Algemeiner Staff
ARTICLES BY: Algemeiner Staff
Knesset Hearing Calls Social Media Companies to Answer for Antisemitism ‘Running Rampant’ as New Plan Released
The Israeli Ministries of Strategic Affairs and Diaspora Affairs on Wednesday presented a Knesset committee with an outline for a national response to hate speech...
Police Investigate Defacing of Synagogue in Spokane, Washington With Antisemitic Daubings
Police in Spokane, Washington are investigating a hate crime after swastikas were daubed on a synagogue in the city's South Hill neighborhood on Monday morning. Spokane...
Student Union at London University Slammed for Holding Vote Against IHRA Antisemitism Definition on Eve of Holocaust Memorial Day
University College London’s student union was lambasted for holding a vote on whether to reject the IHRA definition of antisemitism on the eve of Holocaust...
Activist Marc Lamont Hill Says Black Lives Matter Supports the ‘Dismantling of the Zionist Project’
Marc Lamont Hill, an American academic and activist who has previously drawn fire for advocating the eradication of Israel, told a virtual discussion hosted by...
Pork Products Deposited at Swiss Synagogues in Twin Antisemitic Incidents
Pork products were used in recent antisemitic attacks against synagogues in two Swiss cities just days apart, drawing condemnations from Jewish groups. On Feb. 6, a...
Canadian Jews Denounce ‘Obscene Abuse’ of Justice System as Alleged Nazi War Criminal Again Delays Deportation Hearing
Canadian Jewish organizations on Monday reacted furiously to a further delay in a deportation hearing for an alleged Nazi war criminal who served with a...
CENTCOM Commander Says US Has Reached ‘Contested Deterrence’ With Iran, Shares Threat With Saudi Arabia
The head of the US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) said Monday that the US has achieved a state of “contested deterrence” with Iran through its...
Former US Secretary of State George Shultz Fondly Remembered for Pivotal Role in Securing Freedom for Soviet Jews
The pivotal role of former US Secretary of State George Shultz in securing the freedom of persecuted Jewish communities in the Soviet Union was warmly...
Actress Says Marilyn Manson Taunted Her With Swastikas, Details Antisemitic Abuse in Latest Allegations
Actress Evan Rachel Wood has leveled disturbing new allegations of antisemitic abuse at the rock musician Marilyn Manson, saying that he would "draw swastikas over...
US Return to ‘Broken’ UN Human Rights Council Met With Skepticism by Human Rights Advocates
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken's announcement on Monday that the new administration will return to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) as an observer...
Jewish Fraternity House at California University Defaced With Antisemitic Graffiti
A Jewish fraternity house at a California university was defaced with antisemitic graffiti on Friday, prompting a campus-wide message from the administration calling the crime...
Possible Abbas Successor Unleashes Antisemitic Rant Equating Israel to the Nazis
One of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ possible successors went on an antisemitic rant on his Facebook page, equating Israel to the Nazis and Prime...
US Senate Maintains Embassy in Jerusalem in Near-Unanimous Stimulus Package Amendment
The US Senate approved an amendment to Friday's COVID-19 relief package that pledges to keep the US Embassy to Israel in Jerusalem, reaffirming the 2018...
‘What Do You Think We Are Going to Do, Pray?’: Israeli Cabinet Minister Fires Warning on Iranian Threat in Interview With German Outlet
Israeli cabinet minister Tzachi Hanegbi fired back at a question on whether the Jewish state would act alone against the threat of a nuclear Iran,...
