Tag: anti-Semitism
The new Greeks
On Dec. 3, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave an interview to Michael Doran from the Hudson Institute. As a scholar rather than a reporter, Doran asked questions that related to the ideas that have...
No one needs posthumous apologies from an anti-Semitic writer
The apology was as gratuitous as it was unsatisfactory. Some 30 years after author Roald Dahl’s death, his family and the Story Company that markets and profits from his literary legacy, as well as manages the...
Palestinians pen letter distorting IHRA definition of anti-Semitism
A group of 122 Palestinian journalists and intellectuals has written a letter to the British Observer newspaper outlining their objection to the definition of anti-Semitism given by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). They claim it has been “increasingly...
Wiesenthal Centre to European Commission: “EU Adoption of the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism Appears...
Paris, 6 December
In a letter to European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, Wiesenthal Centre Director for International Relations, Dr. Shimon Samuels recalled that, in 2017, he had "commended the European Union (EU) on its...
British MP suspended for anti-Semitism is elected to party disciplinary board
A member of the British Parliament who served a suspension for anti-Semitism and was reinstated by his party has been elected to serve on his party’s disciplinary board.
Neale Hanvey of the Scottish National Party...
European Union makes move to combat anti-Semitism
A key body of the European Union adopted a declaration on Wednesday to combat anti-Semitism.
The Council of the European Union is comprised of government ministers from the 27 E.U. member-states, who meet to make...
Anti-Semites combating anti-Semitism: An Orwellian farce
If George Orwell is spinning in his grave these days, he’s likely rolling so hard with laughter that it’s bringing him and the rest of us to tears. An upcoming webinar on Jew-hatred is...
Tlaib accused of anti-Semitism over response to Biden’s secretary of state pick
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) sparked controversy Monday and drew accusations of anti-Semitism after criticizing President-elect Joe Biden’s appointment for secretary of state, Anthony Blinken.
After former Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’s campaign manager praised the appointment, calling...
Tlaib and others peddling anti-Jewish rhetoric to speak on panel about anti-Semitism
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) is scheduled to be on a panel about anti-Semitism with other figures who have themselves engaged in anti-Semitism.
The Dec. 15 webinar, “Dismantling Anti-Semitism, Winning Justice: A Panel Discussion,” also features others...
Wiesenthal Center warns about Parler opening ‘the door wide’ to anti-Semitism
Parler, a social-media website founded in 2018 that prides itself on allowing virtually unfiltered viewpoint, has allowed anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry to flourish on its site, according to a report released on Thursday by...