Antisemitism

Italy:

Liliana Segre reelected as president of anti-hate commission

Senator for Life to again lead commission examining ways to combat antisemitism, racism and incitement to hatred.

Brussels apartment building defaced with Nazi symbols

Latest anti-Jewish incident leads Belgian Jewish community org to wonder why government has not come up with plan to combat antisemitism.

South Florida high school vandalized with swastikas

High school bathroom covered in swastikas less than two weeks after bill increasing penalties for antisemitic harassment signed into law.

Virginia officially adopts IHRA antisemitism definition

Definition of antisemitism will be used as a tool by state's public service to combat and prevent antisemitic hate crimes.

Lithuanian MP’s anti-Israel post slammed as antisemitic

Vilnius prosecutor's office investigating lawmaker for antisemitism and the spread of hate speech.

Newfoundland and Labrador adopt IHRA antisemitism definition

Jewish communities Friends of Simon Wiesenthal, and CIJA applaud adoption of framework to identify, understand, and combat antisemitism.

Inquiry hears Australia has failed to act on Nazi symbols

Parliamentary committee told by community leaders that country is decades behind other nations in legislating ban on Nazi symbols.

Antisemitic symbols found in Pennsylvania university classroom

Susquehanna University condemns antisemitism after two swastikas found drawn on classroom whiteboard.

Arrests made in two London antisemitic verbal abuse incidents

Individuals who targeted Jews in Stamford Hill with vile antisemitic abuse in police custody.

Op-ed:

Antisemitism is a religion

To convert, all one needs is exposure to the virulent indoctrination on the web for a few months. Op-ed.

US:

Rising antisemitism fuels demand for Jewish summer camps

Camp Kimama sees surge in enrollment as parents prioritize Jewish identity and community building in response to rising antisemitism.

Queens teen indicted for brutal attack on Jewish man in park

Teen gang attack leaves Jewish man with severe injuries to his ribs, eye, face, head, back and body.

NYC hate crime:

Antisemite throws rock at Queens Jewish man on Shabbat

NYPD probing brazen morning assault on Jewish man near Queens synagogue.

Connecticut middle school baseball team accused of antisemitism

Team's players allegedly engaged in antisemitic and racist behavior, including sharing offensive images.

Dutch police arrest 154 soccer fans for antisemitic chanting

Large group of fans on train arrested after ignoring repeated warnings to stop singing antisemitic chants.

Israel to recognize victims of antisemitism abroad

Israeli government approves plan drafted by World Zionist Organization to commemorate Diaspora Jews murdered in antisemitic attacks.

ADL survey:

Americans exposed to anti-Jewish rhetoric from popular culture

Study finds that anti-Jewish comments influencing Americans frequently coming from popular culture and politicians.

Cleveland:

Catholic school probing antisemitic remarks by lacrosse player

Investigation opened after player on Catholic team allegedly makes antisemitic comments to players on opposing team.

Miami area police cruiser vandalized with antisemitic slur

Vandal smashes window and writes pro-Nazi message on police car parked outside Chabad house as a security deterrent.

Challenges facing Europe's rabbis: preserving Jewish identity

An integral part of the discussion at the Conference of European Rabbis concerns dealing with the daily rise in anti-Semitism.

Should Hemingway be re-edited for antisemitism?

The senstivity editors will be digging into works that are too pro-Israel next. Literature is a product of its time. Leave it alone.Op-ed.

Illinois man arrested for violent threats against synagogue

Suspect charged with hate crime after investigation into series of threats made against Jewish institutions over period of several months.

‘Parade’ star Ben Platt dons Star of David necklace for Met Gala

Ben Platt, the Broadway star headlining musical about an antisemitic episode in US history, wears Star of David necklace for Met Gala.

Detroit area synagogue defaced with swastika

After latest incident, Jewish leaders and politicians decry recent spree of antisemitic vandalism in Detroit.

Antisemitic attack in Florida:

Man arrested for pulling off Jewish man’s kippah, punching him

Elderly Jewish man attacked in Boca Raton Walmart by antisemite who spits on his kippah and punches him twice.

Free speech vs. hate speech in a time of rising antisemitism

Amid wave of antisemitism, Florida bill would strengthen laws against distribution of bigoted written materials.

Left-wing NYC Council members vote against End Jew Hatred Day

Group of hard left Brooklyn Democrats refuse to support adopting May 29 as day marking fight against antisemitism.

Montreal teen featured in video burning Israeli flags arrested

16-year-old suspect who tore down Israeli flags outside school and set them on fire facing multiple charges.

Jewish reporter suing NYC bar for refusing service over Zionism

Conservative reporter allegedly humiliated on date and kicked out of Brooklyn bar over Zionist views by angry bartender.

Following uproar:

British newspaper apologizes for antisemitic cartoon

The Guardian apologizes after publishing offensive caricature of outgoing Jewish BBC boss.

Antisemitic flyers left on cars in Bay Area city

Hate pamphlets found in Saratoga contain antisemitic rant about Jewish culture.

North Carolina college vandalized with antisemitic symbols

Jewish students condemn response from Davidson College, accusing school of not addressing long history of discrimination.

Philadelphia area town again targeted with antisemitic graffiti

Weeks after a teen was arrested for antisemitic graffiti spree, more anti-Jewish graffiti found in suburban town.

Man burns Israeli flags outside Jewish day school in Montreal

Vandals film themselves ripping out Israeli flags and burning them on Israel's 75th birthday.

UC Santa Barbara student senate calls to observe EndJewHatredDay

Resolution to address antisemitism comes after multiple troubling anti-Jewish incidents occurred on campus in January.

Boston area targeted with 'distressing' swastika graffiti

Boston mayor vows to get to bottom of antisemitic graffiti spree in his city.

Two men who beat Jewish man in NY plead guilty

Two of Joey Borgen’s attackers plead guilty on hate crime charges for 2021 beating.

UN Rapporteur:

'I will look into whether Israel is committing genocide'

Francesca Albanese participates in anti-Israel panel on Jewish State's 75th Independence Day, calls to 'move away from negotiated solution.'

Florida: Man who attacked Chabad center in March is arrested

Florida man arrested for attacking Chabad center in Cape Coral in March.

Arnold Schwarzenegger:

'My father was sucked into a hate system'

The actor and former governor spoke about antisemitism, his Nazi father, and why hate doesn't work.

Chabad in Barcelona hit with anti-Israel graffiti

The incident comes nine days after the Great Synagogue of Barcelona was painted with graffiti.

AfD MP resigns after discovery of antisemitic social media posts

Anti-Jewish Telegram posts being investigated by German state security.

Florida Legislature passes antisemitism bill

Measure to curb activity by neo-Nazi groups in the state moves on to Governor Ron DeSantis to be signed into law.

Italian Jewish leader:

Antisemitism is reemerging in Italy decades after end of fascism

On day commemorating liberation from fascism, Noemi Di Segni warns that nostalgia for WWII period must be condemned by government.

Belgian city of Liège passes motion to boycott Israel

City council denounced for approving motion by far-left party to boycott Israel and all 'institutions that are complicit.'

UK media regulator fines Muslim channel for antisemitic content

Manchester Shia Muslim TV network's current affairs show aired content that included 'derogatory and abusive treatment of Jewish people.'

Threatening message left inside UK StandWithUs office

London office of Jewish advocacy organization broken into by vandals who place burning memorial candle next to campaign shirt.

Poland:

Man arrested for antisemitic projection on Anne Frank House

Suspect in custody after fleeing to Poland following antisemitic incident at Anne Frank House in Amsterdam.

Austrian parliament pres. pledges creation of Holocaust museum

Wolfgang Sobotka announces support for creation of Vienna museum on sight of former Gestapo headquarters.

Arsenal launches Jewish group to combat antisemitism in soccer

Initiative introduced by UK club after fans banned for hateful anti-Jewish behavior.

Report By Polish-Jewish Group:

Number of antisemitic incidents quadrupled in 2022

Polish-Jewish group releases antisemitism report that shows steep increase in incidents compared to EU tally

Massachusetts:

Woman arrested over swastikas at Jewish woman’s home

Boston-area woman arrested for leaving paper swastikas outside home of Jewish lawyer representing her child’s father in custody battle.

Brooklyn hate crime:

Antisemitic biker attacks Jewish man in front of young child

Vicious Flatbush beating of Jewish man by angry motorcyclist being investigated as hate crime by NYPD.

Montreal police arrest teen suspect in attacks on Hasidic Jews

18-year-old accused of viciously assaulting two Jews in the span of an hour being investigated by hate crimes unit.

The State of Israel must be prepared for Aliyah

Israel must initiate a NATIONAL ALIYAH PROJECT preparing for the masses who will flock to Zion to escape the new wave of Jew hatred. Op-ed.

AJC, Doug Emhoff talk antisemitism with entertainment executives

Meeting encourages entertainment figures to join fight to combat rise in antisemitism in the US.

Two Brooklyn Jews attacked with pepper spray by antisemite

Op-ed:

Lawsuits are key to fighting Antisemitism

The push to get antisemitism/anti-Zionism under the concepts of national origin or ethnicity, both protected classes, is crucial. Op-ed..

Montreal police probing violent assaults against Hasidic Jews

Hate crimes unit asking for help identifying teen who attacked two Jews on the same night, throwing them to the ground.

FBI probing swastika carved into back of autistic Jewish teen

17-year-old non-verbal boy who uses service dog was victim of antisemitic assault at his Las Vegas school.