antisemitism

Zsolt Bayer speaks at a session of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Balna cultural Centre of Budapest, Hungary on May 20, 2022. (Screenshot: YouTube)

Hungarian journalist who called Jews ‘stinking excrement’ addresses CPAC conference

Zsolt Bayer, who has history of antisemitic and racist comments, among speakers at event held by US conservative group in Budapest that included speeches from Trump, Tucker Carlson

May 21, 2022, 6:17 pm

Hungarian journalist who called Jews ‘stinking excrement’ addresses CPAC conference

Zsolt Bayer, who has history of antisemitic and racist comments, among speakers at event held by US conservative group in Budapest that included speeches from Trump, Tucker Carlson

By TOI staff and Agencies

Shaima Dallali (formerly president of City Students’ Union) takes over as president of the UK National Union of Students. (Screenshot via YouTube)

May 21, 2022, 3:59 pm

UK government questions student union head’s election over alleged antisemitism

Minister requests probe into involvement of Shaima Dallali in campaigns against the IHRA definition of Jew hatred, allegedly violating the ‘core rules’ of NUS

By Michael Horovitz and TOI staff

A Lake Catholic high school lacrosse player (left) is seen participating in a match May 16, 2022, with a swastika on his right calf. (Rachel Glazer)

May 18, 2022, 9:57 am

Cleveland high school lacrosse player takes to field with swastika on his leg

Parents report that a spectator used a racial slur against Orange High School team; Catholic Diocese apologizes on behalf of Lake Catholic school for ‘reprehensible’ behavior

By TOI staff

Kim Crockett speaks at a roundtable on May 7, 2022, before nabbing the GOP nomination for Minnesota's secretary of state. (Screen capture: YouTube)

May 18, 2022, 8:11 am

GOP’s Minnesota secretary of state candidate says Soros controls Jewish incumbent

Anti-Defamation League decries as antisemitic the use of puppet-master imagery, such as employed by Kim Crockett’s campaign, to depict Jewish philanthropist

By Andrew Lapin

Singer Michael Ben David performs on behalf of Israel during the second semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest on May 12, 2022 at the Pala Alpitour venue in Turin. (Marco Bertorello / AFP)

May 17, 2022, 5:54 pm

Israel’s Eurovision contestant accuses media of antisemitism

Michael Ben David says journalists refused to interview him; however, press conferences during the finals are held only for qualifying contestants — which he was not

By Michael Horovitz

May 15, 2022, 3:26 am

UK government suspends funding for national student union over alleged antisemitism

Ministers, former NUS presidents raise concerns about reported incidents ‘over many years,’ following union’s election of new president accused of hatred

By TOI staff

An armed policeman stands guard in front of the synagogue in Seitenstettengasse in Vienna on November 3, 2020, one day after the shootings nearby and at multiple locations across central Vienna. (Hans Punz/APA/AFP)

May 14, 2022, 11:43 am

Nearly 1,000 antisemitic incidents in Austria in 2021, Jewish community group says

Jewish Community of Vienna records 65% increase in incidents; vast majority were ‘abusive behavior’ in person or online, with largest proportion of perpetrators from far-right

By AP

Deborah Lipstadt, nominated to be special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, with the rank of ambassador, speaks during her Senate Foreign Relations nomination hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

May 13, 2022, 8:12 am

Now official US antisemitism monitor, Lipstadt warns hate must be taken seriously

In first address, official says antisemitism ‘does not come from one end of the political spectrum’ but ‘is ubiquitous and is espoused by people who agree on nothing else’

By Ron Kampeas

The cover of a textbook, 'Thinking Mathematically,' that includes a Jewish divorce joke. (Pearson via JTA)

May 11, 2022, 7:53 am

Conservative scrutiny of Florida’s math books finds a joke about Jews

‘Thinking Mathematically’ includes gag attributed to late Jewish comedian Henny Youngman poking fun at divorce by stereotyping Jews as rich; now rejected from use in state schools

By Ron Kampeas

Robert Regan was the Republican nominee for the state House seat in Michigan's 74th district in 2022. (Screenshot from YouTube via JTA)

May 9, 2022, 11:16 pm

Michigan Republican who called Jews the ‘real virus’ loses election

Robert ‘RJ’ Regan, who filled social media with antisemitic quips and joked about rape, fails to secure special election win in state House district controlled by GOP for decade

By Andrew Lapin

Fernando and Josefina married in a Nazi-themed wedding in Tlaxcala, Mexico, April 29, 2022. (Jorge Carballo via JTA)

May 6, 2022, 7:46 am

Mexican couple gets married in Nazi-themed wedding on Hitler’s anniversary

Local authorities and Jewish community leaders denounce pair, who reportedly named their kids after prominent Nazi figures

By CALEB GUEDES-REED

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a joint news conference with International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi in Kyiv, Ukraine, April 26, 2022. (AP/Efrem Lukatsky)

May 3, 2022, 3:21 am

‘No words’: Zelensky looks for Israel to ice Russia ties over ‘Jewish Hitler’ claim

Ukrainian president says remarks from Kremlin’s top diplomat show Moscow has failed to learn lessons from World War II, noting Russian assaults on Holocaust memorials and survivors

By TOI staff

Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt speaks at the group's 2018 National Leadership Summit in Washington, DC. (Michael Brochstein/ SOPA Images/ LightRocket/ Getty Images via JTA)

May 2, 2022, 11:38 pm

ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt equates anti-Zionist rhetoric with antisemitism

Acknowledging threats posed by white nationalists, Greenblatt says certain groups on the left use anti-Zionist and ‘vicious rhetoric’ that leads to antisemitic attacks

By Ron Kampeas

Russian Ambassador to Israel Anatoly Viktorov speaks to the media at the Russian Consulate in Tel Aviv, on March 3, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni‎‏/Flash90)

May 2, 2022, 8:43 pm

Israel: ‘Message made clear’ in rebuke of Russian envoy for Lavrov’s Hitler remarks

Anatoly Viktorov summoned to Foreign Ministry after top Russian diplomat claimed Hitler had Jewish blood, Jews are among worst antisemites

By Lazar Berman, TOI staff and Agencies

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba is seen following a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, on April 7, 2022. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)

May 2, 2022, 4:17 pm

Ukraine FM responds to Lavrov: ‘He can’t hide the deeply rooted antisemitism’

Dmytro Kuleba lashes out at Russian counterpart who said Hitler had ‘Jewish blood’ and Jews are among worst antisemites; Kyiv diplomat says Russians believe in their own supremacy

By TOI staff and Agencies