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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 469

Charlottesville rally

Republican US vice presidential candidate Senator JD Vance gives a thumbs-up to supporters as he is introduced during the first day of the Republican National Convention on July 15, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
July 16, 2024, 4:01 am
Trump VP pick JD Vance aims to balance Israel support with ‘America First’ mantra
Freshman senator rejects US ‘micromanaging’ Israel on overhaul, Gaza war; after once likening him to Hitler, Vance now defends Trump for claiming Jewish Dems hate their religion
By Jacob Magid
Supporters of then-US President Donald Trump from multiple white nationalist groups march with torches through the University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville, Virginia, August 11, 2017. (Mykal McEldowney/The Indianapolis Star via AP)
June 7, 2024, 6:25 pm
Mistrial declared for torch wielder at Charlottesville white nationalist rally
Trial was the first test of a Virginian law, inspired by Klu Klux Klan cross burnings, that makes it a felony to burn something to intimidate and cause fear of injury or death
By AP
Amy Spitalnick (Courtesy via JTA)
May 9, 2023, 2:57 pm
Progressive activist Amy Spitalnick tapped to head Jewish Council for Public Affairs
After leading lawsuit against organizers of deadly 2017 neo-Nazi march in Charlottesville, new JCPA head says Jewish world must build coalitions amid ‘broader fight for democracy’
By Ron Kampeas
Supporters of then-US President Donald Trump from multiple white nationalist groups march with torches through the University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville, Virginia, August 11, 2017. (Mykal McEldowney/The Indianapolis Star via AP)
April 19, 2023, 7:41 am
Torch-carrying marchers indicted over 2017 Charlottesville rally
Parade through campus by white nationalists, some of whom chanted ‘Jews will not replace us,’ came a day before deadly Unite the Right protest
By Denise Lavoie
White nationalist and neo-Nazi groups carry torches at the 'Unite the Right' rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, August 11, 2017. Participants were said to chant: 'Jews will not replace us.' (Mykal McEldowney/The Indianapolis Star via AP)
March 10, 2023, 1:50 pm
Charlottesville neo-Nazi rally organizers ordered to pay $5 million in legal fees
In decision, judge says plaintiff’s research shows planning of event led to violence; costs add substantial amount to debt incurred by demonstration leaders
By Ron Kampeas
Flowers surround a photo of 32-year-old Heather Heyer, who was killed when a car plowed into a crowd of people protesting against the white supremacist Unite the Right rally, August 13, 2017, in Charlottesville, Virginia. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP)
January 4, 2023, 6:53 pm
US judge cuts damages owed by Charlottesville rally organizers from $26m to $2.35m
Judge Norman Moon hews to Virginia law that caps punitive damages at $350,000, leaves in place $2 million in compensatory damages tied to deadly 2017 white supremacist rally
By Ron Kampeas
Monticello exterior (Courtesy of PerlePress Productions)
February 17, 2022, 1:56 am
The lost story of how a Jewish family saved Thomas Jefferson’s famous home – twice
New documentary film ‘The Levys of Monticello’ shows how uncle and nephew fought antisemitism to rescue Monticello from ruin and preserve it for future generations to enjoy
By Renee Ghert-Zand
White nationalists, neo-Nazis and members of the 'alt-right' (L) clash with counterprotesters as they enter Emancipation Park during the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, August 12, 2017. (CHIP SOMODEVILLA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)
November 24, 2021, 12:35 am
Jury orders organizers of antisemitic Charlottesville rally to pay $26M in damages
After a monthlong civil trial, jurors remain deadlocked on two key claims in case against 2017 ‘Unite The Right’ rally where neo-Nazis chanted ‘Jews will not replace us’
By Denise Lavoie
White nationalist demonstrators walk into the entrance of Lee Park surrounded by counter demonstrators in Charlottesville, VA, on Saturday, August 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
November 23, 2021, 11:40 pm
Jury awards $25 million in damages over Charlottesville nationalist violence
Jurors deadlock on two key claims, but find Unite the Right organizers liable on four other counts in suit filed by nine people injured during 2017 demonstrations in Virginia
By Denise Lavoie
Illustrative: Klan members salute during a KKK rally in Justice Park Saturday, on July 8, 2017, in Charlottesville, Virginia. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
November 19, 2021, 7:51 pm
Jury begins deliberations in Charlottesville ‘Unite the Right’ civil trial
Court to determine if organizers of rally are responsible for the deadly violence and if they should compensate those harmed at the event
By Denise Lavoie
Illustrative: A white supremacist carrying a Nazi flag into Emancipation Park in Charlottesville, Virginia, on August 12, 2017. (AP/Steve Helber/File)
November 19, 2021, 7:50 pm
Conspiracies of ‘catastrophic takeover’ by Jews have a long history in US
Scholar highlights antisemitic cartoons from late 19th century as trial over Charlottesville rally — at which far-right protesters chanted ‘Jews will not replace us’ — nears end
By Jonathan D. Sarna
In this Aug. 12, 2018 file photo, White nationalist Jason Kessler speaks at a rally near the White House on the one year anniversary of the Charlottesville 'Unite the Right' rally (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, FILE)
November 19, 2021, 6:19 am
Charlottesville trial jurors hear closing arguments in Virginia
Lawyers for nine violence victims at alt-right rally argue neo-Nazis and white supremacists conspired to commit violence at 2017 event
By Denise Lavoie
Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin gives remarks at a restaurant for a campaign stop in Charlottesville, Virginia, October 29, 2021. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
October 31, 2021, 7:03 pm
Posing as neo-Nazis, protesters target GOP nominee in Virginia’s governor race
Stunt against Glenn Youngkin by a group of anti-Trump Republicans aims to remind voters that the candidate didn’t condemn the 2017 Charlottesville rally
By Shira Hanau
White nationalists, neo-Nazis and members of the 'alt-right' (L) clash with counterprotesters as they enter Emancipation Park during the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, August 12, 2017. (CHIP SOMODEVILLA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)
October 25, 2021, 10:37 pm
Trial begins for far-right organizers of deadly 2017 Charlottesville rally
Civil damages suit filed by residents of Virginia city says those who arranged ‘Unite the Right’ gathering planned violence in advance and came prepared
By AFP
Crews remove one of the country's largest remaining monuments to the Confederacy, a towering statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia, September 8, 2021. (AP/Steve Helber)
September 9, 2021, 11:01 am
Former Confederate capital removes statue of Gen. Lee after years of protests
In Richmond, Virginia, onlookers cheer as 21-foot-tall bronze figure is dismantled and hauled away under heavy police presence, but no counter-protesters show up
By Sarah Rankin and Denise Lavoie
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