No room in the inn for Roger Waters

Hotels in Argentina and Uruguay reportedly rejected reservations for Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters over accusations of antisemitism levelled at the British singer known for his pro-Palestinian views. Read more

Man could face extra charges over protest comments

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True colours

It is at times like these when one can discover who is genuine and who is “missing in action”. Read more

Israelophobia is the newest form of the oldest hatred

Antisemitism is a rotten term for the “longest hatred” that targets the Jewish people. For a start, there is no such thing as “semitism” to be “anti.” Read more

Alex Ryvchin’s latest book – The Seven Deadly Myths

 Alex Ryvchin’s new book, The Seven Deadly Myths, investigating the conspiracies behind antisemitism, was launched in Sydney yesterday. Read more

Confronting world-wide antisemitism

Major Jewish organizations in Australia, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Argentina have announced the formation of the J7, the Large Communities’ Task Force Against Antisemitism. Read more

Global Jewish call for UN to positively reference IHRA definition

AIJAC has joined 178 Jewish organisations across the globe in calling for the United Nations to favourably reference the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s Working Definition of Antisemitism at its upcoming in its upcoming “UN Action Plan on monitoring antisemitism and enhancing a system-wide response”. Read more

Soros, antisemitism and the progressive assault on language

One of the key characteristics of our difficult times is the way in which the progressive left has hijacked language. Read more

QLD criminalisation of Nazi hate symbols: Queensland Jewish Board of Deputies comments

The ability for antisemites to spread, disseminate and inflict hate in Queensland is one step closer to being criminalised, thanks to the landmark introduction of hate crime legislation into the Queensland Parliament today. Read more

Survey is measuring antisemitism on campus

A national survey of current and recent university students is currently underway. Read more

‘The system has failed:’ Antisemitism flourishes in France

Five years ago, an 85-year-old survivor of the Holocaust, Mireille Knoll, was brutally murdered in her apartment in Paris by two intruders, one of whom was a neighbour she had known since his childhood. Read more

A last minute message from the NSW Liberals

A NSW Liberals and Nationals spokesperson has pushed their case in a bid to be reelected in Saturday’s NSW State election. Read more

‘Auf Wiedersehen,’ Roger Waters?

Once upon a time, Roger Waters was a hero in Germany. In July 1990, a few months after the razing of the Berlin Wall, the former Pink Floyd frontman performed the group’s 1979 album “The Wall” on the Potsdamer Platz in the newly reunified city. Read more

Shabbat Tetzaveh & Zachor: Amelek

The Shabbat before Purim is always called Shabbat Zachor, the Shabbat when we remember. Read more

NSW Labor to address racism and extremism with a budget of $16m

A Minns Labor Government will establish a Premier’s Prevention Panel on Racism and Extremism to address the growing safety concerns of faith and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities in NSW. Read more

‘Gobblefunk:’ Author Roald Dahl’s antisemitic legacy

In common with many people who spent their childhood in the 1970s, I loved Roald Dahl’s novels for children, especially “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” Read more

$10m to boost security for NSW religious groups

NSW Jewish Board of Deputies CEO Darren Bark has welcomed the announcement made by the NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet of boosting security for religious groups if he is re-elected next month. Read more

Getting away with it: Germany’s Documenta art festival

Of the many stories involving antisemitism that dominated the headlines last year, probably the most disturbing involved the serial controversies over antisemitic displays at Germany’s prestigious Documenta festival of contemporary art. Read more

Jeremy Leibler speaks at the Knesset

ZFA President Jeremy Leibler has participated in a global forum on antisemitism convened by the Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli at the Knesset. Read more

Antisemitism report of the Department for Combatting Antisemitism in 2022: World Zionist Organisation

The report shows that the increase in the number of antisemitic incidents has been curbed after an increase in the last decade, but the situation still remains alarming. Read more

Glaring inconsistencies

Another week witnesses yet more mind-boggling contortions by so-called friends and declared foes alike. Read more

Israeli president calls on Europe to fight online antisemitism

Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Brussels called on Europe to fight online antisemitism on Thursday, stressing that “the Holocaust was not conceived in a vacuum.” Read more

Antisemitism continues to rise

The rate of antisemitic incidents in Australia appears to be slowing down, but the figures continue to rise, with 478 cases recorded by The Executive Council of Australian Jewry and its constituent and associated organisations. Read more

2022: The year FUD took off

There were many occasions during 2022 when events in the news almost tricked us into thinking that we were living in an earlier time. Read more

Wiesenthal Centre publishes top ten antisemitism list for 2022 

The Simon Wiesenthal Centre released its annual Global antisemitism Top Ten list in Jerusalem…reports Benjamin Weinthal. Read more

Google fixes antisemitic definition of ‘Jew’ following uproar

Google users who typed the word “Jew” in the search feature on Tuesday found that the top definition was an antisemitic stereotype. Read more

Blowing the whistle on FIFA’s systemic antisemitism

The FIFA World Cup in Qatar has arguably become the most controversial to date, raising widespread indignation over myriad issues concerning its host, including Qatar’s decision to ban beer from stadiums and its mistreatment of the press, the LGBTQ+ community and migrant workers, 6,500 of whom have died since Qatar was awarded the Cup. Read more

Wollongong undergraduates condemns antisemitism

The Wollongong University Undergraduate Association has unanimously passed the motion: ‘WUSA Condemns the Rise of Antisemitism’. Read more

Second antisemitic attack on Brisbane Israeli restaurant

An online antisemitic post targeting Brisbane restaurant Yababi has seen the owners getting a flood of support on its Facebook page, with many showing keen willingness to make a booking to the popular eating place. Read more

Why social justice warriors can’t deal with anti-Semitism

Ruth Wisse, an emeritus professor of Yiddish literature at Harvard and an unfailingly impressive commentator on the Jewish world, has uttered a desperate cry about the moral and spiritual state of American Jews. Read more

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