Tag: anti-Zionism
Germany’s anti-Semitism allies
Part of the challenge of the anti-Semitism debate is its sheer multiplicity of aspects. One cannot simply rate a specific act according to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism to determine...
Should the Jewish community provide a ‘safe space’ for anti-Zionists?
A prominent Jewish writer used the bully pulpit of The New York Times op-ed section last week to call for the elimination of the Jewish state. At the same time, an assistant rabbi at one of the nation’s...
Argentinian university professor offers bonus to ‘whoever finds a poor Jew’
A university professor in Argentina has declared that he will give a bonus to “whoever finds a poor Jew.”
During an online international politics class through the 21st Century Business University located in Córdoba, Argentina,...
Deputy anti-Semitism envoy: Coronavirus conspiracy theories a modern-day blood libel
U.S. deputy anti-Semitism envoy Ellie Cohanim warned of a new form of anti-Semitism emerging during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and urged Jewish leaders that it is time the U.S. Jewish community focused on proactive...
Roger Waters: Zionism an ‘ugly stain’ that must be removed
According to British musician Roger Waters, U.S. businessman Sheldon Adelson is a “right-wing fascist, racist bigot” who controls U.S. President Donald Trump and believes only Jews are fully human.
Waters, co-founder of the band Pink...
Jewish group calls on Toronto mosque to denounce anti-Semitic ‘prayers’
Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center (FSWC) on Tuesday called on a Toronto-area mosque to publicly denounce anti-Semitic remarks broadcasted on its property over the weekend.
A man using a loudspeaker at the Jaffari Center, a...
Groups decry reported arson at Tomb of Esther and Mordechai in Iran, urge investigation
Several Jewish organizations have expressed concern and condemnation over a purported arson attack on the Tomb of Esther and Mordechai in Hamedan, Iran.
Conflicting information surrounds the extent of the attack on the Jewish shrine....
Sanders campaign names new senior adviser who promotes BDS, has called Zionism ‘racist’
The Democratic presidential campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has named Phillip Agnew, who has called Zionism “racist,” and co-founded a group that supports the anti-Israel BDS movement and a U.S.-designated terrorist group, a senior adviser.
“I...
US Education Department investigating UCLA over anti-Semitism complaint
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) notified StandWithUs (SWU) on Friday that it has accepted its complaint alleging that UCLA violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and has opened the matter for full investigation on the merits.
SWU alleged...
French Parliament passes resolution that states anti-Zionism is anti-Semitism
France’s National Assembly in Paris on Tuesday passed a nonbinding resolution that stated that anti-Zionism is anti-Semitism and called on countries to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of anti-Semitism.
The final vote tally in the...