antisemitism

Hate crime charges filed in May fight with Jewish diners at LA restaurant

Video of the fight went viral on social media and was seen as symbolic of a spike in antisemitism in the United States surrounding the May conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.

President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses parliament in Kyiv, Ukraine on May 20, 2019. (U.S. Embassy Kyiv, Ukraine / Flickr)

Ukraine passes law banning antisemitism

Unlike similar laws in other countries, Ukraine’s makes having “a certain perception of Jews” illegal.

Ideas

If you are going to spell it ‘antisemitism,’ then you should remove the hyphen from ‘anti-Zionism’

Haters of Zionism despise a concept forged by Soviet and anti-colonial propaganda, not the Jews.

United States

FBI reports drop in number of antisemitic crimes in 2020 amid rise in total hate crimes

United States

2 former California police officers charged with vandalism for swastika spray-painted on a car seat

A screeshot of a porn video depicting Nazis raping a Jew. (FOA)

Culture

Porn sites are not removing antisemitic content, watchdog group says

The torched grave of a daughter of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov in Kremenchuk, Ukraine in 2015. (Oholei Tzadikim)

Global

Ukraine grave of Rabbi Nachman’s daughter destroyed and desecrated with pig parts

Ideas

I helped organize the Washington rally against antisemitism. It wasn’t perfect, but it was necessary.

Politics

On Capitol Hill, rally-goers agree that antisemitism is un-American. But when Israel is involved, it gets complicated.

United States

Alleged assailant in stabbing of Boston rabbi charged with hate crime

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