The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) much-anticipated presidential and parliamentary elections took place on Sunday, December 30th. In the past week alone, the elections were postponed by the electoral commission (CENI) from the 23rd to the 30th, and nearly 1.2 million people were excluded from the vote, allegedly due to public safety and security…
In the lead up to Sunday’s (re-)scheduled elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), every day brings word of some new large-scale human rights violation or atrocity rattling the conflict-beleaguered nation. Elections have been postponed and a large swath of the Congolese population has been blocked from casting their votes. The electoral commission…
At the end of each year, Jewish World Watch invites our board member Malkah Schulweis to share her thoughts. This year, Malkah chose this opportunity to re-introduce a poem by her late husband, Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis, who, along with Janice Kamenir-Reznik, founded JWW in 2004. The poem, excerpted below, describes the rabbi’s foundational belief…
When Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis (z”l) and I founded Jewish World Watch nearly 15 years ago, we envisioned a world in which the Jewish community would embody the post-Holocaust promise of “Never Again” for all people, regardless of ethnicity, religion, or any other trait. Today, this is more important than ever. This has been a year of…
Sattar, his mother and eight of his siblings fled their homes in Myanmar after uniformed troops attacked their village. Many of their neighbors were killed and they still do not know the whereabouts of their father. They spent several days hiding in the jungle and eventually escaped into Bangladesh. They were provided temporary shelter, but it…
At Jewish World Watch, we understand that building a community of people who do not stand idly by begins at home. Our network of humanitarians, empowered with the necessary knowledge and skills, have the ability to bring help and healing to survivors of mass atrocities around the globe. To achieve this, we: Teach about the dangerous…
Following months of deadly battles, the warring parties in Yemen agreed on Dec. 13 to a CEASEFIRE in Hodeidah, the flashpoint port city, which is Yemen’s main link to the outside world. This is an enormous breakthrough in what the UN calls the “world’s worst humanitarian crisis,” with rampant war crimes and crimes against humanity…
In a historic bipartisan rebuke to the Trump Administration, U.S. Senators passed a bipartisan resolution today to END U.S. SUPPORT for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen! Senators also assigned responsibility for the slaying of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the erratic de facto…
The House of Representatives declared Rohingya crisis in Burma/Myanmar a genocide. What we’ve been calling genocide for months has finally been recognized as such by the U.S. House! In a roll call vote on H. Res. 1091, the representatives voted 394 Yay, 1 Nay, and 37 abstained. A powerful statement of near unanimity, proving once again…
The Senate, by unanimous consent, on Wednesday, Dec. 12, passed the ELIE WIESEL GENOCIDE AND ATROCITY PREVENTION ACT (GAPA), finally completing its passage in both chambers! This has been a cornerstone of Jewish World Watch’s advocacy efforts for years. It’s incredible to finally see this vision of coordinated, holistic, and comprehensive genocide prevention realized! Thank you to both California…