Pope says Holocaust Remembrance Day reminds world that war can never be...
ROME (AP) — At the end of his weekly general audience, Francis referred to Saturday’s commemoration, which has become fraught this year given Israel’s military campaign in Gaza and a rise in...
View ArticleUyghur Youth Initiative video on genocide goes viral
(RNS) — Filmed by youth activists following a recent pro-Uyghur protest in Munich, the video has since had over 3 million views on TikTok and 7.5 million hits on Instagram. The post Uyghur Youth...
View ArticleUN court orders Israel to prevent genocide in Gaza but stops short of...
(RNS) — It could take years for the court to consider all aspects of South Africa's genocide allegations. In the meantime, the U.N. Security Council scheduled a Jan. 31 meeting to follow up on the...
View ArticleMassachusetts man threatened to kill Jews as antisemitic incidents rise
(RNS) — The 59-year-old Massachusetts man is alleged to have called Congregation Agudas Achim, a synagogue in Attleboro, and left a voicemail threatening to kill Jews. The post Massachusetts man...
View ArticleA Holocaust exhibit seemed harmless. With the war in Gaza, it’s come under...
DURHAM (RNS) — The US Holocaust Memorial Museum exhibit, 'Some Were Neighbors,' has been traveling across the country for the past two years. A coalition of Durham residents say it presents a narrow...
View ArticleA nurse honored for compassion is fired after referring to Gaza ‘genocide’ in...
NEW YORK (AP) — The nurse, who is Palestinian American, was being honored for her compassion in caring for mothers who had lost babies when she drew a link between her work and the suffering of mothers...
View ArticleIslamic State’s genocide was not limited to killing and enslaving Yazidis,...
(The Conversation) — A scholar of Iraq describes the ongoing loss following the genocidal violence by IS − not just of human lives, but of a rich cultural heritage. The post Islamic State’s genocide...
View ArticleMy family lived the horrors of Native American boarding schools – why Biden’s...
(The Conversation) — From the 19th to 20th century, Native children were physically removed from their homes and put into boarding schools. A scholar asks if that was genocide. The post My family lived...
View ArticleRabbinical group calls for stopping offensive military aid to Israel
(RNS) — Israel continues to block the flow of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. A group of American rabbis says the U.S. should refuse sending Israel more offensive munitions. The post Rabbinical...
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Despite growing consensus, many Jewish and Christian groups loath to admit...
(RNS) — In the past four years, the United States has recognized the Uyghur genocide in China and the Rohingya genocide in Myanmar. Just this past week (Jan. 7), the U.S. accused a Sudanese...
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