Boston Red Sox player released following tweets directed at Jewish Chief Baseball Officer
A second baseman in the Boston Red Sox minor league has been released after embarking on a Twitter rant in which he targeted the baseball team’s Jewish Chief Baseball Officer, Chaim Bloom. Brett Netzer was released after tweeting, in addition to other inflammatory tweets, that “chaim bloom is a bad actor. dude went to hebrew […]
Third incident of students performing Nazi salutes in Toronto school reported this month
A third incident of students performing a Nazi salute in a Toronto school this month has been reported. On Thursday, two twelve-year-old students at Pleasant Public School in the North York area of Toronto reportedly performed the Nazi salute when students were asked to raise their hands for a question. In a letter sent to […]
Henry Ford’s antisemitic tract The International Jew is still available for purchase on WH Smith’s website, even after retailer promises to remove it
Henry Ford’s antisemitic tract, The International Jew: Jewish Influences in American Life, is still available for purchase on WH Smith’s website, even after the retailer promised to remove it. We wrote to WH Smith, observing that “There is no disclaimer on your website explaining the antisemitic contents and history of the book. First published in the […]
University of South Florida suspends fraternity amid antisemitism allegations
The University of South Florida (USF) has temporarily suspended one of its fraternities amid antisemitism allegations. The news comes shortly after the University released a statement condemning alleged antisemitic behaviour from its students. One reported incident included the drawing of a swastika on the head of the Jewish fraternity pledge by members of the senior […]
Maine teenager alleged to have plotted mass murder at Chicago synagogues and mosques
A teenager is alleged to have plotted to commit “mass murder” at Chicago synagogues and mosques. Xavier Pelkey, an eighteen-year-old boy from Maine is said to have been found with shrapnel-packed explosives and has been accused of planning to travel to Chicago and commit “mass murder”. Mr Pelkey was arrested at his home in Waterville, Maine on […]