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Illustrative: Facebook notifications on a smartphone. (JaysonPhotography/Istock by Getty Images)
June 27, 2019, 1:10 am
Manager of Pittsburgh restaurant fired for anti-Semitic Facebook post
Owner of Yokoso Japanese Steakhouse apologizes after employee shares meme showing the interior of an oven and the caption ‘Jewish bunk beds for sale’
By JTA
Screen capture from video of Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad during a Cambridge Union event in which he made remarks deemed anti-Semitic. (YouTube)
June 18, 2019, 10:19 am
Malaysian PM draws laughter with anti-Semitic jibe at UK’s Cambridge University
Debating union hosts Mahathir Mohamad, who says he has Jewish friends but they ‘are not like other Jews’; Jewish group calls audience response ‘chilling’
By Stuart Winer and TOI staff
Producer Travon Free attends the Los Angeles premiere of the HBO series 'Camping' at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, Oct. 10, 2018. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images via JTA)
November 10, 2018, 3:15 pm
Comedy writer apologizes for past anti-Semitic jokes
Travon Free tweeted a number of Hitler-related posts in 2010 and 2011, one wishing the Nazi leader a happy birthday
By JTA
Mark Meechan (second from left), who taught a dog to give a Nazi salute, speaks at a UKIP conference in the European Parliament. (Screen capture: YouTube)
September 14, 2018, 3:59 pm
British nationalist party hosts at EU parliament man who taught dog Nazi salute
Mark Meechan tells UKIP members he has not heard of any anti-Semitic attacks inspired by his video, says policing online free speech ‘can lead to fascism’
By JTA and TOI staff
Some find the 'Lucky Jew' phenomenon anti-Semitic, others find it harmless and rooted in nostalgia. (Jason Francisco/via JTA)
August 18, 2018, 8:40 am
Why ‘Lucky Jew’ imagery is so popular in Poland
Offensive to some and just bizarre to others, the sale of stereotypical figures of Jews as good luck charms started in the 1960s
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Belgium's then-prime minister Elio Di Rupo attends the Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) in The Hague, Netherlands, March 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Freek van den Bergh, Pool)
April 30, 2018, 6:20 am
Belgium’s ex-PM accused of anti-Semitism for ‘Antwerp diamond dealers’ crack
Elio di Rupo uses phrase many see as a disparaging reference to the city’s sizable Jewish population
By JTA
Buddha, a Scottish dog whose owner taught it to raise its right paw to the sound of the phrase 'Sieg heil' (YouTube screenshot)
April 23, 2018, 7:39 pm
Scotsman who taught pug to do Nazi salute fined £800
Markus Meechan says he has ‘no regrets’ and is prepared to go to jail to defend his right to free speech
By TOI staff
Students at Syracuse University in a racist, anti-Semitic video (screen capture: YouTube)
April 22, 2018, 1:26 am
Syracuse fraternity permanently expelled over anti-Semitic, racist video
In clip, students laugh uproariously at performances punctuated by racist language against blacks, Jews and Hispanics
By AP
This pug named Buddha was trained to do a Nazi salute as a joke, his owner’s boyfriend said. (Screen capture: YouTube)
March 20, 2018, 9:06 pm
Scottish man found guilty of hate crime for teaching Nazi salute to pug
Markus Meechan convicted of stirring hatred after posting clip of himself training pet to respond to phrase ‘gas the Jews’
By JTA
An Arsenal supporter outside the San Siro stadium singing the anti-Semitic song. (Screen capture: YouTube)
From the WebMarch 11, 2018, 3:38 pm
London soccer club fan filmed singing ‘gas them all’ at match
Arsenal supporter sang anti-Semitic chant at Italy’s San Siro stadium prior to Europa League match against AC Milan, Jewish News reports
Udo Landbauer. (YouTube screenshot)
January 31, 2018, 3:25 pm
Austria to dissolve ‘Nazi songbook’ fraternity linked to Freedom Party
Chancellor Sebastian Kurz says group will be disbanded after publication found to contain anti-Semitic songs celebrating the Holocaust
By AFP
Udo Landbauer. (YouTube screenshot)
January 24, 2018, 11:49 pm
Austrian fraternity investigated for Nazi lyric songbook
Report reveals a far-right Freedom Party candidate for state office is a member of the group
By Agencies
Udo Landbauer in 2015. (CC-BY-SA 4.0 MarleneK/Wikipedia)
January 23, 2018, 10:51 pm
Austria far-right under pressure over Nazi songbook
Freedom Party’s Udo Landbauer says he was ‘shocked’ to discover anti-Semitic lyrics in publication by student fraternity he heads
By Simon Sturdee
Belgian commedian Laura Laune. (Screen capture: YouTube)
January 22, 2018, 4:34 am
French broadcaster blasted for prime-time Holocaust joke
France 2 accused of applying double standard on black humor that permits its application to Jews but not others
By JTA
Legia fans during a Europa League match between Ajax and Legia at the Amsterdam ArenA stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Thursday, February 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
October 19, 2017, 2:59 am
Dutch soccer fans ridicule child Holocaust victims on Twitter
Feyenoord fans circulate image featuring toddlers wearing yellow stars in ‘new low’ for anti-Semitic rhetoric in sports
By JTA
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