American-Jewish leadership appeals to US and Pakistan to keep Daniel Pearl killer behind bars
Amid uncertainty over the continued detention of the Islamist terrorist convicted in Pakistan of the murder of American-Jewish journalist Daniel Pearl, a statement by a leading American Jewish organisation said that Mr Pearl’s murderer “should be behind bars for the rest of his days”. The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organisations, issued its […]
A “historic moment”: UAE Foreign Minister makes ground-breaking visit to Berlin Holocaust Memorial
The Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates made a ground-breaking visit to the Holocaust memorial in Berlin last week. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan visited Germany’s main Holocaust memorial with his Israeli counterpart, Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi, in a visit hosted by German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas that was described by Mr Ashkenazi as […]
Pittsburgh Jews told to be vigilant as violent white supremacist who said ‘target Jew Hill’ is released from prison
The head of security for Pittsburgh’s Jewish Federation has urged members of the community to “be vigilant” following the release from prison of white supremacist Hardy Lloyd. Mr Lloyd, 42, is said to have espoused antisemitic rhetoric and to have held beliefs similar to Robert Bowers, the neo-Nazi gunman currently on trial for the massacre […]
Antisemitic remarks yelled at students during Yom Kippur service at Indiana University
During an evening Yom Kippur service at Indiana University (IU) on 27th September, an individual drove passed a group of Jewish students and yelled antisemitic statements at the congregation. According to the IU Police Department (IUPD) Deputy Chief, members of the student body IU Hillel were having an outdoor service on the lawn at the […]
Police investigating political flyer emblazoned with swastika in New Jersey town
Flyers combining a swastika and a political message were found on cars and in mailboxes in a small New Jersey town on 9th October. The leaflets in Harrison Township in Gloucester County, NJ were from a group calling itself “The Mullica Hill Militia.” The flyer had a swastika along with a political message and a […]
Outrage after sacked Florida High School principal who doubted ‘historical reality’ of Holocaust is reinstated
A Florida high school principal who was fired in November 2019 for suggesting that there was doubt over the historical truth of the Holocaust has been reinstated. William Latson, the Principal of Spanish River High School in Boca Raton, allegedly told the parent of a student in an April 2018 e-mail that “not everyone believes […]
Qatari author slams women’s conference against child marriage as “a Jewish plot”
An initiative by a Gaza women’s organisation to hold a conference to discuss the banning of child marriage has been branded as “a Jewish plot to destroy Gaza society”. Abd Al-Aziz Al-Ansari, a Qatari author who writes about social issues, reportedly described the plan for a conference as “a satanic demand”, according to MEMRI. He […]
30% of online posts about Jews are antisemitic, recent Swedish report finds
A group of researchers in Sweden have published a report showing that 30 percent of comments and posts about Jews on social media included antisemitic rhetoric and tropes. The Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) analysed postings specifically about Jews across four different social media platforms over a six month period in 2019 and came to […]
Greek court finds that Golden Dawn Party is a “criminal organisation”
At the end of one of the most high-profile trials in modern-Greek history, Greek judges ruled that an extreme right-wing neo-Nazi political party operated as a criminal gang. In an Athens court, a five-year trial ended with seven former parliamentarians from the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn Party, including Party leader Nikos Michaloliakos, being found guilty of […]
“It was eerie to see swastikas back”: Suspect arrested following antisemitic graffiti in Paris
Police in Paris have arrested a suspect in connection with the vandalisation of the walls and columns of the Place de la Concorde and Rue de Rivoli with fascist imagery. The 31 year-old male, who was arrested near to the scene, is suspected of having spray-painted twenty large red swastikas across the Parisian buildings on […]
Police in New York seeking witnesses after Torah stolen from Yonkers Synagogue
An investigation is being undertaken after a large Torah scroll was stolen, along with other religious items, from a synagogue at the Lincoln Park Jewish Centre in the city of Yonkers in New York on 25th September. The incident occurred only days before Yom Kippur. Surveillance footage of the incident, captured from the interior and […]