Posts Tagged: antisemitism
The Multiple Faces of Whitewashing Antisemitism
Major cases of antisemitism are usually accompanied by a variety of whitewashing statements. Yet this whitewashing is rarely looked at as a widespread and multi-faceted...
Austrian Chancellor Says Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism ‘Two Sides of the Same Coin’
In an address at a conference held by the American Jewish Committee’s Transatlantic Institute on Thursday, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said, “In today’s political climate,...
Esther’s Way: Unmasking the ‘New Antisemitism’ on Campus
JNS.org - A few weeks ago, I woke up to a flurry of messages from my students in Australia asking how swastikas could taint the...
‘It’s Coming From the Far-Left, Far-Right,’ President of French Jewish Student Union Says After 89% of Peers Report Antisemitism
The president of the Union of Jewish Students of France (UEJF) called for comprehensive action to tackle antisemitism, after a new poll showed that nearly...
Flyers Targeting LA Schools Equate Jewish Star With Swastika, Condemn ‘Jewish Zionist Militia’ in ‘Land of Palestine’
Several flyers containing antisemitic messages were found near at least three schools and a shopping mall in Los Angeles on Monday. "What is the difference between Crackheads...
Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Lies About Israel and the Jews
JNS - In a few weeks, Jews all over the world will sit down to a Passover seder. We will eat matzah—unleavened bread that was not baked with...
Ilhan Omar and the Axis of Antisemitism
American Jews are facing a perfect storm of antisemitism. On the one side are the antisemites of the right: the hate that coalesced in the...
Ilhan Omar and the Corbynization of the Democratic Party
Don’t be surprised if any time soon, members of the Democratic Party start speaking with British accents. Yes, that’s right: Bernie Sanders drops his Brooklynese...
Wake Forest Jewish Students Protest Exclusion From Campus Antisemitism Panel, Decry ‘Antisemitic Messages’ Promoted During ‘Palestine Solidarity Week’
Jewish and Zionist student leaders at Wake Forest University in North Carolina have accused the organizers of a week-long Palestinian solidarity campaign of silencing their...
‘Stick ’em in Concentration Camps’: Alabama Teens Filmed Using Racial Slurs Against Jews, Black People
A video showing white high school students in Alabama insulting black and Jewish people has gone viral, sparking public backlash and an investigation from school...
Orange County High School Students Make Nazi Salute While Posing Near Swastika at Party
Newport Harbor High School in California condemned antisemitism after some of its students were photographed making a Nazi salute while posing before a swastika symbol. In...
York University Investigates ‘Jews Run This Uni’ Tweet, Though Concerns Over ‘Violent’ Campus Mural Erasing Israel Remain
York University in Toronto is investigating an antisemitic tweet shared by an individual who may be a student at the school, a prominent Jewish advocacy group said,...
Antisemitism Remains ‘Very Serious Problem,’ Newly-Relaunched Bipartisan US House Task Force Says
The US House of Representatives’ Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism was relaunched this week, two months after the term of the 116th Congress began. The...
After Controversies, University of Essex Hosts 500-Person Rally Against Antisemitism
Some 500 students, staff and community members gathered at the University of Essex on Thursday in a show of solidarity against antisemitism, after the formation of the English school's...
