Jews & Anti-Semitism – Page 47

Belgium region’s kosher slaughter ban goes into effect The ban should serve as 'a wake-up call' to Jewish communities across Europe to the necessity of building ties with national governments, a senior European rabbi said.

December 31, 2018 Jeremy Sharon

(Jerusalem Post) A ban on kosher slaughter by the Flanders region of Belgium will go into effect January 1, after legislation prohibiting animal slaughter without pre-stunning was passed in the region’s parliament in July 2017. Slaughter according to Islamic law will also […]

New York Times whitewashes anti-Semitism of incoming House Democrat Ilhan Omar

December 31, 2018 Philip Klein

(Washington Examiner) In a glowing profile of representative-elect Ilhan Omar, the New York Times portrays her critics as merely scared of somebody different, all the while glossing over her misrepresentation of her position on Israel and record of unapologetically peddling anti-Semitic conspiracy […]

Golders Green mosque to host exhibit on Muslim heroes of Shoah Display on Albanian saviours comes as centre continues to reach out to neighbours in most Jewish area of London

December 27, 2018 Jenni Frazer

(Jewish News) Golders Green Mosque is to host a unique one-day Yad Vashem exhibition at the beginning of the new year, highlighting the Muslim Albanians who helped, protected and rescued their Jewish neighbours during the Holocaust. The exhibition, to be held under […]

Women’s March leader Linda Sarsour denies meeting Farrakhan despite speaking at 2015 rally

December 26, 2018 Valerie Richardson

(Washington Times) Linda Sarsour’s latest effort to distance the Women’s March leadership from Nation of Islam minister Louis Farrakhan may have backfired. A Women’s March national co-chair, Ms. Sarsour met with heavy skepticism after insisting that she has never met Mr. Farrakhan […]

Arrested Aventura anti-Semite photographed with Obama, donated to Hillary Nadim Siddiqui goes from privileged entrepreneur to penniless Jew-hater.

December 26, 2018 Joe Kaufman

(FrontPage) Nadim Siddiqui’s life has gone through a dramatic shift, from ambitious entrepreneur with political connections and an attractive girlfriend to a poverty-stricken and raving anti-Semite with repeated arrests and no one to turn to. What happened to Siddiqui that he would […]

Nation of Islam defends federal funding for prison lectures as a ‘blessing’ to prisoners

December 20, 2018 Alana Goodman

(Washington Examiner) The Nation of Islam defiantly defended its government-funded work teaching religion to federal prisoners on Thursday, calling the program “a great benefit and blessing to the American Penal System.” A black nationalist group led by Louis Farrakhan, the Nation of […]

Belgian Jewish museum attack suspect appears in court

December 20, 2018 Matthieu Demeestere

(AFP) An alleged French jihadist accused of returning from Syria and shooting dead four people in an attack on the Jewish Museum of Belgium in central Brussels appeared in court Thursday. Mehdi Nemmouche, allegedly the first foreign fighter to return to stage […]

Nation of Islam receiving federal cash to teach prisoners

December 19, 2018 Alana Goodman

(Washington Examiner) The Nation of Islam and its leaders have received hundreds of thousands of dollars from the U.S. government since 2008 to teach religious study programs for federal prison inmates, according to records reviewed by the Washington Examiner. A black nationalist […]

Dutch supermarket dismisses anti-Semitism claim as misunderstanding

December 18, 2018 Unlisted Author

(JTA) Bloggers published a video on YouTube Friday showing an employee of the Netherlands’ largest supermarket chain laughing as a man wearing a kippah walks by. The Albert Heijn chain dismissed the footage Tuesday as a misunderstanding. The bloggers, who run the […]

Universities took $600 million tied to Muslim nations while forming grade school curricula for US students

December 18, 2018 Luke Rosiak

(Daily Caller) Universities funded by the Department of Education to help shape the way U.S. K-12 schools and colleges portray the Middle East and Israel are simultaneously bankrolled by $600 million tied to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and other Muslim-majority countries, a Daily […]

Linda Sarsour, unfazed by new anti-Semitism charges, will keynote radical Islamist gathering

December 12, 2018 Jordan Schachtel

(Conservative Review) Women’s March leader and Islamist activist Linda Sarsour is scheduled to speak at the end of the month at the Muslim American Society-Islamic Circle of North America (MAS-ICNA) annual conference in Chicago. The announcement comes on the heels of a Tablet […]

Man accused of planning attack on Toledo-area synagogue arrested on terror-related charge

December 11, 2018 Unlisted Author

(WSYX) A 21-year-old Ohio man is accused of attempting to provide support to foreign terrorist organizations, after investigators say not only did he plot to support ISIS, but he was trying to plan an attack on a Toledo-area synagogue after he was […]

Warren no longer speaking at immigration conference with controversial Women’s March leader

December 10, 2018 Cameron Cawthorne

(Free Beacon) Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.), who was initially scheduled to speak at the same conference as controversial Women’s March organizer and liberal activist Linda Sarsour, is no longer speaking at the conference due to a scheduling conflict. Warren had been […]

Rejecting Israel lobby’s influence over Congress, Rashida Tlaib plans to lead delegation to Palestine

December 3, 2018 Alex Kane and Lee Fang

(Intercept) Rashida Tlaib, a Democratic representative-elect from Michigan, belongs to a cohort of incoming members of Congress who’ve vowed to upend the status quo — even on third-rail issues in Washington like the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. To that end, Tlaib is planning to […]

Tlaib defends Marc Lamont Hill after he’s dropped by CNN, praises him for ‘calling out oppressive policies in Israel’

November 30, 2018 David Rutz

(Free Beacon) Congresswoman-elect Rashida Tlaib (D., Mich.) defended former CNN contributor Marc Lamont Hill’s remarks defending Palestinian violence against Israel at a recent United Nations speech, tweeting that “calling out the oppressive policies in Israel” was not anti-Semitic. CNN dropped Hill from […]

Chief rabbi says Dutch Labour Party opposed an anti-Semitism definition to woo Muslims

November 30, 2018 Unlisted Author

(JTA) Dutch Chief Rabbi Binyomin Jacobs said he was “shocked” that the Labour Party rejected a motion calling for the adoption of a definition of anti-Semitism, saying its vote aimed to curry favor with some Muslim voters. On Tuesday, a majority of […]

IPT story prompts ZOA president to demand CAIR fire Ayloush

November 28, 2018 Unlisted Author

(IPT) Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) president Morton A. Klein is calling for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) to fire Los Angeles chapter director Hussam Ayloush after he advocated for the “termination” of Israel. “Iran’s regime calling Israel a ‘cancerous tumor’ […]

Muslims give crowdfunded $238K to Jewish Pittsburgh as conspiracy theories swirl

November 28, 2018 Aiden Pink

(Forward) The Muslim crowd funding campaign to support victims of last month’s synagogue massacre has distributed its final grant of money to Pittsburgh, its organizer told the Forward. All in all, $238,634 was raised in a little more than a week, much […]

Palestinian cause should be ‘marketed’ as ‘humanitarian’ issue to non-Muslims, NJ imam says

November 28, 2018 Unlisted Author

(Algemeiner) The Palestinian cause is an Islamic struggle that should be “marketed” as a humanitarian concern to non-Muslims, a prominent imam told a recent “Workshop for Palestine” held at the Islamic Center of Union County, NJ. “Although our cause is Islamic, when we market and present […]

Hikind urges progressive pols to speak out against Sarsour

November 28, 2018 Paula Katinas

(Brooklyn Eagle) Assemblymember Dov Hikind, a longtime critic of Linda Sarsour, is getting ready to leave office at the end of the year but on his way out the door, he is taking a parting shot at the controversial Arab-American civil rights […]

Online postings creating controversy about donations to Tree of Life Synagogue

November 28, 2018 Unlisted Author

(KDKA) The Islamic Center of Pittsburgh transferred the remaining $85,000 worth of donations Wednesday afternoon to the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh to support the victims’ families, survivors and first responders of the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting in Squirrel Hill. A […]

Pro-Israel groups condemn CAIR leader for calling on Israel’s ‘termination’ 'They irrationally condemn the Jewish state, but never condemn the murderous actions of Hamas or Syria, or the Palestinian dictator and terrorist [Mahmoud] Abbas,' said Zionist Organization of America national president Mort Klein.

November 27, 2018 Unlisted Author

(JNS) CAIR Los Angeles director Hussam Ayloush posted on Twitter over the weekend that “Iran’s regime calling Israel a ‘cancerous tumor’ is like the pot calling the kettle black. All the people of that region will be better off once both murderous […]

Jews and Muslims in ‘landmark’ stand against hate crime

November 27, 2018 Unlisted Author

(BBC) Jewish and Muslim community leaders have joined forces in a “landmark” challenge to hate crime in Scotland. The Muslim Council of Scotland and the Scottish Council of Jewish Communities said they were determined to address Islamophobia and anti-Semitism. They have published […]

CAIR official mocks Muslims in U.S. military after praising terrorists

November 27, 2018 Unlisted Author

(IPT) Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) official Zahra Billoo continues to judge Muslims who do not fall in line with her radical agenda. Last week, Military.com reported that the U.S. Air Force formally granted Staff Sgt. Abdul Rahman Gaitan a religious waiver […]

Ilhan Omar lauds Jewish-Muslim cooperation in fighting bigotry

November 27, 2018 Unlisted Author

(JTA) Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat and one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress, lauded Jewish-Muslim cooperation in combating bigotry. “Like members of the Jewish community, I know how it feels to be hated because of my religious beliefs,” […]

CAIR official calls for Israel’s termination

November 26, 2018 Unlisted Author

(IPT) Hussam Ayloush, a senior Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) official, in a tweet on Sunday called for the Jewish state to be “terminated.” “Iran’s regime calling Israel a ‘cancerous tumor’ is like the pot calling the kettle black. All the people […]

Warren and controversial Women’s March leader to speak at immigration conference Linda Sarsour has been criticized for anti-Semitic rhetoric

November 26, 2018 Cameron Cawthorne

(Free Beacon) Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) will attend an immigration conference next month with Women’s March organizer and liberal activist Linda Sarsour, who has come under increased scrutiny for her ties to radical Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan. Both Warren […]

Muslims have raised lots of money for Jews recently. Here’s where it’s going

November 25, 2018 Aiden Pink

(Forward) CelebrateMercy is a small Muslim not-for-profit with only three full-time staffers, but in the past year and a half, it has created crowdfunding campaigns that have raised $400,000 for Jewish cemeteries, synagogues and a Holocaust memorial. The campaigns started in February […]

Linda Sarsour is still refusing to condemn Farrakhan’s hate

November 25, 2018 Unlisted Author

(NY Post) In the runup to Thanksgiving, Women’s March leader Linda Sarsour tried to fend off the growing criticism of her embrace of Louis Farrakhan — without actually calling out his endless hate speech. She did apologize, sort of, issuing a statement […]

London group with alleged ties to Hamas cooks chicken soup with local Jews

November 23, 2018 Cnaan Liphshiz

(JTA) Dozens of British Jews cooked chicken soup for homeless people with volunteers from a Muslim group that is banned in Israel over alleged ties to Hamas. At least 1,000 bowls of the dish, which used a traditional Jewish recipe and halal […]

Sarsour alternately apologetic and defiant about Women’s March links to Farrakhan

November 21, 2018 David Rutz

(Free Beacon) Left-wing activist Linda Sarsour has been alternately apologetic and defiant this week about the Women’s March and its previous refusal to disavow radical Nation of Islam minister Louis Farrakhan. After saying Sunday in an open letter that Farrakhan has “said […]

Twitter bans far-right activist Laura Loomer

November 21, 2018 Will Sommer

(Daily Beast) Twitter kicked Laura Loomer off its platform permanently Wednesday, making her the latest conservative media figure to be banned from the site. “This is not going to be the end of Laura Loomer,” the far-right activist told the Daily Beast. […]

Austria, where far right is part of government, takes a leading role in Europe’s fight against anti-Semitism

November 20, 2018 Cnaan Liphshiz

(JTA) Less than one year after the election of Sebastian Kurz as Austria’s leader, he has taken his government to the forefront of the fight against Europe’s spiraling anti-Semitism problem. Frequently criticized for failing to own up to Nazi persecution, Austria with Kurz […]

Ben & Jerry’s untimely Women’s March endorsement

November 19, 2018 Unlisted Author

(IPT) Ice cream now is controversial. Welcome to America in 2018. Ben & Jerry’s, which has supported liberal causes throughout its history, likely did not anticipate the criticism and talk of boycotts that followed its Oct. 31 announcement of a new, limited-time […]

Linda Sarsour pens open letter amid fresh claims of anti-Semitism

November 19, 2018 Unlisted Author

(i24) Palestinian-American civil rights activist Linda Sarsour has published an open letter in response to claims of anti-Semitism targeting her and the Women’s March movement she leads. Her message is not intended as an apology, nor is it meant to “persuade or […]

Women’s March co-founder calls on current organizers to resign, saying they ‘allowed anti-Semitism’

November 19, 2018 Unlisted Author

(JTA) Women’s March co-founder Teresa Shook called on its current organizers to step down Monday, saying they “allowed anti-Semitism.” In a Facebook post, Shook said Bob Bland, Tamika Mallory, Linda Sarsour and Carmen Perez “have steered the Movement away from its true […]

Muslim and Jewish students learn new approach to Middle East (LINK ONLY)

November 18, 2018 EoI News

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Parliament hosts Israeli-hating MP despite her once praising gunman who killed seven schoolgirls as ‘a hero’ (LINK ONLY)

November 17, 2018 EoI News

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Linda Sarsour says Ilhan Omar backlash shows ‘allegiance to Israel’

November 16, 2018 Alyssa Fisher

(Forward) Palestinian-American civil rights activist Linda Sarsour claimed in a Facebook post Thursday that the controversy surrounding Rep.-elect Ilhan Omar’s announcement that she supports the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement is coming from “folks who masquerade as progressives but always choose their […]

First Muslim women in US Congress misled voters about views on Israel

November 16, 2018 Soeren Kern

(Gatestone) Ilhan Abdullahi Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Harbi Tlaib of Michigan will be the first two Muslim women ever to serve in the US Congress. Most of the media coverage since their election on November 6 has been effusive in praise […]

Women’s March leader Linda Sarsour slams Israel over Gaza rocket attacks

November 14, 2018 Patrick Goodenough

(CNS) Linda Sarsour, the Palestinian American activist and Women’s March leader facing accusations of anti-Semitism, suggested on Tuesday that the firing of hundreds of rockets from Gaza into Israel was a legitimate response to an earlier firefight between Hamas gunmen and undercover […]

CAIR official who slams Muslim facilitators of interfaith dialogue wins community award

November 13, 2018 Unlisted Author

(IPT) Last month, Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) leader Zahra Billoo said that “pro-Israel work is pro-terror, pro-violence … and pro-apartheid.” Days later, Billoo received the Community Builder Award from People Acting in Community Together (PACT) during the organization’s annual leadership event. […]

ZOA condemns Michigan congresswoman-elect for symbolism of Palestinian flag Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), the first Palestinian-American elected to Congress, is known to support BDS and other anti-Israel beliefs.

November 13, 2018 Unlisted Author

(JNS) The Zionist Organization of America condemned Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), the first Palestinian-American elected to Congress, on Tuesday for wrapping herself in a Palestinian flag last week at her election victory party. Tlaib is known to support BDS and other anti-Israel beliefs. […]

Minnesota Dem congresswomen-elect: I believe in, support BDS movement

November 12, 2018 Aryssa Damron

(Free Beacon) Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar told Muslim Girl magazine that she “believes in and supports the BDS movement,” adding that she has fought to ensure others are also able to openly support the movement. Omar, who was elected to Congress in the […]

Here’s the anti-Semitism the media doesn’t want to mention

November 11, 2018 David Harsanyi

(NY Post) The 2018 midterm will bring many new faces to Washington, but few will find as much adoration as Ilhan Omar. One of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress, Omar, who will represent Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District, is a […]

NGO rescinds award to U.S. Women’s March due to antisemitism Social democrats accused US Palestinian activist Linda Sarsour of antisemitism.

November 11, 2018 Benjamin Weinthal

(Jerusalem Post) The think tank for the German Social Democratic Party withdrew its Human Rights Award to the Women’s March USA in Washington, DC, on Thursday because doctoral students associated with the foundation accused the organizers of the march of hardcore antisemitism […]

Debra Messing cheers Alyssa Milano’s decision to boycott Women’s March

November 9, 2018 Alyssa Fisher

(Forward) Actress Debra Messing stands in solidarity with fellow actress and activist Alyssa Milano, who said she won’t speak at the next Women’s March if leaders Tamika Mallory and Linda Sarsour continue to support Louis Farrakhan. Messing retweeted on Thursday an article […]

Germany: Jewish leader slams attacks against mosques Josef Schuster warns of rise in xenophobic violence targeting religious minorities in Germany

November 9, 2018 Ayhan Simsek

(Anadolu) A prominent German Jewish leader on Friday expressed alarm over growing intolerance and violence against religious minorities, immigrants and asylum seekers in the country. “It’s a scandal that more and more mosques are vandalized by hate slogans or attacked on a […]

Anti-Semitic acts surge in France, government promises action

November 9, 2018 Inti Landauro

(Reuters) Violence against Jews and other acts of anti-Semitism have surged in France in the past nine months, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Friday, promising stepped-up action against perpetrators. Citing new government statistics, Philippe said acts of anti-Semitism had risen 69 […]

German Jews rail against far-right AfD party at Kristallnacht commemoration event

November 9, 2018 Unlisted Author

(JTA) When the head of Germany’s main Jewish organization said only one Bundestag party was not invited to Friday’s commemoration of the Kristallnacht pogroms, few had any doubt: He meant the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany, or AfD. And it was the only […]