Tag: anti-Semitism
Overshadowing the battle against anti-Semitism
The U.S. Department of Justice devoted a day to a summit this week about combating anti-Semitism. With other government agencies taking part, the event represented a significant commitment to deal with an issue of...
Decision to lesson charges of Halimi murderer ‘contradictory’ at best, ‘anti-Semitic’ at worst
One day before making aliyah to Israel from France, Jewish community leader Simon Midal expressed his concern that France’s preliminary court decision to dismiss the murderer of French Jew Sarah Halimi applied an anti-Semitic double standard.
On...
‘Yellow-vest’ protester convicted for attack on Jewish philosopher Finkielkraut
A man who was put on trial for an anti-Semitic attack on Jewish philosopher Alain Finkielkraut was found guilty and given a two-month suspended sentence on Friday, French media reported over the weekend.
The attacker, a 36-year-old man...
Anti-Semitism is a stain on the French Republic
On Sunday, France celebrated its national day, Bastille Day, which marks the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille, seen as a symbol of the monarchy’s abuse of power, on July 14, 1789. On...
Former Labour members accuse Corbyn staffers of curbing offensive complaints
Eight former Labour officials told the BBC that party leader Jeremy Corbyn’s team “interfered in the complaints process for incidents of alleged anti-Semitism, on some occasions processing them from his Westminster office,” reported The Financial Times.
The...
What to do about the ‘fangs’ of anti-Semitism in Britain’s Labour?
In recent days, plotting within the British Labour Party to get rid of its far-left leader Jeremy Corbyn has moved up a gear as deep concern over the party’s precipitous plunge in the opinion...
Department of Justice to host summit on combating anti-Semitism
The U.S. Department of Justice will host a “Summit on Combating Anti-Semitism” next week, consisting of Jewish communal leaders alongside “administration leadership.”
The Jewish Telegraphic Agency first reported the event.
Sessions during the July 15 summit include “combating...
Report: California sees anti-Semitic hate crimes increase by 21 percent
The California Department of Justice (DOJ) released a report on July 2 revealing that anti-Semitic hate crimes increased by 21 percent in 2018 from the year prior.
The report documented 126 instances of anti-Semitic hate crimes in 2018—an increase...
Anti-Semitism leads to spike in demand for homes in Israel
Anti-Semitism is once again rearing its head across the globe; Jews in Europe are starting to be afraid to wear kippot in public. Meanwhile, U.S. synagogues are being turned into bloodbaths. The sense of insecurity many...
The dangerous drive to correlate Islamophobia with anti-Semitism
The Somali-born congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), who has made a number of anti-Semitic remarks, is currently embroiled in controversy over her marriage history. When claims against her of bigamy and immigration fraud first emerged...