Amid Anti-Semitism Row, Corbyn’s Labour Adopts IHRA Definition
After much deliberation, the British Labour Party adopted the full IHRA definition of anti-Semitism
Continued European Anti-Semitism Includes Assaults and Vandalism
This month, a Palestinian man was given four months in jail following his assault of a Jewish man and Holocaust survivor Elie Weisel’s home was vandalized.
Malaysian Prime Minister Defends Anti-Semitic Comments
In an interview with the Associated Press on August 13th, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, a proud anti-Semite claimed that “Anti-Semitic is a term that is invented to prevent people from criticizing the Jews for doing wrong things.”
Kuwait Airways Forced to Pay Damages to Israeli Citizen After Refusing Her Ticket
Advocacy group UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) has successfully forced Kuwait Airways to “pay substantial damages plus costs to an Israeli National who was refused a ticket on a Kuwait Airways flight from London to Bangkok on the grounds of her nationality.”
Norwegian Paper Publishes Blatantly Anti-Semitic Cartoon
On August 7th, a Norwegian newspaper, Dagbladet, published an extremely anti-Semitic cartoon, prompting Israel’s ambassador to Norway to demand the removal of the image and apologize. The cartoon depicts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose body is in the shape of a swastika, punching a Druze Israeli off of a “whites only” bench.
US Announces Plan to Defund UNRWA
President Trump addressing the UN General Assembly (MPR News) [...]
British Labour Party Faces Backlash Over Definition of Anti-Semitism
The British Labour Party has encountered a storm of criticism following its decision to adopt a diluted definition of anti-Semitism. The definition of anti-Semitism adopted by the Labour Party is based upon the IHRA definition, but omits references to Israel.
Senate Introduces Bipartisan Bill Banning Use of Human Shields
On July 24, Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced a bipartisan bill that would sanction those engaging in and supporting the use of “human shields,” which refers to the placing of non-combatants around combatants to deter enemy attack, therefore putting countless civilian lives at risk. This despicable act has been utilized by a number of terror groups against the United States and Israel, with some of the most violent offenders including Hamas, Hezbollah, Boko Haram, and the Islamic State. The bill, known as the ‘STOP Using Human Shields Act,’ enjoys support from those on both sides of the aisle.
Call for Papers: Journal of Contemporary Antisemitism
The following Call for Papers on the changing manifestations of antisemitism, recently received by the Louis D. Brandeis Center, may be of interest to some of our readers: Academic Studies Press (ASP) is currently inviting submissions for the next issue of the Journal of Contemporary Antisemitism, which is due for publication in Spring 2019.
Stanford University Student Steps Down As RA After Criticism Generated By Anti-Semitic Post
On August 1, the Brandeis Center’s President Alyza Lewin and Director of Legal Initiatives Aviva Vogelstein sent a letter to Stanford University President, Marc Tessier-Lavigne, urging him to address a threatening, anti-Semitic Facebook post by a current Stanford student who is scheduled to be a Resident Assistant (RA) this upcoming year.