Jewish Diaspora & Anti-Semitism

Chicago-area man gets 3 1/2 years for stealing from Israeli charity

'This was just simple greed and it was your attempt to live a life that you couldn’t afford,' the judge told the former director of a non-profit for the rehabilitation of physically and psychologically challenged children.

October 16, 2021

WATCH: Police search for woman who ignited fire at NY Jewish school

Police are searching for the woman who sparked a fire in front of the Yeshiva of Flatbush, N.Y., on Thursday night.

October 16, 2021

WATCH: Saudi children’s cartoon tells story of Allah transforming Jews into apes

On October 9, 2021, an animated children’s video depicting a Quranic story about Jews being transformed into apes was uploaded to the Saudi Ibtikar Media channel on YouTube.

October 14, 2021

No thanks! Anti-Zionist cult praises IDF while heading for Iran

'I know that Israel tried to do the best that they can even when it is at war,' said a Lev Tahor spokesperson.

October 14, 2021

Senatorial candidate, former NFL star, cancels fundraiser over anti-vaccine swastika

Republican senatorial candidate Herschel Walker pulls out of fundraiser amid row over anti-vaccine swastika.

October 14, 2021

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Bnei Menashe group of 235 from India lands in Israel

The Bnei Menashe, or sons of Manasseh, claim descent from one of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel.

October 14, 2021

WATCH: Antisemitic assault victim shares his experience

Joey Borgen, a victim of antisemitic assault, shares his story and his personal connection to Judaism and to the State of Israel.

October 14, 2021

WATCH: Israeli Day celebrates contributions of immigrants to Israel

Wednesday marks Aliyah (immigration to Israel) day, during which Israel celebrates and cherishes its immigrants and their many contributions to the Jewish State.

October 13, 2021

Survey: Israel treats Palestinians like Nazis, say 23% of Germans

Israel’s behavior makes it easy to comprehend why people hate Jews, some 25 percent of respondents said.

October 13, 2021

Crime scene in Crown Heights after a 2014 anti-Semitic hate crime. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Crown Heights yeshiva student shot in suspected hate crime

The suspected hate crime comes just days after the FBI launched an anti-hate crime initiative.

October 12, 2021

WATCH: Jewish leaders offer ‘Ten Commandments’ to combat antisemitism in Europe

European Jewish leaders gathered in Brussels on Tuesday to address the alarming rise in antisemitism throughout the continent.

October 12, 2021

Brain freeze? Ben & Jerry stumped when asked about Israel boycott

'By that reasoning, we should not sell any ice cream anywhere,' said Ben Cohen.

October 12, 2021

‘Manufactured outrage’ – Pop star’s Instagram attacked by anti-Israel bots

The 'coordinated attack' was likely perpetrated by 'state actors,' including those backed by the Iranian government.

October 11, 2021

UK, France, Germany urged to block resolution affirming antisemitic Durban Declaration

The European countries were among 38 which boycotted Durban IV, but have done nothing to block a resolution welcoming and affirming the Durban Declaration.

October 11, 2021

Former Israeli soldier assaulted in Germany because of ‘his faith’

The incident came days after German Jewish singer-songwriter Gil Ofarim alleged that he was turned away from a hotel in the city of Leipzig.

October 11, 2021

German foreign minister lambasts alleged antisemitic insult to Jewish singer

Maas added that the federal government of Germany plans to spend more than 1 billion euros in the fight against right-wing extremism, racism, and antisemitism.

October 8, 2021

Ex-Nazi, 100, accused of being an accessory to 3,518 murders

'This is the last trial for my friends, acquaintances and my loved ones who were murdered,' said a concentration camp survivor.

October 7, 2021

UN official reports rise of neo-Nazism, antisemitism due to pandemic

Led by Austria, 47 countries signed a pledge at the Geneva session to combat Jew hatred.

October 6, 2021

Additional 6,500 Holocaust survivors now eligible for pensions from Germany

The Jewish victims survived persecution by Axis powers in Leningrad, Romania and France.

October 6, 2021

European Union unveils nine-year strategy to combat antisemitism

The strategy document emphasized the enormous contribution that Jews have made to European civilization.

October 6, 2021

UN reports are antisemitic, not credible, says settler leader

The U.N. is quick to condemn alleged violence at the hands of Jews, but reticent to call out proven violent attacks perpetrated by Palestinians, said Dagan.

October 6, 2021

Auschwitz-Birkenau site vandalized with antisemitic, Holocaust denial graffiti

'Such [an] incident is, above all, an outrageous attack on the symbol of one of the greatest tragedies in human history,' the museum said.

October 6, 2021

‘Let them eat kosher meat’: Israeli minister warns Belgium of harming religious freedom

'Israel supports the right of Jews to lead a Jewish way of life ... wherever they choose to live in the world,' Diaspora Affairs Minister Nachman Shai said.

October 5, 2021

Danny Danon’s quest to lead the Jewish Agency into the future

The former Israeli ambassador to the United Nations wants to focus on improving relations with the Diaspora.

October 5, 2021

Bristol University fires David Miller, professor accused of anti-Semitism

The Board of Deputies of British Jews (BoD) addressed the decision and said it was 'long overdue.'

October 2, 2021

You won’t believe the ‘soft punishment’ given to this neo-Nazi

'Have you read Dickens? Austin?' a UK judge asked a neo-Nazi during his sentencing hearing, ordering him to do so for a test in January.

October 1, 2021

British Jewish group urges Netflix to expose Roald Dahl’s anti-Semitism

Streaming giant Netflix has acquired the Roald Dahl Story Co., which manages the rights to Roald Dahl’s characters and stories.

October 1, 2021

Bennett to US Jewry: We need to rethink our relationship

The Israeli prime minister argued that the foundations that have characterized the relations between Israel and the U.S. for the past few decades are no longer relevant.

September 29, 2021

New York Times blames powerful ‘rabbis’ for Iron Dome funding

After much criticism, the Times quietly removed the reference to 'rabbis' without apologizing for its reporter's mendacious anti-Semitism or disciplining her for her journalistic malpractice.

September 29, 2021

Command center for securing Jewish community unveiled in Chicago

As a result of the Gaza conflict in May, the ADL recorded a 98 percent increase in online anti-Semitism and anti-Semitic threats in the United States.

September 29, 2021

Poland jails Israelis after testing positive for COVID

A local Chabad emissary, said his organization was working around the clock to assist Israelis locked up in Polish detention facilities.

September 26, 2021

WATCH: Iranian cartoonist organizes ‘Holocaust cartoon exhibitions’

'In the past six months, we held four big festivals in an international format ... There was the issue of the Holocaust, which is the Zionists' Achilles' heel,' said Iranian cartoonist Masoud Shojaei Tabtabaei.

September 26, 2021

A security guard stands at the entrance of the Etz Jacob Congregation/Ohel Chana High School building Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Car ramming attack attempted at LA synagogue during Sukkot concert

The crowd of about 20 to 30 managed to jump out of the path of the vehicle before the assailant stopped short in front of a metal gate, yelled 'f**k the Jews' and left.

September 24, 2021

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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