Update on “Justice for Sarah Halimi”… Today’s “J’Accuse!”
The Wiesenthal Centre has monitored over the years countless antisemitic terrorist crimes in France, but especially the murder of Sarah Halimi. We denounce the travesty of the trial exonerating her killer and constantly urge French...
French teacher receives suspended jail sentence for agitating anti-Semitism
A teacher in France received a suspended jail sentence on Wednesday after raising an anti-Semitic sign at a demonstration over the country’s coronavirus health pass system.
Cassandre Fristot received a six-month suspended prison sentence after...
Australia parliamentary committee recommends full ban of Hamas terror group
The Australian Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security recommended that the country ban all of Hamas, not solely its military wing.
“Currently, the United States, Canada and the European Union list the whole organization...
Report: Turkey arrests 15 on suspicion of spying for Israel
Turkish media outlets on Thursday reported that 15 individuals had been arrested on suspicion of spying for Israel, following a large-scale operation by local security forces. According to local reports, 200 members of the...
Portugal honors diplomat who saved Jews from Nazis
Portugal honored Aristides de Sousa Mendes, a former diplomat for the country, who helped save thousands of Jews from the Nazis during World War II.
“People who at the decisive moment put their and their...
Earthquake near Greece rattles Israel, Cyprus
An earthquake in the Mediterranean Sea on Tuesday morning was felt throughout Israel, though no damage or injuries were reported.
According to the U.S. Geological Institute, the quake measured 6.0 on the Richter scale, and...
German Jewish singer at crux of anti-Semitic hotel incident accused of fabricating story
Gil Ofarim, the German Israeli singer who accused the Westin Hotel in Leipzig, Germany, of refusing him service because he wore a Star of David pendant is now being accused of fabricating the story.
Hotel surveillance video released to...
BDS groups, activists likely behind campaign targeting Google, Amazon to cancel contract with Israel
Anti-Israel BDS groups and activists appear to be behind a purportedly grassroots anonymous letter of hundreds of Google and Amazon employees demanding that the tech giants cancel Project Nimbus, a billion-dollar contract to provide public cloud...
New European-wide survey reveals disturbing findings of anti-Semitism, anti-Israel bias
Europe’s Action and Protection League (APL), in partnership with the European Jewish Association (EJA), released a European-wide survey offering a complex and detailed account of the prevalence of anti-Semitic perceptions, including widespread views in some countries...
‘Anti-Semites have found new ways of attacking Jews,’ declare leaders at Malmö forum
The need to battle anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial, especially online, was front and center on Thursday at the Malmö International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Anti-Semitism—Remember ReAct event in Sweden.
Representatives from more than...