Antisemitism

Turning my back on my ugly, anti-Semitic teenage tweets

I am truly sorry for the pain my words have caused. I have wanted to publicly apologize for, and disavow my past posts for years. Opinion.

Watch: Man demands Jews say 'Free Palestine'

Arab man picks out religious Jews shopping at kosher supermarket in Detroit, Michigan, demanding they say 'Free Palestine.'

Miracle in Marseille

Man armed with knife attempts to enter Jewish school, kosher supermarket, in Marseille, France.

IPT Video: Marc Lamont Hill's duplicitous new book

Hill tries to camouflage his anti-Semitism by a campaign of lying and denial, including masking it in the form of a new policy book. Op-ed.

'US enthusiastically supports IHRA anti-Semitism definition'

US Secretary of State Tony Blinken says US will continue to oppose efforts to delegitimize and isolate Israel.

Michigan university fires professor for anti-Semitic posts

Physics professor fired after blasting 'Jewish mafia', calling COVID pandemic a 'Jewish revolution', and using racist language online.

Democratic Congressman endorses IHRA definition of anti-Semitism

Rep. Ted Deutch warns: We can only effectively fight anti-Semitism if we are willing to call it out wherever it appears.

Mike Pompeo predicts expanded Abraham Accords

Pompeo handed inaugural Global Leadership Award at Combat Anti-Semitism Movement’s Annual Summit.

New anti-Semitic slurs used to evade social media algorithms

Secret language used to evade detection by algorithms poses challenge to law enforcement and social media platforms, new study reveals.

Man who plotted to bomb Colorado synagogue sent to prison

28-year-old given 235-month sentence for plotting to bomb a Colorado synagogue last year.

Remembering Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld: Pitting truth against myth

Anyone who encountered Gerstenfeld knew that he was never the sort of person to make concessions to the political dogma of any stripe.Op-ed.

Game show host apologizes for anti-Semitic rantings

Bulgarian game show host quotes anti-Semitic rantings by chess champion Bobby Fischer, then apologizes.

Scholars support lecturer who made anti-Semitic statements

Nearly 200 US and UK scholars back British lecturer who called Jewish students ‘pawns’ of Israel.

Massachusetts: Board member who called Jews 'kikes' resigns

Bob Hoey, Massachusetts school board member announces resignation 2 days after using anti-Semitic slur on TV.

'Jewish ideas poison people'

‘Jewish ideas poison people,’ State Department official writes on Christian nationalist blog.

Attacker of Jew in Hamburg sent to psychiatric hospital

German court orders man who attacked a Jewish student in Hamburg this past October to be sent to a psychiatric hospital.

Professor at Canadian university laments 'Israeli influence'

B’nai Brith Canada calls on Carleton University to speak out against professor who alleged Jewish money was corrupting the institution.

We recogniize Haman, but where are Mordechai and Esther?

Today’s Persia declares its intention to annihilate Israel and works to achieve that infernal aim. And there’s Western media and academia …

Thoughts on Purim: How should we respond to Antisemitism today?

We can’t change who we are, so even if we change what we do, it won’t stop antisemitism. So how do we respond to racism?

Massachusetts: School board member uses anti-Semitic slur on TV

School board member calls ex-district chief a 'kike' on live TV.

Kentucky to adopt IHRA definition of anti-Semitism

The measure to adopt the definition was included in a state resolution to condemning anti-Semitism approved this week.

Anti-Semitic 'Nurses' episode pulled from Global TV website

Global TV apologizes for 'Nurses' episode which featured inaccurate and offensive depiction of Hasidic Jews and Jewish law.

Vast majority of French Jews view anti-Zionism as anti-Semitic

Poll finds that most French Jews believe attacks on Israel intrinsically connected with anti-Semitic beliefs.

NBC pulls episode of show which smeared religious Jews

NBC pulls from digital platforms episode of Nurses which portrays Hasidic Jews in negative manner.

'Goyim leg from Arab woman' - NBC show smears religious Jews

YouTuber 'Jew in the City' comments on NBC's 'Nurses' virulently anti-Semitic portrayal of religious Jews.

Holocaust memorial vandalized - a sign of Armenian antisemitism

Israel's official acknowledgment of Armenian antisemitism underscored a trend there that often flies under the radar. Op-ed.

Canadian political party leader arrested for anti-Semitism

Leader of the Canadian National Party arrested for threatening to 'remove Jews from our country', calling Jews 'parasites', 'swindlers'.

CPAC cancels speaker who said Judaism is a ‘complete lie’

Conservative political conference featuring Trump cancels speaker who called Judaism 'a complete lie' and accused Israelis of pedophilia.

German President: Jewish life threatened by anti-Semitism

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier says it is necessary to counter the anti-Semitism that is threatening Jewish life.

NC Lt. Gov. refuses to apologize for anti-Semitic remarks

North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has made remarks about Jewish financial control.

Saturday Night Live under fire for anti-Israel joke

Jewish groups demand popular comedy show apologize for joke suggesting Israel is vaccinating only its Jewish citizens against COVID-19.

Watch: Germans march in memory of victims of right-wing attack

Thousands took to the streets of Berlin to mark last year's double shooting which left 9 dead and targeted a local synagogue.

Hate mail: 'This time, it's the Muslims who will deal with you'

Hate mail to French-Jewish lawmaker tells her to ‘prepare for the camps.’

Jew suffers life-threatening injuries, attacker won't go to jail

Assailant who beat up kippah-wearing Jewish man in front of German synagogue will not go to jail.

FBI arrests rioter who said Jews and Israel control governments

Capitol rioter who honors mass shooter and made anti-Semitic statements is arrested by FBI.

Leaders remain silent as the church recycles its oldest hatred

S. African Rev. Frank Chikane of the WCC’s Commission of the Churches on International Affairs, suggested Israeli Jews were demonic. Op-ed.

France: Jewish police officer's locker defaced with swastikas

Jewish policeman finds swastikas and anti-Semitic rhetoric on his locker in Paris-area precinct.

Portuguese leader rips 'the Jews' for buying up COVID vaccine

Sousa e Castro calls Israel's mass vaccination program a 'historical revenge,' brags of shaking hands with Arafat. It upsets Zio-Nazis'.

Professional athletes to address anti-Semitism at activist event

Zach Banner, Alysha Clark and Josh Bell among athletes billed for upcoming panel discussion on efforts to combat anti-Semitism.

Holocaust survivor and her rabbi son punched on London bus

Woman says, 'I hate you Jews, you took our money,' before attacking Holocaust survivor and elderly son.

Argentina: Jewish leader receives anti-Semitic letter

Argentine Jewish leader gets police protection following anti-Semitic threats.

"Jewish student voices will not be silenced"

UCL Jewish Society and UJS attack decision of UCL Academic Board to replace the IHRA definition of antisemitism.

Germany: Anti-Semitic hate crimes hit upward trend in 2020

New report finds authorities logged at least 2,275 crimes with an anti-Semitic background until the end of January 2021.

German Flyers: 'Corona problem or Jewish problem?'

Flyers on tram in Cologne, Germany blame Jews for the COVID-19 pandemic.

Number of anti-Semitic incidents in Britain still high

The number of anti-Semitic incidents recorded in Britain has fallen from record levels but still remains high.

Marc Lamont Hill calls for 'dismantling of the Zionist project'

Black Lives Matter activist and former CNN commentator Marc Lamont Hill endorses BDS movement, calls Israel a 'settler colonial project'.

Shock-rock star Marilyn Manson accused of anti-Semitic abuse

'At least you aren't blood Jewish.' Marilyn Manson's former fiance accuses him of anti-Semitism.

Stop Ajax from keeping a street named for Nazi Navy Captain

In Germany no streets are named for Hans Langsdorff. In Ajax, Ontario, removing his name became a Palestinian and BLM issue. Op-ed..

Paris City Council adopts IHRA definition of anti-Semitism

Paris becomes first capital city outside Israel to adopt official IHRA definition of anti-Semitism.

Can Blacks and Jews Come Together to Fight Racism?

A new initiative called the Black-Jewish Entertainment Alliance lead fight both racism and anti-Semitism.

Biden praised for backing IHRA anti-Semitism definition

Conference of Presidents commends Biden Administration for confirming it embraces IHRA Working Definition of anti-Semitism.

Facebook draws left-wing ire over policing of term 'Zionists'

Leaked email by Facebook employee hinting company could ban some derogatory use of term' Zionists' has left-wing groups up in arms.

Lithuanian lawmaker quits committee after anti-Semitic comments

Lithuanian lawmaker who suggested Jews share the blame for the Holocaust resigns as chair of the parliament’s historical memory commission.

Alaska: Investigation into '3REICH' license plate

Alaskan officials investigate personalized neo-Nazi license plates, say plates have already been recalled.

'No shortage of Holocaust perpetrators among Jews'

In Holocaust memorial day speech, Lithuanian lawmaker Valdas Rakutis says Jews and communists share blame.

Montreal borough adopts IHRA definition of anti-Semitism

Borough of Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce makes IHRA definition the official guideline for determining what constitutes anti-Semitism.

Antwerp mayor to haredim: You're triggering anti-Semitism

'If you want to spark wave of anti-Semitism, this is the way to go.' Mayor of Antwerp blasts violations of COVID rules in haredi areas.

Argentina: Orthodox Jewish family beaten during vacation

Vacation turns into a nightmare for Orthodox Jewish family physically assaulted by car full of people shouting 'Death to the Jews'.

Fools and Prophets

When antisemites speak, our tendency is to see them as fools. But maybe there is a message to be gleaned from this random antisemitism..

Author accused of anti-Semitism quits Holocaust memorial event

Abdelkader Benali, author who railed against Jews, quits as speaker for Dutch Holocaust commemoration following storm of criticism.