Algemeiner Staff
ARTICLES BY: Algemeiner Staff
Hate Crimes Against Jews, Asians Spiked Across New York City in 2021, With Manhattan Seeing Highest Number
A major spike in hate incidents in New York City in 2021 was driven by those occurring in the borough of Manhattan, NYPD data shows. Hate...
25-Year-Old Yeshiva Student, ‘Full of Love for Israel,’ Mourned After West Bank Terror Shooting
Hundreds joined a funeral procession on Friday to mourn Yehuda Dimentman, a 25-year-old yeshiva student killed Thursday night by Palestinian gunmen who ambushed his vehicle...
NYC Cops Arrest Homeless Man for Lower Manhattan Swastika Vandalism Spree
Police in New York City have arrested a homeless man accused of spray painting swastikas on key sites in lower Manhattan during this week. James Ryan,...
Gaza War and COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories Fuel Significant Rise in Antisemitism in Australia During 2021
The war between Israel and Hamas in May and the persistence of the COVID-19 pandemic were the two major events contributing to a notable increase...
Israeli President Herzog Tells Astronaut Set for Historic Mission, ‘the Whole Nation Is Watching You’
Israeli President Isaac Herzog met Thursday with Eytan Stibbe, who will soon become the second Israeli to travel into space, saying, “The whole nation is...
School Textbooks in Kuwait Rife With Antisemitism, New ADL Report Reveals
School textbooks in Kuwait are rife with antisemitic tropes ranging from the ancient slander that Jews are inherently treacherous to the denial of the Holocaust,...
Ukraine President Zelensky Hails Israel in Speech to Jewish Forum Amid Escalating Tensions With Russia
The president of Ukraine on Wednesday hailed the State of Israel as "an example" for his country during a wide-ranging speech to Jewish and international...
Palestinian Authority Praises Israel’s Public Security Minister for Condemning Settler Violence
The Palestinian Authority issued a rare statement of praise of an Israeli government minister on Wednesday, endorsing statements by Public Security Minister Omer Bar-Lev condemning...
Report: 93% of Polled Arab Residents of Jerusalem Prefer Israeli Rule to Palestinian Authority
A new poll of Arab residents of Jerusalem by a Palestinian media outlet found that 93% of them prefer to remain under Israeli rule and...
Assailant Who Subjected Brooklyn Rabbi to Brutal Attack Is Sentenced to 11 Years in Jail
A Brooklyn man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for a brutal assault on a rabbi in 2018 that left the victim badly...
UK Court Jails Man Who Verbally Abused Jewish Couple at Manchester Tram Stop
A British man has been jailed by a court in the UK for assailing a couple waiting at a tram stop with antisemitic abuse. Adam Boyle,...
Head of ADL Blasts Muslim Advocacy Org CAIR for ‘Blatant Antisemitism’
The head of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) issued a strong condemnation of the Council on American–Islamic Relations (CAIR) on Sunday after the Muslim advocacy group...
Ex-BBC Chairman Says Broadcaster Should Apologize to Victims of Antisemitic London Attack if It Can’t Back Up Claims
A former chairman of the BBC has demanded that the public broadcaster apologize if could not prove, as it had claimed, that a group of...
Texas Man Who Threatened to Kill Chabad Rabbis Faces Federal Charges
Federal charges have been filed against an Amarillo, Texas man for threatening to murder three Chabad rabbis, the Justice Department announced. Christopher Stephen Brown, 37, was...
