Antisemitism
News and updates about Antisemitism

Survey: 1 in 5 Europeans says secret Jewish cabal runs the world
Survey presented at anti-Semitism conference shows one-fifth of Europeans say Jews exploit Holocaust victimhood and run the world.

Spanish carnival features Nazi uniforms, trains with crematoria
Israeli Embassy in Madrid protests carnival procession in Campo de Criptana featuring anti-Semitic floats.

Montreal-area home has clause preventing sale to Jews
Home near Quebec's largest city contains a clause in its deed preventing sale to a Jewish person.

'Israel needs to close off haredi cities'
Hebrew University condemns professor who implied haredim spread coronavirus: 'Embarrassing and racist'

Dutch employees sing soccer song about Jews
Dutch train employees sing ‘wholly inappropriate’ song about Jews over loudspeaker system.

European Commission blasts anti-Semitic Belgian parade
European Commission says anti-Semitic floats at Aalst parade are "incompatible" with EU values.

Malaysia’s anti-Semitic prime minister Mahathir Mohamad resigns
Mohamad, who claimed he is "proud" to be an anti-Semite, resigns at 94.

US slams French failure to try killer of Jewish French woman
Special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism criticizes French judiciary for not trying Muslim man who murdered Sarah Halimi.

Aalst carnival 'reminder of Europe's darker moments'
'Anti-Semitic tropes at Aalst carnival contribute to anti-Semitism in Europe,' Conference of European Rabbis leader says.

Nebraska man arrested for vandalizing local synagogue
Man suspected of vandalizing synagoguge in January is arrested.

Website which blamed impeachment on Jews removed from YouTube
TruNews, the website that touted a ‘Jew coup’ against President Trump, permanently banned from YouTube.

Anti-Semitic Belgian carnival goes ahead
Parade in Aalst once again includes participants dressed in anti-Semitic costumes, with some dressed up as Nazi officers.

AJC calls on Belgium to stop anti-Semitic carnival in Aalst
AJC Transatlantic Institute calls to prohibit organizers of Aalst carnival from displaying anti-Semitic floats.

Putting Holocaust denial on trial with Prof. Deborah Lipstadt
Prof. Lipstadt declared a war against purporting to be Jewish lovers and in fact they were Jewish haters in the mask.

Foreign Minister calls on Belgium to ban anti-Semitic carnival
Mayor of Aalst says Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz's call to ban carnival which displayed anti-Semitic float is "disproportional".

Cleveland: 'I love Hitler' scrawled in park
Cleveland park vandalized with swastikas and graffiti saying ‘F*** the Jews.’

Germany to toughen laws on internet hate
Germany's Chancellor Merkel approves bill forcing social media to report hate speech, increasing sentences for anti-Semitic crimes.

New Jersey: Swastikas painted near Jewish business
Multiple swastikas painted near Jewish-owned business in Howell, New Jersey, report says.

NY fights anti-Semitism with ads featuring diverse Jews
4 ads featuring diverse range of Jewish New Yorkers to be published in multiple Orthodox Jewish publications, online.

German authorities step up fight against extremism
As German authorities take on far-right extremists, Jews and others ask, ‘What took so long?’

Ayatollah Khamenei says 'wealthy Zionists control America
Iranian supreme leader claims Jews control 'oppressive' America.

Record number of anti-Semitic incidents in the Netherlands
Anti-Semitic incidents increase 35% over 2018 in the Netherlands.

Anti-Semitism - on a Swedish reality show
In Sweden, where anti-Semitism has risen, ‘Big Brother’ catches contestants confessing Jew-hatred.

Europe has become dangerous: Does Israel need new friends?
Jay Shapiro thinks that the increasing alienation of Europe from Israel is problematic and dangerous.

Betrayed: Holocaust survivor warns the world
A survivor of Auschwitz and Buchenwald warns of the rise of anti-Semitism.

Anti-Semitic Fatah tweet removed
Strategic Affairs Minister: While Abbas talks about peace at the UN his party posts nauseating hatred of Jews.

Security guard pleads guilty in synagogue bombing plot
Las Vegas security guard with connections to white supremacists pleads guilty to illegal weapons possession in plot to bomb synagogue.

Why Jews have reason to fear in America
Opinion: Much of the rhetoric that is feeding the present day anti-Semitism is coming from the Left.

Elizabeth Warren will skip the AIPAC conference
Democratic candidate claims to be 'terrified' by AIPAC's activities, says 'no Democrat should legitimize that kind of bigotry.'

Montreal suburb adopts IHRA definition of anti-Semitism
City council of Westmount adopts working definition of anti-Semitism based on that of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance.

Anti-Semitic incidents in Britain rise for 4th straight year
Community Security Trust annual report finds that 1,805 cases of anti-Semitism were reported in Britain in 2019.

Facebook takes down page attacking Lakewood Jewish community
'Rise Up Ocean County' page was dedicated to opposing growth of Orthodox community of Lakewood, New Jersey.

Duke University resolves anti-Semitism discrimination complaint
After Jewish group files complaint over allegedly anti-Semitic conference, Duke University agrees to 'resolution' to complaint.

Anti-Semitic hate crimes in New York City fell in January
Anti-Semitic crimes remain majority of NYC hate crimes, but number drops.

German court rejects call to remove anti-Semitic church carving
Court rules church where Martin Luther nailed his 95 thesis does not have to remove 13th-century carving depicting Jews sucking on pig.

Ukrainian shop pulls costumes of hasidic Jews
Shop in Lviv, Ukraine, pulls costumes of hasidic Jews, apologizes for using offensive word. 'No intention to offend Jewish community.'

South Africa: Anti-Semitic incidents fall to 15-year low
South African Jewish Board of Deputies says there were only 36 recorded incidents of anti-Semitism in 2019.

Swedish-Jewish woman, 60, fights off 3 purse snatchers
Attackers succeed in stealing Star of David pendant, fail to steal purse from woman while spouting anti-Semitic abuse.

Paris metro passengers stop anti-Jewish harassment
Passengers on subway train stop 4 Arab men who were pursuing, harassing Jewish man.

New HBO series envisions rise of anti-Semitism in US in 1940
HBO series presents alternate history of America on eve of WWII, with populist presidential candidate pushing country towards anti-Semitism.

British school to change logo referencing blood libel
St. Hugh's School promises to change logo to remove reference to 'Little Saint Hugh' anti-Semitic blood libel.

Sweden: Bag with soap and Star of David left outside museum
Bag with Star of David and soap left outside Swedish Holocaust day display.

Muslim "Holocaust Remembrance" or negation?

Journalist ties Kobe Bryant’s death to conspiracy theory on Jews
Journalist from Argentinian state television links Kobe Bryant's death to conspiracy theory on Jews, blames 'Zionists' for NBA star's death.

Number of anti-Semitic Americans remains stable
ADL poll: Anti-Semitic violence is on the rise in America — but anti-Semitic attitudes are not.

Hate crime charges for Brooklyn woman who slapped Jewish women
Brooklyn woman who assaulted three Jewish women last month - before being quickly released from jail - now faces federal hate crime charges.

US AG blames anti-Semitism on 'militant progressivism'
US Attorney General William Barr meets with Jewish leaders, blames anti-Semitism on 'militant progressivism'.

'A sick joke, a slap at all Holocaust survivors'
Spanish State Prosecutor: Incitement to hatred against Nazis can be considered a hate crime.

Far-right Hungarian party elects candidate with Jewish roots
Hungary’s far-right Jobbik party has anti-Semitism baggage — and a new leader with Jewish roots.

France: Anti-Semitic acts increased by 27% last year
Anti-Semitic acts increased in France by 27% in 2019, says country’s interior minister.

'Stop anti-Semitism'
'The more they talk, the less action there is.' World Jewish Congress chief chastises world leaders for failing to confront anti-Semitism.

Hotovely: Dramatic rise in anti-Semitism in the West
For first time since becoming diaspora minister, Tzipi Hotovely attends cabinet meeting, where 2019 report on anti-Semitism to be presented.

US Jews unwittingly funding anti-Semitism on college campuses
Research finds Jews contributed billions of dollars to US colleges, including to schools at which Jewish students experience anti-Semitism.

Anti-Semitic attack sparks Italy protest
Hundreds protest in Mondovi, Italy, after vandals scrawl 'Jews Here' on door of concentration camp survivor.

Italy: Anti-Semitic writing found on Auschwitz survivor's door
Anti-Semitic writing scrawled on door of now-deceased Holocaust survivor in Italian town of Mondovi.

'Anti-Semitism is the sign of a decaying democracy'
'Anti-Semitic attacks in the US are acts of terrorism - time to start defining them that way,' says ADL chief Jonathan Greenblatt.

A courageous Catholic voice against antisemitism

Jewish cemetery in Bulgaria vandalized
Gravestones toppled, broken in 19th century Jewish cemetery in Shoumen.

Pope Francis condemns ‘barbaric resurgence’ of anti-Semitsm
Pope meets delegation from the Simon Wiesenthal Center ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
