Tag: anti-Zionism
‘What must be said:’ An enduring anti-Semitic trope
When the late German writer Günter Grass decided, seven years ago, to publicly denounce Israel as the greatest threat to the planet’s existence, he chose the medium of poetry to do so. Starting from...
Iran responds to accusations of anti-Semitism by Pence: ‘We are just against Zionists’
After being accused of anti-Semitism by U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, Iran’s Foreign Minister retorted that the claim was “laughable,” and that “Iran has always supported the Jews; we are just against Zionists.”
The incident occurred...
New York Reform synagogue distances itself from Women’s March leadership
The Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in New York City announced last week it has disassociated from the Women’s March amid accusations of anti-Semitism against a few of the movement’s leaders such as their association with Nation...
Jews in EU see anti-Zionism as form of anti-Semitism
European Jews increasingly see anti-Zionism as a form of anti-Semitism according to a report released earlier this week by the European Union, Daniel Schwammenthal, director of the AJC Transatlantic Institute, wrote in an op-ed published on Tuesday in The Wall...
PBS TV special whitewashes Iran’s repression of Jews, hatred for Israel
Tuesday’s “PBS NewsHour” featured a segment about Iran’s Jews living in apparently relative peace despite the Islamic Republic chanting “Death to Israel.”
“Many people outside of Iran are going to remark that you’re not being...
Airbnb to remove Jewish rental listings in Judea and Samaria
The online marketplace and hospitality service Airbnb announced on Monday that it will no longer permit listings in Judea and Samaria due to what it alleges as “Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank that are...
Crisis on campus: A new generation of galvanized young Jews learns how to fight...
IfNotNow has a plan. It’s determined, according to its website, to create nothing less than “a movement led by young Jews to reclaim the mantle of Jewish leadership from the out-of-touch establishment.” Or, more...
Ghettoizing Israel, re-ghettoizing the Jews
The drive to ghettoize Israel merges with the campaign to re-ghettoize the Jews.
The goal is to return Jews as a people to marginalized statelessness. So, quarrels over whether anti-Zionism amounts to anti-Semitism waste time....
Poll: 52% of French public believe Zionism is a ‘racist ideology’
An online poll in France this month found that 52% the French public believe Zionism is a “racist ideology” and 54% believe Zionism is an “international organization that seeks to influence the world and societies...
Anti-Semitism, Anti-Zionism and Linda Sarsour
I attended the November 28 panel discussion, “Anti-Semitism and the Struggle for Justice,” with Linda Sarsour and several members of the Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), including Rebecca Vilkomerson. The moderator was Amy Goodman...