Bestselling Writers Cut References to Anne Frank, Israel After Social Media Complaints
An outcry on social media from small subsets of readers took Elin Hilderbrand to task over a joke perceived as antisemitic
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French Lawmakers to Launch Inquiry Into Murder of Jewish Woman
Schoolteacher and physician Sarah Halimi was severely beaten and thrown from a window by her neighbor Kobili Traore in 2017
French Presidential Candidate Implies Jewish School Murders Were Part of Election Conspiracy
Jean-Luc Melenchon, who has previously made remarks considered to be antisemitic, suggests there is something shadowy in the timing of the 2012 murder of four Jews in Toulouse
Biden Scores 70 Percent Approval Rating Among American Jews
The president's handling of U.S.-Israel relations receives a 58 percent approval rating, American Jewish Committee poll finds
Bill Maher Defends Israel on His HBO Show: ‘You Can’t Learn History From Instagram’
The comedian and political commentator took aim at social media activity by celebrities such as model Bella Hadid accusing Israel of war crimes
Rutgers University’s Chancellor Condemns Antisemitism — Then Apologizes for Doing So
A day after the university’s Students for Justice in Palestine group slams original statement, chancellor promises to be 'much more sensitive and balanced'
Rage Against The Machine Among Over 600 Artists Calling to Boycott Israel
Other big-name musicians who signed include rap group Run the Jewels, Serj Tankian of System of a Down, and the DJ and drummer Questlove and rapper Black Thought of The Roots
Calling Israel ‘Apartheid’ and ‘Terrorist’ Is Antisemitic, Say Four Jewish Democrats Targeting Party Colleagues
Authors of letter condemning the rising antisemitism sparked by the Israel-Hamas war earlier this month, also called out Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, for likening COVID restrictions to the Holocaust
Antisemitic Incidents in the U.S. Rose by 80 Percent in a Month, Jewish Security Group Reports
One of the causes, according to the Secure Community Network, was disinformation spread on social media during and since Israel's war with Hamas
Some American Jews Are Taking Off Their Kippahs and Stars of David Amid a Wave of Antisemitic Incidents
American Jews fear they could be targeted due to an association with Israel. For some American Jews, that fear is manifesting in decisions to tamp down their public displays of Jewishness
Pakistani FM Says Israel 'Controls the Media,' Has 'Deep Pockets' During CNN Interview
In an interview with anchor Bianna Golodryga, who is Jewish, Shah Mahmood Qureshi first said that Israel is losing the 'the media war' in its battle against Hamas, 'despite their connections'
One Person Burned in N.Y.C. Amid Clashes With anti-Zionist Protesters
There has been an increase in antisemitism in the United States both online and on the ground during the recent Gaza conflict, according to the Anti-Defamation League
Organization of American States Designates Hamas a Terrorist Organization
'The recent attacks launched by Hamas against the Israeli civilian population undoubtedly constitute attacks of a terrorist nature,' OAS secretary general Luis Almagro says
WATCH Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators Attack Jews in LA in Two Separate Incidents
A group of men waving Palestinian flags attacked diners at a sushi restaurant and an Orthodox Jewish man was chased by a caravan of Palestine supporters
Turkish Jews Defend Erdogan From Antisemitism Allegation by U.S. State Department
In a speech Monday, Erdogan used 'Jews' and 'Israelis' interchangeably, said Biden has 'bloody hands,' and claimed 'a Jewish prime minister' had told him on a state visit that he enjoyed killings Palestinians
Poland to Fund Nationalist Website Headed by Student Who Made Antisemitic Comments
The Polish government will give $50,000 to an organization led by a student who was suspended from the University of Warsaw over hate speech
Six U.S. Nationals Identified Among Dead in Israel's Mount Meron Disaster
Other victims of Israel's deadly stamepede were from Argentina, U.K. and Canada ■ The American victims include a 13-year-old boy and two other teenagers
Elie Wiesel to Be 'First 20th Century Jew' Honored With Bust in Washington's National Cathedral
Excluding Jesus and other biblical figures, Wiesel will be the first Jewish figure to be so honored
French Jewish Judge Resigns to Protest Ruling in Sarah Halimi Case
'I decided to resign over the ruling, which at first I couldn’t believe,' Judge Jack Broda said after Halimi's killer was deemed unfit to stand trial
LGBTQ Students Sue Yeshiva University for Discrimination
Students have repeatedly lobbied YU's administration to formally recognize a Gay-Straight Alliance club, to no avail. Faculty of YU's Cardozo School of Law have condemned the university's refusal, calling it 'unlawful'
Despite COVID Lockdowns, U.S. Antisemitism Barely Declined in 2020, ADL Says
The U.S. witnessed only a fractional decline in antisemitic incidences reported, the ADL report says, but for the first time in three years, nobody was killed in an antisemitic attack
Windows Broken at Four Synagogues in Bronx Jewish Neighborhood
The vandalized synagogues are the Riverdale Jewish Center, Conservative Synagogue Adath Israel of Riverdale, Young Israel of Riverdale and Chabad of Riverdale
Cryptocurrency in the Charity Box: Jewish National Fund-USA to Accept Bitcoin
JNF-USA has entered a brave new world and set itself up to receive gifts of about a dozen cryptocurrencies, but will convert donations to cash immediately given cryptocurrencies' wild price fluctuations
Quebec Court Upholds Law Banning Kippas and Other Religious Symbols in the Workplace
Jewish advocacy group says legislation 'severely restricts religious freedom and the ability of Jewish Quebecers and other faith-based communities to freely pursue careers in the public sector'
Germany Won’t Prosecute Former Concentration Camp Guard Deported From US
The Public Prosecutor’s Office in Germany dropped all charges last month against Friedrich Karl Berger, who was deported in February
Israeli Envoy to U.S. Joins Arab Ambassadors in Planting Tree at UAE Embassy
Also present at the event were diplomats from Morocco and Bahrain, countries that reached normalization agreements with Israel last year
Fauci Got $1 Million From Israel, 'Doesn’t Work for Us,’ Conspiracist Naomi Wolf Says on Fox News
The anti-vaccine activist appeared on Fox News, criticizing pandemic restrictions promoted by Fauci, claiming he doesn’t serve the cause of 'public health for the American people'
U.S. Charges Extremist Orthodox Lev Tahor Sect With Exploiting, Kidnapping Children
The group has been described as a cult and as the 'Jewish Taliban,' as women and girls older than 3 are required to dress in long black robes covering their entire body
WATCH Israeli Foreign Ministry’s Attempt at Jimmy Fallon’s Twitter Game Ends in Awkward Failure
Talk show host asked participants to sum up the plot of a movie or show in a counterintuitive way. The Foreign Ministry's official Twitter account gave it a go, but the joke didn't land
Mahmoud Abbas to Address J Street Conference in Bid to Keep Palestinians on Biden's Agenda
The liberal Jewish policy group is spearheading an attempt to keep Biden to his promise of restoring U.S. relations with the Palestinians, as the group's president calls for a confederation to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict