Ukraine outlaws anti-Semitism
The new law defines anti-Semitism as hatred of Jews, including attacks, false or hateful statements and denying the mass extermination of Ukrainian Jewry during the Holocaust.
September 23, 2021
Jewish Diaspora & Anti-Semitism
Former school principal extradited by Israel to face over 70 charges of sexual abuse in Australia
The former school principal has been wanted in Australia for years and was extradited earlier by Israel this year, following a six-year-long legal saga.
September 23, 2021
Facebook founder donates $1.3M to 11 Jewish groups
Nine of the organizations receiving funding serve families and young people in the San Francisco Bay Area.
September 23, 2021
Israel celebrates failure of UN’s 20th anti-Semitic Durban Conference
The original Durban Conference, an UN-hosted event, 'became the worst international manifestation of anti-Semitism since World War II,'
September 23, 2021
WATCH: 30-plus countries boycott Durban IV
Some 30+ countries are boycotting Durban IV on the 20th anniversary of the infamous world conference against racism in Durban, South Africa.
September 22, 2021
Durban IV: Time for some tough diplomacy
The first Durban Conference birthed the BDS movement and all of its familiar activities.
September 19, 2021
AOC seeks to block US arms sales to Israel, ‘legitimizing Hamas and anti-Semitism’
The congresswoman was criticized by Israel's ambassador to the U.S. on Sunday following her tweeting about the amendment.
September 19, 2021
Trump said Kushner ‘more loyal to Israel than the US,’ new book claims
Kushner authored the Trump peace plan, announced in 2020, and played a crucial role in bringing about the Abraham Accords.
September 17, 2021
WATCH: After 78 years, Jewish remains from Warsaw Ghetto buried
Seventy-eight years after the Nazis crushed the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, the remains of Jewish victims were found and brought for burial in Warsaw's Jewish cemetery, Arutz-7 reported.
September 17, 2021
Yom Kippur attack on German synagogue thwarted, 4 detained
A 16-year-old was among four people detained on suspicion of planning an 'Islamist-motivated' terror attack on a synagogue on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar.
September 16, 2021
French court acquits imam who incited violence against Jews
French court acquits imam of incitement for sermon that cited Hadith urging Muslim violence against Jews.
September 16, 2021
Maine man threatens to ‘kill Jews with my AR-15’ during Jewish holidays
In August, the FBI announced that it was launching a nationwide public awareness campaign aimed at encouraging people to report hate crimes.
September 15, 2021
New Jersey to divest from Unilever due to Ben and Jerry’s boycott
Following Arizona, the state has decided that the ice cream maker's parent company has run afoul of its anti-BDS laws.
September 15, 2021
Burlington withdraws BDS resolution – for now
'We heard the perspective of people who are from the Jewish descent, making it clear that this resolution is only one sided,' said a councilmember.
September 14, 2021
Most teachers in England lack basic knowledge about the Holocaust: Study
Equally disturbing was that a fifth of teachers who had recently taught about the Holocaust had been given no specialist training.
September 14, 2021
300 European lawmakers demand end to anti-Israel discrimination at UN
Some 312 lawmakers have written to world leaders demanding they take action against the institutional anti-Israel bias at the UN.
By Donna Rachel Edmunds, World Israel News
Hundreds of European lawmakers...
September 13, 2021
Israel marks 80 years since Babyn Yar Holocaust massacre in Ukraine
'The massacre at Babi Yar is one of the worst single atrocities humanity has ever known, as more than 33,000 Jews were murdered, shot to death, simply because they were Jews.'
September 13, 2021
Group of 1,500 Orthodox rabbis back Texas abortion restrictions
'The Texas statute demands that human life be cherished, while recognizing that the mother’s well-being takes precedence in a medical emergency.'
September 12, 2021
‘I Stand With Israel’: Arizona divests from Ben & Jerry’s
Arizona has become the latest state to divest from Ben & Jerry's parent company Unilever over the ice-cream retailer's boycott of Israel.
September 9, 2021
‘NO JEWS LEFT’: Last Jew rescued from Afghanistan; feared ISIS and al-Qaeda, not Taliban
'Would love to share with you all that there no Jews left in Afghanistan,' said Moti Kahana.
September 9, 2021
As Gulf opens to Jewish life, Muslims spark interest in learning about High Holidays
One year after the Abraham Accords were signed, locals from communities in Gulf states have taken a keen and public interest in the Jewish New Year and its traditions.
September 8, 2021
Slovakia government apologizes for WWII anti-Jew laws
During the Holocaust, Slovakia sent over 70,000 of its Jewish citizens to Nazi concentration camps, where most of them perished.
September 8, 2021
Analysis: In addressing anti-Semitism, honesty matters
The lack of response to President Biden’s lie about visiting the site of the Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooting reminds us that when discourse about Jew-hatred is tainted by partisanship, the Jews come out the losers.
September 6, 2021
Attacker of five London Jews officially charged with hate crimes
Anti-Semitic attacks on Jews in London have escalated this year.
September 6, 2021
Pittsburgh Synagogue challenges Biden’s claim that he visited after massacre
Biden says he visited Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue after anti-Semitic massacre. The synagogue says he never came.
September 4, 2021
Israeli Intelligence Minister aims to promote Jewish unity, identity and solidarity in Diaspora
Elazar Stern believes his ability to understand people from many backgrounds gives him an edge over other candidates. But can he bridge the deep chasm that exists between Israeli and Diaspora Jewry?
September 4, 2021
‘Unbearable’: German president bemoans continued threat of anti-Semitism
In a Rosh Hashanah message to the German Jewish community, the federal republic’s President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, candidly described the present situation as 'unbearable.'
September 3, 2021
FBI report reinforces trend that American Jews are ‘top target’ for hate crimes
'Despite our relatively small population, these attacks show no signs of slowing down as our community was targeted the most among religiously motivated crimes.'
September 1, 2021
WATCH: 97-year-old Auschwitz survivor’s TikTok goes viral
Lily Ebert, 97, has become a star on the TikTok video-sharing platform, gaining more than a million followers for her clips - in which she answers people’s questions about the Holocaust and Auschwitz.
September 1, 2021
French Jewish students to hold Paris rally in ‘solidarity’ with Afghan refugees
'As Jewish students in France, we cannot look away from the tragedy that is unfolding,' the students say.
September 1, 2021
Politico’s US employees no longer required to pledge support for Israel
Politico employees will not have to sign a pledge to support Israel when German media giant Axel Springer takes ownership of the new company, despite it being a requirement for European staff.
September 1, 2021
Bulgaria becomes 12th nation to boycott Durban Conference, warns of anti-Semitic propaganda
"Thank you Bulgaria! The Jewish people appreciate your friendship," Israel’s Ambassador to the U.S. and UN, Gilad Erdan, wrote.
August 27, 2021
Rabbinate seeks clarification on Pope’s comments suggesting Torah is obsolete
The comments have the potential to set back Catholic-Jewish relations by decades.
August 26, 2021
PM Bennett discusses US-Israel relations with AIPAC CEO Howard Kohr
AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, is a lobbying group that advocates pro-Israel policies to the Congress and Executive Branch of the United States.
August 26, 2021
US Jewish Group to Twitter: Ban Hezbollah, Hamas-affiliated accounts
“These accounts should be removed for representing terrorist organizations, for glorifying violence and terrorist groups, and for spreading hate speech."
August 26, 2021
Search underway for Torah scrolls stolen from Long Island synagogue
Among the items stolen from Chabad of the Beaches synagogue on Saturday were Torah scrolls, a Torah crown, prayer shawls, and others.
August 25, 2021
Jewish leaders: This is how Bennett needs to convince Biden about Iran
“The fact is, when there are new leaders, you have to renew those ties—you have to build the relationship,” said Eric Fingerhut, president and CEO for the Jewish Federations of North America.
August 25, 2021
Two arrested in Germany for group attack on Jewish teen wearing kippah
Dr. Felix Schotland, who serves on the board of the Cologne Synagogue Community, said Monday that its members “no longer feel safe in the city.”
August 24, 2021
California Police officers charged, suspended over anti-Semitic vandalism and bigoted messages
“No matter the source of hate, we must stand up and denounce it,” the ADL’s Los Angeles office said in a statement. “We are heartened that these officers are facing consequences for their reported hateful actions.”
August 22, 2021
WATCH: Muslim man brutally attacks Jewish man in London anti-Semitic attack
Security camera footage show a Muslim man walking past the Jewish man and seriously assaulting him for no reason.
August 22, 2021
FBI urges Jewish community to report ‘constant drip’ of hate crimes
Victims often fail to report hate crimes "because they sort of get used to them, and they expect to face those kinds of things, and they make it part of the normal."
August 19, 2021
Yeshiva student, 19, shot dead in Denver
The incident was not labeled anti-Semitic at this point. Rather, police say it was part of a crime spree and are searching for the culprits.
August 18, 2021
Whereabouts of Afghanistan’s last Jew unknown as Kabul falls to Taliban
'I managed to protect the synagogue of Kabul like a lion of Jews here,' said Zebulon Simantov, Afghanistan's last Jew.
August 17, 2021
WATCH: Israel-haters disturb protest against Ben & Jerry’s boycott
An End Jew Hatred demonstration in New York City Thursday afternoon over Ben & Jerry's boycott of Jewish communities in Judea, Samaria and Jerusalem was disrupted by anti-Israel activists.
August 13, 2021
WATCH: Ilhan Omar’s office accuses AIPAC of putting her ‘life at risk’
The office of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., accused the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) of placing the congresswoman’s'"life at risk' with their latest ad campaign, Fox News reports.
August 11, 2021
Anti-Semitic conspiracy theories normalized in Germany during pandemic, study finds
“The normalization of anti-Semitic conspiracy theories and Holocaust relativization will not easily be reversed with the end of the pandemic,” the report warned.
August 11, 2021
Spanish pro-Israel organization denounces political party for ‘glorifying’ Palestinian terrorist group
It is 'absolutely deplorable' that a political party 'contributes to the justification of the genocidal and Judeophobic violence that the State of Israel has faced from the very beginning of its existence,.'
August 11, 2021
Tlaib blasted for linking Jews to impoverished African Americans
'I always tell people, cutting people off from water is violence, and they do it from Gaza to Detroit. And it’s a way to control people, to oppress people,' said Rashida Tlaib.
August 10, 2021
Radio show host jailed for years of anti-Semitic broadcasts
Graham Hart repeatedly called Jews 'vermin' and 'filth,' praised Hitler, and even asked listeners to send him a gun.
August 10, 2021
March against Ben & Jerry’s to take place in New York ahead of worldwide ‘call for action’
Activists and community leaders will hand out educational materials about the BDS movement against Israel, in addition to free ice-cream.
August 10, 2021
US University defends anti-Israel incitement taught in classrooms
Several students who support Israel have experienced significant hostility from instructors and professors at UNC.
August 10, 2021
European Court rules hospital can disconnect Jewish toddler from life-support machine
The parents of Alta Fixsler have lost numerous appeals in Great Britain for their religious right to keep their daughter on life support.
August 8, 2021
Non-Jewish Texas student publishes locations of former synagogues in New York City
'People following this bot get regular reminders that New York City used to be…different,' said Amy Shreeve.
August 5, 2021
Leading Jewish official condemns ‘behind the curtain’ comments from Tlaib as anti-Semitic ‘dog whistle’
Appearing during a virtual event on Monday as the opening speaker of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) 2021 National Convention, Rep. Tlaib connected issues in her home city of Detroit with her Palestinian background.
August 4, 2021
Pro-Israel candidate beats Squad-backed rival in Ohio Democratic primary
Shontel Brown is now all but assured of a Congressional seat in her heavily Jewish and Democratic Cleveland district.
August 4, 2021
1500 Orthodox rabbis blast ADL for controversial statement about BDS and anti-Semitism
The Coalition for Jewish Values (CJV) said that the ADL’s stance on BDS “demonstrated that it lacks the moral clarity to properly identify antisemitism, let alone combat it.”
August 4, 2021
Toronto Jewish school sues province of Ontario for withholding COVID funds
'These schools operate in the public interest and have a role to play in the public health interest as well.'
August 3, 2021
Russian police fake rabbi’s death to ensnare ‘Jew-hating’ gang
The police used a professional make-up artist to create realistic-looking wounds on the rabbi’s body.
August 2, 2021
Social media are ‘safe places’ to spread Jew-hatred, report shows
New report claims major social media companies failed to act on 84% of reported cases of Anti-Semitic hate.
August 2, 2021
WATCH: 600 Jewish riders across America hit the road to help children with cancer
Six-hundred Jewish riders across the U.S. participatedin Bike4Chai, the world’s largest experiential fundraiser to benefit children with cancer.
August 1, 2021