A sign reading “From the river to the sea” can be seen in a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Brussels, Belgium, Jan. 21, 2024 (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images) (JTA) — The social media company Meta is adjudicating whether a key phrase used by pro-Palestinian activists constitutes acceptable speech. The company’s Oversight Board, an independent body tasked with reviewing Meta’s content moderation decisions, has taken up the question as it reviews three cases involving posts that use the phrase “From the river to the sea.” The phrase has been used by Palestinian nationalist movements for...…A sign reading “From the river to the sea” can be seen in a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Brussels, Belgium, Jan. 21, 2024 (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images) (JTA) — The social media company Meta is adjudicating whether a key phrase used by pro-Palestinian activists constitutes acceptable speech. The company’s Oversight Board, an independent body tasked with reviewing Meta’s content moderation decisions, has taken up the question as it reviews three cases involving posts that use the phrase “From the river to the sea.” The phrase has been used by Palestinian nationalist movements for...WW…

SubscribeCloseAdvertisementUPDATE: This article was updated on June 24, 2022, after the Court released its full decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.() — The Jewish Telegraphic Agency and our partner sites at 70 Faces Media have answered the question many times over the years, a testament to its persistence in political life and its significance to American Jews: What do Jews believe about abortion?After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday, the question is relevant yet again.: American Jews favor abortion rights, more than any other religious group, according to public polling....…SubscribeCloseAdvertisementUPDATE: This article was updated on June 24, 2022, after the Court released its full decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.() — The Jewish Telegraphic Agency and our partner sites at 70 Faces Media have answered the question many times over the years, a testament to its persistence in political life and its significance to American Jews: What do Jews believe about abortion?After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday, the question is relevant yet again.: American Jews favor abortion rights, more than any other religious group, according to public polling....WW…

SubscribeCloseAdvertisement() — Israelis seeking to end pregnancies will no longer be required to appear before an approval committee, go to a hospital for medication or be asked invasive questions about why they want an abortion.A Knesset committee approved the new regulations on Monday, just days after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 50-year-old Roe v. Wade precedent guaranteeing Americans the right to abortion.The regulations fall short of the full abolition of the that Israeli Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz had said he wanted, saying that their existence curtails women’s autonomy...…SubscribeCloseAdvertisement() — Israelis seeking to end pregnancies will no longer be required to appear before an approval committee, go to a hospital for medication or be asked invasive questions about why they want an abortion.A Knesset committee approved the new regulations on Monday, just days after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 50-year-old Roe v. Wade precedent guaranteeing Americans the right to abortion.The regulations fall short of the full abolition of the that Israeli Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz had said he wanted, saying that their existence curtails women’s autonomy...WW…

SubscribeCloseAdvertisement() — Vladimir Zelenko, the doctor from an Orthodox enclave near New York City who rose to fame early in the COVID-19 pandemic for promoting an untested drug cocktail, has died of cancer at 48.The foundation that Zelenko launched to advance his theories after he left his family medical practice amid controversy in May 2020 announced his death on Thursday, saying that it would accept donations to continue his work, which included opposition to COVID-19 vaccines.Zelenko, who went by Zev, was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, in 1973 and moved to the United States with his...…SubscribeCloseAdvertisement() — Vladimir Zelenko, the doctor from an Orthodox enclave near New York City who rose to fame early in the COVID-19 pandemic for promoting an untested drug cocktail, has died of cancer at 48.The foundation that Zelenko launched to advance his theories after he left his family medical practice amid controversy in May 2020 announced his death on Thursday, saying that it would accept donations to continue his work, which included opposition to COVID-19 vaccines.Zelenko, who went by Zev, was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, in 1973 and moved to the United States with his...WW…

SubscribeCloseAdvertisement() — Emma Saltzberg knew she might invite criticism by competing on “Jeopardy!”From her years of experience in progressive Jewish groups, including , she knew that would likely generate negative comments from those who believe criticizing the occupation is antisemitic.So when those comments started to appear on social media, especially after IfNotNow touted her third win, and then her fourth and final contest, Saltzberg wasn’t surprised.“That was priced in to my decision to do something public,” she told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. “I was totally expecting...…SubscribeCloseAdvertisement() — Emma Saltzberg knew she might invite criticism by competing on “Jeopardy!”From her years of experience in progressive Jewish groups, including , she knew that would likely generate negative comments from those who believe criticizing the occupation is antisemitic.So when those comments started to appear on social media, especially after IfNotNow touted her third win, and then her fourth and final contest, Saltzberg wasn’t surprised.“That was priced in to my decision to do something public,” she told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. “I was totally expecting...WW…