Asaf Elia-Shalev
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Senior reporter @JTAnews | Author of ISRAEL'S BLACK PANTHERS from @UCPress | Abu Carmel
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Officials removed exhibit on Black soldiers in WWII over fear of Trump’s 'ire,' emails show - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Holocaust museums and Jewish veterans’ groups objected to the move, which had not previously been explained, as distorting memory.
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December 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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8/ significant those issues were and are. This decision does not diminish the essential role African American soldiers played in the war effort, nor does it overlook the challenges they endured at home.”
December 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
8/ significant those issues were and are. This decision does not diminish the essential role African American soldiers played in the war effort, nor does it overlook the challenges they endured at home.”
7/ The agency told me in statement: "The Netherlands American Cemetery, with its singular mission to honor those who fell in combat and are buried and memorialized there, is not the appropriate venue for interpreting or debating broader societal issues, however real and...
December 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
7/ The agency told me in statement: "The Netherlands American Cemetery, with its singular mission to honor those who fell in combat and are buried and memorialized there, is not the appropriate venue for interpreting or debating broader societal issues, however real and...
6/ Holocaust museums, Dutch memorial centers, Jewish veterans’ groups, and members of Congress all objected, warning of an erasure of history.
December 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
6/ Holocaust museums, Dutch memorial centers, Jewish veterans’ groups, and members of Congress all objected, warning of an erasure of history.
5/ “We had a secretary who was appointed by Biden, and fearful that he was going to lose his job, so he over-complied whenever he could, so he didn’t draw attention, and that’s just a fact, and that was a problem,” Djou’s successor, told me.
December 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
5/ “We had a secretary who was appointed by Biden, and fearful that he was going to lose his job, so he over-complied whenever he could, so he didn’t draw attention, and that’s just a fact, and that was a problem,” Djou’s successor, told me.
4/ The agency chief at the time, Charles Djou, pushed for removal to avoid scrutiny — even though the order didn’t apply to his agency. He was soon out of the job anyway.
December 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
4/ The agency chief at the time, Charles Djou, pushed for removal to avoid scrutiny — even though the order didn’t apply to his agency. He was soon out of the job anyway.
3/ The panel detailed segregation in the U.S. Army and the racism Black troops faced. It was taken down days after Trump ordered foreign-facing agencies to stop promoting “discriminatory equity ideology.”
December 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
3/ The panel detailed segregation in the U.S. Army and the racism Black troops faced. It was taken down days after Trump ordered foreign-facing agencies to stop promoting “discriminatory equity ideology.”
2/ Now, internal emails obtained via FOIA show U.S. officials removed an exhibit out of fear of provoking Trump’s “ire.”
December 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
2/ Now, internal emails obtained via FOIA show U.S. officials removed an exhibit out of fear of provoking Trump’s “ire.”
As @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social has written, Ahn is a Pentecostal pastor in Pasadena and a leading figure in the New Apostolic Reformation, a Christian nationalist movement that blends politics with prophecy and spiritual warfare. x.com/TaylorMatthe...
August 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
As @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social has written, Ahn is a Pentecostal pastor in Pasadena and a leading figure in the New Apostolic Reformation, a Christian nationalist movement that blends politics with prophecy and spiritual warfare. x.com/TaylorMatthe...
I have written about how Trump campaigned on protecting religious liberty and fighting antisemitism—but the refugee ban has blocked 700 persecuted Iranian Jews from coming to the U.S. www.jta.org/2025/03/06/u...
Trump promised to protect Jews and religious liberty. His refugee ban is keeping out 700 persecuted Iranian Jews. - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Iranian Jewish Americans are calling on Trump to make an exception for their friends and family.
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July 31, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I have written about how Trump campaigned on protecting religious liberty and fighting antisemitism—but the refugee ban has blocked 700 persecuted Iranian Jews from coming to the U.S. www.jta.org/2025/03/06/u...