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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Meta has removed Instagram and Facebook accounts run on behalf of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after criticism over his support for Hamas after its Oct. 7 attack on Israel that sparked the monthslong war still raging in the Gaza Strip, the company confirmed Friday. Khamenei and accounts associated with the supreme leader had been praising the Hamas attack on Israel that killed 1,200 people and saw some 250 others taken hostage. Immediately after the attack, Khamenei backed Hamas in a speech, saying: “We kiss the hands of those who planned the attack on the Zionist regime." Iran has provided arms and support to Hamas, though Tehran isn't believed to have directed the Oct. 7 attack. “He’s used these platforms for years to incite violent antisemitism, to legitimize militant anti-zionism and to make genocidal threats,” Greenblatt wrote online.

Persons: — Meta, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Khamenei, Donald Trump, Mahsa Amini, Tehran isn't, Yemen's, Jonathan Greenblatt, Meta's, “ He’s, ” Greenblatt Organizations: United Arab Emirates, —, Iran's, Organizations, U.S ., United Nations, U.S, Trump, Facebook, Green Movement, Twitter, Zionist, Defamation League Locations: DUBAI, United Arab, Israel, Gaza, Menlo Park , California, Iran, America, Tehran, East

☆ House gives Harvard one-week deadline to turn over antisemitism documents or face subpoena
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Turn over a trove of documents about antisemitism on campus or face a subpoena. “If the above priority requests are unfulfilled by the deadline set above, the Committee is prepared to issue a subpoena,” Foxx wrote. Garber, who replaced Claudine Gay after she stepped down last month, has signaled Harvard will cooperate with the House investigation. That document is a set of recommended goals and steps to address antisemitism by Harvard’s antisemitism advisory group. Most of the documents Harvard has turned over are publicly available, including more than a thousand pages of student handbooks and university rules, according to the House committee.

Persons: Virginia Foxx, Foxx, ” Foxx, Alan Garber, Penny Pritzker, Garber, Claudine Gay, Crimson, “, ” Organizations: CNN, House Education, Workforce Committee, Harvard University, Wednesday, Harvard, Ivy League, Harvard Corporation, Defamation Locations: Israel, Harvard

☆ Harvard taps ex-Merck CEO Ken Frazier to join embattled board
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Former Merck CEO Ken Frazier and KKR co-CEO Joseph Bae are joining Harvard University’s top board as the Ivy League school seeks to turn the page on a tumultuous period. Harvard announced the changes on Sunday evening, saying Frazier will start Wednesday to fill the open seat on the Harvard Corporation, the powerful yet secretive board under fire its handling of the recent controversies. Frazier, who graduated Harvard Law School in 1978, served as CEO of Merck and sat on the board of ExxonMobil, is widely respected in the business community. In 2017, Frazier quit former President Donald Trump’s manufacturing council in response to Trump’s initial failure to condemn white supremacists. Bae graduated from Harvard in 1994 and today he’s one of the most powerful private equity executives in the world.

Persons: Ken Frazier, Joseph Bae, Frazier, Bae, Paul Finnegan, Claudine Gay, ”, Alan Garber, Penny Pritzker, ” Harvard, Pritzker, megadonor, Gay, Donald Trump’s, Catalyst, Garber Organizations: New, New York CNN, Merck, KKR, Harvard University’s, Ivy League, Harvard, Harvard Corporation, Corporation, Democratic Party, Harvard Law School, ExxonMobil Locations: New York, Asia

☆ The ‘mainstreaming’ of ‘hateful and dehumanizing rhetoric’ in right-wing media is leading to violence, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

These are the toxic themes espoused in right-wing media, delivered each day through a mix of internet pipelines and broadcasts to millions of homes across the country. It’s part of a larger trend of right-wing violence afflicting the country. And it proliferates on social media platforms, where right-wing extremists maintain a loud presence and boast millions of followers. Rarely will you see a segment about the information crisis on the evening news or delivered prominently via other vessels of mainstream media. The language they use, she said, “winks at,” “nurtures,” and “flirts with violence,” but also offers them just enough “plausible deniability” when things go south.

Persons: Sinister globalists, “, ”, Donald Trump’s, Alex Jones ranted, ” Andrew McCabe, ” McCabe, you’re, ” Luke Baumgartner, ” Baumgartner, ” Juliette Kayyem, Kayyem, ” Kayyem Organizations: New, New York CNN, YouTube, Buffalo, El, El Paso Walmart, U.S . Capitol, Defamation League, ADL, Fox News, Klan, Extremism, George Washington University, Media, Republican Party, Homeland Security, Security, Global Health, Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government Locations: New York, America, Charlottesville, Charleston, El Paso, today’s America, U.S

☆ Adidas says it plans to sell its remaining Yeezy sneakers – and it doesn't want to make a loss
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Adidas says it plans to sell its remaining stocks of Yeezy sneakers worth nearly $300 million. "The company plans to sell the remaining Yeezy product at least at cost in 2024," Adidas said in a press release Wednesday. The German sportswear retailer had previously planned to write off roughly 300 million euros ($324 million) of Yeezy inventory. It now plans to sell around 268 million euros ($289 million) of its remaining stock. AdvertisementAdidas said that it had sold Yeezy stock worth 1.2 billion euros in 2022 and 750 million euros in 2023, the latter of which generated a preliminary operating profit of around 300 million euros.

Persons: Ye, —, Bjørn, George Floyd, Gulden Organizations: Adidas, Service, Kanye, Twitter, Defamation League, Keeta Floyd Institute for Social, Business, Argentine

☆ A Palestinian restaurant in New York hosted a free Shabbat dinner. Over 1,300 people showed up.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Talia Lakritz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Owner Abdul Elenani hosted a Shabbat dinner to foster dialogue and thank those who stood by him. Fluffy pita was piled next to enormous loaves of challah bread, a traditional Jewish Shabbat dinner staple. Over 1,300 people showed up to Ayat's free community Shabbat dinner. A range of perspectivesAyat's Shabbat dinner attracted people from various backgrounds and perspectives who may not normally have shared a meal together. If Ayat's packed Shabbat dinner is any indication, people are hungry for such spaces now more than ever.

Persons: Abdul Elenani, —, pita, Ayat, Talia Lakritz, Yousef Munayyer, Elenani, we're, it's, I'm, Masoud, Paula Rackoff, Myriam Marques, Abby Stein, Ellen Lippmann Organizations: Service, Defamation League, Facebook, New York Post, Physicians for Human Rights, Racial, Economic Locations: Palestinian, NYC, Israel, Ditmas, New York City, Palestine

☆ Adidas won't write off remaining Yeezy inventory, plans to sell ‘at least’ at cost
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | In Gabrielle-Fonrouge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Adidas announced on Wednesday that it won't write off the majority of its unsold Yeezy inventory and instead plans to sell the remaining shoes "at least" at the cost it paid for them, as the apparel retailer looks to recoup its losses. The company attributed the profit to its "better-than-expected operational business" during its fourth quarter and the decision to sell the majority of the remaining Yeezy inventory. Instead, the company plans to sell the remaining Yeezy product at least at cost in 2024," Adidas said in a news release. CEO Bjørn Gulden added: "Our consumer, retail and trade research has shown that we can sell this remaining inventory in 2024 for at least the cost price. It's not clear if Adidas will donate any portion of the remaining Yeezy sales.

Persons: Ye, Bjørn Gulden, George Floyd, It's Organizations: Adidas, Defamation League, Keeta Floyd Institute for Social, CNBC PRO Locations: Chicago

Lawmakers in more than a half-dozen U.S. states are pushing laws to define antisemitism, triggering debates about free speech and bringing complicated world politics into statehouses. Bill supporters say that more than 30 states have adopted the definition in some way over the years. Since the Israel-Hamas war erupted, several states have passed resolutions condemning Hamas and voicing support for Israel. Some protesters gathered in the capitol in Indiana this month before the House unanimously advanced a bill incorporating the definition there. How colleges are acting to prevent or stop antisemitism on campus has become a hot-button issue across the country.

Persons: ”, Esther Panitch, Brian Kemp, Kenneth Stern, Stern, “, Israel, Bill, —, Brian Hauss, they're, Fred Deutsch, Lara Freidman, Ruwa, Yaqoub Saadeh Organizations: Democratic, Georgia's, Republican Gov, Holocaust, Alliance, Bard Center, Jewish Voice, Peace, CAIR, Defamation League, Israel, U.S . State Department, American Jewish Committee, U.S . Congress, American Bar Association, ACLU, Rep, Republican, Foundation for Middle East, Georgia State Rep, Eastern Student Association, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, Harvard, University of Pennsylvania Locations: statehouses, Israel, Gaza, Georgia, Indiana, South Dakota, New York, Iowa, Virginia, U.S, Palestinian

☆ Anti-Muslim Incidents Jump in US Amid Israel-Gaza War
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

Rights advocates have noted a rise in Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian bias in the U.S. and elsewhere since the eruption of war in the Middle East. BY THE NUMBERSThe Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said on Monday it has received 3,578 complaints during the last three months of 2023, amid what it called "an ongoing wave of anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian hate." Complaints of employment discrimination led the list with 662 instances; hate crimes and hate incidents were reported 472 times; and education discrimination 448 times, the organization said. Earlier this month, the Anti-Defamation League said that in the three months after Oct. 7, U.S. antisemitic incidents rose by 360% compared to the prior year. The U.S. Justice Department is monitoring rising threats against Jews and Muslims amid the conflict.

Persons: Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Israel's, Joe Biden, Kanishka Singh, Heather Timmons, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Hamas, Islamic Relations, Defamation League, U.S, U.S . Justice Department Locations: U.S, Israel, Gaza, Vermont, Illinois, Palestinian, Washington

☆ Israeli hostage posters at Harvard vandalized with antisemitic messages
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —Israeli hostage posters that were hung up at Harvard University had been vandalized with antisemitic messages just as students returned from winter break. Footage shared with CNN by Harvard student Alexander Kestenbaum shows a handful of hostage posters defaced with messages such as “Israel did 9/11.” A poster of a four-year-old Israeli hostage was defaced, while “LIES FAKE” was scrawled over another hostage poster. Photos and videos geolocated by CNN indicate the vandalized posters were hung just outside Holworthy Hall, a first-year student dorm located on the northern edge of Harvard Yard. The Harvard spokesperson said the vandalized posters near the Thayer Gate have been removed and the Harvard University Police Department is investigating the incident. “Instead, they were confronted with vandalism, the defacement of hostage posters, and vile antisemitic conspiracy theories.

Persons: ”, Alexander Kestenbaum, Israel, “, It’s, Kestenbaum, Claudine Gay’s, Jonathan Greenblatt, ” Greenblatt, Getzel Davis, ” Davis, Alan Garber, ” Garber, Larry Summers, Derek Penslar, Summers, Penslar, nauseous, Celina Tebor, Michelle Watson, Nic, Anderson Organizations: New, New York CNN, Harvard University, Harvard, CNN, Harvard Yard, Harvard University Police Department, Cambridge, Visitors, Harvard’s, Equity, Diversity, Defamation, Harvard Hillel, American Academy for Jewish Research, Columbia University, NYPD, Columbia Locations: New York, Harvard’s, Holworthy, Cambridge , Massachusetts, Israel

☆ Elon Musk tells audience he is 'Jewish by association' following Auschwitz tour
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk attended a conference held by the European Jewish Association on Monday. "I have twice as many Jewish friends as non-Jewish friends," he told Ben Shapiro. The European Jewish Association organized the trip and held a conference later on Monday in the nearby Polish city of Krakow. Advertisement"I have twice as many Jewish friends as non-Jewish friends," Musk said as Shapiro laughed in the background. AdvertisementFollowing the row with the ADL, Musk described himself as "aspirationally Jewish" to Shapiro in a September X space.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, Ben Shapiro, —, Shapiro, Tesla, I'm Organizations: European Jewish Association, Service, Defamation League, ADL, Apple, Disney, IBM, New York Times DealBook Summit Locations: Auschwitz, Nazi, Poland, Polish, Krakow, Israel

☆ Opinion: Elon Musk, Harvard and the art of ‘taking action’ while doing nothing
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Opinion Frida Ghitis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Elon Musk, who spends much of his time on futuristic endeavors, took a step into history on Monday. Like in other entities where an upsurge in antisemitic activity started making headlines, Musk was taking performative action at Auschwitz. It was an effort to appear to be taking action while doing nothing. After his visit to the death camp, Musk appeared at a conference on antisemitism in nearby Krakow, Poland. President Claudine Gay was asked in Congress if calls for genocide against Jews violate Harvard rules against bullying and harassment.

Persons: Frida Ghitis, CNN — Elon Musk, Musk, “ Hitler, ”, ” Musk, dumbest, George Soros “, Ted Deutch, Elders of Zion, X, “, Tucker Carlson, Claudine Gay, Israel “, Israel, he’s “, Alan Garber, Garber, Derek Penslar, Penslar, Larry Summers Organizations: CNN, Washington Post, Politics, Frida Ghitis CNN, Center, Twitter, Defamation, American Jewish Committee, Elders of, Media Matters, Apple, Disney, IBM, Media, Harvard University, Harvard, Jewish, Harvard’s, Jewish Studies Locations: Auschwitz, Israel, Gaza, United States, Krakow, Poland

☆ Elon Musk claims X has less antisemitic content than peers, following visit to Auschwitz
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —Elon Musk — who was widely criticized for an antisemitic post on his social media site, X, two months ago — said following a visit to Auschwitz Monday that X has less antisemitic content than other social media platforms. Musk made the comments during an interview at a conference hosted by the European Jewish Association near the site of the Auschwitz in Poland. It comes after Musk faced a firestorm of backlash over antisemitic content on X, including a post with an antisemitic conspiracy theory that Musk himself amplified (and later apologized for in the wake of condemnation.) Musk later apologized for the post, but told advertisers who halted their spending on X over concerns about antisemitic content to “go f**k” themselves. As part of Monday’s event, the billionaire appears to have made a visit to Auschwitz along with his young son.

Persons: New York CNN — Elon Musk, —, Musk, “ It’s, you’ve, ” Musk, we’ve, Whites, “, Elon Musk, Andrzej Rudiak, ” Organizations: New, New York CNN, Auschwitz, European Jewish Association, White, Defamation League, ADL Locations: New York, United States, Auschwitz, Poland, Israel, Nazi

KRAKOW, Poland (AP) — Elon Musk, who has been accused of allowing antisemitic messages on his social media platform, X, visited the site of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp on Monday. Musk laid a wreath at the wall of death and took part in a short memorial ceremony and service by the Birkenau memorial,” the EJA said in an email. Musk was set to discuss antisemitism online with Shapiro at the conference in Krakow, which was held before International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27. More than 1.1 million people were murdered by the Nazis and their henchmen at Auschwitz during World War II. Most who were killed were Jews, but the victims also included Poles, Roma, Soviet prisoners of war, and others.

Persons: — Elon Musk, Musk's, ”, Ben Shapiro, Musk, Elon, Rabbi Menachem Margolin, Gidon Lev, Shapiro Organizations: European Jewish Association, Defamation League, White, Disney, IBM, Media Matters, Media, X Corp, Daily Locations: KRAKOW, Poland, Auschwitz, Polish, Krakow, Washington, Oswiecim, Nazi, Roma, Soviet

☆ Elon Musk visits Auschwitz two months after uproar over antisemitic messages on X
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Elon Musk has faced accusations of tolerating antisemitic messages on his X platform. Musk sparked an outcry when he called a post that accused Jews of hating white people "the actual truth." More than 1.1 million people were murdered by Nazis and their henchmen at Auschwitz during World War II. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementKRAKOW, Poland — Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who has been accused of allowing antisemitic messages on his social media platform, X, visited the site of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp on Monday.

Persons: Elon Musk, —, Tesla, Musk's, Ben Shapiro, Musk, Elon, Rabbi Menachem Margolin, Gidon Lev, Shapiro Organizations: Service, European Jewish Association, Defamation League, White, Disney, IBM, Media Matters, Media, X Corp, Daily Locations: KRAKOW, Poland, Auschwitz, Polish, Krakow, Washington, Oswiecim, Nazi, Roma, Soviet

☆ Hatred of Jews is a universal problem and demands a universal response: ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHatred of Jews is a universal problem and demands a universal response: ADL CEO Jonathan GreenblattAnti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the global battle against antisemitism, how extremism and hate affect markets, and more.

Persons: Jonathan Greenblatt Organizations: Defamation

But one topic dominating a lot of discussion among U.S. business leaders and policymakers has been largely missing from the official agenda: rising antisemitism after the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attacks on Israel. Only one panel to discuss the topic is on the agenda out of the forum’s hundreds of presentations. The panelists at the session this afternoon include Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris; Michal Herzog, the wife of Israel’s president; and Jonathan Greenblatt of the Anti-Defamation League. (Isaac Herzog, Israel’s president, spoke this morning.) “I’m disappointed that there isn’t more of a conversation about antisemitism here,” Leon Kalvaria, the chairman of Citigroup’s Institutional Clients Group and a longtime Davos attendee, told DealBook.

Persons: Doug Emhoff, Kamala Harris, Michal Herzog, Jonathan Greenblatt, Isaac Herzog, “ I’m, ” Leon Kalvaria, DealBook, ” Organizations: Economic, Defamation League, Group Locations: Davos, Switzerland, Ukraine, U.S, Israel

☆ Liz Cheney weighs third-party US presidential run, says Trump threatens democracy
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Susan Heavey | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Republican congresswoman Liz Cheney speaks during the Anti-Defamation League's "Never is Now" summit at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., November 10, 2022. In media interviews, Cheney said she was considering running for president next year as a third-party conservative candidate or on a bipartisan ticket that would include both a Republican and a Democrat. She cited Trump as a threat to democracy and the United States. She has kept her focus on the former president, echoing Biden in saying that another Trump presidency would threaten American democratic institutions. Trump has denied any wrongdoing and has vowed to carry out reprisals against those he perceives to have wronged him if elected again.

Persons: Liz Cheney, Jacob Javits, Donald Trump, Cheney, Trump, Democrat Joe Biden, Biden, Donald Trump’s, Dick Cheney, Susan Heavey, Doina Chiacu, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Jacob Javits Convention, REUTERS, Rights, Republican, U.S, Capitol, White House, Democrat, Washington Post, Trump, Republican Party, USA, MSNBC, Thomson Locations: Manhattan, New York City , New York, U.S, United States, American, Washington

☆ These 105 Democrats declined to vote for a resolution declaring 'anti-Zionism is antisemitism'
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

105 Democrats voted no or "present" on a resolution that declared "anti-Zionism is antisemitism." Advertisement105 House Democrats on Tuesday declined to vote for a resolution condemning antisemitism, pointing to language that equates it with anti-Zionism. Nadler on Monday introduced his own resolution on anti-Semitism, arguing it goes further in mitigating the problem than the Republican-proposed resolution. Rep. Nadler: "The resolution states that all anti-Zionism is antisemitism. Nonetheless, 95 Democrats voted for the resolution anyway, including Rep. Greg Landsman of Ohio, one of more than two dozen Jewish House members.

Persons: Jerry Nadler, —, Nadler, cjTReBocKW, Prem Thakker, David Kustoff, Mark Pocan, Thomas Massie, Rashida, Massie, Greg Landsman, Landsman, Jamaal Bowman, Cori Bush, Gerry Connolly, Raul Grijalva, Pramila, Summer Lee, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, Delia Ramirez, Bonnie Watson Coleman Organizations: Jewish House, Service, Democrats, Democratic, New, Defamation League, Israel, Jewish Voice, Peace, Monday, Republican, Rep, Republicans, House, Republican Rep, Jewish, New York Rep, Missouri Rep, Virginia Rep, Illinois Rep, Arizona Rep, Washington Rep, Pennsylvania Rep, Cortez of New York Rep, Minnesota Rep, Massachusetts, Michigan Rep Locations: New York, Israel, Brooklyn, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Missouri, Virginia, Chuy García, Alexandria, Cortez of, Minnesota, New Jersey

☆ 105 Democrats declined to vote for a resolution declaring 'anti-Zionism is antisemitism'
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

105 Democrats voted no or "present" on a resolution that declared "anti-Zionism is antisemitism." Advertisement105 House Democrats on Tuesday declined to vote for a resolution condemning antisemitism, pointing to language that equates it with anti-Zionism. Nadler on Monday introduced his own resolution on anti-Semitism, arguing it goes further in mitigating the problem than the Republican-proposed resolution. Rep. Nadler: "The resolution states that all anti-Zionism is antisemitism. That's intellectually disingenuous or factually wrong…The authors if they were at all familiar with Jewish history & culture should know about Jewish anti-Zionism that was + is expressly not antisemitic."

Persons: Jerry Nadler, —, Nadler, cjTReBocKW, Prem Thakker, David Kustoff, Mark Pocan, Thomas Massie, Rashida, Massie, Greg Landsman, Landsman Organizations: Jewish House, Service, Democrats, Democratic, New, Defamation League, Israel, Jewish Voice, Peace, Monday, Republican, Rep, Republicans, House, Republican Rep, Jewish Locations: New York, Israel, Brooklyn, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio

☆ TikTok’s C.E.O. Uses Personal Touch to Address Antisemitism Concerns
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Sapna Maheshwari | More About Sapna Maheshwari | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Shou Chew, TikTok’s chief executive, has been getting personally involved in efforts to address concerns that the app has fueled anti-Israel and antisemitic rhetoric since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, in a sign of how seriously the company is taking the criticism. In recent weeks, Mr. Chew, who lives in Singapore, has met in New York and on video calls with numerous prominent Jewish groups and leaders. The meetings, arranged by TikTok, have been with organizations including the American Jewish Committee, UJA-Federation of New York and the Anti-Defamation League, the groups told The New York Times. He also joined a call with dozens of Jewish tech and business leaders, including founders of Tinder and the apparel brand Bonobos, as well as Facebook’s ex-chief revenue officer. In the meetings, Mr. Chew emphasized that he was there to listen and sought to explain how the company moderated misinformation and hate speech, according to three people who attended the meetings and would speak only on the condition of anonymity.

Persons: Shou Chew, Chew, TikTok Organizations: American Jewish Committee, of New, Defamation League, New York Times, Tinder Locations: Israel, Singapore, New York, of New York

☆ Bill Ackman thinks we should all be grateful Elon Musk bought Twitter
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Bill Ackman thinks advertisers, including Disney, are treating Elon Musk's X unfairly. Ackman defended Musk, saying the X owner did not have "antisemitic intent." Until a share of X can be distributed to each American, Ackman thinks should be grateful Musk owns X. AdvertisementOnce again, hedge fund manager Bill Ackman is defending Elon Musk and his leadership of X. AdvertisementIn his post, Ackman again defended Musk, saying the X owner did not have "antisemitic intent."

Persons: Bill Ackman, Elon Musk's, Ackman, Musk, —, Elon Musk, that's, @andrewrsorkin, @tiktok_us @instagram, Rtrv4WgEoK, Bob Iger, Instagram Organizations: Disney, Service, Elon, Apple, IBM, Media, New York Times, Facebook, Defamation League, Center, Musk, Business

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted a Las Vegas man arrested last month on suspicion of making antisemitic threats against U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen and her family, along with the family of another U.S. senator, according to court records. Rosen, a Democrat from Nevada, is Jewish and has maintained a vocal pro-Israel stance, including support for U.S. aid to Israel. Miller is also accused of threatening the family of another unnamed U.S. senator, according to court records. “Senator Rosen trusts the U.S. Attorney’s office and federal law enforcement to handle this matter.”Miller's trial is scheduled for January, and he is currently in custody.

Persons: Jacky Rosen, Rosen, John Miller, Miller, Biden, ” Organizations: LAS VEGAS, —, U.S, Democrat, Associated Press, Defamation Locations: Las Vegas, Nevada, Israel

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) looks on, following the Senate Democrats weekly policy lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., November 28, 2023. "To us, the Jewish people, the rise in antisemitism is a crisis. A five-alarm fire that must be extinguished," Schumer said in an emotional, 40-minute Senate speech. Immediately after the speech, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, who often jousts with Schumer over the events of the day, praised his remarks, saying, "I stand with him in condemning this hatred." Schumer cited boycotts and vandalism against Jewish-owned businesses "that have nothing to do with Israel" and Jewish students being harassed and assaulted on college campuses.

Persons: Chuck Schumer, Elizabeth Frantz, Schumer, Mitch McConnell, Israel, Doina Chiacu, Richard Cowan, Dan Wallis, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: U.S, Capitol, REUTERS, Rights, Democrat, Jewish, Republican, Defamation League, FBI, New York Police Department, New York Times, Times, Democratic, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Israel, United States, Ukraine, U.S, Gaza

☆ Over 70% of US Jewish college students exposed to antisemitism this school year, survey finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Kanishka Singh | Thomson Reuters | Kanishka Singh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Reuters In Washington Dc | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Nearly three in four Jewish college students in the United States who responded to a survey said they have experienced or witnessed antisemitism during the current school year, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) said on Wednesday. Some 73% of over 500 Jewish college students surveyed said they were exposed to antisemitism since the 2023-2024 school year started, the ADL, which fights antisemitism and other forms of discrimination, said. The survey also showed that the percentage of Jewish students who said they feel comfortable with others on campus knowing they are Jewish dropped to 38.6% since Oct. 7 from 63.7% before that date. For the data released on Wednesday, the ADL and Jewish outreach organization Hillel International surveyed more than 3,000 American college students, of which 527 were Jewish, from 689 campuses nationwide. The survey was conducted in two waves, one from July 26 to Aug. 30, and then from Nov. 6 to Nov. 10.

Persons: Joe Biden, Kanishka Singh, Frank McGurty, Bill Berkrot Organizations: Israel, Columbia University, REUTERS, Rights, Defamation League, ADL, Islamic Relations, U.S . Justice, Hillel International, Thomson Locations: Israel, Gaza, New York City, U.S, United States, Washington

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