Jews & Anti-Semitism

Academics & Education

Gottheimer urges NJ Education Board to reject CAIR’s calls to cut ties with ADL Gottheimer: ‘Now is not the time to dismiss critical resources to combat anti-Jewish bias and Holocaust distortion. Rather, educators should embrace them’

September 17, 2025   

(Jewish Insider) Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) wrote to Kathy Goldenberg, the president of the New Jersey State Board of Education, on Monday urging the state to reject calls from the New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations for the state’s […]

Children & Teens

Three French Muslim teenagers on trial for planned terror attack on Israeli embassy in Belgium The teens had exchanged videos of previous terror attacks and tested homemade explosives.

September 17, 2025   

(Jerusalem Post) The criminal trial of three French Muslim teenagers who planned an attack on the Israeli embassy in Belgium began on Tuesday, according to French media. Details of the intended attack included blowing up a truck with TATP explosives at the […]

Government & Politics

City of Dearborn names street after terror-supporting newspaper publisher Osama Siblani, who has praised terrorists as 'heroes' and threatened to send Israeli Jews 'back to Poland,' accompanied Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer on an official state trip to the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain

September 12, 2025   

(Free Beacon) Shoppers, diners, and commuters in the Dearborn, Mich., area will now head to their favorite hot spot on a street named in honor of Osama Siblani, an Arab-American newspaper publisher who has advocated for Israel’s destruction, praised terror groups like […]

Academics & Education

CAIR systematically trying to influence K-12 education across US, investigation finds A new Jewish Onliner investigation found that CAIR's efforts to influence young students extend far beyond Philadelphia, spanning New Jersey, Oklahoma, Florida, and Illinois

September 10, 2025   

(Jewish Onliner) Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) this week petitioned the Department of Education to investigate the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) for running what he termed “possibly illegal” anti-Israel educational initiatives in public schools, following investigative reports that exposed controversial lesson plans […]

Academics & Education

Antisemitism in Germany: Rising fear among Jews after October 7 pogrom As the notion of 'memory culture' fades, Jewish voices in Germany express unease about the future of solidarity.

September 9, 2025   

(European Conservative) Since the Hamas terror attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, the climate for Jews in Germany has changed dramatically. Many report that they no longer feel safe, neither on the streets nor in educational institutions. Jewish families in Germany […]

Academics & Education

Cotton to Education Department: Investigate ‘possibly illegal’ partnership between ‘pro-terrorist’ CAIR and K-12 schools The CAIR lesson plans include instructions not to use terms like 'jihadists' and 'radical Islamic terrorists' when discussing 9/11, and a course called 'American Jews and Political Power'

September 9, 2025   

(Free Beacon) Sen. Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) on Tuesday petitioned the Department of Education to investigate the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) for running “possibly illegal” anti-Israel educational initiatives inside the country’s public schools. CAIR, whose leaders celebrated Hamas’s Oct. 7 terror […]

Demonstrations

Chief rabbi: UK policy on Palestine ‘strengthens extremists in our midst’ Scathing remarks at Campaign Against Antisemitism demo in Parliament Square, where he was joined by the shadow home secretary and Reform UK's deputy leader

September 7, 2025   

(Jewish News) The chief rabbi has told thousands of demonstrators that the expected recognition of Palestine by Britain “strengthens extremists in our midst” as he stepped up his public condemnation of the move. His comments came during Campaign Against Antisemitism’s third annual […]

Academics & Education

Harvard tells students calling someone a ‘terrorist sympathizer’ can violate school policy Guidance comes after 33 student groups blamed Israel for Hamas's terrorist attacks

September 4, 2025   

(Free Beacon) Harvard University, where 33 student groups signed a statement blaming Israel for Hamas’s Oct. 7 attacks, now says that calling someone a “terrorist sympathizer” can violate the school’s anti-discrimination policies, according to a mandatory training for all Harvard students obtained […]

Government & Politics

Rashida Tlaib hit with House censure threat, accused of ‘celebrating terrorism’ in pro-Palestinian speech Rep. Buddy Carter's censure accuses Tlaib of 'vilifying her colleagues, endangering the lives of Jewish people, and celebrating terrorism'

September 3, 2025   

(Fox) Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., is facing a GOP-led censure resolution on Wednesday after her fiery remarks at a pro-Palestinian conference. Tlaib spoke at the People’s Conference for Palestine in Detroit over the weekend, when she condemned both Democrats and Republicans for […]

Academics & Education

House ed panel to hold hearing on ‘drivers’ of Jew-hatred in K-12 schools A spokesman for the House committee told JNS that 'outside groups' that celebrated Oct. 7 are partnering with local schools.

September 3, 2025   

(JNS) The House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, which is part of the House Committee on Education and Workforce, plans to hold a Sept. 10 hearing on antisemitism in K-12 schools. The hearing will “focus more broadly on trends […]

Children & Teens

Belgian hospital suspends doctor who shared antisemitic political cartoons Dr. Qasim Arkawazy's 2023 posts came to light after an investigation into his identification of a patient as Jewish in medical papers.

September 2, 2025   

(JNS) A hospital in Belgium defended on Tuesday a physician who had last week identified in medical papers a patient as Jewish, but suspended him over antisemitic cartoons posted on his social-media account in 2023. The physician was identified as Dr. Qasim […]

Academics & Education

Anti-Israel LFI politician Rima Hassan named as Brussels Free U class patron The ULB rector acknowledged that the decision to honor Hassan has sparked a 'great deal of emotion, reactions, and even insults and threats.'

August 31, 2025   

(Jerusalem Post) Law students of the class of 2025 at the Free University of Brussels (ULB) voted last week to name their class after controversial politician Rima Hassan, the rector of the university announced on Thursday. Hassan is a French-Palestinian politician with […]

Children & Teens

Belgian doctor lists ‘Jewish’ as 9-year-old’s medical allergy JID organization's investigation reveals the doctor is of Middle Eastern origin, with videos and messages in Arabic against Israel on his Facebook page.

August 29, 2025   

(Israel Hayom) The JID organization for combating antisemitism revealed this morning (Friday) a serious incident involving a 9-year-old patient who came for medical treatment at the hospital in the town of Knokke in Belgium. After the girl received medical treatment, the doctor […]

Academics & Education

‘UK controlled by Jewish supremacy’ doctor referred to Interim Orders Tribunal Dr Rahmeh Aladwan shared screenshots from Jewish News articles about her actions alongside her announcement of the referral

August 29, 2025   

(Jewish News) A notorious “part-Palestinian British NHS doctor,” who regularly posts diatribes about “Jewish supremacy” on social media, has announced that she has been referred to an Interim Orders Tribunal (IOT), pointing to articles from Jewish News as part of the reason […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

A decade of lost opportunity: How groundbreaking Muslim Brotherhood report was ignored Man behind inquiry says Britain should now be better placed to understand and tackle extremist influence

August 29, 2025   

(National-UAE) It has been 10 years since Sir John Jenkins’ landmark inquiry into the Muslim Brotherhood in the UK was wrapped up but he says the need to understand the movement’s role is now even more pressing. The former diplomat was commissioned […]

Crime

Interview: Falconer says UK government clear-eyed to threat posed by Tehran to UK Jews Middle East minister Hamish Falconer spoke to Jewish News about E3 decision to impose snapback sanctions on Iran

August 28, 2025   

(Jewish News) Middle East minister Hamish Falconer has insisted the UK government remains “clear-eyed” about the threat the Iranian regime poses to British Jews in this country, adding this is one reason why Tehran now faces the reimposition of sweeping new sanctions. Speaking […]

Government & Politics

Pro-Gaza MP suggests Shoah victims could have been offered ‘land for a homeland in Europe’ Blackburn MP Adnan Hussain was attempting to defend Jeremy Corbyn's position on Zionism

August 28, 2025   

(Jewish News) Blackburn MP Adnan Hussain has appeared to suggest Jewish victims of the Nazi Holocaust could have been provided “with land for a homeland, in Europe” rather than in Israel during an online debate about Zionism. The independent MP, elected on […]

Academics & Education

CAIR-Philadelphia, whose leader blamed Israel for Oct. 7, announces partnership with local schools to make them ‘more inclusive’ The anti-Israel group provides educational materials including 'American Jews and Political Power: Myth or Reality'

August 28, 2025   

(Free Beacon) The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), whose executive director said that Israel is behind the “root causes of what is happening in Palestine/Israel,” announced this week that it is partnering with local schools to make them […]

Clothing

Sharp rise in Islamist offences recorded in Austria Authorities warn of extremists exploiting global conflicts, spreading antisemitism, and selling propaganda-laden clothing to young people.

August 28, 2025   

(European Conservative) A new annual report from Austria’s Documentation Centre for Political Islam (DPI) shows a sharp rise in Islamist activity, both online and in public spaces. According to the report, extremists are becoming increasingly visible in everyday Austrian life, often adopting […]

Demonstrations

Hamas linked to left-wing parties behind anti-Israel protests in Italy, investigation shows Series of investigations in Italy reveals senior figures within Italian left maintain ongoing contact with Hamas member [Mohammad] Hannoun and his associates, and are actively promoting policies against Israel

August 27, 2025   

(Ynet) Italy is considered a favorite destination for Israelis. Over the years, the two countries have also maintained relatively warm relations. However, in recent months, with the prolongation of the war and the shift in European public opinion regarding it, all of […]

Children & Teens

Two teens arrested for plotting terror attack on synagogues, Eiffel Tower — report Le Figaro reported that the two shared a fascination with ISIS and had connected through a group created on an encrypted messaging service.

August 27, 2025   

(Jerusalem Post) Two teenagers, aged 15 and 17, of Muslim Arab origin, were arrested by French police late last month in Paris, on suspicion of planning an attack against synagogues and the Eiffel Tower in the French capital, French newspaper Le Figaro […]

Academics & Education

With president under scrutiny, George Mason reinstates infamous SJP chapter months after police found guns and terrorist paraphernalia in leaders’ home The group recently released a pro-Hamas recruitment video, which the school says it referred to Virginia's AG

August 26, 2025 and   

(Free Beacon) George Mason University, whose president has been in the national spotlight over race-based hiring practices that the Trump administration says violate federal civil rights law, has reinstated its Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter, which it suspended last year […]

Academics & Education

Major European universities foster ‘climate of fear’ for Jewish students, report finds A comprehensive study details the normalization of antisemitism, glorification of terror, and widespread Holocaust distortion across campuses in nine countries.

August 26, 2025   

(Israel Hayom) A new report published by B’nai B’rith International, the European Union of Jewish Students, and the German think tank Democ found that in nine of Europe’s key countries there is “a climate of fear and exclusion at European universities.” The […]

Academics & Education

George Mason SJP releases radical recruitment video months after police uncovered terrorist flags at leaders’ home ‘The spirit of resistance will not be quenched until we see full liberation of Palestine from the river to the sea,’ a speaker concealed with a keffiyeh and a voice modifier says in the video

August 25, 2025 and   

(Free Beacon) George Mason University’s Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter reemerged Sunday evening with a recruitment video claiming “the spirit of resistance will not be quenched.” The radical group went dark for months after police found terrorist propaganda and weapons […]

Academics & Education

Cotton to IRS: Investigate terrorist-supporting Palestinian Youth Movement The group maintains ties to terror orgs and is illegally receiving tax-exempt donations, Arkansas senator says

August 22, 2025   

(Free Beacon) Sen. Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) on Friday formally petitioned the IRS to investigate the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) — a “virulently antisemitic” activist group that released maggots into Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hotel room last year — for potential […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

London hospital reports midwife to Prevent after UK Lawyers for Israel complaint over Gaza posts Midwife was accused of antisemitism for social media posts and referred to the counterterrorism programme a year after she left her job at the hospital

August 20, 2025   

(Middle East Eye) A London hospital reported a former midwife to Prevent and the nursing regulator more than a year after she had left her job, following a complaint from UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) over her social media posts describing Israel’s […]

Crime

Berlin police arrest nearly 200 at pro-Palestinian protest Demonstrators chanted slogans glorifying Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and denying Israel’s right to exist.

August 20, 2025   

(European Conservative) A pro-Palestinian demonstration near the German Chancellery on Monday night ended with 188 arrests after protesters chanted slogans glorifying Hamas leaders and rejecting the existence of Israel. According to Berlin police, around 150 demonstrators marched from a protest camp on […]

Government & Politics

Zarah Sultana previously expressed support for antisemitism definition she now opposes Anti-Israel MP expressed support for IHRA in 2019 survey

August 20, 2025   

(Jewish News) Anti-Israel MP Zarah Sultana “willingly” expressed support for the IHRA definition of antisemitism during the 2019 general election, despite now accusing Jeremy Corbyn of “capitulating” to those who support it. Jewish News has learned that the Coventry South independent MP, now […]

Demonstrations

Notorious doctor claims quarter of UK MPs are ‘collaborators and foreign agents’ for Israel in demo rant Dr [Rahmeh] Aladwan, facing multiple complaints of antisemtism, told Leeds pro-Palestine demo anti-Zionist Jews have duty to 'hold Jewish communities accountable'

August 16, 2025   

(Jewish News) A doctor facing multiple complaints of antisemitism has delivered another inflammatory speech to pro-Palestine activists in Leeds in which she claimed a quarter of UK MPs are “collaborators” and “foreign agents” who “put the interests of Israel above the interests […]

Academics & Education

University of Maryland will pay anti-Israel group that planned campus rally on October 7 The group says it 'will spend every dollar we receive ... organizing and supporting the movement for a free Palestine.'

August 7, 2025   

(Daily Wire) The University of Maryland has agreed to pay Palestine Legal and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) $100,000 after the university first defended, but then briefly tried to reschedule, a rally on the anniversary of Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attacks […]

Demonstrations

Mahmoud Khalil ripped over attempt to ‘justify’ Oct. 7 attack in Ezra Klein, NYT interview: ‘Must be immediately deported’

August 7, 2025 , , and   

(NY Post) Anti-Israel campus leader Mahmoud Khalil was ripped Thursday over his attempt to “justify” the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terror attacks in a recent interview — with elected officials saying it boosts the Trump administration’s case seeking to kick him out […]