Antisemitism

Detroit:

Staff at kosher restaurant walk out to protest 'Zionist' owner

A Jewish bagel shop in Detroit closes after staff walk out on new ‘Zionist’ owner.

Britain:

Record number of antisemitic incidents in the first half of 2024

New figures from Community Security Trust show that Britain saw almost 2,000 antisemitic incidents in the first half of 2024, more than half of which were related to Israel, Gaza, Hamas or the current conflict in the region.

Cori Bush in defeat:

'All they did was radicalize me, AIPAC, I'm coming for you'

Squad member defiant after losing her primary race, says her "strings" have been cut and her opponents should be "afraid."

Israeli Amb. to UN

'Fire Francesca Albanese for her antisemitism'

Israel’s Ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan, sent a stern letter to UN Under-Secretary-General in charge of combating anti-Semitism, Miguel Moratinos, demanding the condemnation and dismissal of Francesca Albanese, UN Rapporteur on the “Occupied Palestinian Territories,” due to her history of grossly antisemitic statements.

NYC: Antisemitism three times higher than last year

NYPD reports 30 antisemitic incidents in July, 3 times higher than last year.

Trump on Kanye West:

'He's complicated but he has a good heart'

Former US President comments in online interview about rapper Kanye West, who has come under fire in the past for antisemitic remarks.

Nassau County bans masks at protests

Republican legislators pass "Mask Transparency Act," which criminalizes wearing a mask in public in light of the prevalence of masks at antisemitic protests.

'Harvard failed its Jewish students,' judge says

Harvard University's attempt to dismiss lawsuit by Jewish students who accused the Ivy League school of letting its campus become a bastion of rampant antisemitism fails.

Diaspora teachers deal with pedagogy while fighting antisemitism

Fifteen teachers from Jewish schools around the world came to Israel in July for an intensive 2.5-week study program and shared their common experiences of antisemitism in their communities.

Syddey, Australia:

Anti-Israel activists protest killing of Hamas, Hezbollah leaders

Activists hold pictures of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in march protesting the assassinations of Haniyeh and Hezbollah leader Fuad Shukr in Sydney, Australia.

Class action:

Reps Bowman, Omar, Ocasio-Cortez sued over Columbia protests

5 Columbia students file lawsuit against groups involved in the antisemitic encampments and protests on campus, including 3 'Squad' members accused of 'inciting and encouraging' the antisemitism.

'Hamas truck' menaces Jewish residents of Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Pickup truck adorned with blood paint, image of bloody hands, PLO flag, and picture of Yasser Arafat often seen outside local Chabad center in what has been called an intimidation tactic against Jewish residents.

A holistic aproach to fighting antisemitism

The battlefield of our time largely exists on social media. Opinion.

Call on BBC:

'Investigate the antisemitism at the network'

More than 200 people from Britain's TV and film industry call for an urgent investigation into allegations of antisemitism at the BBC.

Brooklyn:

Woman arrested for antisemitic vandalism at museum staff's homes

28-year-old woman who took part in antisemitic graffiti at the homes of Jewish officials from the Brooklyn Museum on Shavuot arrested.

Congress should investigate the Washington Post and the NY Times

The inexplicably respected publications are actively promoting antisemitism. Opinion.

Times Square:

Anti-Israel protesters wave portrait of Ismail Haniyeh

Protesters wave Hamas flags while burning an American flag, mourn killing of Hamas's leader while calling to 'globalize the Intifada' during New York demonstration.

Switzerland:

Restaurant manager fined for refusing to serve Jews

Restaurant manager in the Swiss ski resort of Davos fined for refusing to rent winter sports equipment to Jews. The discrimination was first revealed in February.

Pain

Sharp, dull, throbbing, burning, Op-ed.

FBI Deputy Director:

'Trump shooter posted violent antisemitic content online'

FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate tells senators that Thomas Crooks, who attempted to assassinate former President, posted violent antisemitic and anti-immigration content online as a teenager.

Pittsburgh:

Pittsburgh: Antisemitic graffiti scrawled at two Jewish locations

Red triangle, symbol associated with Hamas, is painted on Pittsburgh synagogue building.

Hate crime suspected:

Hollywood synagogue vandalized for the second time in weeks

Security camera footage shows two men wearing hoodies stopping in front of the Kahal Ahavas Yisroel Synagogue, with one of them smashing the front windows with an unidentified object.

Watch: Anti-Israel protesters at Olympics chant 'Heil Hitler'

During soccer match between Israel and Paraguay at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, anti-Israel protesters make Nazi and antisemitic gestures, unveil 'genocide Olympics' banner.

Norwegian street artist defends mural of Anne Frank in a keffiyeh

Norwegian street artist Töddel, who depicted Anne Frank in mural, claims she would have supported demand for Israel to end fighting in Gaza.

New Jersey: Man who attacked five Jews sentenced to prison

NJ man sentenced to 40 years in prison for 2022 spree of violent antisemitic attacks targeting Orthodox community.

Ritchie Torres:

'Free Palestine movement seeks Final Solution, not freedom'

Rep. Torres reacts to photograph of anti-Israel protester in Washington with sign calling for a 'Final Solution' against 'Zionists,' following violent anti-Israel riot during Netanyahu's address to Congress.

Mural of Anne Frank wearing keffiyeh displayed in Norway

Street artist depicts Jewish girl murdered during the Holocaust to Gazans in piece accusing Israel of genocide.

Jewish Trump supporters praise Candace Owens removal from rally

Trump fundraiser drops Candace Owens after backlash over her embrace of antisemitism.

The most problematic question

Is anti-Zionism antisemitism? Opinion.

Complaint:

'Virulent wave of antisemitism' in Philadelphia schools

Anti-Defamation League files Title VI complaint against School District of Philadelphia, charging severe climate of antisemitic bullying and harassment.

Secret Service investigating

Anti-Israel activists unleash maggots in Netanyahu's hotel

Secret Service investigating after Palestinian Youth Movement lets loose maggots and crickets at the Watergate Hotel where the Israeli delegation is staying, pulls fire alarms so the Israelis will 'have no peace.'

Watch:

Comedian finds unanimous support for Hamas, Jew-hate, in Ramallah

Zach Sage visits what he calls the 'Wild West Bank' to talk to locals about their thoughts on peace with Israel, finds no criticism of Hamas or openness to peace.

Indiana:

Self-identified Nazi sent to prison for threats to Jews

An Indiana man who identified himself as a Nazi will serve time in federal prison after pleading guilty to calling ADL offices and leaving voicemails where he threatened to assault and kill Jewish people.

Can we stop antisemitism in schools and on social media?

Maybe this is a problem that can be solved with books. Op-ed.

Survey: European Jews fear antisemitism, but don't want to leave

Jewish leaders in Europe want to stay there despite pessimism about antisemitism, survey finds.

Illinois:

Two men charged after defacing Israeli flag at a grocery store

Two men charged after allegedly walking into a grocery store in Bloomingdale, Illinois, and spray-painting "FREE GAZA" on an Israeli flag.

Inducing antisemitic evil in the soul

The misuse of language induces antisemitism, to paraphrase Socrates. Opinion.

WATCH:

Jewish Harvard graduate speaks at Republican National Convention

Jewish Harvard graduate, Shabbos Kestenbaum, 'We are living in a culture that is anti-Western, anti-American and antisemitic. The far left-wing tide of antisemitism is rising. But tonight we fight back.'

FM Katz welcomes the move

US, 35 countries adopt Guidelines for Countering Antisemitism

US Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, Deborah Lipstadt, announces new legally non-binding guidelines which include policies to monitor and combat antisemitism.

Dressed as Santa Claus:

Neo-Nazi plotted to give poisoned candy to Jewish children in NYC

Alleged leader of hate group who called for school shootings and suicide bombings charged with plotting to have man dressed as Santa Claus give poisoned candy to Jewish children in Brooklyn.

Report:

SJP chapter claimed Trump assassination attempt was staged

Students for Justice in Palestine chapter at University of California San Diego claims the shooting of former President Trump on Saturday was staged to distract from alleged 'massacre' in Khan Yunis.

Another synagogue targeted:

Violence at anti-Israel protest outside Queens synagogue

3 weeks after the violent riot outside a Los Angeles synagogue, anti-Israel protesters targeted a synagogue in Kew Garden Hills where an Israeli real estate seminar was being held.

MLK speechwriter says he 'understands' Jewish anger after 10/7

Clarence Jones, a close associate of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr., recalls the Jews who joined the civil rights movement, addresses modern antisemitism in newly released docuseries.

Suspected antisemitism:

Jews failed in matriculation exams in France

Students at the prestigious Yavne high school in Paris received particularly low grades in the French matriculation exam, leading to claims of antisemitism.

Survey:

Over 1/3 of Jewish New Yorkers say city not safe for Jews

44% of Jews and 67% of Orthodox Jews say they personally feel unsafe amid rise in antisemitic incidents and hate crimes, new poll finds. 'Five-alarm fire.'

Poll:

96% of Jews in 13 EU countries experience antisemitism daily

Fundamental Rights Agency survey finds that most respondents feel less safe, especially in France; warns that Jews ‘more frightened than ever’ since Oct. 7.

Candace Owens claims:

'Hitler wasn't so evil, Mengele experiments bizarre propaganda'

Former Daily Wire employee engages in more antisemitic conspiracy theories, claims the allies were worse than Nazis and the Holocaust was 'ethnic cleansing' rather than genocide.

PM to Chabad Emissaries:

'Don't bend, don't cower, don't surrender to antisemitic lies'

Netanyahu meets Chabad emissaries from Israel and around the world to mark 30 years since the passing of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.

In abbreviated platform:

Rabbis thank RNC for including fight against antisemitism

The Coalition for Jewish Values, representing thousands of Orthodox rabbis, thank RNC for including its suggestion in abbreviated platform.

Chabad synagogue in Oakland vandalized twice in two weeks

Oakland police investigating two different incidents in which giant rocks were thrown at the window of the Chabad Center in the city.

Amsterdam:

Statue of Anne Frank vandalized with the word 'Gaza'

Antisemitic vandal paints the word “Gaza” on a statue of Anne Frank, located near her first home in Amsterdam.

London gallery cancels anti-Putin exhibition over Gaza war

Metamorphika studio cancels exhibition on plight of political prisoners in Russia because 1 of the creators, who is Israeli, expressed sorrow after the October 7 massacre. Studio says it will not support artists who do not condemn Israel for Gaza war.

Meta to classify use of 'Zionist' in place of Jew as hate speech

Facebook parent company announces new policy to crack down on antisemitism masquerading as anti-Zionism on social media platform, drawing praise from Jewish organizations, antisemitism watchdogs.

5th-grade graduation attack:

Jewish woman's family sues NYC for $100 million after assault

Family who were beaten by Muslim family shouting 'free Palestine at Brooklyn elementary school graduation accuses school of allowing antisemitic incitement, leading to attack.

Study:

66% of Israelis abroad experienced PTSD symptoms after Oct. 7th

New study from University of Haifa researchers shows that 91% of Israelis living abroad were exposed to anti-Israel and antisemitic sentiment in the first two months of the war.

DoE:

Brown University took 'little or no action' against antisemitism

Dept. of Education chides Brown University for taking ‘no or little action’ in response to complaints of antisemitism.

Netherlands:

Christians for Israel building vandalized

On 7 July, the Israel Centre in Nijkerk was smeared with the red paint that has become common in several instances of anti-Israel grafitti.

Kamala Harris:

Anti-Israel protesters 'show exactly what emotion should be'

US Vice President gives interview in which she praises the anti-Israel protesters that have created an antisemitic climate in America.

3 Columbia officials who mocked antisemitism panel removed

The 3 former administrators who sent text messages to each other mocking a panel detailing Jewish experiences on campus have been permanently removed from their positions, but remain in Columbia's employ.

Canada:

Jewish lawmaker tapped as government's antisemitism advisor

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau names Anthony Housefather, who just last week was targeted by an antisemitic poster, to the role of Special Advisor on Jewish Community Relations and Antisemitism.