Members of the Jewish community pass by near the scene of a mass shooting at the JC Kosher Supermarket on December 11, 2019, in Jersey City, New Jersey. Six people, including a Jersey City police officer and three civilians, were killed in a deadly, hours-long gun battle between two armed suspects and police on Tuesday in a standoff and shootout in a Jewish market that appears to have been targeted, according to Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop. | Rick Loomis/Getty Images
A bipartisan bill creating an ambassador-at-large position to combat anti-Semitism was signed into law by President Donald Trump on Wednesday.
The Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act, introduced in the House by Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., elevates the special envoy position and provides more clout and resources to the office in charge of leading the U.S. response to fighting anti-Semitism worldwide.
Members of the Jewish community pass by near the scene of a mass shooting at the JC Kosher Supermarket on December 11, 2019, in Jersey City, New Jersey. Six people, including a Jersey City police officer and three civilians, were killed in a deadly, hours-long gun battle between two armed suspects and police on Tuesday in a standoff and shootout in a Jewish market that appears to have been targeted, according to Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop. | Rick Loomis/Getty Images
A bipartisan bill creating an ambassador-at-large position to combat anti-Semitism was signed into law by President Donald Trump on Wednesday.
The Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act, introduced in the House by Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., elevates the special envoy position and provides more clout and resources to the office in charge of leading the U.S. response to fighting anti-Semitism worldwide.
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Smith holds hearing with State Dept., humanitarian groups on killings in Nigeria, alleged acts by Islamist radicals December 17, 2020, 11:59 pm | in
PHOTO: Rep. Smith chairs the hearing on the Nigerian conflict on Dec. 17, 2020.
Smith co-chairs hearing after latest killings, kidnappings:
State Dept., humanitarian groups testify on killings, conflict in Nigeria, alleged acts by Islamist radicals
WASHINGTON, DC – The brutal atrocities and continuing threats to Nigerian peace and stability especially to Christians under seemingly relentless attacks by radical Islamists in Nigeria were at the core of testimony by U.S. State Department officials and human rights organizations at a hearing today, “Conflict and Killings in Nigeria’s Middle Belt,” held by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chairman of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission.
Hunger is a Racial Equity Issue: Why That Matters, and What We Can Do About It
Join us for the second installment of our Conversations on Food Justice Series – a collaboration with Food & Society at the Aspen Institute and Share Our Strength. During this live, one-hour moderated session, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, Dr. John B. King Jr., the president and CEO of the Education Trust, and former Congresswoman Donna Edwards will discuss social safety net programs like SNAP and WIC and examine the perceptions, policies, and practices that keep people hungry and poor. The conversation will also explore how communities, activists, and nonprofits can join forces to reimagine an economy that nourishes all people, developing real strategies for moving anti-hunger and anti-poverty work forward. Registration is free and open to the public.