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Antisemitism

A woman affixes a flier for Israeli hostages to Cooper Union College in New York City, a day after Jewish students sheltered in a library during a pro-Palestinian protest, Oct. 26, 2023.

Department of Education opens new investigations of antisemitism and Islamophobia at schools in the wake of Oct. 7

Andrew Lapin, JTAPublished November 17, 2023

(JTA) – The U.S. Department of Education announced that it has opened five new investigations into the handling of antisemitism and two into the handling of Islamophobia on college and K-12 campuses. The announcement on Thursday was a show of force...

Sacha Baron Cohen, Debra Messing, Amy Schumer and other Jewish celebrities call out ‘the biggest antisemitic movement since the Nazis’ in meeting with TikTok execs

Sacha Baron Cohen, Debra Messing, Amy Schumer and other Jewish celebrities call out ‘the biggest antisemitic movement since the Nazis’ in meeting with TikTok execs

Jackie Hajdenberg, JTAPublished November 17, 2023

(JTA) — A group of Jewish celebrities and TikTok creators decried antisemitism on the video social media platform in a private video call with its executives and employees on Wednesday.  The approximately 90-minute meeting included more than 30...

Sammy Tweedy participated in the mass protests against Israel's judicial reform over the summer.

Belleville rock star’s son faces backlash for Israel support

BY GABE FRIEDMAN, JTAPublished November 16, 2023

(JTA) — One big turning point in Sammy Tweedy’s Jewish story took place when he was preparing for his bar mitzvah, and his rock star father, Wilco frontman and Belleville, IL native Jeff Tweedy, converted to Judaism as part of the process. Another...

Sheriff James Fryhoff of Ventura County, California, speaks at a press conference about the death of Paul Kessler, Nov. 7, 2023.

LA-area man charged with involuntary manslaughter in death of pro-Israel protester Paul Kessler

Jacob Gurvis, JTAPublished November 16, 2023

(JTA) — The Ventura County sheriff’s office has arrested a man in connection with the death of Paul Kessler, a 69-year-old Jewish pro-Israel activist who died after a confrontation during a demonstration in a Los Angeles suburb. Loay Abdelfattah...

Students from Ohio State University Hillel gather to express support and solidarity with Israel following the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel. (Courtesy of Hillel International)

Jewish students assaulted and Hillel targeted at Ohio State, prompting state to beef up police presence

Andrew Lapin, JTAPublished November 13, 2023

(JTA) – The governor of Ohio ordered extra law enforcement patrols around Ohio State University campus last week after a 24-hour period in which two Jewish students were reported assaulted and student activists attempted to steal Israeli flags from...

Israeli President Isaac Herzog holds up a copy of an Arabic translation of "Mein Kampf" that was found by IDF troops in a children's room used as a Hamas terror base in the Gaza Strip, Nov. 12, 2023.

‘Mein Kampf’ found in kids’s room used as Hamas terror base

Published November 12, 2023

A copy of Adolf Hitler’s book “Mein Kampf” was found in a children’s room that was used as a Hamas terror base in the northern Gaza Strip, Isaac Herzog has revealed. The Israeli president held up the copy of the Nazi party leader’s autobiographical...

At a pro-Palestine march, a woman carries a sign asking, ‘But do you condemn Hamas?’

Why the question ‘Do you condemn Hamas?’ has become so controversial

By Andrew Silverstein, The ForwardPublished November 12, 2023

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. “bUt Do You cOnDeMn HaMas?????” The sign floated in the distance above the crowd at a pro-Palestine march that...

Dictionary definition of antisemitism.

Antisemitism: Why the Jews?

By Rabbi Ze’ev SmasonPublished November 9, 2023

Our Israeli brothers and sisters are under attack. So many lives have been taken. Families are bereft. So many are suffering the horrors of captivity. The depth of the evil perpetrators is unthinkable. In the midst of our pain as a People and as a Nation,...

‘Robust Semitism’ — Jewish college students’ secret weapon against hate

‘Robust Semitism’ — Jewish college students’ secret weapon against hate

By Rabbi Hershey NovackPublished November 9, 2023

Over a month has passed since Hamas’s heinous terrorist attacks, shocking the world and leaving a gaping wound in Israeli society and the global Jewish community.  What began as a horrifying massacre of 1,400 children, parents and families and some...

LAPD officers get between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian activists outside The Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. The museum held a private screening of footage documenting the Hamas invasion of Israel on Oct. 7th. Supporters of Palestine protested across the street outside.

Brawls erupt outside LA Museum of Tolerance screening of Hamas atrocities footage

Andrew Lapin, JTAPublished November 9, 2023

(JTA) – Fistfights broke out Wednesday night outside a Holocaust museum in Los Angeles that was screening footage of Hamas’ Oct. 7 massacre of Israelis after pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrated against what they said was a “Gal Gadot military...

How Jewish House members divided over the censure of Rashida Tlaib

By Jacob Kornbluh, The ForwardPublished November 8, 2023

A group of 22 Democrats joined their Republican House counterparts Tuesday in censuring Rep. Rashida Tlaib, the only Palestinian American House member, for her recent comments on Israel. Among them were 10 Jewish members, who broke ranks with the...

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, left, and Domestic Policy Advisor Neera Tanden, right, answer questions during the daily press briefing at the White House, Aug. 29, 2023.

White House antisemitism strategy ‘under pressure’ due to Israel-Hamas war

Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished November 8, 2023

WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Biden administration’s strategy to combat antisemitism is “under a lot of pressure” because of the sharp rise in antisemitic incidents since the launch of the war between Israel and Hamas, a top White House official said. Neera...

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