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| September 30, 2014
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Fatah official: Palestinians who sold East Jerusalem homes to Jews should be put to death

Arabs angered when Jews moved into 7 homes in Silwan neighborhood of Israel’s capital.

By REUTERS

 

JERUSALEM – Israeli police guarded Jewish settlers as they moved into seven homes in a Palestinian neighborhood of east Jerusalem on Tuesday.

East Jerusalem's Silwan neighborhood

East Jerusalem’s Silwan neighborhood. – Photo: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST

The homes in Silwan, which sits in the shadow of Jerusalem’s Old City, were purchased by Elad, a pro-settlement group that uses funds from Jewish supporters in the United States and elsewhere to buy properties in Palestinian districts.

Tuesday’s move was the largest purchase of homes in Silwan since the process began in the neighborhood in 1986, taking to 26 the number of Jewish-owned properties, local officials said. Continue Reading »

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| September 24, 2014
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Protesters demand Metropolitan Opera cancel pro-terrorism ‘The Death of Klinghoffer’

Demonstrators claim that the production is hostile to Israel, sympathetic to terrorists, and feeds anti-Semitism.

By Raffi Wineburg

 

JTA – As with many exclusive events, the Metropolitan Opera House’s Opening Night Gala on Monday had a few uninvited guests.

Protesters demonstrate outside the Metropolitan Opera.

Protesters demonstrate outside the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, September 22, 2014.- Photo: AFP

But these weren’t your typical party crashers.

Thousands of demonstrators gathered outside the Met chanting “Shame on the Met!” and “Say no to the show!” in protest of the Metropolitan Opera Company’s decision to produce the controversial opera “The Death of Klinghoffer.”

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The John Adams opera, which debuted in 1991 and is set to premiere at the Met on October 20, depicts the 1985 hijacking of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro by Palestinian terrorists and the murder of Leon Klinghoffer, a 69-year-old Jewish-American passenger in a wheelchair.

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| September 15, 2014
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German Chancellor: Whoever attacks a Jew attacks us all

Under the banner “Stand Up: Jew Hatred – Never Again!” German Chancellor Angela Merkel joins political & religious leaders at a rally against anti-Semitism in Berlin.

By i24news

 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Jewish leaders spoke Sunday at a Berlin rally against anti-Semitism after the latest Gaza conflict sparked an upsurge in hate speech against Jews.

John MacDougall (AFP)

Supporters of Israel – John MacDougall (AFP)

Under the banner “Stand Up: Jew Hatred – Never Again!” political and religious leaders and thousands of people gathered at the iconic Brandenburg Gate.

The event, attended by German President Joachim Gauck, coincided with a meeting in the capital of the World Jewish Congress (WJC), whose president Ronald S. Continue Reading »

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| September 11, 2014
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British chief whip: Europe has forgotten the Holocaust – fanning the flames of anti-Semitism.

Michael Gove, the UK Chief Whip, says far from eradicating the hatred of Jews, anti-Semitism in Europe is now considered ‘chic’ by some.

 

Europe has forgotten the warning of the Holocaust and is plagued by a “virus” of anti-Semitism, Chief Whip Michael Gove said, adding that the hatred of Jews has attained a “radical chic” in certain circles, U.K. daily The Telegraph reported.

Pro Palestinian protester burns an Israeli flag, Paris, July 26, 2014.

Pro Palestinian protester burns an Israeli flag during demonstration banned by police, in support of Gaza in central Paris, July 26, 2014.- Photo: Reuters

In his address to the annual dinner of the Holocaust Education Trust, Gove also accused pro-Palestinian activists of a “deliberate” campaign of “relativisation, trivialization and perversion” of the Holocaust by comparing the Israeli government to the Nazis, warning that this campaign is fanning the flames of anti-Semitism.

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| September 11, 2014
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Ted Cruz Stands Up to ‘Hatred & Bigotry’ displayed at Christian Conference

Senior Republican Senator was heckled & booed off the stage at the conference after saying that Christians “have no greater ally than Israel” and calling on the audience to support the Jewish state.

By Ari Soffer

 

Leading Republican Senator and Christian supporter of Israel Ted Cruz (R-Tx) was booed off stage at a gala dinner in support of the Middle East’s embattled Christian minority, after voicing support for Israel.

Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX)

Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) – Reuters

Cruz was the keynote speaker at the event, hosted by the recently-founded In Defense of Christians (IDC) organization. In his speech, he declared that Christians “have no greater ally than Israel” – the only state in the region whose Christian population is growing as opposed to shrinking. Continue Reading »

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| September 1, 2014
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Palestinians Opinion of the Holocaust: ‘Respect to Hitler’

Canadian documentary-maker reveals most Palestinians in Ramallah have no true idea of what happened during the Holocaust except Hitler didn’t kill enough Jews.

By Ari Soffer

 

What do Palestinians think about the Holocaust?

It’s a question filmmaker Corey Gil-Shuster asked to random people in Ramallah, the political capital of the Palestinian Authority.

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The results were not encouraging.

Respondents typically gave one of three answers. Some did not actually know what it was, or had only a vague idea. The majority, however, either voiced the claim – popular in Arab countries – that the Nazi genocide was exaggerated by Jews for political purposes so that they could do the same to Arabs, or simply said they supported what Hitler had done because, as one smiling woman shared, “Jews are evil”. Continue Reading »

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| August 31, 2014
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United Nations in NY to Host Historic Counter-Anti-Semitism Conference

Public visitors will hear speakers that will explain how the current tide of rising anti-Semitism could have a catastrophic effect on the safety & security of the world.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

On Monday September 8th, 2014, at 1:15 p.m., the UN Permanent Mission of Palau, and the Engr Aja Eze Foundation are sponsoring a conference on “Global Anti-Semitism: A Threat to International Peace and Security” at the United Nations Headquarters facility in New York City.

The counter-anti-Semitism conference will feature speakers who will explain how the rising tide of anti-Semitism will have a catastrophic effect on the safety and security of the world. Continue Reading »

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| August 28, 2014
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Australian MPs Outraged at Local ‘Pallywood’ Attempt at Deceptions About Gaza

 

 

In an email to Australian MPs that attacked Israel’s ‘Operation Protective Edge’, the activist group ‘Australians for Palestine’, has prompted outrage & disgust by misrepresenting an image of killed Syrian children as young Palestinian victims from the conflict in Gaza.

By CHRISTIAN KERR, The Australian

 

The group, Australians for Palestine, whose August 10 email compared those killed in Gaza to victims of the Holocaust, has declined to correct the error or apologize, even after the deceptive use of the image was exposed.
The email photos and text.

Photos From The Australian, August 28, 2014

Underneath the image of dead children, Australians for Palestine editor
Sonja Karkar wrote that “some people may find the above photo disturbing and we hope it is”.
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| August 13, 2014
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Not to be out played by Hamas, Fatah claims to have killed more Jews.

Fearful of diminishing popularity in aftermath of Gaza war, Israel’s ‘Peace Partner’ Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah proudly reminds everyone that it has killed more Jews than Hamas!

By Israel Today Staff

 

Among some Palestinians, Hamas’ stock is soaring after it dragged Israel into a month-long war that saw 3,500 missiles rain down on the Jewish state’s most populated civilian areas.

It was after years of successful, gory suicide bomb attacks that Hamas garnered enough popularity to win a parliamentary majority in the 2006 Palestinian legislative elections.

Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas’ ruling Fatah faction isn’t about to let that happen again, and is trying to remind everyone that it has killed far more Israeli Jews than Hamas. Continue Reading »

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| August 8, 2014
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Hate Speech: Anti-Semitic British MP declares his district an ‘Israel-free zone’

 

Leftist British MP George Galloway says his constituency will reject anything Israeli – including tourists: ‘We reject this barbarous, savage, illegal state that calls itself Israel.’

Ynetnews

 

 

George Galloway, a British parliament member for West Bradford – an area with a high Muslim populations – told a group of activists that he “declared Bradford an Israel-free zone.”

George Galloway - Photo AP

George Galloway – Photo AP

Yorkshire Police announced they will launch an investigation into comments made by Galloway, the Huffington Post UK reported.

His comments, caught on camera and distributed via YouTube, are not the first time the MP has gotten in trouble over his position on Israel: In 2013, he stormed out of a debate in Oxford, claiming “I don’t debate with Israelis.” Continue Reading »

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| August 4, 2014
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As UN committees feed Anti-Semitism, UN Condemns Spike in Anti-Semitism Worldwide

Too little, too late: Belated condemnation surfaces after Jews have been threatened & beaten across the globe – maybe due to decades of racist and biased UN declarations against Israel.

By AFP and Tova Dvorin

 

The conflict in Gaza should not be an excuse for anti-Semitic slurs and attacks, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said late Sunday.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon – AFP photo

Ban “deplores the recent upsurge in anti-Semitic attacks, particularly in Europe, in connection with protests concerning the escalation of violence in Gaza,” read a statement from the UN leader’s spokesman.

“The Secretary-General emphasizes that the conflict in the Middle East must not constitute a pretext for prejudice that could affect social peace and harmony anywhere.” Continue Reading »

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| August 1, 2014
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Belgian Doctor Refused Treatment to 90 yr-old Jewish Woman

The doctor confirmed saying, “I’m not coming! Send her to Gaza for a few hours, and she will not feel the pain anymore,” after deducing she was Jewish.

By Arutz Sheva

 

A Flemish doctor who manned a medical hotline Wednesday night refused to provide help to a 90-year-old Jewish woman, Bertha Klein, who had suffered a fractured rib. “I’m not coming!” he said. “Send her to Gaza for a few hours, and she will not feel the pain anymore,” was the reply.

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Doctors (illustrative) – morguefile

The doctor confirmed the exchange, and said that he had spoken the way he did out of “emotional frenzy.” Continue Reading »

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| July 17, 2014
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France bans pro-Palestinian protest after violent antisemitic history

 

Paris bar pro-Palestine, anti-Gaza operation protests after previous demonstration grew violent, with attacks on Jews, their synagogues, and Jewish stores.

By The Associated Press

 

French authorities are forbidding pro-Palestinian protests in some cities after violence marred a recent march against the violence in Gaza, as Jewish-Muslim tensions in France have reached their highest level in years.

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A protester wearing a kaffiyeh and wrapped in a Palestinian flag raises his fist on July 13, 2014 in Paris, where anti-Israel protesters trap hundreds in Paris synagogue – Photo: AFP/ KENZO TRIBOUILLARD

Moderates on both sides called Wednesday for calm, and for a halt to fighting in the Mideast. Continue Reading »

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| July 16, 2014
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Anti-Israel protests going violent & viral in Europe & the U.S.

The pro-Palestinian narrative has become “more vicious” with chants that say “Death to Israel” and signs that refer to Jews, not Israelis.

 

Fallout from the hostilities between Israel and Hamas is spreading across Europe and the United States. Protests about the conflict have flared up, much like they did during past battles, increasingly turning confrontational, notably in the United States, Israel’s staunchest ally.

Detroit, Michigan July 13, 2014.

Arab-American demonstrators march down Woodward Avenue waving U.S and Palestinian flags as they protest against Israeli military strikes on Gaza, in downtown Detroit, Michigan July 13, 2014. – Photo: Reuters

Although the violence from Palestinian supporters at pro-Israel rallies in Los Angeles and Boston has not approached the seriousness of recent incidents in Paris and Berlin, many community leaders on both sides have noted an upswing in the level of vitriol and frustration reflected in the rhetoric emanating from the pro-Palestinian camp.

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| July 14, 2014
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Shots Fired as Palestinian Thugs Attack Pro-Israel Demonstrators in Los Angeles

Homeland Security officer fired at least one shot at fleeing PLO flag brandishing assailants, the latest in a string of assaults on supporters of Israel.

By Ari Soffer

 

A pro-Israel rally came under attack Sunday night outside the Federal Building in Westwood, Los Angeles – the latest in a worrying string of similar instances in the US and Europe.



More than 2,000 supporters of Israel were demonstrating peacefully against terrorist rocket fire from the Gaza Strip, and in support of the Jewish state’s measures to defend itself, when witnesses say four men in a pickup truck launched a violent assault, according to the Jewish Journal. Continue Reading »

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