Antisemitism

Antisemitic attack in London

16-year-old Jewish girl hospitalized with head injury

Man throws glass bottles from balcony at haredi teenagers walking below, sending one girl to the hospital.

Romania:

Calin Georgescu, who praised Nazi collaborators, heads to runoffs

Far-right politician who praised Nazi collaborators shocks with top finish in Romanian presidential election.

When will antisemitism end?

Understanding antisemitism reveals a profound truth: antisemitism is not inherently tied to Jews, Judaism, or the Jewish State. Opinion.

Canada:

Chain cuts ties with franchisee who called for 'final solution'

Coffee chain 'Second Cup' ends franchise agreement with woman who was filmed making Nazi salute, chanting 'the final solution is coming your way' during anti-Israel protest in Montreal.

'Appalling antisemitism'

Canadian politicians condemn anti-Israel protest in Montreal

Prime Minister Trudeau and other politicians condemn violent anti-Israel protests in Montreal. Trudeau: Acts of antisemitism, intimidation, and violence must be condemned wherever we see them.

The pope’s embrace of evil discourse

With his attack on Israel while the nation is fighting for its life, the pontiff has taken the Vatican backwards into a very dark past. For the head of the Catholic Church to show himself to be so morally twisted is shocking. Opinion.

Over antisemitic posters

4 U. of Rochester students facing criminal mischief charges

Four students facing felony criminal mischief charges after allegedly posting “Wanted” posters targeting Jewish faculty members at the University of Rochester.

London:

Police investigating after woman sets fire to Israeli flag

London Metropolitan Police launch investigation into an incident in which a woman set fire to an Israeli flag at a venue hosting an event for Jewish university students.

London:

Police say Imam's prayer to destroy Jewish homes not hate crime

Metropolitan police accused of 'two-tiered policing' after Imam's call to curse and destroy the homes of Jews weeks after October 7 said to fail to meet 'threshold' of a hate crime.

Jewish Congressman slams 'dozens' of Dems for antisemitism

Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) calls out dozens of members of the Democrat party for tolerating or spreading antisemitism, 'treating us like second-class and third-class citizens.'

‘You Just Hate Jews’

Sylvan Adams fires back at Roger Waters’ personal attacks

Canadian-Israeli philanthropist welcomes Waters’ challenge to a public debate and reiterates call for original Pink Floyd members, excluding Waters, to join a peace concert in Israel.

EJA leader on antisemitism:

'If Europe doesn’t act, history will judge us all'

European Jewish Association (EJA) leads delegation of politicians, mayors and university deans to the Auschwitz death camp, holds symposium on combating antisemitism. Rabbi Menachem Margolin: Declare formal state of emergency on antisemitism.

Livestreaming platform bans hateful use of 'Zionist'

Streaming platform Twitch bans the word ‘Zionist’ as a proxy for spreading hate toward Jews and Israelis.

Berlin police warns:

'City is dangerous for Jews'

Berlin police headquarters listed neighborhoods where residents of Arab origin live and where antisemitic behaviors and threats were registered.

Pope Francis' genocide claims could lead to bloodshed, CAM says

Combat Antisemitism Movement calls Pope Francis’ comments on genocide 'a possible eighth front against Israel.'

After antisemitism charges:

TikToker calls to 'Make Christmas Palestinian again'

Fiona Rayan, who just last week was handed a delayed prison sentence for 'grossly offensive antisemitic posts' called on her followers to 'make Christmas Palestinian as much as we possibly can.

Rabbi Mazuz to Diaspora Jews:

'It is forbidden to live in Europe'

Following the wave of antisemitism in Europe, Rabbi Meir Mazuz, dean of the Kisse Rahamim Yeshiva, called on Jews living in Europe to immigrate to Israel.

Jewish man attacked by Arabs in Be'er Sheva

A young Jewish man was brutally attacked by Arabs in Be'er Sheva after he "dared" to look at a Bedouin who was following a Jewish girl.

Canadian vigil for Yahya Sinwar canceled

Canadian Defenders for Human Rights announces the cancelation of a planned vigil in Mississauga for the October 7 mastermind, who the anti-Israel group called 'our Mandela.'

Staten Island

Motorcyclist suspected of knocking Jew's kippah off arrested

One of two people on a motorcycle who were filmed knocking the kippah off the head of a man who was crossing the street arrested.

Poland:

Warsaw Ghetto monument desecrated

Unknown vandals defaced the monument to the uprising with red paint. Local police have opened an investigation into the incident.

Jewish man arrested for calling fellow Jew 'kapo'

The term is a slur based on Jewish appointees who supervised other Jewish inmates held by the Nazis and has since come to be a general term for one who betrays other Jews.

UK medical staff treated Jews while wearing Free Palestine pins

A lawsuit filed against the hospital accused the doctors and staff of creating a hostile and intimidating environment for the Jewish patients being treated.

Toronto:

Assault on Jewish mother collecting her child from preschool

Jewish mother picking her child up from a Chabad-Lubavitch daycare in central Toronto physically attacked by a man who escapes the scene.

Accused of 'genocide'

Italian hotel refuses reservation from Israelis

Jewish organizations condemn incident in which small hotel in northern Italy refused a reservation from an Israeli couple, claiming that Israelis are “responsible for genocide”.

Rabbi Moshe Lewin:

'European Jewry will not succumb to antisemitism'

During his visit to Amsterdam with a delegation of peace-seeking leaders, Rabbi Lewin addresses pressing issues: rising antisemitism in Europe, strong ties with Azerbaijan, and the complex Israel-France relationship.

Next Trump nomination?

Dov Hikind thanks God for Trump victory, 'wonderful' team

Former New York State Assemblyman and founder of Americans Against Anti-Semitism Dov Hikind, whose name has been floated for Trump's Antisemitism Envoy, speaks to Arutz Sheva about the political situation in the US and how to combat rising antisemitism.

Over anti-Israel statements:

U of Michigan seeks to remove student president & vice president

University of Michigan student president Alifa Anam Chowdhury impeached after calling critics ‘Zionists.’

33-year-old Unrecognizable after 1 year in captivity

This father of a young girl endures meager food rations and lives in fear, surrounded by criminals who have tried to take his life three times.

Jewish Federation director:

'Rochester is being used as a testing ground'

‘Wanted’ posters at U of Rochester target Hillel director, Netanyahu’s brother and others with ‘ties’ to Israel.

Michigan:

Nazi flags waved near Anne Frank production

Demonstrators with Nazi flags target a Michigan production of ‘The Diary of Anne Frank.’

Jewish faculty at U. of Rochester targeted with 'wanted' posters

Threatening posters with faces of Jewish staff posted in tunnel system of the University of Rochester, StopAntisemitism reported.

Amsterdam Pogrom:

Premeditated attack coordinated by UNRWA affiliate

'UNRWA staff has been repeatedly exposed as active terrorists. If anyone doubted this, even after 10/7, this is more proof of the deep-seated rot within UNRWA’s organizational culture,' says Marcus Sheff, head of IMPACT-se.

Help Nosson Malul

Israeli Father Battles for Life in Captivity

A one-minute recording of an Israeli man held in a prison is leaving readers horrified.

Berlin: Jewish soccer players attacked by Muslim spectators

Muslims curse, spit at, and attack Jewish soccer players with knives and clubs, after match in Berlin.

I can’t stop thinking about the Amsterdam pogrom

The Netherlands, home to the ICC that tried Israel for genocide, instead of trying Hamas for the genocide it committed against Israel, is also the home to one of the first pogroms against Jews in the modern Western world. Opinion.

Dutch PM:

'No excuse for deliberate search and hunting down of Jews'

Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof condemns violence against Israeli fans after a soccer match in Amsterdam last week, calling it 'unadulterated antisemitic violence.'

Char Bar owner after vandalism:

'The cowards came in the middle of the night'

Michael Chelst, owner of Char Bar, spoke to Arutz Sheva on the antisemitic attack against his restaurant, 'I’m not a fearful person, I wear my religion proud - but it’s concerning'

UN rapporteur appears to blame victims for Amsterdam pogrom

UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese approvingly quotes post calling the Amsterdam pogrom "a lie," calls on media to "set record straight" while saying "Israel and Israelis can never be in the wrong."

Watch:

Motorcyclists knock off Jewish man's kippah in Staten Island

Staten Island Shomrim asks for help identifying two people on a motorcycle who were filmed knocking the kippah off the head of a man who was crossing the street.

Belgium:

Teens attack Jews to free Palestine

Footage with the hashtag '#FreePalestine' shows youth violently assaulting a young religious Jew in the streets of Antwerp.

Antisemitism in the Netherlands:

I'm a Dutch Jew; it's so sad to experience this in my country

President of NIK Central Committee and EJA Vice President Ellen Van Praagh says her parents warned her of antisemitism in her country 'I laughed at them and said, 'That's absolutely not true. That's not going to happen in Holland, never.' Sadly, I was wrong!'

During Kristallnacht anniversary

Watch: Demonstrator snatches Israeli flag, throws it in a river

A demonstrator in Stockholm, Sweden grabbed an Israeli flag and threw it in a river during a commemoration of Kristallnacht.

Foreign Minister Sa’ar:

New antisemitism has a goal: Destruction of the State of Israel

Foreign Minister Sa'ar says that 'Our current battle is a clear battle of awareness, also fought in the media and on social networks. The truth is on our side, and we must spread it worldwide.'

86 years after Kristallnacht:

96% of European Jews experience antisemitism

Israel's National Task Force for Countering De-legitimization and Fighting Antisemitism releases report on the rise of antisemitism in Europe and online in the year since the October 7 massacre,

DC's only kosher restaurant's windows smashed on Kristallnacht

Char Bar, the only kosher restaurant in Washington DC, was vandalized last night.

Anti-Israel 'rage playdate' staged outside Chuck Schumer's home

Protesters clash with police after failing to obtain a permit for a protest outside the Senate Majority Leader's home to which they brought their children and anti-Israel coloring books.

'Project Esther': A national strategy to combat antisemitism

With the almost Republican trifecta, now is the time to push the Heritage Foundation’s ‘Project Esther’ forward, time to move the Jew-haters out of their spheres of influence. Op-ed.

Man with antisemitic manifesto plotted to kill Florida rep.

Florida Rep. Jared Moskowitz recently revealed that a man with an antisemitic manifesto had been arrested for plotting to assassinate Moskowitz.

'Echo dark moments in history'

Biden condemns attacks on Israelis in Amsterdam

US President says the Amsterdam pogrom was reminiscent of "dark moments in history when Jews were persecuted."

Dutch Chief Rabbi:

'Wake up! A cancer of Jew-hate plagues Europe!'

Chief Rabbi of the Netherlands Binyomin Jacobs, President of IPOR Jewish Communities Ellen Van Praagh, and the Chairman of the European Jewish Association Rabbi Menachem Margolin called on Dutch and European leaders to take antisemitism more seriously following the Amsterdam pogrom

1 month before pogrom:

Dutch police allowed officers to refuse to protect Jews

Last month, Dutch police admitted officers who refused to protect Jewish institutions such as the Amsterdam Holocaust museum were not forced to do so. A month, later, Amsterdam became the site of a pogrom.

Foreign Ministry guidelines for Israelis in Amsterdam

Israelis in Amsterdam advised to avoid displaying Jewish symbols, fly back to Israel as quickly as possible following antisemitic pogrom.

International Law Expert:

'Country that hosts ICC, ICJ allows antisemitic pogrom'

Kohelet Policy Forum member and international law expert Prof. Eugene Kontorovich noted that Holland, the site of last night's antisemitic pogrom in Amsterdam, is also the site of the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court, where Israel and Israeli leaders are under investigation on false accusations of genocide and crimes against humanity.

Night of horror

Israeli soccer fans attacked by Arabs in Amsterdam

Hundreds of Maccabi Tel Aviv fans report being attacked by Arabs as they left the stadium where Maccabi's game against AFC Ajax took place. At least 10 fans injured, two people unaccounted for. An Israeli who was present at the scene: "The police only arrived after half an hour."

Germany approves resolution aimed at countering antisemitism

The resolution, which received broad support, calls for ending public funding to any organization “that spreads antisemitism, calls into question Israel's right to exist or calls for a boycott of Israel.”

Man who threatened 'Zionists' in subway car is charged

Christopher Husary, 37, wore a mask and a Hezbollah t-shirt during the June incident; he has now been arrested, and faces charges.

Betar USA takes control of 'notorious antisemitic websites'

World Betar expresses support for Betar USA cyber operation targeting 'platforms promoting hate against the Jewish people and the state of Israel,' including SJP sites.

Uproar after banner erasing Israel allowed by EU soccer league

European Jewish Association calls on Union of European Football Associations to discipline Paris Saint- after fans displayed a huge “Free Palestine” banner covering all of Israel in a keffiyeh.

Harris loss proves: Pandering to antisemites doesn’t pay

Harris moral cowardice in the face of antisemites is beneath contempt for any public official, and should have disqualified her from serving in the most powerful leadership position in the world. Opinion.