Tag: European Antisemitism
An American Jew’s disdain for Europe
Alan Dershowitz is a distinguished law professor emeritus at Harvard University and a passionate defender of the Jewish people and the Jewish state. Almost five years ago he published an article in the Jerusalem...
Leading German daily prints cutout kippah in solidarity with Jews
Days after Germany’s anti-Semitism czar said that Jews would be ill-advised to wear kippot in public in some parts of the country, one of the nation’s leading dailies printed a “do-it-yourself kippah” cutout on its front...
The French pilot who stayed with his Jewish passengers at Entebbe
We live in a time when it seems as if the guard rails that briefly deterred the spread of anti-Semitism have collapsed.
That seems particularly true in Europe, where the memory of the Holocaust has...
US State Department issues tender to fight anti-Semitism around the world
The U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor issued a $2 million tender for two projects to combat anti-Semitism in Europe and Central Asia.
According to the announcement, the projects will be...
A brief history of Jew-hatred
A freshman member of Congress openly espouses bigotry towards Jews and Israel. Her fellow Democrats, with only a few exceptions, fail to forcefully condemn her words and views. Troubling to be sure, but let’s...
New US envoy on anti-Semitism: No distinction between anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism
Elan Carr, the United States’ new envoy to combat anti-Semitism, told American Jewish leaders in Jerusalem that he will work to end the “attempted distinction” between anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism, while praising U.S. President Donald Trump’s...
Is Western Europe no longer safe for Jews?
The good news is that on Tuesday, huge crowds of French citizens attended rallies against anti-Semitism throughout France that were supported by all of the country’s major political parties. And French President Emmanuel Macron denounced the...
Jewish community in France asks for ‘concrete measures’ to combat anti-Semitism
Francis Kalifat, president of Crif, the umbrella representative group of French Jewish institutions, will ask for “concrete measures” from the government to fight anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism when they attend the annual dinner of the...
Swastikas on 80 gravestones desecrate French Jewish cemetery at German border
As many as 80 gravestones at a Jewish cemetery in France were discovered vandalized on Tuesday morning, adding to the latest wave of anti-Semitic attacks in the country.
The cemetery, located in the village of...
In Tel Aviv, British experts warn of anti-Semitism across the UK
A lecture hosted by the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA) on Sunday evening in Tel Aviv featured a panel of experts who warned about growing anti-Semitism in the United...