Antisemitism

Embattlement: How growing antisemitism will affect American Jews

Antisemitism in America is here to stay, and will probably increase The "golden Era of American Jewry ' is definitely over, not to return.

NYC

Anti-Israel protester says Hersh-Goldberg-Polin 'deserved' to die

Protestor at anti-Israel demonstration in New York City filmed dismissing the execution of US citizen Hersh Goldberg-Polin, claiming he should not have been in Israel and that Hamas did not kill him.

Florida:

Man sentenced to 10 years in prison over 2022 antisemitic attack

19-year-old sentenced to 10 years in prison after earlier pleading no contest to attacking four Jewish teenagers who were walking along a road during the holiday of Sukkot in 2022.

ChatGPT will joke about Jews, but not 'other religions'

A query entered to several leading chatbots, such as ChatGPT and Google Gemini, revealed a disturbing trend in what the AIs believed to be suitable material for a joke.

U. of Maryland allows SJP demonstration on October 7

University of Maryland permits Students for Justice in Palestine to hold large-scale demonstration on the first anniversary of the Hamas massacre.

Man charged after attacking two Jewish students in Pittsburgh

Man charged with felony aggravated assault after glass bottle attack on two Jewish students on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh.

America 2024: Is antisemitism “the point?”

Rather than side unreservedly with Israel after the brutally barbaric onslaught on it, the Democratic party & the Biden administration chose to take unprecedented measures against the elected government of a friendly nation. Opinion.

Temple U: Dozens hold anti-Israel protest at campus Hillel

Temple University investigating pro-Palestinian march at campus Hillel.

'Crushing' discrimination against Jews, Israelis at Columbia U

Columbia University antisemitism task force reports ‘crushing’ discrimination against Jewish and Israeli students.

Year two of the siege on Jewish students begins

The start of the semester means a renewed surge of delegitimization of Zionism and open antisemitism. Merely denouncing outrageous examples of hate won’t be enough. Op-ed.

Berlin Holocaust memorial vandalized with antisemitic graffiti

In Germany, a Holocaust memorial commemorating non-Jewish women who protested deportation of their Jewish relatives is vandalized with anti-Israel graffiti. 'Simply unacceptable.'

State Comptroller:

44% of hate crimes in New York State targeted Jews

Report by NY State Comptroller finds hate crimes in state rose 69% from 2018-2023, hate crimes against Jews rose 89%.

New program ensures Jewish students choose Jewish schools

After an upsurge in registration for Jewish schools around the world, in large part due to rising Antisemitism since October 7th, and just ahead of the new school year, the Yael Foundation has officially launched a new innovation leadership program for principals of Jewish schools globally.

MIT Pres. warns students over flyers linking to Mapping Project

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) President Sally Kornbluth published a letter to the student body warning antisemitism will not be tolerated after flyers linking to project mapping Jewish institutions distributed on first day of semester

France:

33-year-old facing terrorism charges over synagogue arson attack

33-year-old man facing terrorism charges for arson attack on synagogue in La Grande Motte. Prosecutors say the suspect claimed the attack was intended to defend Palestinian Arabs and influence Israeli policy.

'Hitler was right'

Elderly man spat on in New York City antisemitic attack

Man yelling antisemitic slurs pulls down mask of 65-year-old man and spits in his face in Upper East Side.

US government spends record sum to secure religious institutions

US government spends record $454 million to secure religious institutions amid rising antisemitism.

Georgia Republican: Jewish people control everything

On white nationalist’s show, Georgia state official Kandiss Taylor said Jewish people are ‘controlling everything.’

Lawsuit uncovers antisemitism in Santa Ana School District

The ADL, the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, AJC, and Covington & Burling to add supporting evidence in lawsuit against the Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) for violations of California’s open meetings laws.

NYU:

Using the word 'Zionist' doesn't promise it isn't hate speech

New York University issues new hate speech guidelines discouraging students from targeting ‘Zionists.’

Suspect in attack on French synagogue arrested

Police apprehend suspect believed to be behind attempted arson attack on the Beth Yaacov synagogue in La Grande-Motte in southern France.

Hatred of the Jews is hatred of the West

The people to whom God spoke at Sinai remain a nuisance to all those who want to sit in the executive chair of existence themselves. Opinion.

France: Terrorist blows up vehicle at entrance to synagogue

Terrorist wrapped in 'Palestinian' flag, wearing keffiyeh and armed with a gun, sets vehicles on fire near a synagogue in southern France.

Study:

Significant minority of college students hostile to Jews, Israel

One-third of non-Jewish college students are hostile to Jews or Israel, Brandeis U study finds.

4 Maryland schools vandalized with anti-Israel graffiti

4 public schools in heavily Jewish areas hit with anti-Israel graffiti on the same morning in Montgomery County, Maryland.

Masked man waves Nazi flag at DNC anti-Israel protest

Man filmed carrying Nazi flag during anti-Israel demonstration in Chicago outside the Democratic National Convention.

Former Rep. Lee Zeldin:

'Jews are not safe under Democrat rule'

Jewish former Republican Congressman Lee Zeldin warns Vice President Harris is pandering to far-left antisemites, making life increasingly unsafe for Jews in the US.

Bomb threats made against over 100 Jewish institutions in Canada

Jewish institutions across Canada, including synagogues, receive bomb threats. 'This is not just an attack on our safety — it’s an attack on the fabric of Canadian society.'

Oregon man charged following bomb threats against NY hospitals

Man charged with making antisemitic bomb threats against Jewish hospitals in New York could face up to 155 years in prison.

Doxing of Australian Jews shows blindness to antisemitism

The refusal to see antisemitism leads to the antisemitic tropes of Jewish power and Jewish perfidy whenever ordinary Jews so much as stick up for themselves. Op-ed.

Imam calls on Allah to 'destroy the Zionist Jews' at NY mosque

Islamic Center of Rockland County apologizes after video emerges of guest imam's sermon supporting Hamas and calling for death of Jews sparks controversy.

Pittsburgh: Anti-Israel referendum won't be brought for a vote

Pittsburgh Israel-boycott referendum is dead after DSA declines to defend it in court.

After making Nazi salute:

CEO of Australian television company apologizes

Patrick Delany, CEO of Australian Foxtel television company, issues apology after an image of him performing a Nazi salute during the 2010s emerges online.

10/7 massacre supporter:

Antisemitic Imam 'respected BBC interviewee'

BBC interviews Imam Haitham al-Haddad, considered an extremist and antisemitic, who even supported October 7th massacre.

Candace Owens:

'If you criticize Israel you have to be afraid they'll kill you'

Political commentator Candace Owens implies Jews were behind JFK assassination in new anti-semitic rant

NYT reporter leaked information on hundreds of Australian Jews

A list of personal details of 600 Australian Jews, along with 900 pages of content from a WhatsApp group, were leaked online, leading to threats and vandalism.

Pittsburgh: Anti-Israel groups push referendum to boycott Israel

Pittsburgh Jewish groups hope to quash a referendum that would force the city to boycott Israel.

New York:

Anti-Israel protesters cause thousands in damages at Harris rally

14 protesters arrested after becoming violent at restaurant where afterparty for a pro-Kamala Harris rally was held.

'Hitler was right'

Man verbally assaults Jewish family on Paris metro

Police in Paris searching for a man who verbally assaulted a Jewish family on the metro. The incident was filmed by a young woman who said she was complaining to police.

'Traumatizing'

JVP ridiculed for instruction not to pray in Hebrew on Tisha B'Av

Jewish Voice for Peace under fire after organization's Tisha B'Av guide found to contain instructions to pray in English or Arabic because Hebrew is 'traumatizing to Palestinians.'

French Olympic runner suspended for antisemitic posts

France suspends Olympic runner for anti-Israel posts, including one wishing the ‘most terrible and horrible degree of hell’ for Zionists.

Harris running mate denies relationship with antisemitic imam

Tim Walz says he has no personal relationship with imam who shared pro-Hitler video.

Antisemitic graffiti discovered on Maryland synagogue

Jewish Federation of Greater Washington reports that antisemitic graffiti was discovered on a “We Support Israel” sign at Congregation Beth El of Montgomery County in Bethesda.

Chuck Schumer announces new book on Antisemitism in America

'Antisemitism in America: A Warning,' a new book by the Senate Majority Leader, will release in February 2025, draw from Schumer's life experiences.

Judge against discrimination of Jewish students at UCLA

US federal judge attacks UCLA's policy to protect Jewish students and called it 'so unimaginable and so abhorrent.'

Have knife, will travel?

For the first time since the era of the Nazis, a rabbi has been arrested for performing circumcision in Ireland.

Edinburgh festival:

Comedian attacks Israeli couple, jeers them as they exit show

Comedian Reginald D. Hunter makes anti-Israel remarks, verbally attacks Israeli couple who purchased front-row seats; audience responds with open antisemitism.

Due to anti-Israel groups:

JNF Canada loses charitable status

Canada revokes charitable status from 2 Jewish nonprofits that work in Israel.

Man who stabbed haredi in Brooklyn charged with a hate crime

22-year-old who allegedly yelled "Free Palestine" before stabbing a Jewish man near Chabad headquarters is being charged with a hate crime.

Cornell student who threatened Jews sent to prison

Patrick Dai, a former Cornell University student who posted statements threatening violence against Jewish people on campus, sentenced to 21 months in prison.

Anschluss 2024

There is a chasm between the mindless misinformed fools who seek association with the dark forces of Islamists who sanctify death and the wholesome young adult IDF recruits. We are being threatened with false accusations because our son is in the IDF. Op-ed.

Ritchie Torres:

There is now a 4th anti-Israel D, Disinformation

New York Congressman says Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib's sharing of a photoshopped image of a fake poll showing Israelis supporting the rape of terrorist prisoners proves the need to expand Natan Sharasnky's famous 'Three Ds' antisemitism test.

Brooklyn:

Young haredi man stabbed near Chabad headquarters

Young haredi man stabbed in Crown Heights, within 100 feet of the Chabad Headquarters, in what is being probed as a hate crime.

Venezuela president blames 'Zionism' for 'coup d’état'

Venezuela’s Nicholas Maduro blames ‘international Zionism’ for protests after he is accused of stealing election.

EJA comments:

Removal of antisemitic article 'much too little, much too late'

European Jewish Association comments on Humo magazine's decision to remove author Herman Brusselmans' antisemitic article inciting to murder of Jews, promises lawsuit will continue 'until justice is properly and meaningfully served.'

Holocaust survivor:

'I can't believe the whole world participates in Jew-hatred'

Antisemitism and protests in the United States trigger PTSD in Holocaust survivors.

White House:

Cori Bush's comments on AIPAC 'inflammatory and divisive'

White House slams Cori Bush’s threat to AIPAC to ‘tear your kingdom down.’

Belgian author:

Gaza war makes me want to 'ram a sharp knife' into every Jew

A popular Belgian author wrote he wanted to ‘ram a sharp knife’ through every Jew he meets. He says it was satire.

Columbia University:

Deans who exchanged antisemitic texts resign

Columbia University officials say three deans who exchanged “very troubling” texts that “disturbingly touched on ancient antisemitic tropes” have resigned from the school.

Letting crickets loose

Antisemitic vandals target Brooklyn home of Columbia exec.

Apartment building of Columbia University official targeted in latest incident of antisemitic vandalism in Brooklyn. Door broken and insects let loose inside the lobby.