Antisemitism

Jeremy Corbyn's brother compares COVID vaccine to Holocaust

Group of brother of former Labour leader distributing leaflets comparing COVID-19 vaccination program to Auschwitz atrocities.

Menorah at Dartmouth shot with pellets in latest Hanukkah attack

Public menorah at Dartmouth College shot with pellet gun, destroying seven of its nine lights in latest Hanukkah attack.

OU applauds passage of legislation to combat anti-Semitism

Legislation elevates State Dept. envoy in rank and provides that office with greater resources to combat anti-Semitism.

NY Jewish high school’s website defaced with neo-Nazi imagery

Homepage of the North Shore Hebrew Academy hacked to show video of Nazi march, song calling for death of Jews.

Lexington, KY Chabad facing string of anti-Semitic attacks

Attack committed outside Jewish student center on Hanukkah in latest in strong of anti-Semitic attacks.

What's missing from the EU Declaration on Fighting Antisemitism

The EU Declaration is like rearranging deckchairs on the Titanic, missing crucial issues concerning antisemitism. Here they are. Opinion.

Ukraine nationalist yells ‘Jews to the graves’, topples menorah

Radical Ukrainian ultranationalist shouts 'Jews to the graves' while toppling menorah in downtown Kyiv.

The link: Never again

A perspicacious 12-year-old ably expresses the connection he sees between pre-Holocaust Germany and today's growing antisemitism. Op-ed.

Man run over during anti-Semitic attack on KY menorah lighting

1 injured in attack on Chabad menorah lightning ceremony in Lexington, Kentucky.

4 passengers threaten to bomb Belgian train unless Jews get off

Passengers take control of intercom system on Belgian train, demanding 'cancer Jews' leave, threatening to blow up train if Jews remain.

France: Anti-Semitic stabber deemed unfit to stand trial

French court accepts insanity defense for man who stabbed his neighbor because he 'wanted to kill a Jew.'

Argentina: Rugby players outed over anti-Semitism reinstated

3 members of Argentina's national rugby team, including the captain, suspended for anti-Jewish tweets - only to be reinstated days later.

Will the EU really combat Antisemitism?

The EU has finally decided to fight antisemitism in 2021, but if it does not admit to the antisemitism in Europe's DNA, it will fail. Op-ed.

Roald Dahl's family apologizes for author's anti-Semitism

'Hitler didn't pick on the Jews for no reason.' Relatives of 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' author apologize for anti-Jewish comments.

'You and your prayer book can get off'

Orthodox Jewish woman says she was thrown off flight after staff claimed she prayed without mask. Woman denies claim, cites anti-Semitism.

English Premier League adopts IHRA anti-Semitism definition

Combat Anti-Semitism Movement: 'Premier League is sending an important message to fans worldwide that there is no place for anti-Semitism.'

'Freedom of faith for Jewish communities must be guaranteed'

President of Conference of European Rabbis responds to EU’s declaration to mainstream prevention and countering of anti-Semitism.

EU: Anti-Semitism 'incompatible' with values

WJC applauds Council of European Union declaration to universalize fight against anti-Semitism.

German neo-Nazi group 'Sturmbrigade 44' outlawed

Authorities raid offices of the 'Sturmbrigade 44', aka 'Wolfsbrigade 44', a neo-Nazi group, as German government bans the movement.

Hungarian culture czar retracts anti-Soros article

Government-appointed cultural commissioner says he will retract anti-George Soros article "independently of what I think".

Caroline Glick:

A new sort of antisemitism in the Democratic Party

Democrat US Jews have redefined Judaism as progressivism, antisemitism as anything that isn’t progressive. And Israel? Opinion.

Amazon investigating Alexa's anti-Semitic responses

Amazon launches inquiry after British MPs complain about Alexa's anti-Semitic responses to questions about Jews, Israel and the Holocaust.

'Slaughter all Jews!'- Rabbi assaulted at knifepoint in Vienna

Woman brandishing knife attacks rabbi in Austria, calling for murder of Jews.

6 weeks into Facebook ban, Holocaust denial still easy to find

Despite Facebook announcing ban on Holocaust denial, anti-Semitism and content questioning veracity of the Holocaust still easy to find.

Nearly 1,500 anti-Semitic Crimes Recorded in the EU in 2019

22% of hate crimes in Europe were against Jews despite Jews being less than 1% of the population.

Canada's former justice minister named anti-Semitism envoy

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau names Irwin Cotler as Canada's special envoy on preserving Holocaust remembrance and combating anti-Semitism.

22% of hate crimes in Europe were against Jews, report shows

Jews make up less than 1% of the population of Europe and yet are the victims of more than 1/5 of all hate crimes on the continent.

Ohio Jewish couple targeted in stone-throwing attack

Couple from Columbus say they were victims of anti-Semitic hate crime by their neighbor.

B’nai Brith Canada urges police action over incitement

B’nai Brith Canada reaches out to police following revelation of incitement by imam in the province of British Columbia.

Iranian man arrested for throwing block at German synagogue

Man arrested for throwing block through window of chief rabbi's office.

Rabbis accuse JVP of being a 'figleaf for anti-Semitism'

CJV rabbinic org. criticizes Jewish Voice for Peace for hosting panel on fighting anti-Semitism featuring speakers accused of anti-Semitism.

California Jewish students face anti-Semitic harassment online

Jewish students at San Francisco-area high school targeted for harassment by Holocaust deniers.

Dutch politician resigns following party’s anti-Semitism scandal

Leader of Dutch rightist party quits after members of party's youth movement accused of anti-Semitic behavior.

German far-right group to protest Zionism in front of synagogue

'Freedom for Palestine - Stop Zionism,' reads slogan for extreme rightist German protest in front of synagogue.

Malaysian hatemonger Mahathir curses French even more than Jews

The Malaysian PM called Jews 'hooked nose people' and is a Holocaust denier, but he also said Muslims can kill millions of French. Op-ed.

Suspected anti-Semitic incident: "I heard an explosion"

Male documented throwing block at synagogue, into office of chief rabbi in city of Essen.

The abuse of Truth and the abuse of Jews

Promoting lies against politicians helps prepare the way for lies against Jews. What do we know about the neuroscience of lying?  Op-ed.

Why Pittsburgh has become a hub for white supremacists

Since 2018 synagogue massacre, Pittsburgh has become a symbol for white supremacists.

US declares: Anti-Zionism is Anti-Semitism

Read the offical State Department declaration on "identifying organizations engaged in anti-Semitic BDS activities"

Swastikas on Jewish headstones, memorials in Germany

Spate of anti-Semitic crimes committed in Germany in recent days.

U. of Illinois pledges to fight anti-Semitism after fed. probe

Statement by University of Illinois pledging to fignt anti-Semitism leaves out mention of recently launched federal investigation of school.

UK Labour leader Starmer refuses to allow Corbyn back into party

Following Corbyn's "apology" for anti-Semitism under his watch, Labour Party readmitted Corbyn, but Starmer has effectively vetoed the move.

UK Labour leader: Another painful day for the Jewish community

British Labour leader Keir Starmer responds to reinstatement of his predecessor.

Did Jeremy Corbyn just apologize for anti-Semitism in Labour?

Posting on Facebook, former UK Labour leader says he "regrets the pain caused," insists "vast majority of Labour members are anti-racists."

Watch: What do people in the UK know about anti-Semitism?

Community Security Trust and Union of Jewish Students went out to the streets to find out what people know about anti-Semitism.

FBI: Anti-Semitic hate crimes in USA rose 14% in 2019

953 anti-Jewish hate crimes recorded in 2019, up from 835 in 2018. Jews are the target of 62% of all religion-based hate crimes.

Greek newspaper likens Pfizer CEO with Nazi doctor Josef Mengele

Newspaper whose publisher was convicted of anti-Semitism calls Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine 'poison.'

EU and Israel collaborate against online racism and antisemitism

European Union and Israel commit to strengthen collaboration in protecting Jewish communities, institutions and cultural heritage

NYPD anti-discrimination chief under fire for anti-Semitic posts

Chief of the New York Police Department's Equal Employment Opportunity Division accused of posting racist and anti-Semitic comments.

Rabbi Sacks to EU: Mutating Virus of Antisemitism

On September 2016, Rabbi Sacks delivered a keynote address to the EU and said that "The hate that begins with Jews never ends with Jews"

UK panel: Blaming 'Zionists' for London fire isn't anti-Semitic

Panel declines to suspend British pharmacist who denounced Israel at a rally, blamed Zionists for deadly Grenfell Tower fire.

Greek publisher convicted of hate speech against Jewish leader

Newspaper publisher convicted of defamation and hate speech over op ed calling Jewish community leader a thief.

The isolated American Jews

The Democrats abandoned US Jews, who are in denial, while in other Western countries, Jews turned right in response to antisemitism. Op-ed.

Video shows two men stealing pants from victim they call ‘Jew’

Vienna police not treating incident in which man was attacked, robbed by assailants calling him a Jew as a hate crime.

Online forums for anti-vaxxers are ‘hotbeds’ of anti-Semitism

'Jewish conspirators' blamed for creation of the coronavirus on many anti-vaxxer forums, British report finds.

Charges against anti-Semitic Toronto establishment

City of Toronto files charges against local establishment that used anti-Semitic smears and supported terrorists on social media.

Largest NGO of imams adopts IHRA definition of anti-Semitism

Global Imams Council adopts International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's working definition of anti-Semitism.

'Man who vandalized Dutch kosher store had terrorist motives'

NTA firm determines that Syrian asylum seeker had 'terrorist motives' when he attacked kosher restaurant twice.

BLM rioters turn on Jewish supporters: 'Not your place'

Jewish supporters of BLM participating in Philadelphia protest assaulted, told to 'go home'.

Jeremy Corbyn suspended from Labour Party

Former Labour party leader suspended after belittling report on party's response to anti-Semitism under his leadhership.