After CAA leads public outcry, Glastonbury Festival cancels screening of antisemitism-denial film
Glastonbury Festival has agreed to cancel the planned screening of a propaganda film about the antisemitic former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, after we wrote to the organisers and the event’s primary sponsor, leading a public outcry. The Festival’s website said of the film, titled Oh, Jeremy Corbyn! The Big Lie, that it “explores a […]
Germany commits $1.4 billion to Holocaust survivors in 2024
Germany has committed to giving $1.4 billion in reparations to Holocaust survivors globally in 2024. The compensation will reportedly include $888.9 million to assist with the home care and support services for survivors. Greg Schneider, the Executive Vice President of the New York-based Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, said that “Every year these […]
Boston official placed on leave over alleged antisemitic comments
A Boston official has been placed on leave after reportedly making antisemitic comments. True-See Allah, Director of Community Engagement at the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office, is claimed to have said in a 2016 interview that his “mentor”, Minister Don Muhammad, would not be friends with “a Jewish guy that’s got short arms and deep […]
Report reveals disturbing antisemitic rhetoric espoused in Palestinian Authority media
A report by a non-profit has revealed numerous disturbing antisemitic comments being espoused in the Palestinian Authority media. According to Palestinian Media Watch, researcher Muhammad Al-Yahya is said to have stated on Talk of the Hour, an official Palestinian Authority television channel, that “Jews are arrogant by nature” and “Jewish thinking is based on racist […]
Michigan teenager charged with threatening synagogue massacre
A teenager in Pickford, Michigan has been arrested for allegedly threatening to attack a synagogue. Seann Patrick Pietila, 19, was charged with transmitting a communication containing a threat to injure another. Prosecutors claim that Mr Pietila planned to target the Shaarey Zedek Synagogue in East Lansing. Mr Pietila allegedly made these threats on social media, on […]
Argentina seeks arrest of four Lebanese citizens in connection with 1994 AMIA bombing
Argentina is seeking an international arrest warrant for four Lebanese citizens suspected of involvement in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish centre in Buenos Aires. The July 1994 attack resulted in the death of 85 and injured hundreds, after a truck containing explosives crashed into the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association (AMIA). The four men, Hussein […]