Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) was slammed on Sunday by members of both parties for suggesting that Jewish money was behind American elected officials’ support for Israel. At the same time, some American organizations rushed to Omar’s defense, including the National Women’s March, a group beset with allegations of anti-Semitism stemming,...

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The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill is hosting their Minority Health Conference (MHC) on February 22 featuring keynote speaker Linda Sarsour. Sarsour is known for her hostility towards Israel, having said “Northing is creepier than Zionism” and advising Muslims not to “humanize” Israelis. Sarsour once tweeted against the feminist Ayaan...

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The co-chair of the national Women’s March, Palestinian-American activist Linda Sarsour, used her address to thousands of protesters in Washington, D.C., at the annual rally on Saturday to advocate on behalf of the anti-Semitic boycott movement against the Jewish State, The Times of Israel reported. The Women’s March, Sarsour vowed,...

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As the Women’s March prepares to march again on January 19, the organization’s national leadership is under intense pressure from local branches over allegations of anti-Semitism against co-chairs Tamika Mallory, Linda Sarsour and Carmen Perez. Several local affiliates are disbanding, defecting or distancing themselves from the national branch over their...

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During the first meeting of the Women’s March in November 2016, leaders of the organization endorsed virulent anti-Semitic tropes, claiming that Jews were “leaders of the American slave trade” and “bore a special collective responsibility as exploiters of black and brown people,” Tablet Magazine reported on Monday. The comments about...

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The founder of the Women’s March has called on the movement’s current co-chairs to resign over anti-Semitic rhetoric and bigotry, just days after Linda Sarsour suggested American Jews have dual loyalties, CNN reported Monday. Teresa Shook, a retired lawyer based in Hawaii, who first called for a women’s march after...

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Activist and Women’s March organizer Linda Sarsour drew criticism for stating that progressives who supported Israel choose their “allegiance to Israel over their commitment to democracy and free speech,” the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported Sunday. Sarsour, in a Facebook post, was defending representative-elect Ilhan Omar, who had recently voiced her...

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The past two weeks have not been good for the leaders of the Women’s March. Not one, but two, celebrities associated with the movement spoke out about the hateful beliefs espoused by leaders of the March. Actress Alyssa Milano, one of the leaders of the #MeToo movement, earlier this month, questioned...

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Alyssa Milano, the actress and liberal activist who pioneered the #MeToo Movement, has distanced herself from the Women’s March, saying in a recent interview that she does not intend to support the initiative so long as its leaders defend “bigotry or anti-Semitism.” Milano blasted Women’s March organizers Linda Sarsour and...

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On the last Saturday in October, Robert Bowers shot and killed eleven members of the Pittsburgh Jewish community, physically injured six other people, including law enforcement officers, and created distress and turmoil for the entire American Jewish community. He’s been indicted in federal court on 44 counts, and may face...

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