Middle East

NEW YORK (Press Release)–Acerbic and hate-filled statements by President Hugo Chavez and other Venezuelan government leaders are once again contributing to a climate of rising anti-Semitism in Venezuela, where extreme criticism of Israel “continues to be used as a political tool.” According to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), recent statements from Chavez and others in the

HAIFA (Press Release)–“Zionism has one meaning: The establishment of a Jewish state in the Land of Israel, with an emphasis on the establishment of a state,” said renowned Israeli author Prof. A. B. Yehoshua at a conference at the University of Haifa that discussed “What is Zionism in the 21st Century?”. Prof. Yehoshua opened his

HAIFA, Israel (Press Release)–Cyclical changes in atmospheric pressure and sea surface temperature in the North Atlantic Ocean affect drought in the Sahel region on the southern Sahara rim. This has been revealed in an international study carried out by researchers from the University of Haifa, the French National Meteorological Service, Columbia University and the University

By Morton A. Klein and Dr. Daniel Mandel NEW YORK–Disturbing, shocking and eye-opening. Israel attempts to legally prevent Iranian missiles and rockets from being delivered to Gaza, controlled by the internationally recognized terrorist group, Hamas; yet the world and media condemns the Jewish state of Israel and mourns the nine Hamas supporters who were killed

LOS ANGELES (Press Release)—StandWithUs, the international Israel education organization, welcomes UC Irvine’s (UCI) decision to take disciplinary action against Irvine’s Muslim Student Union (MSU), an organization that repeatedly crossed red lines to foment hostility against Israel and intimidate its supporters on campus. The MSU had claimed that its right to free speech included the right