Posts Tagged: antisemitism
A Tale of Two Trials
JNS.org - As 2020 reached its end, so did two of the most important courtroom trials involving violent antisemitism to have occurred since the Second...
The Declining Credibility of Palestinian Objections to the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
JNS.org - A group of Palestinian and Arab intellectuals, 122 in all, endorsed a statement last week published by The Guardian newspaper that attacked the...
Coronavirus Causing Spike in Antisemitism, Says Germany’s Point Man on Issue
Echoing concerns among many that the coronavirus pandemic and resulting social upheaval were leading to an upsurge of Jew-hatred, the German government’s point man on...
Obama, Netanyahu, AIPAC and the Jews
Several years ago, a friend and I were discussing yet another of then-President Barack Obama’s seemingly endless clashes with Israel, and I suddenly said, “Wait...
Outrage Erupts Over Antisemitism Panel Featuring Noted Adversaries of Israel
Outrage erupted on Twitter over the weekend after the far-left anti-Israel group Jewish Voice for Peace announced it will be co-sponsoring a panel on antisemitism...
Israeli UN Envoy Erdan Talks Cooperation in Fight Against Antisemitism With NBA Player Kanter
Israel's UN envoy, Gilad Erdan, met this week in New York with NBA player Enes Kanter -- who was stripped of his Turkish passport several...
Designating Antisemitism: Positives and Pitfalls
JNS.org - One of the more reprehensible aspects of the global campaign to strip Israel of its legitimacy is the fact that so many leading...
Report: Pompeo to Unveil Process for Designating Groups as Antisemitic
i24 News - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to unveil a process for designating groups and organizations as antisemitic, Politico reported Wednesday. The announcement...
US Elections and the Dangerous Politicization of Antisemitism
Levelling the charge of racism and antisemitism at an opponent was traditionally a grave and loaded indictment. Not so today as the trivialization of antisemitism...
Defining Antisemitism as a Jewish Problem Is a Lose-Lose Proposition
Antisemitism is an ancient problem. Throughout Jewish history in the Diaspora, Jews lacked the power and resources to do much of anything to fight Jew-hatred...
New Far-Right Group Defaces Public Areas in UK City of Liverpool With Antisemitic Stickers
A new far-right group has posted stickers with antisemitic messages in public areas of the northwestern English city of Liverpool. The UK-based Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA)...
Israeli President Condemns ‘Shocking’ Yom Kippur Antisemitic Vandalism Incident in UK
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin has publicly condemned a Yom Kippur antisemitic vandalism incident in the UK, calling it “shocking.” The president’s statement came after a swastika...
California Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Have Instituted Ethnic Studies Curriculum Deemed Antisemitic
California Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday vetoed a bill that would have instituted an ethnic studies curriculum for public high schools that critics have slammed...
New Report Shows Palestinian Textbooks Still Rife With Antisemitism, Glorification of Terror, Despite Promised Changes
A new report on educational materials used by the Palestinian Authority (PA) and UNRWA in the West Bank and Gaza Strip reveals a curriculum replete...
