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| April 27, 2019
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NYT Int’l posts anti-Semitic cartoon of Trump & Netanyahu

The International edition of the New York Times admits their caricature had antisemitic tropes and admits it was an ‘error of judgement’ to publish it. (… ya think?)

BY SETH J. FRANTZMAN

 

The New York Times International Edition ran a cartoon of an apparently blind US President Donald Trump wearing a yarmulke being led by a dog with a Star of David for a collar and with a face of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on April 25.

NYT antisemetic photo on article

The cartoon was part of its Opinion section and appeared next to a column by Thomas Friedman about immigration. Continue Reading »

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| April 6, 2019
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You’re FIRED!… Again! – Dr. Kollab fired for threatening to harm/kill Jews

Ohio Doctor who has already been expelled from a residency program there, over scores of anti-Semitic posts on Twitter, just got fired from a second residency program, now in California.

Marcy Oster, JTA,

 

Dr. Lara Kollab, who was fired from her residency at the Cleveland Clinic after old anti-Semitic tweets surfaced, was expelled from a second residency program in California.

Kern Medical Center in Bakersfield, California said in a statement dated Monday that it notified Kollab on March 15 that her position as a first-year internal medicine resident was withdrawn effective immediately.

“Dr. Kollab submitted information that was false, misleading, and incomplete to Kern Medical during the interview and match process,” the statement said. Continue Reading »

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| April 3, 2019
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Antisemite Roger Waters enraged at Israel after falling for April Fool’s Day prank

Fans of antisemite Roger Waters urged the British rock legend to cool down, and take a joke after he launched into an angry, vulgar rant on social media when the Israeli government succeeded in pulling off an April Fool’s joke on him.

By Israel Today Staff

 

From Germany to the UK to France to America, it is now common to hear top world leaders equate hatred for Israel with antisemitism. And, if that’s the case, then there are few bigger antisemites in the world than former-Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters.

For years, Waters has strongly advocated a total boycott of the Jewish state, and has urged and even demanded that other artists follow his lead in championing the “Palestinian cause.” Continue Reading »

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| March 27, 2019
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New Zealand Muslim cleric blames Christchurch massacre on Mossad

New Zealand Jewish Council spokesperson said the Jewish community was utterly outraged after the local mosque leader in Christchurch accused the “Mossad” and “Zionist business” of funding the white supremacist attacker on their two mosques.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

New Zealand’s Jewish community is outraged after a prominent mosque leader blamed the Israeli Mossad agency for being behind the terror attack on two mosques in the city of Christchurch, the Newshub news website reports.

The incident took place on Saturday during a rally organized by a group called Love Aotearoa Hate Racism in Auckland’s Aotea Square.

Canterbury Mosque and inset, standing in the dock of the Christchurch District Court, Brenton Tarrant, is being charged with murder in relation to the deadly mosque attacks.

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| February 27, 2019
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British Charity Commission warns Palestinian Aid group on funding misuse

The complaint highlighted how the Palestinian aid organization links funding from the NGO to the terror organization, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and uses antisemitic, racist & misleading propaganda on its website, including blatant antisemitic videos by former KKK leader David Duke.

By ZACHARY KEYSER

 

The Charity Commission for England and Wales recently warned Medical Aid for Palestinians that it must “take care” in heeding regulatory guidelines, following a complaint that portions of the money raised by the Palestinian organization are being used “towards political propaganda rather than for its stated purpose of providing medical aid.”

The complaint was filed by UK Lawyers for Israel and the Lawfare Project. Continue Reading »

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| February 22, 2019
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French President Macron: France to adopt int’l definition of anti-Semitism

Acknowledging a “resurgence of anti-Semitism (in France) that is probably unprecedented since World War II,” President Emmanuel Macron vows that his government will seek to adopt the international definition of anti-Semitism and he promised to enact legislation to combat online hate speech.

Associated Press and Israel Hayom Staff

 

The French government will adopt an international organization’s definition of anti-Semitism and propose a law to reduce hate speech from being circulated online, French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday.

Macron, speaking at the annual dinner of a Jewish organization, said France and other parts of Europe have seen in recent years “a resurgence of anti-Semitism that is probably unprecedented since World War II.” Continue Reading »

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| February 18, 2019
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7 Labour MPs resign: UK’s Labour Party is ‘institutionally anti-Semitic’

WATCH as 7 centrist MPs resign from Britain’s Labour party, each explaining their personal concerns over the entrenched anti-Semitism in a party “behind a culture of bullying, bigotry and intimidation” under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn.

By Cnaan Lipshitz/JTA

 

Luciana Berger, a British-Jewish lawmaker, has quit the Labour Party over its anti-Semitism problem, along with six other members of the House of Commons.

Berger, who frequently has spoken out about anti-Semitic hate speech directed at her and other Jews by Labour members, and the others announced their resignation on Monday, dealing a major blow to Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and his supporters. Continue Reading »

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| February 13, 2019
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Omar apologized for anti-Semitic tweets, but more anti-Semitism still planned

U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) will be speaking alongside a well-known Islamic Relief USA official, Yousef Abdallah, who has publicly advocated for violence against Jews and has posted antisemitic comments on social media.

By ILANIT CHERNICK, MAAYAN HOFFMAN

 

 

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar will be a keynote speaker at an Islamic Relief USA emergency fundraising dinner for Yemen on February 23.

Omar will be speaking at the Florida event alongside a well-known Islamic Relief USA official, Yousef Abdallah, who has openly advocated for violence against Jews and has shared antisemitic sentiments on his social media pages.

Islamic Relief USA official, Yousef Abdallah at anti-Israel DC rally.

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| February 9, 2019
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BUSTED: Reports expose Amnesty International as toxic workplace, anti-Semitic

Amnesty International has been exposed as an anti-Semitic movement that supports BDS which employs convicted Palestinian terrorists, publicizes propaganda as fact, and a survey among 475 staff members has 70% admitting Amnesty Int’l is an organization with a “ toxic working environment, where widespread bullying, public humiliation, discrimination and other abuses of power are common.”

By Yochanan Visser

 

A report published this week by the Israeli Strategic Ministry, ‘shed more light on the BDS movement which the Ministry accused of being infiltrated by terrorists and former members of terrorist organizations.

Last week Amnesty International started an anti-Semitic BDS campaign against the Jewish presence in Judea and Samaria, by publishing a new report about alleged Jewish war crimes in Israel’s biblical heartland. Continue Reading »

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| January 29, 2019
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Jewish “Game of Thrones” actress forced to disable Instagram comments

TV actress Laura Pradelska, who portrays Quaithe in “Game of Thrones” said anti-Semitic attacks on her posts about the Holocaust forced her to disable comments on Instagram.

By Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA

 

A Jewish actress on the cast of the television series “Game of Thrones” said that online anti-Semitic attacks over her posts on the Holocaust have made her change how she uses social media.

“I must say that I have disabled the comments on my Instagram simply because my skin wasn’t thick enough,” Laura Pradelska, who portrays Quaithe on the HBO hit series, said Monday during an interview with the BBC. Continue Reading »

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| January 8, 2019
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American Center for Law and Justice lawyer: Ban Anti-Semitic doctor for life

Jay Sekulow, ACLJ chief counsel and a member of President Trump’s personal legal team, has called on Ohio’s medical board to revoke Kollab’s license after being exposed by the Canary Mission, saying, ‘Given her history of open bigotry and suggestions she’d misuse her position, she should be banned from practicing medicine – for life.’

By David Rosenberg

 

A prominent conservative lawyer and attorney for President Donald Trump has called on state officials in Ohio to permanently revoke the medical license of a resident physician who was fired recently after it was revealed that she had made a number of anti-Semitic social media posts. Continue Reading »

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| January 3, 2019
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Hachenburg cinema offers Germany’s AfD members free Schindler’s List screening

West German town cinema invites far-right ‘Alternative for Germany’ (AfD) members to view a free screening of Schindler’s List, marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27.
– A party representatives told SWR, “We find the fact that the AfD is being linked to the Holocaust … to be an unspeakable error.”

By Polina Garaev

 

A cinema in the West German town of Hachenburg will mark the International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27 with a screening of Steven Spielberg’s world-acclaimed film Schindler’s List. Viewers will be asked to pay €7 admission, but for those who show their Alternative for Germany (AfD) party membership card, entrance will be free. Continue Reading »

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| December 27, 2018
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The Simon Wiesenthal Center posts top-10 anti-Semitic list for 2018

The U.S. human rights organization gives Farrakhan 2nd place, Jeremy Corbyn takes 4th, UNRWA 5th, Airbnb in 6th place, with the despicable Roger Waters closing the list.
– Check out the entire rotten bunch, and why they deserved to make it.

By Tal Polon

 

Ahead of the new year, US human rights organization the Simon Wiesenthal Center published on Tuesday its list of the “top ten worst global anti-semitic incidents.”

Topping the list was the Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre. The Wiesenthal Center noted that perpetrator of the deadly shooting in which 11 worshipers were murdered “was an avowed neo-Nazi,” adding that “only FBI intervention thwarted another deadly attack on a Toledo-area synagogue in early December. Continue Reading »

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| December 19, 2018
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Mossad tasked with securing Jewish communities abroad

The Mossad received about $2.8 million to increase security for Jewish communities worldwide after surveys showed 40% of European Jews are considering emigrating because they don’t feel safe.

By Mordechai Sones

 

The Mossad recently received more than NIS 10 million from one of the government ministries, with the aim of increasing security of Jewish community institutions around the world.

The money is intended to support local security forces and help coordinate various actions to protect Jews in the Diaspora.

Mossad Director Yossi Cohen – Reuters

The Israeli decision to increase security around the Jewish communities was made against the background of the rise in anti-Semitism and the increasing fear of terrorist activity. Continue Reading »

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| November 22, 2018
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Airbnb to be investigated by US Senate author of ‘Israel Anti-Boycott Act’

With over half of US states having passed anti-BDS legislation, an author of the ‘Israel Anti-Boycott Act’ in the Senate, Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio (Rep), wants to hear from Airbnb.

BY MICHAEL WILNER

 

WASHINGTON – Airbnb’s move this week to delist properties located in Jewish settlements in the West Bank from its website prompted enough of an outcry in Israel to be heard in Washington, where key lawmakers are expressing concern and raising the prospect of legal action against the service giant.

The decision by Airbnb, an online marketplace for property rentals, sparked furor from Israeli officials this week. Continue Reading »

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