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 anti-Semitic 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 anti-Semitism 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 anti-semitism 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 anti-Semitic trends for 2021 according to the International Legal Forum (ILF). Read more
London university refunds Jewish student over ‘toxic anti-Semitic environment’
A London university has refunded a former Jewish student who left the school over what he said was a “toxic anti-Semitic environment.” Read more
Wiesenthal Centre lists 10 worst anti-Semitic incidents in 2020
The Simon Wiesenthal Centre on Tuesday unveiled its list of 2020’s top 10 worst anti-Semitic 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 anti-Semitism: 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 anti-Semitism 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 anti-Semitic 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 anti-Semitic 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 anti-Semitism. 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 anti-Semitism, Yad Vashem calls for action
Yad Vashem, Israel’s National Holocaust Memorial, has expressed “deep concern and dismay” following a recent global spike in anti-Semitic incidents and rhetoric, especially in the US. Read more
The return of populist anti-Semitism
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 anti-Semitic 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
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 anti-Semitism 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 anti-Semitic incidents and rhetoric afflicting Germany and Western Europe. Read more
In BBC interview, Labour leader Corbyn refuses to apologize for anti-Semitism
Pressed to explain and apologize to the British Jewish community over anti-Semitism 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 anti-Semitic 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