Tag: Blood Libel
Blood libels, then and now
This past Wednesday was the 20th of Sivan, which was once a fast day that commemorated the first violent blood libel. (The Vaad Arba Aratzot later redesignated it to commemorate the Cossack massacres of...
The triumph of the blood libel
According to Canada’s La Presse, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a vampire, and he is poised to suck the life out of the Palestinians in Rafah, Hamas’s final outpost in southern Gaza. The publication...
September 5, 1144: The Blood Libel
According to historian Walter Laqueur, there have been at least 150 recorded cases of blood libels (accusations of ritual murder) against Jews that resulted in their arrest and/or execution. (The first was in Norwich,...
Jewish group decries ‘blood libel’ depiction in Chile
Amid an increasing concern over anti-Semitism in Chile, in addition to a warm visit by Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas, the South American country is under fire for not responding to a poster showing blood dripping...
Jewish groups slam episcopal church for ‘blood libel’
An Episcopal bishop spread a “blood libel” against the Jewish state at the Episcopal Church’s General Convention in July, according to CAMERA analyst Dexter Van Zile.
Bishop Suffragan Gayle Harris was filmed urging the passage...
Hamas Seeking New Blood Libel by Using Civilians as Human Shields this Friday at...
The Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) denounced plans for a Hamas-led “march of return” this Friday that will put thousands of civilians in danger as they are deployed on the volatile Gaza/Israeli border.
“Hamas has recently...
Hamas official: Jews used blood of non-Jews in Europe to make Purim pastries
Former Hamas official Mustafa al-Lidawi accused Jews of making large pastries for the holiday of Purim, infused with the blood of non-Jews.
“ is the same holiday that the people of Europe . . ....
The Anti-Semitic Blood Libel: It’s Not Just For Passover Anymore
Through out Jewish history the weeks surrounding Passover has been a dangerous time for the Jews. Mostly because of the famous blood libel that matzah was made from the blood of Christian Children. Anybody who’s...