YDA Jewish Caucus » Anti-discrimination

False Report Triggers Rush Of Iranian-Nazi Comparisons

ydajc — Thu, 25 May 2006 18:30:26 +0000

(Forward) It was not exactly up there with the failure to uncover weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, but the effort to discredit the Iranian regime took an embarrassing turn this week with a false media report claiming that Tehran had passed a law requiring Jews and other religious minorities to wear special badges.

The report and a related column by Iranian opposition pundit Amir Taheri ran in the May 19 edition of the National Post, a Canadian daily, promptly setting off a media feeding frenzy.

Fresh Muslim-Jewish Discord on Campus

ydajc — Tue, 16 May 2006 01:14:43 +0000

(LA Times) Controversial events scheduled at UC Irvine next week with such provocative titles as “Holocaust in the Holy Land” and “Israel: The Fourth Reich” are sparking outrage among Jewish students who are asking administrators to denounce aspects of the event.

US civil rights group: Campus anti-Semitism a serious problem

ydajc — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 04:29:16 +0000

(Jerusalem Post) Anti-Semitism on campuses is a “serious problem” that merits a campaign to inform Jewish students of their rights, the US Commission on Civil Rights said.

The commission came to its decision Monday after considering testimony last year from the American Jewish Congress, the Zionist Organization of America, the Institute for Jewish and Community Research and other groups.

2 top Jewish leaders quit anti-bias panel

ydajc — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 23:50:52 +0000

(Chicago Tribune) Two prominent Jewish leaders resigned from a state anti-discrimination commission Thursday, as controversy escalated over another commissioner, who is an official with the Nation of Islam.