Tag: anti-Semitism
With attacks on Jews increasing, the need for self-defense is real
Tough times demand tough Jews. If Jon Loew has his way, Jews in the United States and around the world will invest the time and energy needed to learn self-defense to protect themselves. Loew...
Ilhan Omar derided for ‘bigoted’ comments directed at Jewish colleagues in Congress
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) is being blasted by Jewish leaders after she made statements questioning her Jewish colleagues’ commitment to social justice.
In an interview on CNN’s “The Lead with Jake Tapper” on Tuesday, Omar...
A second Montreal kosher bakery target of attempted arson attack
A kosher bakery in Montreal was the target of attempted arson in the predawn hours Monday, making the second such incident against a kosher establishment in the city in recent weeks.
According to news reports,...
Former Democratic congresswoman blames Zionists for 9/11 on Twitter
Jewish groups are demanding that Twitter ban former Georgia congresswoman and Green Party presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney after she tweeted an image that implied “Zionists” caused 9/11.
In a Tweet, McKinney wrote, “The final piece...
Second vandalism of Chabad at San Diego State University caught on video
The Chabad House at San Diego State University was vandalized last week for the second time since April, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported.
Security footage from June 25 shows one woman shaking the frame of a large...
Congressman urges Rutgers University president to speak out against anti-Israel rhetoric by union
Expressing concern for Jewish students at Rutgers University who may be targeted for anti-Semitic attacks after a union of part-time lecturers at the university singled out Israel in a recent statement, Rep. Josh Gottheimer...
Man arrested for anti-Semitic vandalism of Arizona synagogue
A man was arrested and charged with aggravated criminal damage on Thursday for his alleged involvement in the anti-Semitic vandalism of a synagogue in Tucson, Ariz., earlier in June.
The Tucson Police Department said their Street Crimes...
Anti-Semitism watchdog calls for disciplinary action against Spanish TV host over anti-Semitic comments
The Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) is calling for disciplinary action against a reporter from a television station in Spain who made anti-Semitic remarks during a broadcast about Israeli athletes.
TV3’s commentator Clara Basiana made the...
The ‘right’ way to be anti-Semitic, according to Human Rights Watch
Only a generously funded, celebrity-endorsed NGO utterly convinced of its own rectitude would have the chutzpah to proffer advice on combating anti-Semitism, just weeks after it labeled the world’s sole Jewish state as the...
Pedestrian yells anti-Semitic threats at Jewish father, kids at camp bus stop
A Jewish man was verbally attacked with anti-Semitic language on Monday as he dropped off his children at a bus stop to go to their Jewish camp in the Woodland Hills neighborhood of California.
Jessica...