Antisemitism

JetBlue cancels man's ticket for comment on Free Palestine pin

A Jewish passenger who said the pin was making him uncomfortable was stopped upon arrival by an inspector and his tickets were canceled without further explanation.

NYC Mayor to Arutz Sheva:

'These are not protests, this is dangerous radicalization'

Mayor Adams discusses the challenges facing New York amid growing antisemitism on campuses. Special interview.

Britain:

'Moderate' Imam compares Jews to Nazis

The Imam also calls to publicly shame politicians with Jewish family members.

Elon Musk, owner of X, promises to reinstate antisemite's account

Elon Musk says he’ll reinstate antisemite Nick Fuentes to X: ‘It is better to have anti whatever out in the open.’

Yad Vashem Chairman

From Auschwitz and Berlin to Be'eri and Columbia University

Dani Dayan speaks about the Hamas massacre, the Holocaust, the similarities and differences between the two, and antisemitism today around the world.

Fighting antisemitism:

Holocaust Museum of Oporto teaches evolution of antisemitism

President of the Oporto Jewish Community: 'This year there are so many examples of the exponential rise of antisemitism, including the largest pogrom of Jews since the end of the Shoah.'

Majority of French Jews have experienced antisemitism

A new American Jewish Committee report on antisemitism in France shows 86% of French Jews fear antisemitic attacks, 44% refrain from wearing kippahs and stars of David.

Annual antisemitism report:

Global antisemitism spikes by dozens of percent points

The report by the ADL and Tel Aviv University notes that while the bulk of the antisemitic incidents followed Oct. 7th, most locations saw a rise in such incidents in the first nine months of the year as well.

Israeli-owned NYC restaurant defaced with swastikas

Two swastikas were found spray-painted outside ZiZi, which belongs to Sharon Hoota, whose other restaurant, Hummus Kitchen, was targeted twice in a week earlier this year.

Don't be silent about the Antisemitism

The Holocaust began with propaganda.

Biden:

'As Americans, we cannot stay silent as Jews are attacked'

US President releases statement ahead of Yom Hashoah: We must also forcefully push back attempts to ignore, deny, distort, or revise the history of Nazi atrocities during the Holocaust.

Antisemitism expert:

'Qatari billions used as soft power to influence campus, culture'

Dr. Charles Asher Small, the founder and director of the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy, tells Arutz Sheva recent rise in antisemitism is a warning of a threat to democracy and Western culture.

Reps cited Christian scripture to vote against antisemitism bill

Passages organization condemns 2 Republican lawmakers for objecting to Antisemitism Awareness Act's listing of 'Jews killed Jesus' claim as antisemitic.

Saudi Arabia takes action against Israel defamers online

Saudi Arabia has launched a wave of arrests of citizens who attacked Israel and identified with Hamas on social networks amid the Gaza war.

$290,000 for students who protected American flag

GoFundMe raises $290,000+ for UNC students who protected American flag during protests.

Pres. Herzog to Diaspora Jews: We hear you, we support you

President Herzog issues special message of support for Jewish communities around the world.

Berlin:

Neo-Nazis attack Jewish passerby

Two neo-Nazis verbally attack Jewish man in Biesdorf quarter, do Nazi salute as a tribute to Hitler.

Firebomb hurled at Warsaw synagogue

'Outrageous antisemitic attacks such as this can not be tolerated, perpetrators must be found and punished,' Israel's Amb. to Poland urges.

Jewish student sues Columbia U.:

'University did not provide a safe study environment'

Following violent anti-Israel protests, a Jewish student suing Columbia University, details her fears in the lawsuit: ‘Jews were beaten and spat on, were prevented from walking around freely or attending classes.’

'Antisemitism is despicable'

Biden proclaims May as Jewish Heritage Month

US President condemns Hamas' October 7 attack on Israel and antisemitism at home in annual proclamation of Jewish American Heritage Month.

Pres. of Maccabi World Union:

‘Stop anti-Israel activity’

Maccabi World Union calls for an end to antisemitic violent protests throughout US campuses, ‘We respect free speech, not hate speech.’

UCLA:

Student wearing Star of David prevented from entering campus

A Jewish student attempting to reach a class was blocked by a wall of masked individuals wearing Palestinian Authority flags and scarves.

Effective action citizens can take to fight off threats to Jews

Jews often do not know that they can fight back, but laws on the books in the US, UK and Canada provide a way. Op-ed.

London:

Four men attempt to kidnap Orthodox Jew

Four, currently unidentified, individuals approached the Jewish man, threatened him, and demanded he get into the truck of their car.

Amid reports of ICC warrants

Israeli missions told to brace for antisemtic attacks

Foreign Minister Katz attacked intentions of issuing arrest warrants against Israeli officials. 'Warrants will provide support for the Hamas terror organization and the radical Islamic axis led by Iran.'

Yad Vashem condemns covering of London Holocaust memorial

Israel's national Holocaust memorial warns 'root problems of antisemitism' must be confronted after Holocaust memorial covered during anti-Israel march.

London police cover Holocaust memorial during anti-Israel march

Hyde Park Holocaust memorial covered to prevent anti-Israel marchers from defacing it, 1 week after Jewish man warned he faced arrest for being 'visibly Jewish.'

Israeli university heads condemn antisemitism on US campuses

Association of University Heads in Israel says anti-Israel protests create a 'climate where Israeli and Jewish students and faculty members feel compelled to hide their identities or avoid campuses altogether for fear of physical harm.'

The Perversion of Passover by Jewish Antisemites

If those “As a Jew”s were in ancient Egypt, undoubtably they would have been the loud justifiers of the Pharaoh’s persecution of the Jews. Op Ed.

Man in Hamas shirt distributes leaflets in Brazilian parliament

The leaflets included incitements to violence against Jews and were even handed directly to members of parliament.

B'tsalmo CEO:

'Anyone who boycotts people due to nationality is a Nazi'

Shai Glick, CEO of B'tsalmo, pens letter to European Space Agency demanding name of Israeli researcher be mentioned in press release on new study. 'The last time they chose to boycott Jews was in the 1930s - is the next step for you to support the murder of Jews?'

Ben-Gvir considering:

Israeli-backed security response teams for diaspora Jews

The National Security Minister asked the Police Commissioner to draft a plan to create emergency security response squads to protect Jewish institutions outside of Israel. 'Our Jewish, national, and moral obligation.'

Tennessee:

Children's Holocaust Memorial closed due to Hamas war

Holocaust memorial created as part of school project where eighth graders gathered six million paper clips to symbolize the Jewish victims of Nazi Germany temporarily closed due to security concerns surrounding Gaza war.

Columbia University pres. calls for end of anti-Israel encampment

Columbia University President Nemat Shafik promises the university ‘will not tolerate intimidating, harassing, or discriminatory behavior.’

A critique of power

People take notice, for better or for worse, when someone dares to be different, and what we are going through today is simply 2024’s iteration of our daring to be different. Our strength is not determined by their might. Opinion

France:

Man arrested for kidnap and rape of Jewish woman

Nanterre police arrested a man on suspicion of kidnapping, rape and threatening to murder a Jewish woman in Paris suburb.

Minister for Social Equality:

'UN an antisemitic, extremist and dangerous institution'

Minister for Social Equality and Advancement of Status of Women, May Golan: 'UN has become an antisemitic, extremist and dangerous institution that regards Israel as an enemy state and the sick Nazis in Hamas as natural partners.’

'Revenge on Palestine'

Jewish woman kidnapped and raped in Paris suburb

Man arrested for kidnap and rape of Jewish woman in Gennevilliers, Paris, in an antisemitic attack.

Alec Baldwin accosted by pro-Palestinian protester

Online video goes viral, showing US actor paying in a New York cafe, while a protester demands that he say 'Free Palestine.'

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Biden's lukewarm comment on antisemitic protests on campuses

US President says he condemns antisemitic protests taking place on the Columbia University campus but also says he condemns “those who don't understand what's going on with the Palestinians."

DeSantis

'Cancel visas for Hamas supporters'

Florida governor Ron DeSantis today denounced the Biden administration for not doing enough to combat growing protests against Israel on college campuses.

South Africa:

Pres. Ramaphosa turned antisemitic at meeting on antisemitism

South Africa’s president rehearsed genocide charge against Israel in meeting with local Jewish leaders following 7/10 massacre.

White House:

'No place for antisemitism on any college campus'

Amid anti-Israel rallies at Columbia University, White House condemns antisemitism on college campuses.

New York Mayor:

'We will not be a city of lawlessness'

New York City Mayor Eric Adams denounces ongoing protests at Columbia University: Agitators seeking to seize the ongoing conflict in the Middle East to sow chaos and division in our city will not succeed.

'Reprehensible and dangerous'

Biden denounces antisemitism in Passover message

Biden releases statement ahead of Passover: My commitment to the safety of the Jewish people, the security of Israel, and its right to exist as an independent Jewish state is ironclad.

Fmr. Ambassador Oren:

'Sanctions on IDF unit will harm the US as well'

Dr. Michael Oren tells Arutz Sheva that on the one hand has to thank the US for the security partnership, but also must fight against the notion of sanctioning Netzach Yehuda.

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Jewish man threatened with arrest for crossing London road

A policeman in London was recorded warning a Jew wearing a yarmulke not to cross the road to the area of an anti-Israel protest, even threatening that if he did, he would be arrested.

Most antisemitic city in Europe

Israeli journalist recounts shocking trip to Eurovision host city

Elad Simchayoff, who recently returned from a fact-finding trip to Malmö, Sweden, spoke to Arutz Sheva about the antisemitism in the city and the steps being taken to protect the Israeli delegation from it.

FBI Director:

'Lone actors could target Passover gatherings in the US'

FBI Director Christopher Wray says the FBI opened three times more anti-Jewish hate crime investigations between October and January than in the four months before October 7.

House approves:

'From the River to the Sea' is antisemitic

US House of Representatives passes, by a majority of 377 to 44, a resolution condemning the chant “From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free” as antisemitic.

Man arrested for hate graffiti in Uman

Young man caught on camera spraying a swastika and antisemitic slogans on the side of a Jewish building.

Anti-Defamation League:

New Record in antisemitic incidents in the US

A massive spike was recorded after the events of October 7; the number of campus incidents tripled, threats to blow up Jewish institutions increased tenfold.

Staten Island Jews rally against growing antisemitism

The rally coincided with a student walkout, marking the second such event within two weeks at Wagner High School, aimed at supporting teachers, students, staff, and Jewish individuals facing discrimination on public school campuses.

ADL: Colleges and universities failing to fight antisemitism

Anti-Defamation League releases 'report card' on efforts to fight antisemitism on campus, says most schools still not doing the basics to protect Jewish students

Cornell student pleads guilty to threats to shoot Jewish students

Lawyer for student who posted threats to shoot, stab students in campus kosher dining hall says posts were misguided attempts to draw attention to Hamas atrocities.

South Africa politician vows to 'immediately' close Jewish school

Western Cape Land Party candidate Mehmet Vefa Dag says his first act as premier will be to close Cape Town United Herzlia Schools, blames divine wrath at support for Israel for storm damage.

DoE opens Title VI investigation against Princeton University

Princeton joins list of Ivy Leagues under Title VI antisemitism investigation, against the wishes of its Jewish leaders.

US lawmakers introduce bill to combat domestic antisemitism

ADL praises bipartisan Countering Antisemitism Act, introduced in wake of 337% rise in antisemitic incidents following October 7, as 'historic.'

Germany:

Outpouring of support after Molotov cocktail hurled at synagogue

Synagogue in Oldenburg, Germany, is targeted with Molotov cocktail; hundreds rally in solidarity with Jewish community.

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Good Evening Malmö: Antisemitism at Eurovision host city

Israeli Channel 12’s visit to the host city for the Eurovision reveals disturbing hatred, violent antisemitism, and one astonishing warning ahead of Europe’s biggest evening.