World’s largest cryptocurrency exchange removes custom promotional emoji after observers point out it looks like a swastika
The cryptocurrency exchange Binance was forced to retract and redesign a custom emoji after users on Twitter pointed out that it looked like a swastika. Twitter is known to occasionally let brands make their own emojis to use in hashtags to promote their products and services. On this occasion, Binance, the world’s largest digital currency […]
Liverpool anti-racism festival omits antisemitism, prompting accusations of double standards
A Liverpool-based anti-racism festival has come under fire after it failed to plan any events or discussions about antisemitism. Liverpool Against Racism consists of a series of cross-city events. There will be performances by musicians Rebecca Ferguson, The Christians and The Farm. A conference tackling racism is also set to take place with keynote speakers […]
Arizona adopts the International Definition of Antisemitism
The State of Arizona has adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism. On 19th April, Amendment HB 2675, known as the “Arizona Holocaust Education Bill”, passed the state legislature by 49 votes to 3. The bill, which requires Arizona’s schools to teach about the Holocaust and other genocides on at least two occasions between seventh and […]
Prosecutors admit Islamist chant is antisemitic even as police reportedly fail to act against protestors who sing it
It has been reported that prosecutors have acknowledged that a popular Islamist chant that incites murder against Jews is indeed antisemitic, even as those who sing it go unpunished by the police. “Khaybar Khaybar, ya yahud, Jaish Muhammad, sa yahud” translated in English as “Jews, remember the battle of Khaybar, the army of Muhammad is […]
Antisemitic chants heard at top Italian football fixtures
Loud, antisemitic chants were heard from supporters of some of Italy’s premier sides, including Genoa, Torino and Rome’s famed Lazio club. The chanting was heard when Genoa played Lazio on 10th April, and again the week after when Lazio played Torino on 16th April. According to local reports, the chants featured antisemitic slurs that referenced […]