Anti-Semitism

October 25, 2018 Seizure of Kosher Meat Leaves Malmo’s Jews with Few Options

Authorities in Sweden began seizing kosher meat products from Malmo’s only kosher meat shop, eventually shuttering the store’s entire kosher section over supposed health concerns.

October 24, 2018 Members of Anti-Semitic Group Arrested Over Charlottesville Rally

On October 2nd, four members of the anti-Semitic Rise Above Movement were arrested after being charged with conspiracy and incitement of a riot and participating in attacks against counter-protesters at the Charlottesville Unite the Right rally last year. The defendants, who are currently in custody in California, each face up to 10 years in prison.

October 24, 2018 Anti-Semitic Kavanaugh Fliers Pervade College Campuses across the U.S.

In the wake of Brett Kavanaugh’s controversial appointment to the Supreme Court, attention turned to four U.S. college campuses where anti-Semitic fliers pervaded student centers and classrooms. Fliers posted at UC-Berkeley, UC-Davis, Vassar College, and Marist College blamed Jews for stirring the sexual assault allegations against Kavanaugh. New reports claim that the same fliers were […]

October 24, 2018 LDB Applauds University of Michigan for Addressing Professor’s Discriminatory Conduct

On September 21st, the Brandeis Center’s President Alyza Lewin and Director of Legal Initiatives Aviva Vogelstein, sent a letter to University of Michigan’s President Dr. Mark D. Schlissel, urging his administration to take further action following a discriminatory incident by a professor. Professor John Cheney-Lippold refused to provide a letter of recommendation to a University of Michigan student upon realizing that she intended to study abroad in Israel.

October 24, 2018 More Anti-Semitism at the University of Michigan

On October 4th, Emory Douglas was invited to speak to students as part of the Stamps School of Art & Design’s “Penny Stamps Speakers Series Presentation.” Students receive academic credit for attending these lectures. Douglas showed a slide that compared Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Adolf Hitler, accusing him of genocide. “Guilty of Genocide” is written across Netanyahu’s forehead, and his hand is raised as if he is giving a Nazi salute.

September 27, 2018 Amid Anti-Semitism Row, Corbyn’s Labour Adopts IHRA Definition

After much deliberation, the British Labour Party adopted the full IHRA definition of anti-Semitism

September 23, 2018 Continued European Anti-Semitism Includes Assaults and Vandalism

This month, a Palestinian man was given four months in jail following his assault of a Jewish man and Holocaust survivor Elie Weisel’s home was vandalized.

September 23, 2018 Malaysian Prime Minister Defends Anti-Semitic Comments

In an interview with the Associated Press on August 13th, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, a proud anti-Semite claimed that “Anti-Semitic is a term that is invented to prevent people from criticizing the Jews for doing wrong things.”

September 23, 2018 Norwegian Paper Publishes Blatantly Anti-Semitic Cartoon

On August 7th, a Norwegian newspaper, Dagbladet, published an extremely anti-Semitic cartoon, prompting Israel’s ambassador to Norway to demand the removal of the image and apologize. The cartoon depicts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose body is in the shape of a swastika, punching a Druze Israeli off of a “whites only” bench.

August 22, 2018 British Labour Party Faces Backlash Over Definition of Anti-Semitism

The British Labour Party has encountered a storm of criticism following its decision to adopt a diluted definition of anti-Semitism. The definition of anti-Semitism adopted by the Labour Party is based upon the IHRA definition, but omits references to Israel.

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