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| January 4, 2013
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‘Anti-Semitic’ Spiegel columnist caused uproar

The Wiesenthal Center’s inclusion of Jakob Augstein in its 2012 top-ten list of anti-Semites has sparked heated debate in Germany.

By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL, JERUSALEM POST CORRESPONDENT

 

BERLIN – The inclusion of a Spiegel online columnist in a 2012 top-ten list of anti-Semites has sparked a fierce debate in the German media since the beginning of the new year.zaz

The Simon Wiesenthal Center ranked Jakob Augstein ninth for his written attacks on Jews and the State of Israel. He is a columnist for Spiegel online, owns a large stake in the Hamburg-based Der Spiegel magazine, and is owner of the left-wing weekly Der Freitag.

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| January 4, 2013
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Defiant Morsi on TV: No Negotiations with ‘Descendants of Apes’

MEMRI reveals Egypt’s presidential candidate Morsi rejected negotiations between Israel and the PA.

By Elad Benari

 

Long before he was elected as Egypt’s president, Mohammed Morsi rejected negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority and referred to Jews as “apes and pigs”.

Mohammed Morsi

The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) has translated and uploaded comments by Morsi, a member of Hamas’s parent movement the Muslim Brotherhood, which he made in 2010 and were posted to the internet. In the comments, Morsi also called to boycott products made in the United States because of its support for Israel.

“These futile [Israeli-Palestinian] negotiations are a waste of time and opportunities,” Morsi is shown saying. Continue Reading »

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| December 26, 2012
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Lee Habeeb on Arabs Like Me

Despising Israel the way Israel is despised in much of the Arab world is all about anti-Semitism. And most anti-Semitism anywhere in the world has its origins in envy.

Maybe, just maybe, Arabs can break out of their self-destructive hatred and envy.

By Lee Habeeb

 

There are two kinds of Arabs in this world. Those who hate Jews, and those who don’t. And in my life, I have met more of the former than the latter.

I am not proud to say that. Arabs will not like me for admitting it. But it is true. And it is something I wish the Obama administration understood. Continue Reading »

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| December 20, 2012
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Imam Accused of Inciting Hatred Against Jews in Tunisia

Tunisian association for minorities has lodged a complaint against Sheikh Ahmed S’hili, accusing him of inciting hatred against Jews in a televised sermon.

By Rachel Hirshfeld

 

A Tunisian support group for minorities said Wednesday that it has lodged a complaint against an imam, accusing him of inciting hatred against Jews in a fiery television sermon.

Tunisia's Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali

Tunisia’s Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali – Reuters

“We have lodged a complaint with the court of the first instance in Ben Arous against the imam of Rades mosque, Sheikh Ahmed S’hili, for inciting hatred,” the association’s lawyer Kais Baltagi told AFP.

The complaint is based on legislation which stipulates that anyone using media to “incite hatred between races, religions and people” can be jailed for up to three years. Continue Reading »

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| December 18, 2012
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The UK drops Hebrew from officially recognized languages

The importance of classical Hebrew was recognized almost 600 years ago in England, according to official records.

By Eva Fett

 

The U.K. government has dropped Hebrew as an official recognized language for the purpose of teaching it to school children, according to press reports.


The government exclusion of Hebrew from the provided list of officially recognized languages for primary schools could damage Jewish education, the Board of Deputies warned this week.


Education Minister Elizabeth Truss last month announced plans to make it mandatory from September 2014, to teach a foreign language to children aged 7 to 11. Schools must offer at least one of seven recognized languages, excluding Hebrew. Continue Reading »

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| December 15, 2012
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Hungarian MP detained for burning Israeli flag, citing anti-Semitic slurs

MP Balazs Lenhardt participated in an anti-Semitic event where demonstrators shouted “Filthy Jews,” and “to Auschwitz with you all.”

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

Independent parliamentarian Balazs Lenhardt was detained by Budapest police on Friday evening for burning an Israeli flag at an anti-Zionist demonstration in the Hungarian capital, Hungarian daily Politics reported.

Hungarians protest [archieve] - Photo: Bernadett Szabo/Reuters

Hungarians protest [archieve] – Photo: Bernadett Szabo/Reuters

A hundred demonstrators participated in the event organized by the Guardians of Carpathian Homeland Movement and the Guard Federation held in front of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry, according to Politics.Demonstrators shouted anti-Semitic slogans like “Filthy Jews” and “To Auschwitz With You All.”

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| December 12, 2012
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Jews in Copenhagen Warned Not to Wear Stars of David or Kippot

Denmark officials are warning Jews to avoid openly wearing Jewish & religious symbols, amid increasing ‘anti-Israel’ (anti-Semitic) sentiments.

By Rachel Hirshfeld

 

Israeli and Jewish officials in Denmark on Wednesday warned Jews to avoid openly wearing religious symbols and dress when moving about Copenhagen amid rising anti-Israeli sentiments.

“We advise Israelis who come to Denmark and want to go to the synagogue to wait to don their skull caps until they enter the building and not to wear them in the street, irrespective of whether the areas they are visiting are seen as being safe,” Israel’s ambassador to Denmark, Arthur Avnon, told AFP. Continue Reading »

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| November 30, 2012
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Hungary far-right MP attacks Israeli presence in Hungarian parliament

MP Elod Novak demands resignation of MP with (dual) Israeli citizenship, says ‘Israel has more deputies in Hungarian parliament than in the Knesset’

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VIDEO – A storm over apparent anti-Semitic remarks in Hungary’s parliament continued unabated Thursday, as a far-right Jobbik deputy called publicly for the resignation of a fellow MP who claimed to have an Israeli citizenship.

תומכי "יוביק" האנטישמית מפגינים בבודפשט, ארכיון (צילום: AP)

Jobbik supporters march in Budapest – Photo: AP

At a press conference, Jobbik deputy Elod Novak said it was unacceptable that Katalin Ertsey, a deputy of the small opposition party LMP, had kept her dual Hungarian-Israeli citizenship secret and called for her resignation. Continue Reading »

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| November 25, 2012
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UK’s Leading ‘Palestine’ Group accused of Anti-Semitism

Palestine Solidarity Campaign accused of supporting terrorism and  ‘institutionalized’ anti-Semitic support.

By Ari Sofer

 

A controversial new website levels a series of severe accusations at the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), the UK’s leading anti-Israel group. ‘Exposing the Palestine Solidarity Campaign’ alleges that extremism, support for terrorism, anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry are “an institutionalized problem” within the PSC.

One of the site’s founders spoke exclusively to Arutz Sheva – on condition of anonymity – about the motivations behind the initiative.

‘It’s about telling the truth,’ he said, ‘and shattering the illusion that groups such as the PSC care one bit about human rights.

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| November 22, 2012
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Murdoch’s ‘Jewish press’ tweet sparks anger

Being charged with anti-Semitism, media magnate apologizes for weekend tweet having observed that ‘Jewish owned press is consistently anti-Israel’ in coverage of Israel-Gaza conflict

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Media magnate Rupert Murdoch stirred an online row with a weekend tweet complaining about the “Jewish-owned” press and a subsequent apology did not appear to have calmed the furor.

Rupert Murdoch. Strong Israel supporter – Photo: MCT

Murdoch, whose News Corporation empire includes HarperCollins publishers, Fox television, BSkyB, The Wall Street Journal and the London Times, wrote Saturday on Twitter: “Why is Jewish owned press so consistently anti-Israel in every crisis?”

Facing accusations of anti-Semitism, Murdoch backtracked on Sunday, saying he disagreed with his critics, but was sorry anyway. Continue Reading »

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| November 10, 2012
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Anti-Semitic Vandals uprooted plaques for Nazi victims in Germany

In an anti-Semitic attack, memorials to victims of Nazis in city of Greifswald uprooted on day marking 74 years since Kristallnacht, the pogrom known as Crystal night.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

Right-wing extremists uprooted eleven memorial plaques commemorating local victims of Nazism in the German city of Greifswald on Friday, the 74th anniversary of Kristallnacht, German daily Die Welt reported.

'Stumbling blocks' commemorating Nazi victims - Photo: REUTERS

‘Stumbling blocks’ commemorating Nazi victims – Photo: REUTERS

The Jews of Greifswald were among those targeted throughout Germany on Kristallnacht – the night of broken glass, on November 9, 1938. Synagogues and businesses were destroyed, and Jews throughout the country were murdered and arrested en masse. Continue Reading »

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| October 31, 2012
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Irish TV host: Israel “Cancer” and claim “They stole the land from the Arabs”

Vincent Browne says Israel “the cancer in foreign affairs.”
His remarks lead to sharp rebuke from Israel’s deputy ambassador, Nurit Tinari-Modai

By JONNY PAUL, JERUSALEM POST CORRESPONDENT

 

LONDON – A well-known Irish broadcaster has referred to Israel as a “cancer” in foreign affairs as it “stole land from the Arabs.”

Jewish Museum in Ireland

Jewish Museum in Ireland – Photo: irishcentral.com

In a topical discussion about the final American presidential debate last week – which focused on foreign policy – Vincent Browne, the host of Ireland’s TV3 “Tonight” program, complained that the “issue of Israel” was hardly mentioned.

“Israel,” he said. “Is the cancer in foreign affairs.” Continue Reading »

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| October 31, 2012
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EXPOSÉ: Italy, The Land of Islam, the First to Fall

Italy’s Education minister: Islam be taught in public schools
Italian court: Nazification of Israel ruled free speech.
Vatican Spoksman: Burning Star of David defended as “freedom of expression”

By Giulio Meotti, Italy

 

The Italian authorities have capitulated to hatred.

Last week Italian education minister Francesco Profumo proposed that Islam be taught in public schools alongside the traditional teaching of Catholicism, while Bishop Mariano Crociata, secretary general of the Italian Episcopal Conference, announced that the Vatican is in favor of building new mosques in Italy.

The European Bishops met with European Muslims in Turin to proclaim the need for the “progressive enculturation of Islam in Europe”. Continue Reading »

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| October 30, 2012
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The Liberation of a Jew-Hater into a Muslim Zionist

“Here’s a state that’s constantly called an enemy of Islam, yet Muslims have more rights in Israel than they have anywhere else in the Middle East,” Kasim Hafeez said.

By Licia Corbella, Calgary Herald

 

Kasim Hafeez grew up hating Jews and hating Israel. Now the 28-year-old British Muslim of Pakistani origin travels the world explaining how and why he has gone from a hater to a lover of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

Kasim Hafeez – Screenshot IBA News

His personal journey of going from chanting “Death to Israel” in London’s Trafalgar Square to speaking about how he became a proud Zionist kept the Herald editorial board enraptured for much longer than our allotted hour on Thursday.

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| October 8, 2012
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Hungarian radio station praised assult on Jewish leader

Hungarian Nationalist radio claimed recent attack on 62-year-old Budapest Jewish leader was a “response to general Jewish terrorism.”

By JTA

A Hungarian nationalist online radio station called the recent assault on a Jewish community leader in Budapest a “response to general Jewish terrorism.”
Hungarian police officers -Photo: REUTERS

Hungarian police officers – Photo: REUTERS

“Predictably and unfortunately, the good attackers were captured very quickly,” the news edition of Szent Korona Radio, or Holy Crown Radio, reported.

The report was about the arrest of two men, 20 and 21, last Friday on suspicion that they physically and verbally assaulted the 62-year-old president of the Jewish congregation of the Hungarian capital’s South Pest district. Continue Reading »

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