Students for Israel logoAn organization called “Students for Israel” disseminates a useful weekly digest of anti-Semitic incidents, as well as articles about anti-Semitism, from around the world. Here is a selection of the incidents that SFI is reporting this week:

Why does Facebook do such a terrible job dealing with Antisemitism on their website? Dexter Van Zile on Antisemitism in the social network

http://www.algemeiner.com/2014/02/04/why-is-facebook-enabling-anti-semites/

On the same topic: the ADL is calling Facebook to take down an Antisemitic page titled “Jewish Ritual Murder”

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57618430-93/facebook-ordered-to-take-down-anti-semitic-page/

United States:

Ruth R. Wisse, professor of Yiddish and comparative literature at Harvard writes on the Wall Street Journal about Antisemitism and American class conflict and tries to check if there is a connection between them

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303942404579360632011640384

United Kingdom:

Following past Antisemitic statements: Britain’s Home Secretary has banned French comedian and provocateur Dieudonne M’Bala M’Bala from entering the country

http://www.startribune.com/world/243317441.html

Poland:

A new survey revealed: 63 percent of locals believe that there is a Jewish conspiracy to control the banking system and the world media.

http://www.wnd.com/2014/02/poll-reveals-anti-semitism-still-problem/

Hungary:

In response to the rise of far-right movements in the country, the Rabbinical Center of Europe has decided to hold its bi-annual General Assembly in Budapest in March

http://www.ejpress.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47959&catid=19

Hungary’s Antisemitic party Jobbik is planning a political rally in a former synagogue. Efforts are underway to prevent this event.

http://forward.com/articles/192337/hungary-anti-semitic-jobbik-party-plans-rally-in-s/

Turkey:

Aykan Erdemir, of Turkey’s largest opposition party: “The effects of the Turkish prime minister’s ongoing anti-Israeli and Antisemitic agitation have permeated society there and will not be easily reversed”

http://www.timesofisrael.com/turkish-mp-erdogans-anti-semitism-difficult-to-reverse/

Norway:

The Antisemitism in soccer is being fought when a Norwegian Islamist soccer referee convicted of anti-Semitic hate speech.

http://www.thecommentator.com/article/4704/norwegian_islamist_soccer_referee_convicted_of_anti_semitic_hate_speech

Sadly, this is just a small selection of the incidents and articles from the last week.