Posts Tagged: antisemitism
New UK National Student Union President Deflects Acknowledgement of Israel’s Right to Exist in First Interview Post Election (VIDEO)
The newly elected president of the UK’s National Union of Students (NUS) refused to acknowledge Israel’s right to exist Tuesday in her first television interview...
Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn’s ‘Disastrous’ Leadership Called Into Question Over Handling of Naz Shah Scandal
The head of Britain’s Labour Party is being “forced out on a limb politically” after a party member who made antisemitic statements calling for the...
In Contrasting Passover Messages, Britain’s Prime Minister Decries Antisemitism, Labour Leader Stresses ‘Universal Struggle for Liberation’
In his annual Passover message, published in Jewish News, Britain’s prime minister said he is “determined to do everything in [his] power” to eliminate antisemitism across the...
Britain’s National Student Union Elects ‘Open Racist’ as President; Jewish Groups in Uproar Over Antisemitic Past (VIDEO)
British Jewish student organizations are in an uproar following a decision on Wednesday by the UK’s National Union of Students (NUS) to elect a controversial president...
Dean of Harvard Law School Denounces ‘Smelly Tzipi Livni’ Comment as ‘Embarrassment to This Institution’
The dean of Harvard Law School (HLS) issued a strong condemnation of a recent incident in which a visiting Israeli official was publicly insulted, calling...
Human Rights Groups: Neo-Fascists, Islamic Extremists Behind Rise in Antisemitic Hate Crimes in OSCE Countries
The number of antisemitic hate crimes in the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) region are rising and neo-fascist and Islamist groups are...
Antisemitic Endorsements on Current-Affairs Website Elicit Outcry From Major Jewish Groups
Jewish groups are expressing outrage over an article in a well-known current-affairs publication promoting antisemitic websites as legitimate sources of information on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Responding to the piece, published on...
Dutch Protestant Church Issues Official Condemnation of Martin Luther’s Antisemitic Teachings
The Protestant Church in the Netherlands (PKN) denounced on Monday the five centuries-old antisemitic teachings by founder Martin Luther, the NL Times reported. The first-of-its-kind condemnation...
Labour Member Says Jewish Donors Shunning Party Over Rise in Antisemitism; Blames Corbyn’s ‘Crass, Hateful, Ignorant’ Leadership
Major Jewish donors are turning their backs on Britain’s Labour Party, according to an op-ed in the Daily Mail over the weekend. Labour member and donor...
France’s Ambassador to UN at Algemeiner Gala Calls for ‘Ballistic’ Battle Against Antisemitism (VIDEO)
France's ambassador to the United Nations issued a call for uncompromising opposition to antisemitism, which he said is posing a growing threat to Jews and non-Jews...
Muslims in UK More Likely Than Other Groups to Believe Jews Control Media, Banks, New Poll Shows
Muslims in Britain are more likely than non-Muslims to believe antisemitic conspiracy theories, according to a new poll, the UK's Jewish Chronicle reported. The survey -- part of a Channel 4 documentary...
Cruz Courts Brooklyn Jews, Says Obama Treating Netanyahu ‘Shamefully’ (VIDEO)
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz told a group of Orthodox Jewish supporters in Brooklyn on Thursday that the Obama administration has treated Israel’s prime minister...
Major Jewish Organization Expresses Concern Over Vicious Stabbing of Orthodox Jew in New York
A spokesperson for a major Jewish human rights group told The Algemeiner on Friday that it is troubled by the early morning stabbing of an...
Controversy Erupts at Stanford Over Student Claim That Issue of ‘Jews Controlling Media, Economy’ Is ‘Valid Debate’
A Stanford University student government debate on Tuesday over a resolution against antisemitism generated controversy after a participant made a statement many deemed antisemitic. According to the...
