Museum cancels Amersfoort Synagogue’s tricentennial celebration over Israel tensions

An exhibition honoring the nearly 300-year-old Amersfoort Synagogue was supposed to be a celebration of Jewish life in Amersfoot, a small city in the central Netherlands.  Instead, Dutch Jews say, it could become the latest casualty of anti-Israel cancel culture that has targeted Jews in the Diaspora. The city’s mayor in the last week has […]

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Israel-American Council urges Ed Sheeran to toss Macklemore from tour after criticizing Israel onstage

The Israeli-American Council is calling for the rapper Macklemore to be dropped from the opening slot on pop star Ed Sheeran’s U.S. tour for chanting “Free Palestine” and accusing Israel of apartheid and genocide during his performances at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Friday and Saturday nights. Known for such hits as “Thrift Shop” […]

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