Posts Tagged: antisemitism
New Book Takes on Ilhan Omar, but Ends Up a Missed Opportunity
Review of "American Ingrate: Ilhan Omar and the Progressive-Islamist Takeover of the Democratic Party" by Benjamin Weingarten, Bombardier Books, 2020. Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota has...
Disturbing Images Emerge of Astounding Antisemitism at Belgian Carnival
Disturbing images emerged on Sunday of the annual carnival at Aalst, Belgium, showing an astounding number of antisemitic themes, costumes, displays and statements. Israeli journalist Raphael...
Catholic Bishop Declares ‘Jews Are Not Our Enemies’
JNS.org - Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Ind., made a stunning condemnation of antisemitism on Wednesday. In an oblique...
New York City Commission on Human Rights Launches Campaign Against Antisemitism
The New York City Commission on Human Rights is launching a campaign to combat antisemitism. A wave of antisemitic attacks have struck the New York City...
Irish MP Who Tweeted Antisemitic Claims Revealed to Have Long History of Promoting Fringe Conspiracy Theories
A newly-elected Irish parliamentarian who The Sunday Times reported had recently claimed on Twitter that Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency was responsible for UK Labour leader Jeremy...
British Comedian Confronts Holocaust Denier in New Documentary
In a new BBC2 documentary that aired on Monday, British Jewish comedian and presenter David Baddiel sat down with a Holocaust denier and challenged his...
Anti-Israel Protesters Disrupt Talk by Renowned Holocaust Scholar Deborah Lipstadt at UC Berkeley
Renowned Holocaust scholar Deborah Lipstadt was disrupted by a group of anti-Israel activists during a talk on antisemitism at the University of California, Berkeley, last...
Jewish Alumna Sues Harvard Club After Instructor Allegedly Assaulted, Insulted Her
A Jewish alumna of Harvard University says she was physically attacked by a male faculty member while attending a lecture at the Harvard Club of...
Confirmation Bias and Antisemitism
Sometimes a new expression sheds fresh light on ancient ideas. One example is the phrase “confirmation bias,” which was coined only 60 years ago. It...
Why the Left Won’t Tolerate Liberal Zionists
JNS.org - The Columbia Journalism Review touts itself as “the voice of journalism.” While the magazine, which is published by the Columbia University Graduate School of...
New Jersey Governor Praises Facebook for Removing Antisemitic ‘Rise Up Ocean County’ Page
The governor of New Jersey on Wednesday praised Facebook for removing an antisemitic page based in his state and pledged to continue fighting hate online. The...
British PM Johnson on International Holocaust Remembrance Day: ‘I Feel Positive Shame’ Over Rise of Antisemitism in UK
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day with a statement that he felt "positive shame" over the reemergence of antisemitism in the...
German Foreign Minister Proposes Action Plan to Fight Antisemitism, Prevent Jews From Fleeing Germany
Germany’s Foreign Minister expressed fear on Sunday that Jews may flee his country due to antisemitic violence and proposed an action plan to prevent it. In...
At Manhattan Synagogue Holocaust Commemoration, UN Secretary-General Decries ‘Global Crisis of Antisemitic Hatred’
The United Nations Secretary General marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day at a Manhattan synagogue on Saturday, vowing to fight antisemitism around the world and pledging,...
