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Pro-Palestinian protesters stop a London bus as they participate in a demonstration against Israel, in central London on May 11, 2021. (JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)
European Jews brace, yet again, for antisemitic attacks spurred by Gaza unrest
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Many fear ‘the import of the conflict’ phenomenon will increase assaults; in 2014, Europe saw the worst wave of antisemitic violence since the Holocaust amid Israel-Hamas fighting
Pro-Palestinian protesters stop a London bus as they participate in a demonstration against Israel, in central London on May 11, 2021. (JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)
May 14, 2021, 11:59 am
European Jews brace, yet again, for antisemitic attacks spurred by Gaza unrest
Many fear ‘the import of the conflict’ phenomenon will increase assaults; in 2014, Europe saw the worst wave of antisemitic violence since the Holocaust amid Israel-Hamas fighting
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Poland's lawmakers after voting – some in parliament, some remotely – in Warsaw, Poland, on May 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
May 13, 2021, 1:44 am
Poland gives money to group led by student who made antisemitic remarks
Website run by Konrad Smuniewski, who was suspended from University of Warsaw for hate speech, to get $50,000 grant from government
By Katarzyna Markusz
Pakistani actress Veena Malik talks to media at a local police station in Lahore, Pakistan on April 13, 2010. (AP Photo/K.M.Chaudary)
May 12, 2021, 11:10 pm
Amid Gaza fighting, Pakistani actress quotes Hitler about killing Jews
Venna Malik later deletes tweet that said: ‘I would have killed all the Jews of the world … but I kept some to show the world why I killed them’
By JTA and TOI staff
Lakeith Stanfield arrives at a screening of the Oscars in London, April 26, 2021. (Alberto Pezzali/AP)
May 11, 2021, 9:06 am
Actor Lakeith Stanfield apologizes for moderating chat room full of antisemitism
Oscar-nominated celebrity says others put him in charge of Clubhouse room about the teachings of Louis Farrakhan, admits he should have left as soon as hate talk began
By JTA
Lakeith Stanfield in New York City, Feb. 12, 2020. (Jason Mendez/Getty Images via JTA)
May 8, 2021, 6:11 am
Actor Lakeith Stanfield moderated a Clubhouse room full of antisemitism
Participants aired tropes often trumpeted by Louis Farrakhan; Stanfield acknowledged antisemitism in the forum, says people ‘clearly weren’t listening’
By Gabe Friedman
A US rabbi inspects the damage at the Chabad of Riverdale synagogue after vandals broke windows of four neighborhood synagogues on April 25, 2021. (Screen capture/News12 Connecticut)
May 7, 2021, 4:49 am
Hate crimes see 73% rise in NYC, with Asians and Jews most targeted
NYPD says Asian-Americans were the most targeted group with 80 hate crimes from start of year through May 2; Jews were the next most attacked, with 54 incidents reported
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
The Democratic Majority for Israel called out Nancy Kaufman, seen in January 2019, then retracted its tweet while acknowledging its error following a maelstrom of outraged calls by liberal Jewish groups. (Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images)
May 6, 2021, 2:46 am
Democratic melee as US pro-Israel group picks fight with longtime Jewish leader
Democratic Majority for Israel calls well-known progressive Nancy Kaufman an ‘enabler of antisemitism,’ before retracting after hailstorm of criticism from more liberal groups
By Ron Kampeas
New York police officers respond to an attack at one of four synagogues in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, April 26, 2021. (NYPD via Twitter)
May 2, 2021, 3:13 pm
US police arrest man suspected of hate crimes against several Bronx synagogues
Arrest comes after perpetrator vandalized 4 houses of worship in Riverdale, stole a bicycle and threw Jewish holy books on the ground
By Ben Sales
In this combination photo, actress Esmé Bianco appears at HBO's "Game of Thrones" final season premiere in New York on April 3, 2019, left, and musician Marilyn Manson appears at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, California. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
May 1, 2021, 5:17 pm
Esmé Bianco accuses Marilyn Manson of sexual abuse, threats with ‘Nazi knife’
Game of Thrones actor is latest to accuse rocker of sexual assault and antisemitism; lawsuit filed in Los Angeles federal court
By AP and TOI staff
A fence in Vienna surrounds the statue of Karl Lueger, the antisemitic former mayor of the Austrian capital, October 6, 2020. (Joe Klamar/AFP via Getty Images)
April 28, 2021, 10:17 am
Despite lockdowns, antisemitic incidents rise to record levels in Austria
585 reported incidents in 2020 represent a 6% increase over previous year; physical assaults nearly double from six to 11
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Chicago Alderman Ed Burke, shown here in 2018, is on trial for corruption. (Screen shot from YouTube via JTA)
April 26, 2021, 9:39 am
Chicago lawmaker on trial for corruption said to have made antisemitic comment
Alderman Ed Burke reportedly said ‘Jews are Jews and they’ll deal with Jews’; US Democrat accused of trying to illegally urge developers of real estate project to use his law firm
By Ben Sales
A roommate's photoshoot has a dark motive in 'Miss' (screenshot)
April 24, 2021, 4:41 am
Short film targets everyday anti-Semitism represented by ‘Miss Hitler’ pageant
Yael Roth, co-director of ‘Miss,’ speaks about the project and her journey as an up-and-coming filmmaker
By Stephen Silver
A crowd protests anti-Semitism in New York City, Oct. 15, 2020. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images, via JTA)
April 23, 2021, 3:07 pm
The stats of US anti-Semitism: A new survey has some clear and dismal data
YouGov study of over 3,000 American adults finds anti-Semitic attitudes are ‘far more prevalent on the right’ and among racial minorities
By Ben Sales
Then-Senate candidate Jacky Rosen introduces former Vice President Joe Biden as he campaigns for Nevada Democratic candidates during a rally in Las Vegas, October 20, 2018. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
April 20, 2021, 9:59 pm
Bipartisan group of 22 senators urge Biden to name anti-Semitism monitor
Trump left State Department position unfilled for two years; changes to law mean nominee will have to be approved by Senate
By Ron Kampeas
The aftermath of vandalism at the Jewish section of a municipal cemetery in Belfast, Northern Ireland, April 16, 2021. (Courtesy of Steven Corr, via JTA)
April 19, 2021, 2:29 pm
Jewish headstones smashed in Northern Ireland cemetery
10 graves desecrated in Belfast; police investigating as a hate crime
By Cnaan Liphshiz
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