History

Demonstrations

Ted Cruz slams Ilhan Omar for ‘opposition’ to antisemitism resolution The Twitter battle between the opposing politicians began when Cruz retweeted a video posted by ABC News of protesters tearing down a statue of Christopher Columbus.

June 13, 2020   

(Jerusalem Post) Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) slammed Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar in a Twitter battle between the Republican and the Democrat on Thursday, claiming that if she would like to discuss a genocide, she should discuss the Holocaust and her lack of […]

Christians

‘Muslims were not foreigners’: Why do Portugal’s restitution laws not include everyone? Restitution laws in Portugal offer citizenship only to the descendants of Jews expelled from the country 500 years ago

March 31, 2020   

(National-UAE) Mouraria, a trendy neighbourhood in Lisbon’s city centre, still bears the name of its former inhabitants, the Moors — Muslims who lived in the Iberian Peninsula in modern Spain and Portugal, and once walked its maze of narrow and winding streets […]

Books

Regnery Publishing accuses CAIR of ‘smear campaign’ for effort to ban book on Confederacy Council calls on booksellers to stop selling 'pro-Confederate and white supremacist' titles

December 11, 2019   

(Washington Times) “The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Civil War” may not appear on everyone’s Christmas list, but an effort by the Council [on] American-Islamic Relations to ban the book has met with resistance from the publisher and author. Regnery Publishing President […]

Government & Politics

Rep. Rashida Tlaib defends Holocaust comments to Seth Meyers: ‘Racist idiots’ twisted my words The congresswoman joked that next time she’ll speak at a fourth-grade level so the ‘racist idiots’ will understand her better.

May 14, 2019   

(Daily Beast) Last week, during his fateful interview with Meghan McCain, Seth Meyers urged The View host to be “careful” with the language she has used to criticize Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), who has been repeatedly accused by the right of promoting […]

Government & Politics

Tlaib says she is humbled her ancestors provided ‘safe haven’ for Jews after Holocaust The Palestinian-American Democrat charges in an interview that Netanyahu could not look her grandmother in the eye and say 'you are as human as I am to you'

May 11, 2019   

(Haaretz) Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib said she “loves the fact” that her “Palestinian ancestors” were part an attempt “to create a safe haven for Jews” after the Holocaust, although the role “was forced on them” and took place “in a way that […]

History

Mosque scrapped Shoah exhibit over ‘security threat and Yad Vashem link’ Leading Muslim warns moderates are ‘held to ransom’ by extremists after Golders Green mosque abandons Holocaust event

January 4, 2019   

(Jewish News) A leading Muslim activist has warned “forward-thinking” members of his community are being “held to ransom” by extremists, after Golders Green mosque abandoned an exhibition about Muslims who helped Jews during the Holocaust over security threats and the event’s links […]

History

Golders Green mosque cancels Muslim Shoah heroes exhibit No reasons given for cancellation as Jewish interfaith activist insists the community will still work on building local relations

January 3, 2019   

(Jewish News) A planned exhibition celebrating Muslim Albanians who helped, protected and rescued their Jewish neighbours during the Holocaust has been scrapped. No reason has been given for the cancellation, but Rabbi Natan Levy, head of operations at Faith Forums for London, […]