Forward defends antisemitic cartoon

When the official newspaper of Berkeley published a color caricature of me as a spider-like creature with one leg stomping on a Palestinian child and another holding an IDF soldier spilling the blood of an unarmed Palestinian, there was universal condemnation of what was widely seen as a throwback to the antisemitic imagery of the Nazi era…writes  Alan M. Dershowitz. Read more

An Anti-Semitic caricature of me generates no criticism from Berkeley hard left

I was recently invited to present the liberal case for Israel at Berkeley…writes Alan M. Dershowitz. Read more

You’re offended? Oy vey!

If your ancestors, dear reader, were Europeans of any sort, know that they threw us out of their countries, or stood aside while we were persecuted, evicted and murdered. So emulate us and get a life! As individuals we have not spent 3,500 years wallowing in self-pity. We get on with it and so should you…writes Peter Arnold. Read more

Persia, Iran, Haman and Khamenei

Once again our annual commemoration of Purim is taking place and its relevance for today could not be clearer…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more

Anti-Semitism and Aliyah

Political correctness still seems to impel us to continue chanting the mantra that we are prohibited from relating to antisemitism as a cause for settling in Israel and insisting that the only motivation for aliyah today is to enable a committed Jew to lead a truly Jewish life in his homeland…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

On antisemitism, difficult questions and contested answers

In his magnum opus “A Lethal Obsession,” the late Robert Wistrich, one of Israel’s finest scholars of the murderous pathways of Jew-hatred, elegantly summarised the character of antisemitism at the turn of this century…writes Ben Cohen/JNS.org. Read more

Wielding the Holocaust stick…writes Ben Cohen/JNS.org

In late November, radical protesters in London attacked a Jewish communal building. As they wrestled with police at the gates, they screamed abuse about “baby killers!” and cried out, “It’s a Holocaust!” Read more

The illiberal world of Stephen Bannon

In considering the furore around President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to appoint Stephen Bannon, the CEO of the hard-right news website Breitbart, as his chief strategist, let’s start with the perspective of those who have defended him…writes Ben Cohen/JNS.org.
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Lauder says Russia’s changes “stunning”

World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder has thanked Russia for its efforts to crack down on antisemitism and make Jews feel welcome in the country, after a long history of hostility and hardship. Read more

Anti-Semitism, a danger to us all…writes David Roet/JNS.org

My father, Haim Hendrick Roet, a Holocaust survivor from the Netherlands, addressed the United Nations General Assembly in January, during its annual Holocaust memorial ceremony with this poignant cri de coeur: “Looking back 70 years,” he said, “it is heartbreaking that as a world, we did not learn enough from the Holocaust.” Read more

EU to combat antisemitism

Australia’s B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) has welcomed the appointment of Ms. Katharina von Schnurbein as the EU’s first coordinator on combatting antisemitism. Read more

Alhadeff and Jones discuss Hizb ut-Tahrir

The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies’ CEO Vic Alhadeff has spoken on air with Sydney radio station 2GB’s Alan Jones about Hizb ut-Tahrir a group which has accused Jews “of corrupting the world”. Read more

Anti-virus Conference

Officially billed as the 5^th. Global Forum for combating Anti-Semitism this gathering of delegates from most parts of the globe took place last week in Jerusalem…Michael Kuttner reports. Read more

Jews Killed Nobody … writes Gil Solomon

With antisemitism rampaging like a wildfire throughout the fertile grounds of Europe, be it Muslim initiated or otherwise, when a Holland-based Roman Catholic Church Association television station airs a video clip titled “Jews killed Jesus“, when a Sydney-based Anglican priest, in one of his sermons stated that “Jews killed Jesus” I say enough is enough. Read more

Yet another hate video

Another video made by anti-Jewish group Hizb Ut-Tahrir has been published on the organisation’s website. Read more

Confronting European Antisemitism

I just completed a three-day visit to Prague and the former Terezin concentration camp…writes Alan Dershowitz. Read more

Here we go again!…writes Michael Kuttner

The year has launched off with a flying start of outrageous terror, political hypocrisy and ramped up rhetoric. Read more

Israel releases world antisemitism report

2014 marked a distinct shift in the level of antisemitism around the world, and especially in Europe according to the annual report on Anti-Semitism presented to the Israeli cabinet today by the Minister for Jerusalem and Diaspora Affairs, Naftali Bennett. Read more

Europe’s Jews tied to a declining political class

As regular readers of my column will know, I am not an admirer of the analogy between the situation that Jews faced in Europe in the 1930s, and the trials and challenges we face now…writes Ben Cohen/JNS.org Read more

Gallic Gall…writes Michael Kuttner

The capacity for France as a country and the French themselves to display unmitigated hypocrisy has been on full display for all to witness. Read more

The growth of antisemitism on the U.N.’s agenda

The General Assembly of the United Nations will meet later this months to discuss the growth of antisemitism at the request of 37 countries including Australia. Read more

Good riddance to 2014, a not-so-banner year for Jews and Israel…writes Laura Fein

As 2014 draws to a close, I can’t help but reflect on this year’s dramatic increase in antisemitic and anti-Israel attacks, and hope that the coming year will see more Jews actively join the fight to reverse these trends…writes Laura Fein/JNS.org Read more

ABC-TV ‘s The World on antisemitism

ABC-TV program “The World” has featured antisemitism in Australia. Read more

Antisemitic graffiti on the streets of Wellington

An elderly couple was heckled as they chalked antisemitic graffiti on a pavement in the CBD of New Zealand’s capital city Wellington. Read more

Four-year-old attacked in Auckland

A four-year-old boy wearing a yarmulke and tzitzit was hit on the head while walking home from school with his mother in Mt Eden, Auckland. Read more

NZ Candidate posts antisemitic image

Corie Haddock, the Labour Party candidate who stood against New Zealand Prime Minister John Key in the recent NZ election, has posted an antisemitic image on his Facebook page. Read more

Antisemitism in Australia – The Vital Statistics

The 2014 report on antisemitism in Australia clearly shows a shift from the extremes to the mainstream community fuelled by social media and the failure of popular media to address incidents with urgency thereby giving credence to virulently antisemitic postings left unmoderated on major websites. Read more

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