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Statement: Ben & Jerry’s Discriminatory Boycott of Israel

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Nevada Holocaust Education Bill Signed into Law

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Carson City, Nevada – A bill strengthening Holocaust and Genocide education in Nevada, which passed out of the state legislature with unanimous support, was signed into law today by Governor Sisolak. Assembly bill 231 is a bipartisan piece of legislation sponsored by Assemblywomen Lesley Cohen and Lisa Krasner and supported by Lieutenant Governor Kate Marshall.

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California Officially Honors Israeli-Americans

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”120960″]2022 Update: Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel reintroduced this resolution during the 2022 session under House Resolution 99 (2022). The full text of HR 99 is below, and the original is available on the California Legislature website.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator sep_color=”” uncode_shortcode_id=”566961″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”683613″]In a unanimous vote, the California State Assembly has passed a historic resolution honoring the contributions of

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ICAN Condemns Nevada Democratic Party Statement

ICAN CONDEMNS NEVADA DEMOCRATIC PARTY STATEMENT FROM CHAIR JUDITH WHITMER MAY 14, 2021 ICAN Nevada strongly condemns the deplorable and completely misinformed statement released by Judith Whitmer, Chair of the Nevada Democratic Party. As an organization dedicated to giving a voice to Israeli immigrants living in Nevada, we find Whitmer’s statement especially hurtful, and we

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ICAN Launches Campaign to Educate Members of Congress on Lithuanian Holocaust Denial and Distortion

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_single_image media=”84216″ media_width_percent=”100″ media_link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2Fholocaustbook”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text] ICAN LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO EDUCATE ALL 535 MEMBERS OF THE U.S. CONGRESS ON LITHUANIAN HOLOCAUST DISTORTION AND DENIAL [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_button button_color=”accent” size=”btn-lg” wide=”yes” hover_fx=”full-colored” border_width=”0″ link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2Fholocaustbook”]Support this Campaign[/vc_button][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: (JANUARY 29, 2020) Following International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Israeli-American Civic Action Network (ICAN) has launched an issue

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Holocaust Archive Protected by U.S. Federal Government

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: (OCTOBER 21, 2020) HOLOCAUST ARCHIVE PROTECTED BY U.S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM), a federal government institution in Washington, DC, has acquired an archive of documents and possessions belonging to Lithuanian Holocaust perpetrator Jonas Noreika. The archive was donated by Noreika’s granddaughter, Silvia Foti, who has exposed

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ICAN Responds to Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: (SEPTEMBER 10, 2020) ICAN APPLAUDS STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL ENVOY FOR HOLOCAUST ISSUES FOR STATEMENT ON GENOCIDE AND RESISTANCE RESEARCH CENTRE OF LITHUANIA The Israeli-American Civic Action Network (ICAN) applauds the September 4, 2020, statement released by the United States State Department Office of the Special Envoy for Holocaust

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ICAN California Chair Vered Elkouby Nisim Appointed Beverly Hills Commissioner

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: (AUGUST 18, 2020) ICAN CALIFORNIA CHAIR VERED ELKOUBY NISIM APPOINTED BEVERLY HILLS COMMISSIONER The Beverly Hills City Council unanimously voted to appoint ICAN California Chair Vered Elkouby Nisim to serve as a commissioner on the City’s Human Relations Commission during the council’s August 18th formal session. The Human Relations Commission is

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ICAN Applauds City of West Hollywood for Unanimously Condemning Lithuanian Holocaust Distortion

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: (AUGUST 03, 2020) ICAN APPLAUDS CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD FOR UNANIMOUS PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION CONDEMNING LITHUANIAN HOLOCAUST DISTORTION The Israeli-American Civic Action Network (ICAN) applauds the City of West Hollywood following the passage of a resolution condemning the Lithuanian government for actively promoting Holocaust distortion. “Government-backed Holocaust distortion perpetuated by Eastern

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