Posts Tagged: antisemitism
Major Middle East Think Tank Says Iran Spreading Antisemitic Discourse
A major Middle East think tank released an extensive report on Tuesday detailing Iran's efforts to spread antisemitic discourse. "In today's Iran, anti-Judaic and anti-Semitic discourses...
Jeffrey Goldberg Concludes: Future is Not Bright for European Jews
Veteran reporter Jeffrey Goldberg has weighed in on the topic of rising antisemitism in Europe, asking in the April 2015 edition of The Atlantic: "Is...
Michael Douglas Reveals Family’s Personal Experience With Anti-Semitism
Famed actor Michael Douglas revealed that his 14 year-old-son Dylan was the victim of an antisemitic attack last summer while vacationing in Europe. Douglas made the...
‘There’s Nothing Random About the Threats Against Jewish Targets:’ US Jewish Leader Chides Obama Over Paris Terror Comments
President Barack Obama's description of the January 9 Islamist terrorist attack on a kosher supermarket in Paris as a "random" assault on "a bunch of...
BBC to Investigate Reporter Over Antisemitic Comment During Live Broadcast From Paris Anti-Terror Rally
After receiving a volley of outraged complaints from viewers, the BBC has announced an internal investigation into a reporter who offensively phrased a question to...
British Chief Rabbi Peppered With Questions About Israel’s Responsibility for Antisemitism in Holocaust Memorial Day Interview
British broadcaster Sky News featured an interview with the UK's Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis to mark Holocaust Memorial Day, immediately courting controversy when the presenter...
French Philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy Denounces ‘Delirium of Anti-Zionism’ Before UN General Assembly
The first ever meeting of the UN General Assembly devoted solely to the question of antisemitism was the occasion for a powerful keynote address from...
Argentine Hostel Popular With Israelis Targeted in Violent Antisemitic Attack
A group of Israeli tourists has been forced to leave a hostel in Lago Puelo, a national park in Argentina's Patagonia region, following a violent...
British Opposition Leader Ed Miliband Condemns ‘Questioning the Right of Israel to Exist’
Ed Miliband, the Jewish leader of Britain's Labour opposition whose stance on Israel has antagonized many Jewish members of his party, has questioned the legitimacy...
TV Personality Lord Alan Sugar Calls in London Police Over Antisemitic Tweet
Lord Alan Sugar, the flamboyant British-Jewish businessman and television personality, has called in London's Metropolitan Police after receiving antisemitic abuse on Twitter. Sugar, who is a...
Survivor of Anti-Semitic Attack on Jewish Home in Paris Recounts His Ordeal (VIDEO)
One of the two Jewish victims of a violent anti-Semitic attack near Paris this week shared their horrific ordeal with local BFM TV on Wednesday. The 21...
UK Parliamentarians Push for Sanctions Against Israel
As French parliamentarians geared up for today's National Assembly vote in favor of a Palestinian state, their counterparts across the English Channel were busily debating...
Soccer Club Owner Excuses Anti-Semitic Remarks With ‘Some of my Best Friends Are Jews’ Line
The owner of a prominent English soccer club has been forced to apologize after being widely condemned for disparaging and racist remarks about Jewish and...
BBC Defense of ‘Anti-Semitic’ Exchange Draws Fire From UK Jewish Community
Despite receiving 33 complaints from viewers about a panel discussion that openly promoted anti-Semitic stereotypes, the BBC, Britain's publicly-funded broadcaster, has defended the exchange, leading...
