Tag: Muslims
When praying at a Jewish Holy Site is a crime
(Moshe Phillips is a commentator on Jewish affairs whose writings appear regularly in the American and Israeli press.)
When is it a crime for a Jew to pray at a Jewish holy site? When the...
Why have American Jews remained nonviolent?
The just-passed holiday of Purim was subdued for many due to Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas, the trauma of Oct. 7 and the massive rise in antisemitism driven by the pro-Hamas fifth column in...
Exiled Iranian prince: ‘There are those who believe in death’
Iran’s exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi, who lives in Great Falls, Va., is one of the leading Iranian opposition leaders, who has advocated for more than four decades for a free, secular and democratic...
New research: $2 million in federal grants went to domestic Islamist groups
Of 60 federal grants, worth $15 million, given to Muslim organizations in 2022, $2 million went to groups “controlled by Islamists or involved in Islamist networks.” That’s according to a May 3 article by Sam Westrop...
Judaism deserves as much respect as Islam
It turns out that there are some stunts in the era of clickbait journalism that really do go too far. When news reporter Gil Tamari of Israeli TV Channel 13 snuck into the city of Mecca earlier...
When governments side with anti-Semites, bigots flourish
What do you call it when government authorities side with anti-Semitic bigots and label those trying to monitor such extremists as bigots, and warn them that if they continue their work, they’ll be subjected...
Nearly half of French Jews hide religious symbols, finds AJC study on anti-Semitism
An increasing number of French Jews believe that anti-Semitism is widespread in their country, according to a new survey conducted by the American Jewish Committee.
According to the study, conducted in late 2021, 85 percent...
Stewart denies calling Rowling ‘anti-Semitic,’ saying goblin comments were ‘lighthearted’
Jewish comedian Jon Stewart denied calling British author J.K. Rowling “anti-Semitic” over how goblins are portrayed in the “Harry Potter” movies, saying on Wednesday that his comments from last month were “lighthearted” and taken...
‘Good riddance, Merkel,’ says Jewish-German newspaper publisher
Rafael Korenzecher, publisher of the conservative Germany Jewish monthly, Jüdische Rundschau, does not spare any nicety in his parting words to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose successor will be determined after the German federal elections on Sept....
As Gulf opens to Jewish life, Muslims spark interest in learning about High Holidays
With Jews around the world set to begin the High Holiday season, the small Jewish communities in six Gulf states, including Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, are planning...