Posts Tagged: antisemitism
Texas Pre-School Teacher Removed From Classroom After Twitter Calls to ‘Kill Some Jews’ Come to Light
A pre-school teacher in Texas has been suspended from the classroom pending an investigation into her encouraging social media followers to “kill some Jews," The Algemeiner has learned. Nancy Salem,...
President Trump Says Antisemitism Is ‘Horrible’ and ‘Has to Stop,’ as Jewish Groups Call for Strong Response to Surge of Hate Incidents
Antisemitism is “horrible” and “has to stop,” US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday during a visit to the National Museum of African American History...
‘Gay Jew With Black Boyfriend’ Milo Yiannopoulos Mocks Media for Calling Alt-Right Movement He Purportedly Heads ‘Antisemitic, White Supremacist, Homophobic’
“One of the enduring mysteries of the American media” is their inability to see what's wrong with referring to the “antisemitic, white supremacist, hateful, bigoted, racist,...
Jewish Group Calls on Canadian Government to ‘Finally Get Serious About Addressing Antisemitism’
The Canadian government must “finally get serious about addressing antisemitism,” the CEO of the country’s branch of a prominent Jewish organization said on Friday. In a...
I Get Told to ‘Burn in Oven’ at Least Once a Week, Says Jewish Comedian Sarah Silverman
After being mocked on social media this week for confusing construction markers for swastikas, comedian Sarah Silverman shot back, “Innocent mistake for a Jew that...
The Washington Post’s Inadvertent Boost to Steve Bannon
In yet another attempt to discredit US President Donald Trump’s chief strategist, Stephen (Steve) Bannon, the Washington Post inadvertently did just the opposite. In a piece...
French Philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy Says BDS Movement Against Israel Is Rooted in Antisemitism
The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel is based on hatred of Jews, famed French philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria on Sunday. “I...
The UNSC Resolution 2334 Boomerang Effect
In 70 CE, the Romans expelled the Jews from the land of Israel, destroyed Jerusalem and burned the holy Temple to the ground. Although 2 million...
Virginia Judge Metes Out Educational Sentence to Teens Who Defaced Historic Schoolhouse With Racist Graffiti: Visiting Holocaust Museum, Reading Books by Prominent Jewish, Black Authors
A group of Virginia teens who defaced a historic schoolhouse with offensive graffiti in September was given an "unusual" sentence this week -- in the the...
White House Takes Heat for Holocaust Remembrance Statement Omitting Mention of Jewish Genocide
The White House has faced widespread criticism since Friday, when it issued a statement in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day that omitted mention of the Jewish...
The ‘Optics’ of Dead Jews
Columnist Peter Beinart warned this week that "unless they change course, [US President] Donald Trump and [Israeli Prime Minister] Benjamin Netanyahu are going to get...
UK University Student Body Notorious for Anti-Israel Radicalism Rejects Motion to Allow Jews on Campus to Define Antisemitism
The student union of a British university notorious for anti-Israel activity on its campus this week denied Jews in its ranks the right to define antisemitism. At a...
Trump Inauguration Rabbi Hier: Reciting Psalm of Jerusalem ‘Absolutely Intentional’ in Wake of UN Resolutions Denying Historical Jewish Ties to Holy City
The rabbi who gave a benediction at the inauguration of President Donald Trump on Friday told The Algemeiner that his recitation of the psalm remembering Jerusalem...
Have We Learned the Lessons — and Causes — of the Holocaust?
This coming Friday is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It is often assumed that the Holocaust was caused by a long-lasting antisemitic infrastructure in Germany and on the...
