The massacre of October 7, 2023 led to a dramatic rise in antisemitism worldwide and an awareness among Israelis of their identity as Jewish people.[Alex Gordon]
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Alex Gordon, Antisemitism, International, Israel, Jewish History, Middle East, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
I am asking the lobbyists for their help in securing a Congressional investigation into the federal grant programs intended for insuring equity and inclusion of university students, but have, instead, been usurped by propagandists, who have used these funds to bring in guest lecturers and core faculty members who espouse a full-fledged frontal assault on Israel as “colonists” and “apartheidists.” [Amy Neustein, PhD]
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Amy Neustein, Antisemitism, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Published by Chicago Tribune CHICAGO — A Rogers Park woman faces felony hate crime charges for allegedly defacing multiple buildings, including a North Side Jewish elementary school, with antisemitic graffiti and Nazi symbols. Mariana Lynch, 30, was arrested just before 1 p.m. Thursday in the 1200 block of West Touhy Avenue after area residents called
The mayhem they brought to Jordan wasn’t bloodless. The PM was assassinated and a near civil war ensued, almost toppling the state until the 100,000 Palestinian fighters and their families were thrown out, to Lebanon.
Then came the wider Lebanese horror. [David Anderson]
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Antisemitism, Israel, Middle East, The Moderate Voice
Published by The Sacramento Bee SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The U.S. Department of Education is investigating if nearly 90 elementary, secondary and higher education campuses across the nation — including at UC Davis and other University of California campuses — violated a federal civil rights law after an “alarming” rise in reports of antisemitism, anti-Muslim and
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Antisemitism, Nordot, Science, Medicine, & Education
“Systemic Jew-hatred in schools, the workplace, and society has only been exacerbated in the aftermath of the October 27, 2023 Hamas terrorist attacks, with Jew-haters increasingly emboldened to violate the legal rights of the minority Jewish people,” Goldstein said.
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Antisemitism, International, Israel, Press Release, USA
Here at home, Federation continues to increase its commitment and investment in the security of our San Diego Jewish community. We determined the need was great enough to have a dedicated security director and the national infrastructure with Secure Communities Network – which we now have and thank God we do. [David Bark]
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Antisemitism, Israel, Press Release, San Diego County
Dr. Margaret Singer speaks of “the five D’s” — Deceit, Dependency, Debilitation, Dread, and Desensitization — by which cult members are recruited and transformed. Dr. Singer says, “It’s a step-at-a-time seduction, so the person hardly notices they are being changed.” [Rabbi Bentzion Kravitz]
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Antisemitism, Middle East, USA
Published by Mirror By Alex West Kanye West has apologised for his vile antisemitic remarks. In an Instagram post, he made a statement that was written in Hebrew with this apology. The post was simple with only the text itself against a white background. Kanye said: “I sincerely apologize to the Jewish community for any
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Published by New York Daily News NEW YORK — The NYPD is investigating disturbing bomb threats emailed to synagogues throughout the city on Christmas Eve Day, though the messages appear to be a hoax, cops said Sunday. Police described the threat as “not credible” but added, “we will continue to deploy resources to houses of
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It was also a chance for us to thank our representatives for their support of Israel and our Jewish community, and to discuss other ways that support can continue and grow in light of the disturbing threats and wave of hate we are facing at this difficult moment. [Heidi Gantwerk]
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Antisemitism, Heidi Gantwerk, Israel, San Diego County, USAWhat is not spoken about, and perhaps not publicized very much, is how universities in the 1970s, in a mad rush to balance their debt, began to take in very large endowments and contributions from the oil-rich Arab and Muslim countries. I know this firsthand. I was a doctoral candidate at Boston University in the ‘70s, earning my PhD in sociology in May 1981. I sat in class with Muslim students, who were mostly from Iran and Saudi Arabia. [Amy Neustein]
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Amy Neustein, Antisemitism, International, Jewish History, Middle East, Opinion, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
Published by The Kansas City Star Missouri House Democrats on Thursday voted to expel state Rep. Sarah Unsicker from their caucus after she promoted a series of conspiracy theories on social media, posted a photo with an alleged Holocaust denier and made antisemitic comments against one of her opponents. House Democratic leaders, led by Minority