Posts Tagged: antisemitic attacks
Reports of Antisemitic Incidents in UK Reach Record Levels in First Half of 2017
Reports of antisemitic incidents have hit record levels in the first six months of 2017, according to a Jewish charity. The Community Security Trust (CST) said 767...
Major Jewish Group Highlights ‘Explosive’ Online Antisemitic Attacks Against Jared Kushner
JNS.org - Jared Kushner, the Jewish son-in-law and adviser of US President Donald Trump, has recently become the target of an “explosive” online campaign of antisemitism,...
Police Suspect Same Perpetrator Using Voice Changer Behind Majority of Jewish Center Bomb Threats
JNS.org - Authorities believe that one person is primarily behind most of the ongoing bomb threats against North American Jewish community centers (JCCs) and other...
All 100 Senators Demand Action Against Wave of Antisemitic Bomb Threats
JNS.org - A sixth wave of bomb threats since the beginning of 2017 targeted nearly a dozen Jewish community centers (JCCs) and Jewish day schools across...
George Washington’s Historic Letter to the Jewish Community Set to Music for Synagogue’s 170th Anniversary
A famous pledge penned by American Founding Father George Washington in 1790 to the Jewish community to give “to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no...
US Jewish Groups Form National Security Advisory Council Amid Antisemitism Spike
JNS.org - A new national security advisory council to protect American Jewry has been formed in response to the widespread uptick in antisemitic attacks across the US. The...
Trump Begins Congress Speech by Condemning Recent Wave of Antisemitic Attacks in the US
JNS.org - President Donald Trump began his address to Congress Tuesday night by calling attention to the nationwide wave of antisemitic threats and attacks. “Tonight, as we...
Bipartisan Congressional Antisemitism Task Force Relaunches in Wake of Recent Incidents Across US
JNS.org - A bipartisan congressional task force for combating antisemitism has been relaunched following an uptick in anti-Jewish incidents across the US, the group announced Monday. “At home and...
‘Watch What Happens Live’ Host Andy Cohen Rails Against Desecration of Missouri Jewish Cemetery Where Many of His Relatives Are Buried
In the "Jackhole" segment of Bravo TV's "Watch What Happens Live" on Monday night, host Andy Cohen railed against the desecration of more than 100 gravestones at the historic...
Hillary Clinton Urges Trump to Speak Out Against Antisemitic Threats, Attacks
Hillary Clinton is urging President Trump to speak out against the surge of anti-Semitic threats and attacks around the country. “JCC threats, cemetery desecration & online...
Pope Speaks Out Against Antisemitism, Favors Rediscovering Jewish Roots of Christianity
JNS.org - The World Jewish Congress (WJC) on Thursday applauded a statement by Pope Francis affirming that attacking Jews and attacking Israel are both antisemitism. Pope...
Jewish Group Warns Islamists in France May Seek to Emulate Palestinian Stabbings After 3 Wounded in Antisemitic Attack in Marseilles
A rabbi and two others were wounded in an antisemitic stabbing attack on Saturday morning near a synagogue in Marseilles, France, local media outlets reported. According...
Former British MP Lee Scott Blames Election Loss on Antisemitic Attacks
Former British Member of Parliament Lee Scott believes that antisemitic abuse he faced during his campaign contributed to his loss during last week's elections in...
Amnesty-UK’s Outrageous Justification for Rejecting Resolution Fighting Antisemitism
Yesterday I posted about how Amnesty International UK members voted at their annual general meeting against a resolution calling on Britain to fight antisemitic attacks. The...
