antisemitism in the US

US President Joe Biden meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York, September 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Prominent Zionists laud Biden’s remark that no Jew anywhere is safe without Israel

Abe Foxman, Natan Sharansky and Dani Dayan say president’s unprecedented statement shows understanding of how most Jews feel, though it angers some Jews more critical of Israel

Then-Puma CEO Bjorn Gulden attends the 2019 Footwear News Achievement Awards at the IAC Building on December 3, 2019, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

September 22, 2023, 6:18 am

Adidas CEO said to apologize for defending Kanye West’s antisemitic outbursts

Anti-Defamation League head says Bjorn Gulden has sent him an email, expressing regret for claiming rapper didn’t mean what he said and isn’t a ‘bad person’

By Anne D'Innocenzio

September 21, 2023, 6:52 pm

Prominent Zionists laud Biden’s remark that no Jew anywhere is safe without Israel

Abe Foxman, Natan Sharansky and Dani Dayan say president’s unprecedented statement shows understanding of how most Jews feel, though it angers some Jews more critical of Israel

By Canaan Lidor

Protesters rally outside the United Nations while Defense Minister Yoav Gallant holds a meeting inside, in New York City, August 28, 2023. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)

September 18, 2023, 5:04 pm

Overhaul protesters in US gear up for unprecedented action as Netanyahu visits

Israeli expats join up with American Jewish communities to demonstrate during PM’s trip to California, New York; Rabbi Angela Buchdahl: ‘The Jews of Israel are crying out in pain’

By ToI Staff and Luke Tress

Illustrative: Pro-Palestinian demonstrators in New York City, March 30, 2022. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)

September 17, 2023, 3:56 am

Jewish leaders slam UPenn for hosting anti-Israel activists in High Holiday period

This week’s Palestine Writes Literature Festival features lineup including Roger Waters, speakers who have called for Israel’s destruction and compared Jewish state to Nazi Germany

By Luke Tress

Brother John Muhammad declined to vote on a St. Petersburg, Florida, City Council resolution adopting a definition of antisemitism during a meeting on Sept. 14, 2023. (Screenshot from livestream)

September 16, 2023, 3:57 am

Farrakhan follower on Florida city council skips vote on antisemitism resolution

Brother John Muhammad acknowledges ‘urgent need to combat antisemitism’ but expresses concerns over free speech and ‘loose’ definitions

By Andrew Lapin

Illustrative photo of a person in handcuffs. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

September 15, 2023, 10:09 am

Florida man arrested for hanging swastika banner on highway overpass

Suspect taken into custody for violating new law barring display of images on buildings without permission, which was passed in response to antisemitic and racist incidents

By AP

Illustrative: US Vice President Kamala Harris, left and her husband, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, attend Israel's Independence Day Reception, hosted by the Embassy of Israel to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel, at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC, June 6, 2023. (Saul Loeb/AFP)

September 14, 2023, 6:54 am

At Rosh Hashanah reception, Emhoff and Harris talk combating antisemitism

Celebration at US vice president’s residence serves as a reminder of Jewish success, and the threats Jews face

By Ron Kampeas

Illustrative: New York police secure a Jewish community event in New York City, May 19, 2022. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)

September 13, 2023, 7:51 am

Ahead of holidays, Jewish and congressional leaders urge increased security funding

Federal Nonprofit Security Grant Program used to secure Jewish institutions falls short of demand as antisemitism spikes in US, Jewish groups say

By Luke Tress

Anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian activists in New York City, May 15, 2021. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)

September 12, 2023, 4:25 am

Lawsuit claims California school district covertly approved anti-Israel curricula

Leading Jewish groups seek to block ethnic studies courses at Orange County schools, claiming board illegally avoided notifying public, referred to issue as ‘the Jewish question’

By Luke Tress

Mark Robinson, lieutenant governor of North Carolina, is seen during a Save America rally for former president Donald Trump at the Aero Center Wilmington on September 23, 2022 in Wilmington, North Carolina. (Allison Joyce/Getty Images/AFP)

September 9, 2023, 3:39 am

Likely Republican candidate for NC gov. has history invoking antisemitic stereotypes

Conservative frontrunner Mark Robinson isn’t completely devoid of Jewish support, but even Republican Jewish Coalition has called past social media comments ‘clearly antisemitic’

By Andrea Cooper

Illustrative: A hand-drawn swastika is seen on the front of Union Station near the Capitol in Washington, DC, January 28, 2022. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

September 8, 2023, 5:47 pm

1 in 3 US Jewish college students has seen or experienced antisemitism, survey says

Among general public respondents to poll, only 11% had heard of BDS, but twice as many had heard of IHRA, the organization behind controversial antisemitism definition

By Andrew Lapin

Kanye West, known as Ye, watches the first half of an NBA basketball game between the Washington Wizards and the Los Angeles Lakers in Los Angeles, March 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)

September 8, 2023, 11:13 am

Kanye West to be featured on new song called ‘Israel’

Title of the song in which the rapper now known as Ye tells of meeting the devil raises eyebrows in wake of West’s history of antisemitic statements

By ToI Staff

Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition in Washington on March 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

September 5, 2023, 5:33 pm

Musk threatens to sue ADL for billions, blaming US Jewish group for X’s revenue drop

After joining anti-ADL campaign by white supremacist, owner of site once known as Twitter says he opposes antisemitism while accusing organization of ‘trying to kill this platform’

By Ben Sales

File: Elon Musk departs the Phillip Burton Federal Building and United States Court House in San Francisco on Jan. 24, 2023 (AP Photo/ Benjamin Fanjoy, File)

September 4, 2023, 2:20 pm

Elon Musk amplifies call by antisemites to ban the ADL from X

Boss of platform formerly known as Twitter asks his followers if he should poll the platform about the hashtag #BanTheADL, embraced by white nationalists and others on far right

By Ron Kampeas

Cassville Crossroads Historic District, Jackson Township, New Jersey, September 9, 2012. (Wikimedia Commons via JTA)

August 30, 2023, 4:44 pm

NJ township to pay $575,000 in suit alleging discrimination against Orthodox Jews

After allegedly seeking to dissuade Haredim from moving in, Lakewood neighbor Jackson Township agrees to repeal discriminatory ordinances and work to protect religious freedom

By Jackie Hajdenberg