Tag: Hate Speech
Jewish students demand Virginia Tech to cancel upcoming speech by known anti-Semite
Jewish students are demanding that the administration of Virginia Tech cancel a March 23 speech by a known anti-Semitic and anti-Zionist speaker.
Steven Salaita, a former professor at the University of Illinois and the Said...
CAIR backs leader after ‘virulently anti-Semitic’ speech attacking mainstream Jewish entities
The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) is backing an organizational leader following a speech that national Jewish organizations are calling virulently anti-Semitic.
During a speech at the American Muslims for Palestine’s 14th annual convention on...
New study reveals 912 percent increase in anti-Semitic content on TikTok
During a symposium about online anti-Semitism sponsored by the U.S. State Department last year, a representative from the social-media platform TikTok assured that his company was working to combat hate.
Speaking in October 2020, Jeff Collins said...
Brazilian Jewish group to launch criminal investigation against party leader
A Jewish organization in Brazil said it will launch a criminal investigation against the head of a major Brazilian political party after he promoted an anti-Semitic blood libel on social media.
“Baal, Satanic deity, Canaanites...
AJC chief becomes French Legion of Honor Officer
France honored American Jewish Committee CEO David Harris on Monday with the rank of Officer within the order of the Legion of Honor, one of the country’s most prestigious awards, in recognition of his...
Jewish group applauds arrest of Canadian Nationalist Party leader advocating hate
Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center (FSWC) applauded the arrest of Canadian Nationalist Party leader Travis Patron, who has been charged with the willful promotion of hate in connection to an anti-Semitic video he created...
Knesset presses social-media companies to combat online anti-Semitism
Representatives from top social medial companies participated in a special Knesset hearing on Wednesday to address the growing problem of online anti-Semitic hate speech.
The hearing, in which representatives from Twitter, Facebook, Google and TikTok...
Deciphering and dealing with anti-Jewish hate in America
As the repercussions of the deadly Jan. 6 mob invasion of the U.S. Capitol continue to reverberate across the country and beyond, like most Americans, many in the Jewish community looked on with shock...
European Union makes move to combat anti-Semitism
A key body of the European Union adopted a declaration on Wednesday to combat anti-Semitism.
The Council of the European Union is comprised of government ministers from the 27 E.U. member-states, who meet to make...
Wiesenthal Center warns about Parler opening ‘the door wide’ to anti-Semitism
Parler, a social-media website founded in 2018 that prides itself on allowing virtually unfiltered viewpoint, has allowed anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry to flourish on its site, according to a report released on Thursday by...