Tag: Antisemitism
Israeli politicians condemn ICC warrants against Netanyahu, Gallant
Israeli politicians from across the political spectrum condemned the International Criminal Court’s decision on Thursday to issue arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar...
After Amsterdam pogrom, Dutch lawmakers vote to close antisemitic mosques
The Netherlands' House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a motion calling to shutter mosques whose leaders preach the destruction of Israel.
The motion, submitted by the leader of the coalition's Farmer–Citizen Movement and titled, "The...
Amsterdam mayor walks back ‘pogrom’ label for assaults
Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema on Sunday appeared to retract her use of the word “pogrom” in connection with the mass assaults by Arabs on Israelis in her city on Nov. 7.
Halsema, a former leader...
Israel-Basher Picked to Speak on Israel and Zionism
A prominent institute for the study of antisemitism has once again chosen a professor who is hostile to Israel and Zionists to deliver a lecture about Israel and Zionists.
The Birkbeck Institute for the Study...
Following pogrom, Dutch rabbi calls on Jews to make aliyah
An Orthodox rabbi from the Netherlands has called on the country’s Jews to immigrate to Israel following mass antisemitic assaults in Amsterdam, accusing Dutch authorities of failure to address the root causes of the...
Only Shoah museum in Iberia commemorates ‘Night of Broken Glass’
The Oporto Jewish community in Portugal, one of the strongest in Europe, commemorated the anniversary of Kristallnacht at its Holocaust Museum on Nov. 7.
Kristallnacht, or the Night of Broken Glass, marks the night of...
Food vendor in Rome tells Jewish customer ‘Hitler was right’
A video clip circulating widely on social media has highlighted the concerning normalization of overt antisemitism on European streets, demonstrating how the multi-front war against Israel has emboldened public displays of anti-Jewish sentiment across the continent.
The...
Why security for the Jewish community is needed now more than ever
I knelt in Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue several days after the attack. Six years ago this week.
It was still a crime scene. I felt the bullet holes in the walls. In the prayer...
What would Matt Baldacci do? The collaborator mentality returns
Like many Jews of my generation, born during a period when antisemitism was largely depicted as a historical phenomenon and any manifestations were seen as an unfortunate aberration, I would occasionally wonder how the...
Jewish man with Star of David cap kicked out of Oakland cafe
A Jewish resident of Oakland, Calif., and his 5-year-old son were aggressively confronted by the owner of a local cafe on Oct. 26 and asked to leave the establishment. The incident was caught on video.
Jonathan Hirsch...