
May 7, 2018
By OU Staff
Abbas Apologizes “If People Were Offended” by Him Blaming...
PA President Mahmoud Abbas apologized to Jews offended by his recent speech in which he blamed the Jewish people for the Holocaust. In a statement, he wrote, “If people were offended
May 7, 2018
By OU Staff

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