Posts Tagged: Simon Wiesenthal Center
Finland Convicts Department Store Owner Kärkkäinen for Publishing Anti-Semitic Articles in Free Paper
A Finnish court convicted the high-profile owner of Helsinki's Kärkkäinen department stores for publishing anti-Semitic articles in free paper Magneetti Media, which he also owns. Juha...
Egypt’s Al Ahram Group Displays Hate Literature at Frankfurt Book Fair
Egypt's Al Ahram Publishing Center was the highest profile purveyor of hate literature at the Frankfurt Book Fair, the world's largest, which has been inspected...
Strengthening the U.S.-Japanese Alliance
In remembrance of painful past lies the roots of redemption for the future As a believer in the strong US-Japan relationship, I was impressed and assured...
German Publisher Shuts Down Nazi Glorifying Magazine, SWC Questions Motive
A German publisher said Friday it would cease publication of a pulp magazine notorious for its heroic portrayals of Germans in World War II,...
British Crooner Sir Tom Jones is Latest Target of Anti-Israel ‘Online Bullies’
British crooner Sir Tom Jones has become the latest target of an anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign to pressure the popular singer into...
SWC to Greek President: Politician’s Swastika Tattoo is Grounds for Banning the Symbol Nationally
Jewish human rights group the Simon Wiesenthal Center on Tuesday called on Greek President Karolos Papoulias to ban the public use of the Swastika after...
EXCLUSIVE: SWC’s Rabbi Cooper Responds to Roger Waters’s Open Letter: ‘He Needs a Reality Check’
Following the publication Thursday of Roger Waters's open letter responding to accusations of anti-Semitism leveled against him over an inflatable pig concert prop emblazoned with a Star...
Roger Waters Defends Himself Against Charges of Anti-Semitism: ‘I Have Many Very Close Jewish Friends’
In an open letter published on his Facebook page, musician Roger Waters, a fierce anti-Israel advocate, responded to allegations made by Rabbi Abraham Cooper of...
Jewish Human Rights Group Knocks ‘Irony’ of Abbas’s Jew-Free Palestinian State
Officials from Jewish human rights group the Simon Wiesenthal Center hit back at comments made by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas that any future Palestinian...
Anti-Semitic German Magazine that Praises Nazis Refuses to Shut Down Despite Global Criticism
Nazis are generally vilified, and for good reason, but one German pulp magazine has taken it upon itself to try to change their image, and...
Simon Wiesenthal Center Condemns Finland’s Juha Kärkkäinen, Tycoon Publisher of Antisemitic Free Newspapers as a ‘National Danger’
Jewish human rights group the Simon Wiesenthal Center issued a condemnation Monday of Juha Kärkkäinen, the owner of Finland's Kärkkäinen department stores and publisher of Magneettimedia,...
Pig Balloon at Roger Waters Concert Features Star of David; Wiesenthal Center Calls Him ‘Open Hater of Jews’ (VIDEO)
Jewish human rights group, the Simon Wiesenthal Center, has taken the hammer to British rock musician and anti-Israel activist Roger Waters after a giant pig...
Poster Campaign Launched in Germany to Track Down Surviving Nazis
BBC - A poster campaign has launched in Germany aimed at tracking down the last surviving Nazi war criminals and bringing them to...
Simon Wiesenthal Center Calls on World Trade Organization to Condemn EU ‘Earthquake’ Anti-Israel Directive
The Simon Wiesenthal Center has called on the World Trade Organization to condemn the EU "Earthquake" directive, that came into effect today, to place controversial...
