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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 370

Utah

A demonstrator at Columbia University breaks the windows of the front door of the building in order to secure a chain around it to prevent authorities from entering as part of an anti-Israel demonstration, April 30, 2024. (Alex Kent/Getty Images/AFP)
April 30, 2024, 3:07 pm
‘Intifada’: Anti-Israel protesters break into Columbia campus building and seize it
University suspends students who refused to remove tents by deadline; protesters smash windows, occupy Hamilton Hall; school urges avoiding campus; Biden condemns takeover
By ToI Staff, Agencies and Jacob Magid
Main Street is shown Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, in Park City, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
March 21, 2024, 5:55 am
Utah school district will take steps to address antisemitism after federal probe
Resolution is only second such conclusion to a Title VI ‘shared ancestry’ antisemitic discrimination case since US Education Department flooded with investigations post-Oct. 7
By Andrew Lapin
Social media posts from Six Sailor Cider and Weathered Waves Bar in Salt Lake City, Utah, including one in which the business says it is "banning all Zionists forever from our establishments," posted March 4, 2024. (Screenshots via Instagram and Pinterest via JTA)
March 8, 2024, 4:09 am
Utah authorities probe a cidery that declared ‘No Zionists Allowed’
Department of alcoholic beverage services reviews options ‘for responding to discrimination’ at licensed establishments, but its unclear if ‘Zionists’ considered a protected class
By JTA and ToI Staff
Hundreds of anti-Israel protesters gather in Park City, Utah, to hold a rally at the annual Sundance Film Festival. (Screenshot from X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 22, 2024, 3:21 pm
Hollywood stars call for Gaza ceasefire in anti-Israel protest at Sundance
Melissa Barrera and Indya Moore join pro-Palestinian activists, LGBT militant group outside indie film festival in Utah; chants of ‘From the river to the sea’ heard
By ToI Staff
Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving comes off the bench during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz, in Salt Lake City, January 1, 2024. (Rick Bowmer/AP)
January 4, 2024, 7:46 am
Utah rabbis told to remove ‘Jewish and proud’ signs at Irving NBA game
Quartet of Chabad rabbis sit courtside with banners in message to Dallas Mavericks’ star after antisemitism controversy; his initial amicable response later turns hostile
By jacob gurvis
Law enforcement investigate the scene of a shooting involving the FBI, Aug. 9, 2023 in Provo, Utah. (Laura Seitz/The Deseret News via AP)
August 10, 2023, 9:03 am
FBI shoots and kills Utah man accused of posting death threats against Biden
Special agents were trying to serve a warrant on the home of Craig Deleeuw Robertson, who had written online about wanting to ‘put a nice hole in [the president’s] forehead’
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and SAM METZ
The Bible is read aloud at the Utah Capitol, November 25, 2013. (Steve Griffin/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, File)
June 22, 2023, 8:51 pm
Utah school district returns the Bible to its shelves after ban sparked outcry
Davis School District rules that text is age-appropriate, after it was banned last month amid Republican push to get ‘sensitive material’ out of student libraries
By SAM METZ
The Bible is read aloud at the Utah Capitol, Monday, November 25, 2013. The Bible has been banned at elementary and middle schools in the Davis School District north of Salt Lake City, after a review committee decided it wasn't age appropriate 'due to vulgarity or violence.' (Steve Griffin/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)
June 3, 2023, 12:44 pm
Utah district bans Bible in schools ‘due to vulgarity or violence’
Complaint filed in apparent protest after previous books were barred, leading to removal of the Bible from Davis District elementary and middle schools
By SAM METZ
Sapir and Gili Zeelon get married over Zoom through a wedding officiant in Utah in January 2021. (Courtesy: Sapir Zeelon)
March 12, 2023, 10:20 pm
Why a county in Utah could play a role in Israel’s judicial crisis
Israeli Supreme Court ruling recognizes US virtual marriage process, letting Israelis bypass the rabbinate and angering a ruling coalition that seeks controversial judicial change
By Ben Sales
An Israeli couple marries in an online civil marriage ceremony under the auspices of Utah County in the US State of Utah. (Courtesy WedinSea)
March 7, 2023, 4:44 pm
Israel must recognize online marriages conducted via Utah, Supreme Court rules
Landmark ruling upholds decision allowing Israeli couples to wed in civil ceremony without leaving country, angering religious parties
By Jeremy Sharon
Illustrative: Gal Sade Knigsfild and Nofar Almakias pose for a picture with face masks before their wedding in Moshav Yashresh on April 6, 2020 (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
December 4, 2022, 1:01 pm
Israel starts registering Utah ‘Zoom weddings,’ but fate of marriages still unclear
After initially flouting High Court ruling, Population Authority agrees to recognize marriages performed online by officiant in US; state has appealed against legality of practice
By Judah Ari Gross
Utahn government and economic officials visiting Israel as part of an unofficial Abraham Accords delegation. (Courtesy)
September 12, 2022, 9:32 pm
Utah looks to build on Abraham Accords, cement its ties in the Middle East
State delegation visits Israel and the UAE, as landmark 2020 deal bears fruits; trade between Israel and Utah has exceeded $1 billion since 1996
By Ethan Freedman
An Israeli couple marries in an online civil marriage ceremony under the auspices of Utah County in the US State of Utah. (Courtesy WedinSea)
July 10, 2022, 2:06 pm
Court rules online civil marriages valid, upending Israel’s religious status quo
Interior Ministry now obligated to register as married Israeli couples who wed in online ceremonies through the US state of Utah
By Jeremy Sharon
Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (45) reacts to the fans in the second half of Game 4 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the Dallas Mavericks, April 23, 2022, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/ Rick Bowmer)
April 27, 2022, 1:13 am
Why do the Utah Jazz, in the Mormon capital, play ‘Hava Nagila’ after wins?
Use of centuries-old Jewish folk tune to celebrate NBA victories draws confusion, support and accusations of cultural appropriation from spectators
By Andrew Esensten
Salt Lake City’s Congregation Kol Ami. (Screenshot from Google Maps via JTA)
January 11, 2022, 9:51 pm
Tech firm pledges 6-figure sum to Utah synagogue after founder’s antisemitic screed
After David Bateman blamed COVID on Jews, Entrata executives meet with rabbi of Salt Lake City’s Congregation Kol Ami, donate to fix up house of worship, repair damaged Torahs
By Shira Hanau
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