60 headstones desecrated in Jewish cemetery in Slovakia
December 18, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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The World Jewish Congress has condemned the desecration of 60 tombstones in a Jewish cemetery in the northern town of Namestovo, on the border with Poland. Read more
Can Labour overcome antisemitism after Corbyn?
December 17, 2019 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
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History will not be kind to Jeremy Corbyn, the vanquished and soon-to-be-former leader of the opposition British Labour Party. Read more
German Jewish beauty queen launches ‘Shalom’ campaign on social media
A German-Jewish beauty queen is launching a campaign to raise awareness about racist and antisemitic incidents and rhetoric afflicting Germany and Western Europe. Read more
In BBC interview, Labour leader Corbyn refuses to apologize for antisemitism
Pressed to explain and apologize to the British Jewish community over antisemitism concerns, Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, in a Tuesday BBC interview with Andrew Neil, refused to apologize. Read more
Federal Labor reacts to ECAJ antisemitism report
November 26, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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Federal Labor is deeply concerned by an increase in antisemitic attacks in Australia. Read more
Church of England report says centuries of Christian antisemitism led to Holocaust
Christian theology played a part in the stereotyping and persecution of Jewish people that ultimately led to the Holocaust, according to a new report released by the Church of England. Read more
British public figures sign letter refusing to vote Labour over antisemitism scandal
Twenty-four British public figures signed an open letter refusing to vote for the Labour Party in the United Kingdom’s Dec. 12 general elections due to party leader Jeremy Corbyn’s multiple ties to antisemitism. Read more
Why the Democrats don’t have to go the way of Labour
November 8, 2019 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
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The upcoming general election being held in Britain on Dec. 12 isn’t getting much coverage in the United States. Americans generally don’t pay much attention to foreign policy, and the principal issue this year in the United Kingdom—Brexit—is something few Americans really understand. Read more
Anti-Semitic graffiti spray-painted on project commemorating Jewish life in Lithuania
Anti-Semitic graffiti was discovered in Vilnius, Lithuania, last week on a project depicting Jewish life before World War II. Read more
From Congress to classrooms: Reframing the Israel narrative
October 18, 2019 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
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Concern about resurgent antisemitism has been at fever-pitch among Diaspora Jews for years. Read more
NSW MP: antisemitism shows the worst of humanity
October 16, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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A NSW had ttold parliament antisemitism “shows the worst of humanity and has ruined lives and taken lives”. Read more
It’s time to put an end to labeling Trump an anti-Semite
October 3, 2019 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
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This July, Aaron Boone, the manager of Major League Baseball’s New York Yankees, created an Internet meme when he launched into an epic and profane rant in taking issue with a call that went against his team. Read more
President Truman, George Marshal and Israel
September 6, 2019 by Jeremy Rosen
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American Jewry is split over whether Donald Trump is the most pro-Israel or pro-Jewish president in the history of the USA. It illustrates how divided and antagonistic the different parts of the so-called United States and the Jewish community are. Read more
Dual citizenship challenge again for Frydenberg
July 19, 2019 by Roz Tarszisz
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Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is facing a rehash of the claim that he is a Hungarian citizen, according to a report on 10 News First…and the Prime Minister has spoken out against antisemitism,
Omar introducing pro-BDS resolution, announces trip to Israel and Palestinian areas
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) formally introduced this week a resolution on Wednesday supporting the anti-Israel BDS movement, comparing it to boycotts of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. Read more
The dangerous drive to correlate Islamophobia with antisemitism
June 28, 2019 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
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The Somali-born U.S. congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), who has made a number of antisemitic remarks, is currently embroiled in controversy over her marriage history. Read more
Tolerance Museums: A Failing Franchise?
June 28, 2019 by Gidon Ben-Zvi
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The monumental US$250-million building for the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem (MOTJ) is scheduled to open sometime in 2020. Read more
The fight against antisemitism becomes a priority for the Dutch
June 7, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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The World Jewish Congress has welcomed the decision of the Government of the Netherlands to allocate three million Euros to fighting antisemitism, a matter which has now been added to the list of national priorities for the first time. Read more
European rabbis take to the streets in Ulm, Germany
May 30, 2019 by Yossi Lempkowicz - JNS
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BERLIN: Forty rabbis from all over Europe walked the streets of the German city of Ulm on Tuesday, a couple of days after Germany’s antisemitism commissioner, Felix Klein, advised Jews against wearing kipot, or skullcaps, in public areas because of rising antisemitism in the country. Read more
Violent antisemitism rose by 13% worldwide in 2018, according to new report
Violent antisemitic attacks rose by 13% worldwide in 2018, with the highest number of incidents reported in Western democracies including the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Germany, an annual report revealed. Read more
What if there’s no way to stop another synagogue shooting?
April 30, 2019 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
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Who caused a madman to enter a synagogue in Poway, Calif., and begin shooting? And what can we do to stop another such extremist from committing the next atrocity? Read more
Another Labor candidate disendorsed
April 30, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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Another Labor candidate for the upcoming election has been dropped by the party for an antisemitic comment. Read more
From Pittsburgh to Poway
April 30, 2019 by Jacob Kamaras
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When a natural or human-made disaster strikes my community, it’s my natural instinct to write about it. Read more
World Jewish Congress condemns antisemitic effigy burning in Poland
April 22, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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Reacting to reports that on April 19th, an image of Judas Iscariot made to look like a stereotypical Jew had been hanged and burned in effigy in the town of Pruchnik in south-eastern Poland as a part of an Easter ritual with hundreds of people including children taking part, World Jewish Congress CEO Robert Singer expresses disgust and outrage at this latest blatantly antisemitic manifestation. Read more
How antisemitism became unleashed in the West
March 8, 2019 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
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Why is antisemitism now out of control in the West? Read more
The U.S. dilutes condemnation of antisemitism
March 8, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder has sharply criticized the U.S.House of Representative’s decision to broaden a formal resolution condemning antisemitism to include Islamophobia and other forms of hate speech, declaring: “The unfortunate decision by the US House leadership to dilute a forthright condemnation of antisemitism is both irresponsible and dangerous.” Read more
Jewish Agency calls for global effort against antisemitism: ‘No keeping heads down’
The heads of hundreds of Jewish organizations in Israel and abroad discussed the rise of antisemitism around the world at a meeting of the Jewish Agency’s Board of Governors in Jerusalem on Monday. Read more
From president to president
February 21, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin has written to his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron following antisemitic events in France. Read more
Swastikas on 80 gravestones desecrate French Jewish cemetery at German border
As many as 80 gravestones at a Jewish cemetery in France were discovered vandalized on Tuesday morning, adding to the latest wave of antisemitic attacks in the country. Read more
In Tel Aviv, British experts warn of antisemitism across the UK
February 17, 2019 by JNS
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A lecture hosted by the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA) in Tel Aviv featured a panel of experts who warned about growing antisemitism in the United Kingdom and the threat that Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn poses if he were to become prime minister. Read more