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A Dutch railway train. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Dutch railway employees sing ‘inappropriate’ anti-Semitic song over loudspeaker

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Employees of the Dutch national railway company Nederlandse Spoorwegen sang an anti-Semitic soccer chant on Feb. 22 over an inter-city train’s public announcement system. During a train ride from a parade in the southern city...
Capt. Alfred Dreyfus being stripped of rank in the French military (“Le traître : Dégradation d’Alfred Dreyfus”), Jan. 13, 1895. Credit: Henri Meyer, National Library of France (Bibliothèque Nationale de France).

J’Accuse! Our Dreyfus and theirs

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Two months after its shellacking in the United Kingdom’s general elections, the Labour Party continues to remind British voters of why they chose the “anyone-but-Jeremy-Corbyn” option. Last week, it was the turn of John McDonnell—Corbyn’s...
The Jordanian parliament approving a bill to ban natural gas imports from Israel on Jan. 19, 2020. Source: Jordanian parliament via Facebook.

Jordanian MP: ‘I dare any lawyer, engineer or doctor to say hello to a...

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A Jordanian MP said during a television interview last week that “all Arab peoples completely reject” U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mideast peace plan and called for the region’s people to pressure their governments to...
A woman holds up a sign against anti-Semitism at a rally in New York City on Sept. 22, 2019. Photo by Rhonda Hodas Hack.

NYC Commission on Human Rights unveils ad campaign focused on protecting Jews

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The New York City Commission on Human Rights launched a new ad campaign focused on reassuring the Jewish community that it is committed to combating anti-Semitism, reported the Jewish Insider. The advertisements are slated to run in several...
Jared Maples (third from left), the director of the N.J. Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, accepts an award from a Jewish community leader from Jersey City. Maples spoke at a program on public safety by security officials and law-enforcement experts, Feb. 18, 2020. Credit: Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce.

Security officials give defense primer to Jewish business leaders in Lakewood, NJ

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Some 200 people gathered at Congregation Sons of Israel in Lakewood, N.J., on Tuesday night not to pray, but to learn about new security technologies and hear from law-enforcement experts and others about how...
A Jewish-owned business in Jackson, N.J., was spray-painted with a large swastika on Feb. 14, 2020, Credit: The Lakewood Scoop.

Jewish-owned business in New Jersey defaced with swastika, other graffiti

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A Jewish-owned business in Jackson, N.J., was spray-painted on Friday with a large swastika and the words “white power.” The unknown name of the business is located near Lakewood, N.J. reported The Lakewood Scoop. Lakewood has a large ultra-Orthodox Jewish...

Lawfare Project threatens to sue UC Berkeley to ensure safety of Jewish students

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Following a set of distressing events at the University of California, Berkeley, The Lawfare Project has sent a letter to Chancellor Carol Christ calling on the university to act to ensure Jewish students feel...
The Women’s Committee for Americans Against Antisemitism. Credit: Americans Against Antisemitism.

Millennial women join new effort to combat anti-Semitism

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The organization Americans Against Antisemitism is turning to millennial women to lead efforts in combating anti-Semitic hatred and prejudice against Jews across the United States. The group announced on Feb. 4 the creation of a Women’s...
Participants at the “No Hate. No Fear.” rally in New York City on Jan. 5, 2020. Photo by Rivka Segal.

New security head aims to protect New York Jewish institutions and help reduce climate...

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Mitchell D. Silber, former director of intelligence analysis at the New York City Police Department, started as the executive director of the Community Security Initiative at the UJA-Federation of New York and the Jewish...
Logo of the Labour Party in the United Kingdom. Source: Flickr.

UK Labour Party expels 25 members in one day over anti-Semitism allegations

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The U.K. Labour Party expelled 25 members in one day over anti-Semitism allegations, party sources told the HuffPost UK on Wednesday. Some of the former members were expelled by a National Executive Committee panel using new standards...