The antisemitism of Jean-Luc Mélenchon
June 13, 2021 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
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In the first round of the French presidential election in 2017, nearly one in five voters marked their ballots for Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the candidate of the newly formed far-left “La France Insoumise” (“France Rising”) party. Read more
IINZ calls for immediate halt to NZ funding of hate and incitement
June 11, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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The Israel Institute of New Zealand is calling on the New Zealand government to stop funding hate and incitement. Read more
Faced with a tsunami of antisemitism, Diaspora Jews still cling to their bubble
June 4, 2021 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
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The tsunami of antisemitism over the past few weeks is the work of an axis of anti-Jewish evil that spans continents and has the whole Jewish world in its cross-hairs in both Israel and the Diaspora. Read more
Actions, not bromides, are how the West must confront rabid antisemitism
May 28, 2021 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and his counterpart, Britain’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, visited Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week to offer help in building on the ceasefire with Hamas. Read more
Left-wing hatred for Israel can’t be detached from antisemitism
May 27, 2021 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
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Michelle Goldberg is worried. The New York Times columnist has watched as some in the Jewish community and elsewhere have connected the dots between anti-Jewish ideological incitement and antisemitic violence. Read more
Johnson says UK won’t let antisemitism ‘take root and grow’ after rise in attacks
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson expressed his concerns on Wednesday regarding the rise in antisemitic incidents in the United Kingdom since the start of the Gaza conflict, Reuters reported. Read more
Israel demands US network apologise for seemingly anti-semitic skit
February 23, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
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Israel’s Ambassador to the United States and the United Nations Gilad Erdan has demanded that NBC apologize for a comic skit aired on Saturday Night Live which has apparent antisemitic undertones. Read more
Chelsea FC kicks its ‘Say No to Anti-Semitism’ campaign into full gear
One of the United Kingdom’s most popular football teams is boosting its efforts to combat antisemitism among the sport’s legion of fans and well beyond. Read more
‘Shaun on P13:’ Ordinary Norwegians expose the anti-Semite in their midst
February 14, 2021 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
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If Shaun Henrik Matheson was an American radio presenter rather than a Norwegian one, it’s highly unlikely that he’d still have a job this week. Read more
The COVID vaccine blood libel against Israel
January 6, 2021 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
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The headline in The Guardian showed why so many people think Israel is the sum of all evil and deserving of international opprobrium. Read more
UNHCR’s blacklist, the ICC and Zionism as racism – these are the 2021 antisemitism trends
January 6, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
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The focus on Zionism as a supposedly racist and exclusionary political ideology will intensify, the UNHCR’s blacklist is expected to return and the ICC will continue its campaign against Israel, these as the anti-Israel and antisemitic trends for 2021 according to the International Legal Forum (ILF). Read more
London university refunds Jewish student over ‘toxic antisemitic environment’
A London university has refunded a former Jewish student who left the school over what he said was a “toxic antisemitic environment.” Read more
Wiesenthal Centre lists 10 worst antisemitic incidents in 2020
The Simon Wiesenthal Centre on Tuesday unveiled its list of 2020’s top 10 worst antisemitic incidents. Read more
JCCV happy with outcome of antisemitic incident’s investigation
December 9, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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The Jewish Community Council of Victoria has welcomed the conclusion of the investigation into Dr Arthur Nasis who sent a letter with antisemitic remarks to his sister which was received inadvertently by the subjects of its content. Read more
Do-gooders who do bad – NGO problems exposed at AIJAC webinar
December 7, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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With terrorism and antisemitism ever-present threats, the latest webinar from the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) featured NGO Monitor Vice President Olga Deutsch, whose topic was “Following the Money Trail: An Insight into the Funding of Terrorism and Antisemitism”. Read more
Designating antisemitism: Positives and pitfalls
November 14, 2020 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
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One of the more reprehensible aspects of the global campaign to strip Israel of its legitimacy is the fact that so many leading human-rights organizations have been co-opted by it. Read more
Australian preacher spreading coronavirus conspiracies mixed with antisemitism
November 2, 2020 by Ran Porat
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Sufyaan Khalifa, a Perth resident born in Algeria, is busy spreading coronavirus conspiracies online. Sadly, but not surprisingly, his preaching is also heavily infused with antisemitism and Israel hatred. Read more
Why Britain’s Labour Party will struggle to erase its moral stain
October 30, 2020 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
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The report of an 18-month inquiry into antisemitism in Britain’s Labour Party has now been published. Almost instantly, it produced a dramatic and unexpected result. Read more
TikTok: Antisemitism is ‘abominable,’ has no place on platform
Some 96% of videos that violated TikTok’s community guidelines were removed before a user reported them, 90% were removed before users watched them, and hate content is monitored by technology and 10,000 content experts, a representative of the social media giant told the Knesset.
New initiative helps tackle antisemitic content on entertainment platforms
October 9, 2020 by
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In this time of social distancing and sheltering in place, people all over the world are spending more time on streaming sites than ever before. Read more
Former Nazi’s ski field legacy looks set to stay
September 29, 2020 by Miriam Bell
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NZSki has, once again, doubled down on their refusal to remove the Mt Hutt ski field’s homage to former Waffen SS soldier Willi Huber – unless they receive evidence he committed war crimes. Read more
$30 worth of hate: “Hitler should have gassed you Jewish scum”
July 29, 2020 by J-Wire Staff
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A Sydney rabbi received a torrent of antisemitic messages attempting to conclude a deal on Facebook marketplace. Read more
Muslim World League’s General Secretary honoured for fighting antisemitism, calls for unity against hatred
June 10, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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At a special online event, General Secretary of the Muslim World League, Sheikh Dr Mohammed Al-Issa was honoured with an inaugural award for his contribution towards fighting antisemitism. Read more
Aleph concerns on homophobic slogans
May 22, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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Antisemitic vandals who sprayed swastikas on the fourth green of Melbourne’s Cranbourne Golf Club also drew a homophobic slogan at the same time. Read more
Alarmed by global spike in antisemitism, Yad Vashem calls for action
Yad Vashem, Israel’s National Holocaust Memorial, has expressed “deep concern and dismay” following a recent global spike in antisemitic incidents and rhetoric, especially in the US. Read more
The return of populist antisemitism
April 25, 2020 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
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To the lexicon of new terminology introduced by the coronavirus pandemic, we can add the latest entry: “Zoombombing,” or the practice of hijacking private videoconferencing calls on the Internet by unwanted intruders. Read more
COVID-19 and hate crime in Australia
April 24, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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The Australian Hate Crime Network (AHCN) has called for greater vigilance in countering racism and other forms of bigotry that is erupting amidst the current COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
What’s changed since the ‘Black Death’?
March 10, 2020 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
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The numbers are rolling in, and they make for grim reading. Read more
Anti-Semitic incidents in UK reached record high in 2019, report reveals
The number of antisemitic incidents reported in the United Kingdom hit a record high in 2019 and increased for the fourth consecutive year, according to figures released on Feb. 6 by the Community Security Trust. Read more
Political auto-immune disease among Diaspora Jews
December 20, 2019 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
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Why are so many Diaspora Jews doing the dirty work of their mortal enemies for them? Read more