Posts Tagged: antisemitism
Jordanian Lawmaker Praises Late Mother Who Wished to ‘Blow Herself Up Among Zionist Jews’
A member of the Jordanian Parliament praised her late mother on Tuesday for wishing "to don an explosives belt and blow herself up among the Zionist...
In ‘Historic’ Ruling, US Judge Finds Jews Entitled to Race-Based Civil Rights Protections
A federal judge found on Friday that Jewish people are entitled to protection from race-based employment discrimination under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, marking...
Israeli Professor Attacked by Palestinian in Germany, Then Mistakenly Assaulted by Police
An Israeli professor was mistakenly assaulted by a police officer on Wednesday, after he reported a German-Palestinian man who attacked him for wearing a kippah in...
Leading South African Jewish Group Pursues Criminal Charges Against Three Online Antisemites
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies is pursuing criminal charges against three people who made antisemitic statements online. These included such sentiments as Hitler “should’ve...
Israel Anti-Boycott Act Approved by House Foreign Affairs Committee
The House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously approved on Thursday a bill targeting boycotts of Israel, setting the legislation on a path to a full vote...
Toward a Judaism of Resistance
Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong. -- Joel 4:10 My first encounter with antisemitism came quite...
Oxford Community Leaders Condemn Antisemitism After Local Chabad Faces Two Attacks in May
A Jewish student center serving the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom was subject to two attacks this month, drawing condemnation from community leaders. On...
Bipartisan Congressional Group Urges Secretary of State to Appoint Antisemitism Special Envoy
A group of American legislators urged Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday to appoint a new Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism --...
US Jewish Civil Rights Group Calls for Federal Law to Counter Religious Bullying, Harassment in Schools
A leading Jewish human rights group called on the federal government on Friday to take action against religiously-motivated bullying in American schools. Aviva Vogelstein, director of...
Columbia University Professor Blames Israel for ‘Every Dirty, Treacherous Act Happening in the World,’ Claims Iran Nuke Deal Opposed by ‘Fifth Column Zionists’
A professor at Columbia University in New York accused Israel on Tuesday of being behind every calamity in the world, and asserted that Zionists who...
Top UK Labour Party Official Attends, Fails to Condemn Abbas’ Antisemitic Speech
The UK Labour party’s shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry attended the meeting of the Palestinian National Council on Monday at which Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas...
Rutgers Must Challenge Antisemitic Educator on Campus
JNS.org – Rutgers University held a day-long program last month on “Fighting Hate While Preserving Freedom: A Best Practices Forum.” Under President Robert Barchi’s leadership, a...
British Jews to Protest Antisemitism With Second March on Labour Party Headquarters
British Jews will hold a second demonstration against antisemitism in the UK Labour party on Sunday. The demonstration will take place at the Labour Party Head...
Corbyn’s Momentum Movement Finally Admits Antisemitism Is Problem for UK Labour Party
The Momentum movement of the British Labour Party has finally admitted that antisemitism is a serious problem in the party. “Accusations of antisemitism should not and cannot...
