Tag: Antisemitism
The 90% question
Defeated. As a Jew involved in American politics, that is how I have often felt since Oct. 7. In political battle after political battle, I have watched legislatures fail to pass critical protections for our community,...
France’s Melanchon promises to recognize Palestinian state
Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of France Unbowed (La France Insoumise), a key member of the victorious left-wing New Popular Front (NPF) coalition in Sunday’s National Assembly elections, said his government would recognize the “State of Palestine”...
The ‘far-right’ is the best choice for French Jews
The first round of France’s “snap” elections on June 30 resulted in a significant win for the “far-right” party Rassemblement National (RN), which garnered about 33.15% of the vote.
RN’s victory has been shocking to some but, as a...
‘Get out of Canada’: Montreal MP targeted with antisemitic flyer
Canadian Member of Parliament Anthony Housefather of the Liberal Party condemned on Wednesday an antisemitic flyer calling him a neo-Nazi and telling him to “get out of Canada.”
Housefather tweeted a photo of the flyer...
Complaint claims teachers union in Canada ‘enabled’ antisemitism
A group of Jewish teachers in British Columbia has filed a complaint with Canada’s Human Rights Tribunal, describing antisemitic instances by colleagues and the union representing them.
“They’re concerned about people retaliating against them. They’re concerned about...
South Dakota, North Carolina implement bills defining antisemitism
Measures utilizing the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism to guide government workers in assessing Jew-hate have become law in North Carolina and South Dakota.
“I am very proud of this historic legislation that will...
Global influencers gather in New York City for Jew-hatred summit
More than 300 influencers worldwide traveled to New York City earlier this week to fight antisemitism in a first-of-its-kind event.
“You are now on the precipice to decide which direction we go in. You only...
Rome Jews ask Meloni to act against youth group Jew-hatred
After a reporter exposed Nazi chants and antisemitic remarks directed at a Jewish Italian senator at the youth movement associated with the party of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Roman Jews are calling for...
‘New urgency’ since Oct. 7 in Justice Department battle against hate crimes, assistant AG...
The Department of Justice “will not relent in standing up for the Jewish community,” Kristen Clarke, U.S. assistant attorney general for civil rights, told more than 60 Orthodox Union lay and professional leaders last week.
“I want...
Why did a massacre of Jews lead to an explosion of antisemitism?
On the surface, it makes little sense.
How can the biggest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust lead to the biggest rise in antisemitism in modern times?
Wasn’t it supposed to be the other way around?...