Posts Tagged: Antisemitism in US
Trump to Sign Order Targeting Antisemitism on College Campuses
US President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order on Wednesday threatening to cut federal assistance to colleges that fail to combat antisemitism, a...
Jersey City Gunmen Targeted Jewish Grocery for Lethal Attack, Mayor Says
Police in the New York metropolitan area were put on high alert to protect Jewish neighborhoods after an hours-long gunbattle with two men around a Jersey City kosher...
Pro-Israel Democratic Group Slams Bernie Sanders for Failing to Disassociate Himself From Campaign Surrogate Linda Sarsour After Latest Antisemitic Outburst
A top pro-Israel Democratic group has called out presidential candidate Bernie Sanders for failing to disassociate himself from prominent supporter Linda Sarsour following her latest...
Suspect Arrested After Vandalization of Historic DC Synagogue
A 28-year-old man was arrested on Monday in connection with the vandalization three days earlier of the historic Sixth & I Synagogue in Washington, DC. Friday's...
Algemeiner Editor-in-Chief Warns of ‘Astronomical’ Level of Antisemitism on US College Campuses
College campuses across the US have seen a “very significant” rise in antisemitism in recent times, Algemeiner Editor-in-Chief Dovid Efune warned in an interview with...
Alleged White Supremacist Arrested Over Plot to Bomb Colorado Synagogue
A 27-year-old alleged white supremacist was arrested by US federal authorities over the weekend and has been charged with plotting to blow up a synagogue...
One-Year Anniversary of Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre to Be Marked With Collective Moment of Remembrance
Commemorations will held across the world on Sunday to mark the one-year anniversary of the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre. “We observe on Sunday the anniversary of the...
Ahead of One-Year Anniversary of Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre, Surviving Rabbi Reflects on Shooting and Its Aftermath
In a video published on Thursday, Rabbi Jeffrey Myers -- who survived last year’s Pittsburgh synagogue massacre -- reflected on the shooting and its aftermath. On...
Video Footage of April Attack at Southern California Synagogue Shown at Court Hearing for Alleged Gunman
Disturbing video footage of the deadly April attack at the Chabad of Poway synagogue in southern California was shown on Thursday at a preliminary court...
US to Seek Death Penalty for Accused Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooter
US prosecutors will seek the death penalty for a Pennsylvania man accused of bursting into a Pittsburgh synagogue last year with a semi-automatic rifle and...
At Antisemitism Summit, US Attorney General Says He Is ‘Deeply Concerned’ by Rise in Hate Crimes Targeting Jews
Attorney General William Barr said on Monday he was “deeply concerned” by an increase in recent years of the number of reported hate crimes targeting...
Twitter Says 2018 Tweet in Which Farrakhan Compared Jews to Termites Violates New Rules
Twitter on Tuesday said it was requiring Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan to take down a 2018 tweet in which he compared Jews to...
‘Swastikas Are Cool’: East Bay Man Outrages Neighbors With Giant Nazi Symbol in Backyard
A resident of California's East Bay area has scandalized his neighborhood by carving a giant swastika into his front yard -- and his message to...
Prosecutors Weigh Death Penalty for Accused Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooter
The case of Robert Bowers, the man accused of massacring 11 people at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue last year was set to return to a...
