Posts Tagged: Simon Wiesenthal Center
Major Jewish Organizations Decry Bernie Sanders’ ‘Wildly Inaccurate’ Claim That ‘Over 10,000 Innocent People Killed in Gaza’; Candidate Disputes Account
American Jewish leaders decried an allegation about Israel made by Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders during a meeting with the editorial board of the New York Daily...
U of California Regents Adopts Report Condemning ‘Antisemitism and Antisemitic Forms of Anti-Zionism’
The Regents of the University of California (UC) voted unanimously on Wednesday to adopt the entirety of a controversial report concerning principles of intolerance on...
Jewish Human Rights Organization Slams ‘Genocidal Antisemitism’ of US Visa Website Omitting Israel’s Name, Flag
The service contractor for the official US visa website is promoting what might constitute "genocidal antisemitism," by not referring to Israel by name among a list of countries...
U of California Governing Body Declines to Adopt State Dept Definition of Antisemitism in Newly Released Report
The University of California's (UC) governing body on Wednesday released a report addressing antisemitism and anti-Zionism across the 10 campuses of the UC system, but declining to...
Human Rights Group ‘Alarmed’ by ‘Hostile Environment for Jews’ at Mizzou, After ‘Hitler Rules!’ Graffiti Found in Dorm
A major Jewish Human Rights organization has written the University of Missouri (Mizzou) to express its concern over “the alarming frequency of antisemitism” on its Columbia...
Jewish Human Rights Organization Lauds Paris for Adopting Anti-BDS Resolutions
An international human rights organization applauded bipartisan efforts in Paris that led to the adoption this week of city resolutions condemning attempts to boycott Israel. In a press release on Thursday,...
Jewish Groups Slam UK Celebrity for ‘Deeply Offensive, Insensitive’ Remarks Likening Jewish Women to Witches
Two major Jewish groups criticized UK reality star David McIntosh on Monday for comparing Jewish women to witches, The Algemeiner has learned. "His remarks are deeply offensive and insensitive to religiously...
Major Jewish Groups Denounce Antisemitic Gun Control Post by Ted Nugent, Right Before He Posts About the Holocaust
Famed rocker and pro-gun activist Ted Nugent posted a meme on Facebook comparing gun control advocates to Nazis shortly after Jewish groups condemned another post on Monday...
World Medical Association Reaffirms Trust in Israeli Doctors Despite Efforts by BDS Campaign
The World Medical Association has reaffirmed its faith in the Israeli medical system following efforts by British doctors to have the Jewish state expelled from the international...
Major Jewish Group Denounces Etsy Shop for Selling Earrings Made of Marbles Thrown at IDF Soldiers
The owner of a shop selling earrings fashioned from "protest marbles" thrown at Israeli soldiers needs to reevaluate how his store supports the "intercultural empathy" he claims to promote, Rabbi Abraham...
CUNY Fails to Condemn Antisemitic Rally at Hunter College
As part of a nationwide campaign on the part of left-wing students across the United States demanding tuition-free education and a host of other inalienable...
Major Jewish Group Urges Social Media Giants to Bar Palestinian Calls ‘to Terrorist Murder’ Against Israelis
Jewish human rights group the Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) exhorted social media giants including YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter to ban postings "celebrating and encouraging the continuing...
Following Outcry, UK War Museum Apologizes, Removes Item Calling WWII Jewish Brigade ‘Terrorists’
The Imperial War Museum (IWM) in the U.K. removed an item from its website this week and apologized for its offensive nature following complaints from...
International Jewish Human Rights Organization Ridicules Luxembourg Supermarket Chain for ‘Caving’ Selectively to BDS
A major international Jewish human rights organization expressed concern over Luxembourg's largest supermarket chain's decision to pull Israeli produce from its shelves, following an aggressive campaign by...
