The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/elan-carr/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:37:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Elan Carr | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/elan-carr/ 32 32 World Zionist Congress leaders preach unity as delegates spar over Jewish future https://www.timesofisrael.com/world-zionist-congress-leaders-preach-unity-as-delegates-spar-over-jewish-future/ Wed, 29 Oct 2025 14:30:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3676305 Opening night of the 'parliament of the Jewish people' is filled with festivities even as debate flares between right and left, secular and religious, over where critical funding will go

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]]> Israeli-American Council LA headquarters vandalized with Nazi symbols https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-american-council-la-headquarters-vandalized-with-nazi-symbols/ Tue, 12 Aug 2025 09:21:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3618427 Antisemitic graffiti was also found in other places around the neighborhood of Woodland Hills

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]]> Trump to address Israeli American Council’s national conference https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-to-address-israeli-american-councils-national-conference/ Sat, 14 Sep 2024 08:43:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3375206 Speech to come as polls show large majority of American Jewry plans to vote for Harris; at 2019 conference, Trump said US Jews were flawed for not supporting him in greater numbers

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]]> Flowers, candles and anger at LA street corner where pro-Israel protester was killed https://www.timesofisrael.com/flowers-candles-and-anger-at-la-street-corner-where-pro-israel-protester-was-killed/ Wed, 08 Nov 2023 08:01:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3147934 'Stop killing us!' says local rabbi at vigil for Paul Kessler, who died following altercation with pro-Palestinian demonstrator in southern California

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]]> Trump’s own ex-antisemitism envoy is latest to bash him for Kanye, Fuentes meeting https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-ex-antisemitism-envoy-simon-wiesenthal-center-latest-to-bash-fuentes-meeting/ Mon, 28 Nov 2022 19:53:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2884789 Elan Carr calls on old boss to condemn Kanye West and Holocaust denier who he dined with at Mar-a-Lago; Orthodox Union calls pair country's 'most vicious antisemitic figures'

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]]> Pompeo plan to declare rights groups ‘anti-Semitic’ over Israel stance shelved https://www.timesofisrael.com/pompeo-plan-to-declare-rights-groups-anti-semitic-over-israel-stance-shelved/ Tue, 26 Jan 2021 02:09:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2476083&preview=true&preview_id=2476083 Former official says policy, introduced after Trump lost election, faced pushback because of free speech concerns; State Department did not have time to get ball rolling

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]]> Morocco 2nd Arab country to promote combating anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism https://www.timesofisrael.com/morocco-2nd-arab-country-to-promote-combating-anti-semitism-anti-zionism/ Tue, 19 Jan 2021 00:11:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=2471300 Rabat inks agreement with US envoy to fight Jew-hatred, following signing of normalization deal with Israel

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]]> In Arab first, Bahraini institution joins with US to combat anti-Zionism https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-arab-first-bahraini-institution-joins-with-us-to-combat-anti-zionism/ Sun, 25 Oct 2020 14:13:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2415254&preview=true&preview_id=2415254 Agreement signed by King Hamad Global Centre for Peaceful Coexistence confirms cooperation with State Department on tackling anti-Semitism and delegitimization of Israel

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]]> ADL slams US effort to declare human rights groups ‘anti-Semitic’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/adl-slams-us-effort-to-declare-rights-groups-anti-semitic/ Fri, 23 Oct 2020 10:02:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2414248&preview=true&preview_id=2414248 Anti-Semitism watchdog says designation of 3 organizations would be 'neither accurate nor helpful' in combatting Jew hatred

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]]> Pompeo said set to declare human rights groups ‘anti-Semitic’ over Israel stance https://www.timesofisrael.com/pompeo-said-planning-to-declare-major-human-rights-groups-as-anti-semitic/ Thu, 22 Oct 2020 01:43:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2413310 Expected State Department report would target groups like Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and Oxfam for alleged BDS support and end US aid for their activities

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]]> US anti-Semitism czar says only an Israeli decision would delay annexation https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-anti-semitism-czar-says-only-an-israeli-decision-would-delay-annexation/ Mon, 08 Jun 2020 16:54:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2322818 Elan Carr tells Israeli paper it is up to Jerusalem whether it wants to move forward with extending sovereignty over parts of West Bank

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]]> US will push countries to love their Jews more, anti-Semitism monitor says https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-will-push-countries-to-love-their-jews-more-anti-semitism-monitor-says/ Mon, 04 May 2020 23:43:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2298885 Elan Carr says Washington will work with allies on 'developing and driving Philo-Semitic narratives for their country'

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]]> US anti-Semitism envoy criticizes France’s failure to try killer of Jewish woman https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-anti-semitism-envoy-criticizes-frances-failure-to-try-killer-of-jewish-woman/ Tue, 25 Feb 2020 08:47:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2247128 Elan Carr says 'you don’t dismiss hate crime charges for issues like the consumption of marijuana' -- referring to Sarah Halimi's killer, who wasn't held legally responsible

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]]> Trump envoy calls on social media companies to target anti-Semitism https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-envoy-calls-on-social-media-companies-to-target-anti-semitism/ Thu, 09 Jan 2020 04:09:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2217151 Elon Carr tells religious freedom commission that Facebook, Twitter can shut down anti-Semitic content by enforcing their own terms of use

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]]> Trump tells Jewish leaders in New Year’s call: ‘I don’t want’ war with Iran https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-in-new-years-call-to-jewish-leaders-says-he-doesnt-want-war-with-iran/ Fri, 27 Sep 2019 22:15:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2157227 US president tells nearly 1,000 prominent Jews that they 'embody the American dream,' says he supports more Holocaust education in schools

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