Amazon’s Alexa spouts anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, says British MP
The question 'Is Israel guilty of war crimes?' is answered with a statement that the Jewish state engages in 'ethnic cleansing on a massive scale.'
November 26, 2020
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WATCH: George Floyd exhibit does not belong in a Holocaust museum
Former New York Assemblyman Dov Hikind, founder of Americans Against Antisemitism, asks: 'Do we know what the Holocaust represents?'
November 26, 2020
Veteran Jewish human rights advocate Irwin Cotler named as Canadian Special Envoy to Combat Anti-Semitism
Cotler’s record as a human rights lawyer and advocate who has stood against racism and antisemitism made him an ideal choice.
November 26, 2020
US Supreme Court blocks Cuomo’s restrictions on limiting worshippers
The 5-4 decision marks the first time that new justice Amy Coney Barrett tipped the balance in a court decision.
November 26, 2020
Canadian Imam calls Jews ‘brothers of monkeys and pigs’
B'nai Brith Canada asks police to investigate Imam with a history of anti-Semitic and radical Islamic incitement.
November 25, 2020
WATCH: Blinken recalls stepfather who survived Holocaust
Antony Blinken, in a patriotic address, spoke of his family's influence on him, particularly his stepfather, a Holocaust survivor who moved to the U.S.
November 25, 2020
German girl says secret birthday party during pandemic similar to Anne Frank’s hiding
German girl who compared socially distanced birthday party with plight of Anne Frank sparks fear that ‘anti-Semites are targeting children.’
November 25, 2020
German neo-Nazi ‘anti-Zionism’ protest moved away from synagogue
“Freedom for Palestine – Humanity is non-negotiable. Stop Zionism!” was listed as the reason for the demonstration.
November 25, 2020
Jewish and pro-Israel groups, policy experts react to Biden national security picks
'Given the foreign-policy rhetoric during the Democratic primary, Blinken and Sullivan are from the more moderate wing of the party, and that is reassuring,' said Michael Makovsky of JINSA.
November 24, 2020
‘Anti-Semitic’ Tlaib tweet on Blinken sparks backlash
'So long as he doesn't suppress my First Amendment right to speak out against Netanyahu's racist and inhumane policies,' Tlaib tweeted about the Jewish nominee.
November 24, 2020
US Air Force tests B-61 nuclear gravity bomb in Nevada desert
The video shows the F-35A releasing the B-61 bomb from its bomb bay while the aircraft flies faster than the speed of sound.
November 24, 2020
WATCH: NYC synagogue hosts 7,000 maskless wedding guests
Former NY State Assemblyman Dov Hikind is at a loss to understand how anyone would hold such an event after so many members of the community have died during the pandemic.
November 23, 2020
‘Totally inappropriate’: Florida Holocaust center elicits outrage with new George Floyd exhibit
The museum 'is blurring moral boundaries and showing a profound disrespect for the dead--and I mean not just Jewish dead, but African dead.'
November 22, 2020
ADL slams White House tapping of ex-speechwriter who spoke at far-right event
In response, Beattie tweeted, 'Greenblatt is a scam artist and no one serious respects his joke organization ADL.'
November 22, 2020
White House to host Chanukah party despite raging pandemic
President and First Lady to host their annual Hanukkah party even as the CDC calls on Americans to avoid Thanksgiving gatherings.
November 20, 2020
WATCH: Orthodox Jewish Groups sue NY Gov. Cuomo over coronavirus lockdowns
An Orthodox Jewish high school for girls in New York is leading the fight against Governor Andrew Cuomo, who they say is targeting their community.
November 19, 2020
New York’s Nicole Malliotakis seeks to be a conservative counterweight to ‘The Squad’
The Trump administration 'really enhanced' the U.S.-Israel relationship, she said, citing the U.S. embassy relocation from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and building on the recent Abraham Accords.
November 17, 2020
Canadian Jewish groups call on Trudeau to go back to ‘principled’ voting at UN
Top Jewish organizations call for a return to Canada's policy of not voting in favor of the UN's annual anti-Israel resolutions.
November 17, 2020
New progressive congressman refuses to bow to diktats of anti-Israel far left
'I am living proof that you can win a fiercely contested primary without catering to the extremes,' said newly-elected New York Congressman Ritchie Torres.
November 17, 2020
Wall Street Journal: Trump won critical counties
A WSJ analysis indicates that Trump isn’t off track in believing he actually won the 2020 election.
November 17, 2020
Palestinian, Islamic organizations played crucial role in Biden victory, US polls show
Polls confirm that 70% of Arab and Muslim voters, including 80,000 Americans of Arab descent in Michigan, supported Biden.
November 16, 2020
Rapper Ice Cube to speak at Zionist superstar gala
'When people found out I was meeting with Cube, some said you better check yo self before you wreck yo self,' said ZOA President Morton Klein.
November 16, 2020
WATCH: Holocaust hero who saved Jews celebrates 101st birthday
On the occasion, he received warm greetings from survivors he saved, their descendants, and others across the globe.
November 16, 2020
Jewish-Muslim biker gang protects Jewish cemetery in Copenhagen from far-right attacks
'We challenge some of the prejudices that Jews and Muslims have a hard time with each other,' said Muju and Company's chairman.
November 15, 2020
Soldiers destroy six Nigerian synagogues, kill dozens in response to protest
Eyewitness says two people were arrested for 'wearing Kippah and Magen [Star of David].'
November 15, 2020
CNN host’s comparison of Trump era to ‘Kristallnacht’ derided as ‘despicable’
Amanpour’s remarks were met with widespread derision on social media.
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CNN anchorwoman Christiane Amanpour raised eyebrows on Thursday when she marked the 82nd anniversary of “Kristalln...
November 14, 2020
NASCAR driver indefinitely suspended over swastika tweet
Josh Reaume posted an image of a Nazi swastika over the weekend in a since-deleted tweet.
November 12, 2020
Democratic party chief in NY slams AOC
'AOC has no standing on how to run a general election in the suburbs and upstate,' said Jacobs.
November 12, 2020
Steve Cohen, Jewish philanthropist and new Mets owner, sets sights on championship
“I don’t want to just get in the playoffs,” Cohen said during a Zoom press conference on Tuesday. “I want to win a championship.”
November 11, 2020
‘Bedrock Republicanism’ making gains among Jews, particularly in Florida, polls show
President Donald Trump received the highest percent of the Jewish vote for a Republican in decades.
November 11, 2020
‘Bull’ in a pottery shop? NYPD harasses Jewish storeowner, mother of 5, over Cuomo’s corona regs while Biden supporters party
'Last night, as thousands of New Yorkers partied in the streets, sheriffs entered this pottery shop, owned by a single mom of five,' said Councilman Chaim Deutsch.
November 10, 2020
Former UK Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks passes away on the sabbath
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, one of the foremost Jewish leaders of his generation, succumbed to cancer on Saturday morning.
November 7, 2020
Analysis: The Jewish vote mattered more than we thought in 2020
Trump’s better-than-expected showing, despite many Jews thinking that he’s a hatemonger, speaks volumes about the chasm between the two warring Jewish political tribes.
November 5, 2020
Trump hit new highs with Jewish vote
Biden’s share of the Jewish vote was the lowest for any Democratic presidential candidate since 1988, while Trump's was the highest since that same election.
November 5, 2020
Former Jewish Federations head wins North Carolina congressional seat
'We have got to get kids back to school and people back to work and our businesses open,' Manning told local broadcaster WXII12.
November 4, 2020
Jewish groups demand resignation of anti-Semitic NY official
Jewish organizations demand resignation of Long Island sanitation commissioner over anti-Semitic Facebook posts.
November 4, 2020
Analysis: Europe battles Islamists, but Jews remain the canary in the coal mine
France is trying to walk a fine line between battling extremists and respecting their rights. But the toleration of anti-Semitism is an indicator that the West isn’t winning.
November 4, 2020
Auschwitz survivor who helped convict SS war criminal in German court dies at age 95
While Sonder and his father Leo survived, his mother Zita and eleven other members of their family were exterminated in the gas chambers.
November 4, 2020
Austrian leader: ‘We cannot rule out the possibility that the attack was anti-Semitic’
The deadly Islamist terror attack in Vienna was not an isolated event but part of a wider assault on 'our democracy, on our basic values, on the European lifestyle,' says Kurz.
November 4, 2020
Record interest in US election from Israelis with ability to vote
Interest was high in both expat communities – Israelis living in the United States, and American citizens in Israel.
November 4, 2020
Omar, Tlaib and rest of ‘Squad’ breeze to victory
Ocasio-Cortez and Omar were re-elected on Tuesday night, securing additional two year terms in the House of Representatives.
November 4, 2020
Harris promises to reopen PLO mission in Washington
Harris also said she would oppose Jewish settlement expansion.
November 3, 2020
Deadly shooting attack launched near Vienna synagogue
Austria's Interior Ministry said that one attacker has been killed and another could be on the run.
November 2, 2020
WATCH: Vienna gunman fires shots while fleeing
Footage of a man fleeing the area where an attack took place in Vienna on Monday night was posted to social media.
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November 2, 2020
Opinion: Is it Trump or Biden who has an anti-Semitism problem?
American Jews unfortunately have a disappointing habit of voting in everyone else’s interests but their own. How will history look back on American Jews in 2020?
November 2, 2020
Anti-Israel Corbyn defender rants about the ‘Jewish Question’
Activist demanding reinstatement of former UK Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn unleashes rant on the ‘Jewish Question.’
November 2, 2020
Hunter Biden’s laptop ‘national security nightmare’ protected by this absurd password
It is unprecedented for a laptop containing 'classic blackmail material' to be left unencrypted or without two factor authentication at a minimum.
November 1, 2020
Melanie Phillips: Why Britain’s Labour Party will struggle to erase its moral stain
The anti-Semitism within the Labour Party, as more generally in progressive circles, is a moral stain that won’t go away.
November 1, 2020
Second Chabad house in Delaware suffers arson attack
The Wilmington, Delaware fire was extinguished and didn't cause damage to the actual structure, unlike the first in Newark, Delaware.
November 1, 2020
Swedish city of Malmo cuts ties with Arab book fair over sale of anti-Semitic literature
A spokesman for the fair, Mounira Alshab, said the organizers were 'very sad about what has happened.'
October 29, 2020
Neo-Nazis celebrate 2nd anniversary of Pittsburgh synagogue massacre
Among neo-Nazis' celebratory posts on Telegram is a rap video honoring accused perpetrator Robert Bowers.
October 28, 2020
WATCH: Anti-Semitic threats hurled at Jews attempting to join Philly protest
Orthodox Jews attempting to "show solidarity" at a police brutality protest in Philadelphia were met with anti-Semitic taunts and threats of violence.
I guess Jews aren't even welcome to stand in solidar...
October 28, 2020
Chicago Jews take self-defense seriously, host 100 at safety seminar
The Concerned Citizens League (CCL) Shul Members' seminar was titled 'Defending your Castle.'
October 28, 2020
Florida’s Jewish vote could be decisive factor for Biden
Pollsters and pundits quoted in local media say Florida's 650,000 Jewish voters could tip the scales in upcoming U.S. elections.
October 27, 2020
NY inspectors caught issuing corona summons to empty Jewish school
'Why are you writing me a summons?' an administrator asked a health inspector whom he caught outside his empty institution in the process of issuing the summons.
October 27, 2020
ZOA condemns ADL for ‘despicable’ defense of anti-Semitic ‘human rights’ groups
ZOA urged the ADL to immediately retract its dangerous defense of Jew-hating groups and publicly apologize for its despicable stance.
October 27, 2020
Tlaib, Omar, AOC threaten to expand Supreme Court after Barrett confirmation
Rep. Ocasio Cortez (D-NY) tweeted just minutes after Coney Barrett’s confirmation, 'Expand the court.'
October 27, 2020
New study shows 88% of American Jews believe anti-Semitism is a problem
The survey 'is a clarion call for a stepped-up, multi-pronged response to rising anti-Semitism in the United States,' AJC CEO David Harris said.
October 26, 2020
Large Orthodox Jewish rally for Trump held in Brooklyn
Hundreds gathered at Brooklyn's Marine Park in the evening following a pro-Trump convoy that wound its way through New York City on Sunday.
October 26, 2020
‘Jews for Trump’ convoy attacked in NY, fights break out, family of 7 pepper-sprayed
A family member told Fox News that attack happened while the family was driving down 5th Ave with Trump Flags.
October 26, 2020