Antisemitism

Antisemitism is hostility towards or prejudice against the Jewish people. Since biblical times, Jews experienced periods in which they were persecuted for refusing to adopt the religion and culture of the ruling societies in which they lived. The rise of Christianity and perception of Jews as rejectors of Jesus led to a rise in antisemitism.

'He picked the wrong Jew to antagonize'

Canadian-Israeli philanthropist Sylvan Adams challenges Roger Waters to debate.

Anti-Israel Germany

German architecture foundation revokes award to artist over Israel boycott stance

“James Bridle’s endorsement of a call to boycott Israeli cultural institutions is incompatible with this responsibility, and it is why the Foundation cannot award the prize.”

Shopify faces backlash for hosting store selling antisemitic merchandise

TheOfficial1984 account, has more than 200,000 followers on X, and sells apparel with designs that depict the Holocaust as "make-believe" and antisemitic propaganda.

New survey in UK to assist addressing antisemitism in workplaces

The survey is particularly focused on the impact of the Israel-Hamas war on Jew-hatred in the workplace. 

Expert warns of a 'perfect antisemitic storm' masked as anti-Zionism in 2024

Professor Christer Mattson, a radicalization expert, addressed attendees of the EJA Auschwitz delegation.

National Book Awards defends lifetime award for influential Black publisher of antisemitic book

“Even if the books’ quality did not disqualify Coates from a National Book Award, one would expect that the antisemitism would,” the Jewish author and journalist Mark Oppenheimer recently wrote.

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Swastika on a wall (illustrative)

Swastika sent to Jewish students, labelled non-hate crime by UK police

The Cambridgeshire police deemed the act not offensive enough to be a crime and labeled it a non-crime hate incident (NCHI).

UC Berkeley advertises Lit course which praises Hamas as a 'revolutionary resistance force'

The description refers to Palestinians as indigenous and Israelis as an "Occupying force."

Wikipedia labels ADL as unreliable source, while Al Jazeera given green light

The ADL was seen to be unreliable on all matters relating to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and antisemitism.

'I don't wear a yarmulke anymore': Netherlands’s Jews endure antisemitism outbreak

Stickers were found across Apeldoorn demanding the city be made "Jew Free."

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