Posts Tagged: anti-semitism
A Jewish Version of Intersectionality
JNS.org - Whatever else is said these days about antisemitism, it remains the case that being accused of it is a surefire way of gaining name...
South Carolina Democrat Stalls Antisemitism Bill
JNS.org - South Carolina House Bill 3643, which would see the southern state adopt the US State Department’s definition of antisemitism, was on the cusp of...
Sarsour Doesn’t Pass ‘3D’ Antisemitism Test
Natan Sharansky, the former Soviet political prisoner and current Jewish Agency chairman, put forth a "3D test" to distinguish between criticism of Israel and antisemitism. Criticism crosses...
Antisemitism and Aliyah
Many people argue that antisemitism in Europe and other parts of the world should not make Jews instinctively flee to Israel. But it is high time for Diaspora Jews...
Using Humor to Expose Hatred
Tuvia Tenenbom's fantastic new book, The Lies They Tell, uses humor as a weapon to expose hatred. The playwright, who runs the Jewish Theater of New York...
Antisemitism Isn’t Caused by the Political Left or Right
The recent attacks against the Jewish community have revealed a surprising abundance of self-proclaimed experts on the causes of antisemitism. For example, a Jewish ex-New York Times reporter,...
Dead Jews Matter, But So Do the Living
Last week, more than 150 headstones were vandalized at the Chesed Shel Emeth Jewish Cemetery in University City, Missouri. Similar acts have been taking place all across...
Two Canadian Imams Call for Death of Jews
Two Canadian imams have attracted media attention for giving incendiary, antisemitic sermons. In the first case, Ryerson University in Toronto announced that it had fired Ayman Elkasrawy from...
Confronting Antisemitism in America
No one is born hating other people. Yet, tragically, some are taught to hate -- whether in the name of racial purity, religious doctrine, political dogma, ethnic...
What American Universities Can Learn From the UK
Yesterday, I wrote about the outrageous decision by students at the University of London to deny Jewish students the right to define what constitutes hatred against their...
Difficult Questions and Contested Answers on Antisemitism
JNS.org - In his magnum opus A Lethal Obsession, the late Robert Wistrich, one of Israel’s finest scholars of Jew-hatred, elegantly summarized the character of antisemitism at...
Why Do We Let Antisemites Define Antisemitism?
In the US, we don't hear much positive news about how Jews and Israel are treated on college campuses in the United Kingdom. In fact, we mostly...
College Campuses and the Absurdity of Antisemitism
As the UN Security Council once more turns to its obsession with bashing Israel (as US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley recently pointed out ), the Israelis...
Fordham University Facing Backlash for Rejecting SJP on Campus
The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) recently condemned Fordham University for banning the radical group Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) from campus. The NLG claims that Fordham's decision...
After Dyke March Scandal, SlutWalk Chicago Bans 'Zionist Displays' From Upcoming August Protest
'Anti-Normalization' Said to Be Emerging as Top Challenge for Pro-Israel Students on US College Campuses
US and Israel Underline Hezbollah Threat as UN Security Council Reviews Lebanon Ceasefire
Film Directors Are Happy to Support BDS -- and Profit From Israel
Israeli Police Release Footage Showing Terrorists Smuggling Weapons Onto Temple Mount Before Friday’s Deadly Attack