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Vice President Mike Pence makes remarks at the Fifth World Holocaust Forum for the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau at the Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. (HUM Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
June 8, 2023, 12:02 pm
Mike Pence and the Jews
It's important to review the former Vice President's relationship with the Jewish community as he embarks on a presidential bid.
By Ron Kampeas / JTA
Roger Waters continues to use the stage to spread his BDS rhetoric and Jew hatred.
September 15, 2022, 4:58 pm
Just Shut Up & Play Inspired by Reading ‘Artists Under Fire’
This book inspires readers to wish artists would share their music and keep politics out of the performances. Lana Melman has been a leading expert fighting BDS against Israel.
By Lou Ladinsky
Roger Water's concert features a Nazi-like uniform and pig balloon with Jewish symbols.
July 26, 2022, 2:44 pm
Anti-Israel Artist Coming to Atlanta
Roger Waters set to perform in Atlanta in August. Lana Melman also comes to Atlanta to promote her new book, "Artists Under Fire: The BDS War Against Celebrities, Jews and Israel."
By Allen Lipis
A protestor holds a sign saying “Israel is not real” during a pro-Palestine protest, with the Israeli consulate in the background. // Nathan Posner for the AJT
June 1, 2022, 11:17 am
Pew Study Finds Age Gap in View of Israel-Palestine
The divide is much more profound among the older generation than among Americans under age 30.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Rusty Paul declared the legislative session an “overall success” for the Jewish Federation’s priorities.
April 14, 2022, 1:30 pm
Jewish Groups Assess State Legislature Action
An unexpected setback for Atlanta’s major Jewish organizations was the failure to add a definition of antisemitism to the state code.
By Dave Schechter
Democrat Jon Ossoff will face off against Sen. David Perdue in the Jan. 5 election.
December 9, 2020, 9:34 am
Jewish Vote a Prize for Senate Candidates
Determining which side is playing offense and which defense in the U.S. Senate runoff campaigns is in the eye of the Jewish beholder.
By Dave Schechter
October 28, 2020, 7:58 am
Letter to the Editor: Susan Cohen
The AJT welcomes your letters. If you would like your letter to be published, please write 200 words or less, and send it to editor@atljewishtimes.com.
By Susan Cohen
Laurie Weinstein is a longtime member of the Republican Jewish Coalition.
October 16, 2020, 7:23 am
Georgia Republicans to Vote For
Economy, safety, education and Israel are key Issues in November election, says a member of the Republican Jewish Coalition National Leadership.
By Laurie Weinstein
An invitation for filmmaker Abby Martin to speak at Georgia Southern was withdrawn when she wouldn’t sign a state-mandated pledge to refrain from boycotts of Israel.
February 13, 2020, 5:22 pm
Georgia Anti-BDS Law Challenged
A lawsuit is challenging Georgia's anti--BDS law after filmmaker Abby Martin was barred from speaking at Georgia Southern's Savannah campus.
By Dave Schechter
Alex Blecker
October 30, 2019, 11:37 am
Don’t Bring Your Anti-Semitism on My College Campus
Alex Blecker discusses the BDS movement, and the impact it can have on a college campus.
By Alex Blecker
Questions in the AJC study revolved around President Donald Trump, pictured here with Israel Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu.
October 30, 2019, 10:36 am
American Jews Worried About Anti-Semitism
In a study that the AJC called “the largest and most comprehensive ever on the subject of antisemitism in America,” 84 percent said said anti-Semitism is on the rise in the U.S.
By Dave Schechter
Resolution 496 was introduced to Congress last week by Rep. Ilhan Omar and co-sponsored by Rep. John Lewis.
July 24, 2019, 10:28 am
Will Resolution 496 Bolster BDS Effort?
A resolution introduced to Congress last week by Rep. Ilhan Omar and co-sponsored by Rep. John Lewis, that supports the right to boycott has some Atlanta Jewish leaders concerned.
By Roni Robbins
Jacob and Miri Cohen host Israel’s ACT.il Founder and CEO Yarden Ben Yosef, center.
May 29, 2019, 12:21 pm
New Cell Phone App is Part of Israel’s Web Offensive
Israel has a new weapon in the increasingly contentious battle with its opponents in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. It’s a simple cell phone app.
By Bob Bahr
Dr. Robert R. Friedmann is professor emeritus of criminal justice and founding director, Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange.
April 24, 2019, 11:38 am
Anti-GILEE Measures Fail
The vote to table the resolution regarding GSU’s relationship with the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange was 17 in favor, two against, and seven abstaining.
By Dave Schechter
Israel Twito with Palestinian worker and his son.
April 10, 2019, 12:36 pm
Barkan Industrial Park Challenges BDS Movement
Twitoplast, a factory in what is known as the West Bank, is one of 146 factories in the Barkan Industrial Park that provides work for Palestinians.
By Patrice Worthy
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