The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/blood-libel/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:11:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png blood libel | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/blood-libel/ 32 32 Anti-Zionist activists stage blood libel display at DC train station https://www.timesofisrael.com/anti-zionist-activists-stage-blood-libel-display-at-dc-train-station/ Fri, 21 Nov 2025 18:21:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3694378 Performers dressed as Netanyahu and US leaders drink red liquid from wine glasses next to menu advertising 'Gaza's spilled blood,' drawing shock and outrage from Jewish groups

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]]> UK university axes researcher for teaching students anti-Jewish blood libel https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-university-axes-researcher-for-teaching-students-anti-jewish-blood-libel/ Thu, 13 Nov 2025 21:47:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3688352 University College London summons police after lecturer tells anti-Israel student group that Jews mix gentile blood into matzah

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]]> Envoy to US to be summoned for hearing over remarks bashing PM’s political opponents https://www.timesofisrael.com/envoy-to-us-to-be-summoned-for-hearing-over-remarks-bashing-pms-political-opponents/ Sun, 25 May 2025 14:35:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3557423 Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter, speaking to American outlet Prager U, accused the 'extreme left' of 'blood libel' for claiming Netanyahu is prolonging the Gaza war

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]]> Year after ban, US school district to bring back novel about antisemitic blood libel https://www.timesofisrael.com/year-after-ban-us-school-district-to-bring-back-novel-about-antisemitic-blood-libel/ Thu, 03 Aug 2023 20:43:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3064938 South Carolina district originally pulled 'The Fixer' by Jewish author Bernard Malamud after concerns by conservative group Moms for Liberty over 'controversial' content

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]]> UK town where blood libel theory was born could get a Jewish heritage center https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-town-where-blood-libel-theory-was-born-could-get-a-jewish-heritage-center/ Tue, 04 Jul 2023 06:04:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3045496 City of Norwich saw first known use of the antisemitic lie that said local Jews killed Christian children to use their blood for ritual purposes, in 1144

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]]> DNA analysis suggests bodies found in UK well are victims of 1190 antisemitic attack https://www.timesofisrael.com/dna-analysis-suggests-bodies-found-in-a-well-were-victims-of-1190-antisemitic-attack/ Tue, 30 Aug 2022 20:27:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2827489 Study published in scientific journal uses radiocarbon dating and genome sequencing, comparing to genetic data from modern Jews, to match remains to medieval massacre in Norwich

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]]> Daily Briefing May 4: Memorial Day in Israel; Russia doubles down on antisemitism https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-may-4-memorial-day-in-israel-russia-doubles-down-on-antisemitism/ Wed, 04 May 2022 10:44:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2756167 Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman breaks down the ongoing debate in including terror victims on Memorial Day; Tech Israel editor Ricky Ben David sheds light on cool-tech

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]]> Polish university calls anti-Semitic blood libel claims ‘scientific discourse’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/polish-university-calls-anti-semitic-blood-libel-claims-scientific-discourse/ Sat, 10 Apr 2021 03:57:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2521916 Catholic institution decides not to punish priest and faculty member who said Jews practice 'ritual murders'

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]]> Brazilian Jews file complaint over politician who said Jews sacrifice children https://www.timesofisrael.com/brazilian-jews-file-complaint-over-politician-who-said-jews-sacrifice-children/ Tue, 23 Mar 2021 02:06:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2511239 Labor party leader Roberto Jefferson dismisses Jewish complaints as 'clowning;' Instagram removes his post

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]]> Why does HBO’s anti-racist ‘Lovecraft Country’ stumble into anti-Semitic tropes? https://www.timesofisrael.com/why-does-hbos-anti-racist-lovecraft-country-stumble-into-anti-semitic-tropes/ Mon, 07 Sep 2020 23:59:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2380322 Changing the name of a key character responsible for gruesome experimentation on Black victims, the series ends up with echoes of a blood libel, which led to centuries of pogroms

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]]> Prominent Italian painter unveils a work depicting anti-Semitic blood libel https://www.timesofisrael.com/prominent-italian-painter-unveils-a-work-depicting-anti-semitic-blood-libel/ Fri, 27 Mar 2020 20:13:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2270059 Giovanni Gasparro uploads 'the Martyrdom of St. Simon of Trento for Jewish ritual murder,' which shows several grinning Jews as they collect blood from body of a child

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]]> Arabic paper in Canada says Israelis bury Palestinians alive, steal their organs https://www.timesofisrael.com/arabic-paper-in-canada-says-israelis-bury-palestinians-alive-steal-their-organs/ Fri, 06 Mar 2020 22:56:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2254375 B'nai Brith Canada condemns Toronto's al-Meshwar newspaper for publishing article by Hamas member with baseless blood libel accusations

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]]> Myth of Jews killing Christian children persists, says new book on blood libel https://www.timesofisrael.com/myth-of-jews-killing-christian-children-persists-says-new-book-on-blood-libel/ Sun, 02 Feb 2020 02:18:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2231810 'Blood Libel: On The Trail of an Antisemitic Myth' by historian Magda Teter examines lethal canard from its roots in monastic tales to the pages of German Nazi broadsheets

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]]> British school to change logo referencing anti-Semitic blood libel https://www.timesofisrael.com/british-school-to-change-logo-referencing-anti-semitic-blood-libel/ Sat, 01 Feb 2020 05:48:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2232496 Symbol for St. Hugh's School recalls 13th century myth of boy murdered by Jewish family after chasing a ball that went over their wall

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]]> Tlaib deletes retweet blaming Israelis for death of boy who apparently drowned https://www.timesofisrael.com/tlaib-deletes-retweet-claiming-settlers-killed-boy-found-dead-in-rain-filled-pit/ Sun, 26 Jan 2020 07:23:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2227908 Qais Abu Ramila appears to have fallen into rainwater pool; Israeli consul general in New York Dani Dayan calls claim an 'unfounded blood libel against Jewish Israelis'

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