Rudy Giuliani says anti-Semitic attacks in US feel like 'Germany in the 1930s' as he blamed Biden
3 years, 10 months ago

Rudy Giuliani says anti-Semitic attacks in US feel like 'Germany in the 1930s' as he blamed Biden

Daily Mail  

Rudy Giuliani says the wave of anti-Semitic attacks in the US in the wake of the renewed Israel Palestine conflict is reminiscent of Germany in the 1930s. Rudy Giuliani says the wave of anti-Semitic attacks in the US in the wake of the renewed Israel Palestine conflict is reminiscent of Germany in the 1930s Giuliani told Newsmax: 'This should not happen in America. On Thursday, a Jewish man was beaten by a pro-Palestinian mob in Times Square as he tried to make his way to a pro-Israel rally Joseph Borgen, 29, spoke to DailyMail.com one day after he was left bruised and battered by a group of pro-Palestinian men in Midtown Manhattan on Thursday 'I thought I was going to die. The Los Angeles Times reported that a witness, who asked to remain anonymous for safety reasons, said some people from the convoy of cars threw bottles and chanted 'death to Jews' and 'free Palestine.'

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‘Don’t be gaslit’: Analyst brings receipts to debunk Trump’s protector stance
6 days, 23 hours ago

‘Don’t be gaslit’: Analyst brings receipts to debunk Trump’s protector stance

Raw Story  

President Donald Trump is desperately trying to paint himself as the protector of Jewish people — but the evidence against him is staggering, a columnist wrote Tuesday. As his administration fights to deport a legal permanent resident for pro-Palestinian protest and uses federal funds to pressure universities to crack down on dissent, Trump is presenting himself “under the guise of …

President Joe Biden ‘appalled’ by violence during pro-Palestinian protest at Los Angeles synagogue
9 months ago

President Joe Biden ‘appalled’ by violence during pro-Palestinian protest at Los Angeles synagogue

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Opponents of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza staged a protest that evolved into brawling and one arrest outside a Los Angeles synagogue over the weekend in violence condemned by President Joe Biden and the city’s mayor, who called for more police patrols. President Joe Biden has denounced violence that flared when opponents of the Israel-Hamas war in …

‘Had my head examined’: Trump faces intense backlash for insulting Jewish and Black voters who support Biden
11 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Had my head examined’: Trump faces intense backlash for insulting Jewish and Black voters who support Biden

Hindustan Times  

Former US President Donald Trump blasted incumbent Joe Biden over the current situation in Palestine and targeted Jewish voters for backing the Democrat ahead of the November elections. "Any Jewish person who votes for a Democrat or votes for Biden should have their head examined," former ex-president Donald Trump said. The Republican leader went on to add that they should …

Trump assails Jewish voters who back Biden: ‘Should have their head examined’
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump assails Jewish voters who back Biden: ‘Should have their head examined’

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Donald Trump on Wednesday lashed out at Jewish voters who back President Joe Biden and framed this year’s election as a referendum on the strength of Christianity in the U.S., part of his sharp-edged continuing appeal to evangelical conservatives who are a critical element of his political base. “Any Jewish person who votes for a Democrat or votes …

US Jews upset with Trump’s latest rhetoric say he doesn’t get to tell them how to be Jewish
1 year ago

US Jews upset with Trump’s latest rhetoric say he doesn’t get to tell them how to be Jewish

Associated Press  

Since the start of his political career, Donald Trump has played on stereotypes about Jews and politics. “For people who hate Donald Trump in the Jewish community, certainly this statement will reinforce their sense that they don’t want to have anything to do with him,” he said. “For people who like Donald Trump in the Jewish community, they probably nod …

‘Antisemitic rhetoric’: Donald Trump faces huge backlash for claiming Jews who vote for Democrats hate…
1 year ago

‘Antisemitic rhetoric’: Donald Trump faces huge backlash for claiming Jews who vote for Democrats hate…

Hindustan Times  

Former US President Donald Trump on Monday sparked a row after he claimed that Jews who vote for Democrats "hate their religion" and "everything about Israel". Appearing on a podcast hosted by his former White House aide Sebastian Gorka, Trump lambasted Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer for harsh criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid the ongoing war with …

'Very offensive to American Jews': CNN panel whacks Trump for latest tirade
1 year ago

'Very offensive to American Jews': CNN panel whacks Trump for latest tirade

Raw Story  

A CNN panel on Tuesday whacked former President Donald Trump after he lobbed an angry attack on the majority of American Jews. Trump this week told right-wing podcaster Sebastian Gorka that "any Jewish person that votes for Democrats hates their religion, they hate everything about Israel, and they should be ashamed of themselves." Former Biden White House Communications Director Kate …

Israel's Netanyahu slams Brazilian president's comparison of Gaza war to the Holocaust
1 year, 1 month ago

Israel's Netanyahu slams Brazilian president's comparison of Gaza war to the Holocaust

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu …

The Israel-Hamas war is driving a surge in US hate crimes. These Jewish Americans say it’s changing the way they live
1 year, 4 months ago

The Israel-Hamas war is driving a surge in US hate crimes. These Jewish Americans say it’s changing the way they live

CNN  

Editor’s Note: CNN recently asked Arabs, Muslims and Jews in America how they are facing the new reality of hate-motivated attacks against their communities. A statement from his attorney called his actions that day “peaceful.” Franklin said the surge in antisemitism has made her feel uncomfortable making any public display of her Jewish identity, or her support for Israel. “My …

American Jews Speak Out Against The Israeli-Hamas War
1 year, 4 months ago

American Jews Speak Out Against The Israeli-Hamas War

Huff Post  

Robert Neuwirth, a journalist and author, watched from behind a police barricade as hundreds of American Jews staged a sit-in demonstration inside New York’s Grand Central Terminal on Friday night. Inside Grand Central, as protesters chanted “cease-fire now,” Helen Schiff — a Jewish veteran of the movement for Palestinians’ rights, who was part of a 2009 Code Pink delegation to …

Anti-Semitic attacks jump fourfold in US after Hamas atrocities in Israel - Jewish people suffer wave of insults, beatings, and harassment as America is convulsed by Middle East war
1 year, 5 months ago

Anti-Semitic attacks jump fourfold in US after Hamas atrocities in Israel - Jewish people suffer wave of insults, beatings, and harassment as America is convulsed by Middle East war

Daily Mail  

The number of anti-Semitic attacks in the US jumped nearly fourfold after Hamas fighters launched their deadly raids in southern Israel on October 7, according to a monitoring group. Pro-Palestinian groups rallied in Tampa, Florida, which brought reactionary protesters for the local Jewish community, in the days after the Hamas atrocities in Israel Temple Beth Israel in Fresno, California, was …

The Global Impact of Israel-Gaza War
1 year, 5 months ago

The Global Impact of Israel-Gaza War

News 18  

The conflict between Israel and Hamas militants is making a global impact with Britain, Canada, France and Germany among nations stepping up security around potential Jewish targets and pro-Palestinian demonstrations erupting in cities across the world. Canada Rallies in support of the Palestinian people were held in Montreal, where demonstrators held “free Palestine” posters, waved Palestinian flags and called for …

World reacts to rising violence in Israel-Palestine conflict
2 years, 1 month ago

World reacts to rising violence in Israel-Palestine conflict

Al Jazeera  

Senior officials call for end to violence after several deadly incidents in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. Here is how senior figures around the world have reacted to the escalation in violence in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres The “terrorist attack” outside the Jerusalem synagogue that killed seven people was “particularly abhorrent” as …

White House condemns Trump's 'antisemitic and insulting comments' to American Jews
2 years, 5 months ago

White House condemns Trump's 'antisemitic and insulting comments' to American Jews

Daily Mail  

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Monday that Trump's comments were 'anti-Semitic,' adding: 'But let's be clear - for years now, Donald Trump has aligned with extremist and anti-Semitic figures' The White House on Monday condemned former President Donald Trump for telling American Jews to be 'more appreciative' of his administration's work in Israel 'before it's too …

Anti-Semitic attacks are being reported in US cities as tensions flare over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
3 years, 10 months ago

Anti-Semitic attacks are being reported in US cities as tensions flare over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

CNN  

CNN — Several Jewish people have been attacked in cities across the United States this week. A man was arrested after a 29-year-old Jewish man was punched, kicked and pepper-sprayed Thursday during an incident in New York’s Times Square, a source with the New York Police Department told CNN. “We stand with our Jewish brothers and sisters and against vile …

Germany Slams 'Anti-Semitic' Demos and Hamas 'Terrorist Attacks'
3 years, 10 months ago

Germany Slams 'Anti-Semitic' Demos and Hamas 'Terrorist Attacks'

News 18  

Germany on Friday said rockets fired by Hamas at Israel amount to “terrorist attacks” and warned it would not tolerate “anti-Semitic” demonstrations on its own soil as the conflict intensified in the Middle East. “These are terrorist attacks that have only one goal: to kill people indiscriminately and arbitrarily and to spread fear,” Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman Steffen Seibert told …

US President Joe Biden defends Israel's right to defend itself in call with PM Netanyahu
3 years, 10 months ago

US President Joe Biden defends Israel's right to defend itself in call with PM Netanyahu

India Today  

President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he was hopeful that a cycle of violence between Israelis and Palestinians would end soon, after a phone conversation he had with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Violence erupted last Friday at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque amid growing anger over the potential eviction of Palestinians from homes on land claimed by Jewish settlers. A White …

News Analysis: Biden struggles to respond to Israeli-Palestinian violence after Trump refused to criticize Israel
3 years, 10 months ago

News Analysis: Biden struggles to respond to Israeli-Palestinian violence after Trump refused to criticize Israel

LA Times  

A Jewish driver, center, scuffles with Palestinians after he was attacked by Palestinian protesters near Jerusalem’s Old City on Monday. In recent days, the White House and State Department have expressed “serious concerns” about Israeli plans to evict several hundred Palestinians from their homes in East Jerusalem to make way for far-right Jewish settlers. “Biden’s approach is extremely minimalistic; he …

Rudy Giuliani caught up in anti-Trump protests in Manhattan
4 years, 5 months ago

Rudy Giuliani caught up in anti-Trump protests in Manhattan

The Independent  

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Anti-Semitic attacks show a society at risk of falling apart (opinion)
5 years, 2 months ago

Anti-Semitic attacks show a society at risk of falling apart (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Frida Ghitis, a former CNN producer and correspondent, is a world affairs columnist. Federal prosecutors have charged him with hate crimes; in the filing of those charges, authorities report finding journals with references to Hitler and a drawing of a swastika and Star of David, as well as a phone used recently to search terms like “German Jewish …

Jewish leaders urge action after another ‘senseless’ attack
5 years, 2 months ago

Jewish leaders urge action after another ‘senseless’ attack

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — When a suspect walked into the home of a rabbi celebrating Hanukkah and stabbed five celebrants it was the latest in a week of anti-Semitic attacks in the nation’s most demographically diverse area — and an incident that reverberated across the country. “Again, here we are: mourning another act of senseless anti-Semitic violence committed against our community …

Rudy Giuliani Doubles Down On Anti-Semitic Attacks Against George Soros
5 years, 3 months ago

Rudy Giuliani Doubles Down On Anti-Semitic Attacks Against George Soros

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Rudy Giuliani doubled down Tuesday on his anti-Semitic comments about Hungarian Jewish billionaire George Soros, increasingly the target of exaggerated attacks by allies of President Donald Trump. “Soros has funded many enemies to the state of Israel, including groups that support, whose ultimate goal is to destroy the Jewish homeland,” Trump’s personal attorney tweeted Tuesday afternoon. — …

Rudy Giuliani tells reporter he's "more of a Jew" than George Soros, who survived Holocaust
5 years, 3 months ago

Rudy Giuliani tells reporter he's "more of a Jew" than George Soros, who survived Holocaust

Salon  

President Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, the former mayor of New York, told Olivia Nuzzi of New York Magazine that he considers himself to be more Jewish than the billionaire philanthropist and progressive George Soros. After claiming that former Ukraine ambassador Marie Yovanovitch is “controlled” by Soros, Giuliani attempted to preemptively dismiss accusations of anti-Semitism by saying, “Don’t tell me …

Trump is trafficking in anti-Semitic tropes. It must stop (opinion)
5 years, 3 months ago

Trump is trafficking in anti-Semitic tropes. It must stop (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is the host of SiriusXM radio’s daily program “The Dean Obeidallah Show” and a columnist for The Daily Beast. He played on the dangerous anti-Semitic theme of Jews having dual loyalty to the United States and another country, when he said, “They don’t love Israel enough.” Dean Obeidallah CNN He then invoked the …

Why Trump’s tweets on Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib go into the heart of American Jewish politics
5 years, 6 months ago

Why Trump’s tweets on Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib go into the heart of American Jewish politics

Salon  

This article was originally published on The Conversation. Subsequently, Trump questioned how any Democrat could “defend these two people over the state of Israel,” invoking a theme he hammered on in tweets for a week about American Jews’ political loyalties to Israel. For example, Louis Brandeis, Supreme Court justice and leader of the Zionist Organization of America from 1914 to …

Progressive Jews hit back at Trump after smear: "Bullhorn to his white nationalist base"
5 years, 7 months ago

Progressive Jews hit back at Trump after smear: "Bullhorn to his white nationalist base"

Salon  

Progressive Jews accused President Trump of blaring "straightforward anti-Semitism" after he said from the Oval Office on Tuesday that Jewish Americans who vote for the Democratic Party are either ignorant or disloyal. "This is an explicit dual loyalty charge wielded by the president of the United States against 80 percent of American Jews who voted against him," the group said …

Donald Trump targets American Jews over Israel, says those who vote for Democrats are disloyal; renews willingness to play politics along religious lines
5 years, 7 months ago

Donald Trump targets American Jews over Israel, says those who vote for Democrats are disloyal; renews willingness to play politics along religious lines

Firstpost  

Showing a fresh willingness to play politics along religious and racial lines, US president Donald Trump said Tuesday that American Jewish people who vote for Democrats show “either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty.” Washington: Showing a fresh willingness to play politics along religious and racial lines, US president Donald Trump said Tuesday that American Jewish people who …

Anti-Semitic attacks spike, killing most Jews in decades
5 years, 10 months ago

Anti-Semitic attacks spike, killing most Jews in decades

Associated Press  

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli researchers reported Wednesday that violent attacks against Jews spiked significantly last year, with the largest reported number of Jews killed in anti-Semitic acts in decades, leading to an “increasing sense of emergency” among Jewish communities worldwide. “There is an increasing sense of emergency among Jews in many countries around the world,” said Moshe Kantor, president …

Israeli President and Gal Gadot among those warning of ‘anti-Arab rhetoric’ after Netanyahu comments
6 years ago

Israeli President and Gal Gadot among those warning of ‘anti-Arab rhetoric’ after Netanyahu comments

CNN  

Jerusalem CNN — Israel’s President, a leading US-based organization fighting anti-Semitism, and Hollywood star Gal Gadot are among those warning of the dangers of political rhetoric aimed at dividing Israel’s Jews and Arabs. This follows comments by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in which he seemed to say that Israel’s Arab population could not fully be considered citizens of the …

Rep. Omar’s apology sets the right example (opinion)
6 years, 1 month ago

Rep. Omar’s apology sets the right example (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: David M. Perry is a journalist and historian. David M. Perry This issue is coming to my neighboring Congressional district at a time when I’ve never felt more Jewish. I am the grandson, on my mother’s side, of Carlos Israels, a Sephardic New York lawyer and former president of HIAS, a Jewish non-profit that provides aid to refugees. …

Netanyahu joins world leaders in lamenting results of CNN poll on anti-Semitism
6 years, 4 months ago

Netanyahu joins world leaders in lamenting results of CNN poll on anti-Semitism

CNN  

Editor’s Note: CNN — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has joined lawmakers and leading figures involved in the fight against anti-Semitism by saying he is “concerned” about the results of CNN’s investigation into European attitudes toward Jews. “I spoke to Merkel, Macron, May and others – they’re putting up a fight,” Netanyahu said referring to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French …

Why Israel does not mind Trump’s anti-Semitic supporters
6 years, 4 months ago

Why Israel does not mind Trump’s anti-Semitic supporters

Al Jazeera  

It is in the interest of Israel for Jewish Americans and Jewish Europeans to feel unsafe. Spencer has even dubbed his project for an Aryan state “white Zionism.” Brazil’s president-elect, Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right extremist who has promised to treat social movements as terrorist organisations and wage a war on poor and indigenous communities, has also embraced Israel and says …

Why Israel does not mind Trump’s anti-Semitic supporters
6 years, 4 months ago

Why Israel does not mind Trump’s anti-Semitic supporters

Al Jazeera  

It is in the interest of Israel for Jewish Americans and Jewish Europeans to feel unsafe. Spencer has even dubbed his project for an Aryan state “white Zionism.” Brazil’s president-elect, Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right extremist who has promised to treat social movements as terrorist organisations and wage a war on poor and indigenous communities, has also embraced Israel and says …

Anti-Semitic incidents are surging across the U.S. Here are the numbers
6 years, 4 months ago

Anti-Semitic incidents are surging across the U.S. Here are the numbers

LA Times  

A person stands in front of Stars of David that are displayed in front of the Tree of Life Synagogue with the names of those killed in Pittsburgh. “We’re not necessarily seeing a historic rise in anti-Semitism when you zoom out,” said Brian Levin, director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at Cal State San Bernardino. …

Study: Online attacks on Jews ramp up before Election Day
6 years, 5 months ago

Study: Online attacks on Jews ramp up before Election Day

Associated Press  

— Far-right extremists have ramped up an intimidating wave of anti-Semitic harassment against Jewish journalists, political candidates and others ahead of next month’s U.S. midterm elections, according to a report released Friday by a Jewish civil rights group. The Anti-Defamation League’s report says its researchers analyzed more than 7.5 million Twitter messages from Aug. 31 to Sept. 17 and found …

Anti-Semitism Is On The Rise, And American Jews Are On Our Own
6 years, 5 months ago

Anti-Semitism Is On The Rise, And American Jews Are On Our Own

Huff Post  

George Soros is seen in Brussels in 2017. “The parallels between the Nazis' conspiracy theories and the ones about Soros are obvious.” Jews in the diaspora have long been assured, by Israel and by each other, that if fascism rose again, Israel would be there to counter it. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spread false stories that Soros is …

For Jewish Americans, echoes of the Holocaust and anger over Trump’s response to Charlottesville
7 years, 7 months ago

For Jewish Americans, echoes of the Holocaust and anger over Trump’s response to Charlottesville

LA Times  

President Trump at his Tuesday news conference at Trump Tower in New York. But even some Trump supporters and Jewish Republicans have condemned the president’s spread-the-blame response and statement that there were some “very fine people” mixed among the white supremacists and neo-Nazis who brought violence to the idyllic college town. “We join with our political and religious brethren in …

Reader View: Trump and anti-Semitism — a poor record
7 years, 11 months ago

Reader View: Trump and anti-Semitism — a poor record

Associated Press  

Why has Donald Trump been so reluctant to speak out against anti-Semitism? At a news conference during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit, Donald Trump did mention Jews and the Holocaust, but nothing against anti-Semitism. During the election campaign and especially since Trump took office, there has been an alarming escalation of anti-Semitic and other racist incidents in America. More …

In Israel, Some Wonder Where The Outrage Is Over U.S. Anti-Semitic Acts
8 years, 1 month ago

In Israel, Some Wonder Where The Outrage Is Over U.S. Anti-Semitic Acts

NPR  

In Israel, Some Wonder Where The Outrage Is Over U.S. Anti-Semitic Acts Enlarge this image toggle caption Michael Thomas/Getty Images Michael Thomas/Getty Images News of recent anti-Semitic acts in the U.S. — like the toppling of tombstones in a Jewish cemetery in St. Louis and bomb threats against Jewish community centers — is being followed closely in Israel. But before …

Trump rants at Jewish journalist asks about anti-Semitism
8 years, 1 month ago

Trump rants at Jewish journalist asks about anti-Semitism

Daily Mail  

President Donald Trump scolded a Jewish reporter at his White House press conference today, after Jake Turx of Ami Magazine asked how the government planned to curb rising anti-Semitism. Turx had prefaced his question by noting how nobody in the community was accusing the president or his staff of being anti-Semitic and noted Trump's three Jewish grandchildren. Scroll down for …

Faced with Donald Trump and David Friedman, Jews must resist the toxic allure of tribalism
8 years, 3 months ago

Faced with Donald Trump and David Friedman, Jews must resist the toxic allure of tribalism

Salon  

What I have to say about being Jewish will be painful for many people I love. With President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of David Friedman as his ambassador to Israel, however, I can no longer stay silent for the sake of sparing their feelings. My late mother was a shiksa — tall, strawberry blonde and Midwestern — and that’s often enough …

UpFront special: The rise of anti-Semitism
8 years, 3 months ago

UpFront special: The rise of anti-Semitism

Al Jazeera  

We debate the worrying trend of increasingly open anti-Semitism among the radical right and the left. Part 1: Anti-Semitism on the political right Since Donald Trump’s election victory in November, anti-Semitic attacks have been on the rise in the US, with swastikas and other Nazi imagery increasingly popping up. These direct threats were something new, and they were almost always …

Report: Attacks on Jews down, anti-Semitism up
10 years, 11 months ago

Report: Attacks on Jews down, anti-Semitism up

Associated Press  

TEL AVIV, Israel — Violent attacks against Jews worldwide dropped in 2013, but anti-Semitism is becoming more widespread in Europe amid a rise in popularity of extremist parties, according to a report released Sunday. Researchers at Tel Aviv University recorded 554 violent anti-Semitic acts in 2013, including attacks on people and vandalism against synagogues, cemeteries and other Jewish institutions. “This …

Attacks Target Palestinians In Israeli Towns
13 years, 4 months ago

Attacks Target Palestinians In Israeli Towns

NPR  

Attacks Target Palestinians In Israeli Towns Enlarge this image toggle caption Ammar Awad/Reuters /Landov Ammar Awad/Reuters /Landov In Israel, tensions are rising between Jews and Palestinian Arabs, who make up about 20 percent of the population. Enlarge this image toggle caption Ahmad Gharabli/AFP/Getty Images Ahmad Gharabli/AFP/Getty Images Over the past few months, there has been a series of attacks targeting …

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