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May 10 2023
News
'It's wrong': McCarthy kills plan for anti-Semitic rally at U.S. Capitol
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has canceled a planned anti-Semitic rally scheduled for the U.S. Capitol, declaring that as long as he's running the House, "we are going to support Israel's right to self-determination and self-defense." The Washington Free Beacon reported the anti-Semitic event had been announced by Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., a far-left member of the progressive "Squad" in
WNDOct 10 2022
News
Kanye West's Twitter and Instagram accounts locked over anti-Semitism
Kanye West has been locked out of his Twitter and Instagram accounts after posting anti-Semitic messages.
The star had his Instagram account suspended at the weekend after accusing rapper Diddy of being controlled by Jewish people.
The message played into a long-standing anti-Semitic conspiracy theory.
West responded to his suspension by rejoining Twitter and saying he
BBC NewsJan 18 2024
News
New York Democrat’s Speech on Israel And Anti-Semitism Goes Viral — Praised By Fox Host and Former Trump Ambassador
Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY), a Democrat from the Bronx, received widespread praise this week for his speech commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. in a Manhattan synagogue. Torres, a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, found praise from across the partisan aisle as Trump’s former ambassador to Israel and a Fox News host joined in sharing the speech online.
“It’s an honor to be
MediaiteMar 08 2020
Opinion
Stifling free speech isn't necessary to combat anti-Semitism
From swastika-adorned vandalism on Iowa campuses to mass shootings, anti-Semitism is a growing and deadly threat. But a bill before the Iowa House is the wrong way to combat it, and it threatens to stifle free speech.
The bill, House File 2303, would require state entities to employ the controversial 2016 Working Definition of Antisemitism of the International Holocaust Remembrance
Des Moines RegisterDec 10 2019
News
Trump to Sign Order Targeting Anti-Semitism on College Campuses
WASHINGTON — President Trump plans to sign an executive order on Wednesday targeting what he sees as anti-Semitism on college campuses by threatening to withhold federal money from educational institutions that fail to combat discrimination, three administration officials said on Tuesday.
The order will effectively interpret Judaism as a nationality, not just a religion, to trigger a
New York Times (News)Dec 11 2019
News
Trump's Executive Order Targets Anti-Semitism on College Campuses
WASHINGTON - President Trump's latest executive order targets discrimination, specifically anti-Semitism on college campuses.
It's reported this order also changes the definition of Judaism to include nationality. That means certain anti-Israel movements would be considered a form of anti-Semitism.
"Sadly BDS has also made disturbing headway on American college campuses," Trump
CBNMar 23 2023
News
Maryland has had dramatic increase in anti-semitic incidents, report shows
BALTIMORE - Maryland is seeing an alarming increase in hate crimes against the Jewish community, according to the Anti-defamation League, which tracks anti-semitic incidents each year. The Anti-defamation League, which put out its 2022 report Thursday, says Maryland has seen a 98 percent increase in anti-semitic incidents from 2021 to 2022. Maryland now has the 10th highest number of reported
CBS News (Online)Mar 07 2019
News
Rahm Emanuel: Yup, Ilhan Omar Is Definitely Anti-Semitic
Current Chicago Mayor and former Obama Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel penned an opinion piece in The Atlantic on Thursday, condemning Rep. Ilhan Omar's anti-Semitic comments.
TownhallJul 18 2023
News
‘Gone Off a Cliff’: Dems Grapple with Anti-Semitism Ahead of Israeli President’s Visit
Democratic leaders are rushing to combat accusations of anti-Semitism after a slew of anti-Israel comments from members of the party raised the stakes on a planned Democratic boycott of Israeli president Isaac Herzog’s address to Congress. At least four members of the Democratic Party’s progressive "Squad" announced they would boycott Herzog’s address to Congress this Wednesday. The group
Washington Free BeaconJul 16 2023
News
RFK Jr. denies comments on ‘ethnically targeted’ Covid-19 were anti-Semitic
Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. denied allegations of racism and anti-Semitism Saturday after he reportedly suggested Covid-19 could have been genetically engineered to reduce risks to Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese people.
Kennedy — a longtime vaccine skeptic who is running a longshot primary campaign against President Joe Biden — said during a Tuesday night press
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