| | | July 06, 2006 | | 
U.N. Human Rights Council Takes Two Steps Back, Blames Israel
The U.N. Human Rights Council established as a permanent agenda item at every session a review of Israel's alleged human rights violations, then voted 29-11, with five abstentions, in favor of a resolution condemning Israel’s recent military operations in Gaza.
“Rather than taking a step forward and establishing a more efficient and effective human rights body that would respond to and monitor serious situations around the world, the council is taking two steps back to restore the old institutionalized myopic focus on Israel,” said Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director.
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| | Anti-Semitism In The Arab World
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 Al-Watan, June 24, 2006 (Qatar) | | Click to Enlarge | - Ukraine Acts Against Anti-Semitic University
ADL praised the decision by the Ukrainian Education Ministry to close seven regional campuses of the notoriously anti-Semitic Interregional Academy of Personnel Management, known by its acronym MAUP. More >>
- ADL Stands In Solidarity with Israel
ADL stands in solidarity with Israel as it conducts operations in Gaza to free kidnapped Israeli soldier, Cpl. Gilad Shalit. “We express our strong solidarity with the state of Israel and its operation to free Cpl. Shalit, and we recognize that Israel has no other choice but to act in the face of continued provocations by Palestinian terrorists in Gaza,” said Barbara B. Balser, ADL National Chair and Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director. More >>
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- Gaza Operation: Holding Hamas Accountable (ADL Jerusalem Journal)
- Viewing Recent Events in Gaza in Context
- Unity Rally Drowns Out Neo-Nazis
In response to a scheduled rally by members of the neo-Nazi National Socialist Movement, ADL’s Seattle Office worked with the community of Olympia, Washington to fashion a peaceful, positive response. The product was “Unity in the Community” an event held the day before the July 3 rally that brought together a broad spectrum of groups opposed to the group’s anti-Semitic and bigoted message. In the end, 13 NSM members were drowned out by hundreds of counter-demonstrators. “I'm sure that these guys are going to collapse after this,” said Robert Jacobs, ADL Pacific Northwest Regional Director. “After a year and a half of planning, saying this was going to be a state and national rally, they got 10 or 12 people.”
In the News: The Olympian
- Florida Law Protects Travelers from Insurance Discrimination
ADL applauds the Florida state legislature for passing the Travel-Related Insurance Bill. The new law, similar to legislation adopted by other states, prohibits life insurance companies from using a person’s travel history or current travel plans as a reason to deny life insurance coverage.
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In the News: Boca Raton News
- Fodor’s Issues 2006 Israel Travel Guide
After making inquiries as to why the latest edition of travel guides for Israel date back to 2001, ADL received a copy of "Fodor's Israel," copyright 2006. The League had communicated with Random House, which publishes “Fodor’s,” and Wiley Publishing Inc., the publisher of “Frommer's,” in an effort to determine why both publishers had not updated their travel guides to Israel since 2001. More >>
- Missouri: Commission on Holocaust Education and Awareness
ADL praised Missouri Governor Matt Blunt for his role in forming a new Commission on Holocaust Education and Awareness. The governor signed a bill into law establishing the commission to promote the implementation of Holocaust education and awareness programs in the state of Missouri. More >>
- Catholic School Educators Study Anti-Semitism
Catholic school teachers from across the country this month will travel to Israel to learn about anti-Semitism and the Holocaust as part of ADL’s nationally acclaimed Advanced Bearing Witness program. More>>
- Connecticut: Pilot Program Helps Parents Discuss Prejudice
In Greenwich, ADL anti-bias education specialists piloted an innovative new program to help parents of young children in discussing racial, ethnic and religious differences with their children in their formative years, when early prejudices can develop. Three sessions dealt with prejudice prevention, encouraging children to appreciate differences, and strategies for dealing with bullying in schools. The pilot program may be expanded into other areas of Connecticut.
- New York: Law Enforcement Briefed on Extremist Threat
ADL briefed law enforcement at Stewart Air Force Base in Newburgh, NY. League experts provided information on local and national extremist activity. More than 150 state and federal intelligence officers, including officers from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the military took part.
- Media Watch
In Gaza Operation, FT Faults Israel 07/03/06
The Financial Times editorial was remarkable for its notion of how the real motivation of Israel’s “out-of-proportion” Gaza operation is to undermine Hamas.
Presbyterian Vote Applauded 06/27/06
Members of the Presbyterian Church (USA) should be applauded for adopting a new overture on investing in Israel.
NY Times: Imam's View Of America 06/20/06
Imam Zaid Shakir's hope for an America ruled by Islamic law is fundamentally un-American. Our hope is that he is an aberration and that moderate Muslim voices will prevail.
Editor's Note: The next edition of ADL Headlines will appear on July 20, 2006. | 2006 Anti-Defamation League. All rights reserved.
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