CNN Poll Shows Renewed Frequency of Anti-Semitism in Europe
Findings from a recent CNN poll indicate that anti-Semitism across [...]
Argentinian Soccer Fans Chant “Kill Jews to Make Soap”
Last week, Argentinian soccer fans caused an uproar by chanting anti-Semitic slogans during a match against a rival team.
Anti-Semitic Hate in Toronto
(Source: Wiki Commons) In Toronto on November 11th, [...]
Anti-Semitism Affecting U.S. High Schools
Amity High School in Woodbridge, Connecticut (Google Maps). [...]
Louis D. Brandeis and the Virtue of Jewish America
Louis D. Brandeis The difference between a nation and [...]
Annual FBI Report Shows 37% Increase in Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes
The Federal Bureau of Investigation released their annual Hate Crime Statistics which indicated a 37% increase in anti-Semitic hate crimes in 2017.
NGO Rescinds Award to Women’s March Due to Anti-Semitism
The Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) foundation, a leading left-wing think tank for the German Social Democratic Party, withdrew its Human Rights Award to the Women’s March USA while it investigates allegations of anti-Semitism. The decision to award the Women’s March faced much criticism, including from doctoral students associated with FES who “accused the organizers of the march of hardcore antisemitism and support of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign targeting the Jewish state.” The award ceremony, which was supposed to be held on November 12, was suspended, since “the FES is unable to assess with certainty the validity of the charges against individual members of the organization’s leadership.”
UCLA Sends Cease-and-Desist Letter to NSJP
On October 31, UCLA’s Administrative Vice Chancellor Michael Beck sent a cease-and-desist letter to National Students for Justice in Palestine (NSJP) over the logo used in their promotional material. NSJP had created a logo for their upcoming annual conference that featured the UCLA Bruin Bear playing with a Palestinian kite. That same day, the Jewish Journal had publicized the fact that NSJP was using the logo.
Recognize, Define, and Condemn Anti-Semitism
Reposted from The Harvard Crimson, by David J. Benger, Oct. [...]
Malaysian Prime Minister Doubles Down on Anti-Semitic Rhetoric
Earlier this month, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad repeated anti-Semitic claims he has made since the 1970s that Jews are “hook-nosed” and that the extent of the holocaust is greatly exaggerated by historians.