racist slurs

Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu in 2013. (Flash90/Yonatan Sindel)

September 21, 2020, 6:14 pm

High Court orders disciplinary action against Safed’s acerbic chief rabbi

Justices censure Shmuel Eliyahu for ‘degrading’ comments toward Arab Israelis, say former justice minister Shaked was ‘extremely unreasonable’ in deciding not to act against him

By TOI staff

The Miami Herald and its el Nuevo Herald are sold in Miami. (Art Seitz/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

September 17, 2020, 9:39 pm

Miami Herald apologizes for running anti-Semitic and racist ads for months

Paper admits ‘distressing’ oversight in allowing ads comparing Black Lives Matter to Nazis to run in its Spanish-language publication

By Josefin Dolsten

Mary Trump, US President Donald Trump's niece, in an interview with MSNBC's Rachel Maddow on Jul 16, 2020. (Screen capture: YouTube)

July 17, 2020, 8:03 am

Trump’s niece: I heard him use anti-Semitic and racist slurs

In interview to promote her book, Mary Trump says US president’s alleged use of such language shouldn’t ‘surprise anybody given how virulently racist he is’; White House denies it

By TOI staff and AP

Nikolaus Kramer of the far-right Alternative for Germany party. (Screen capture: YouTube)

December 19, 2019, 5:45 pm

German court backs far-right lawmaker who used the N-word

Judges rule Nikolaus Kramer was unjustly rebuked for repeatedly using the term during a parliamentary debate, say it can be used in non-derogatory way

By AP

Bulgarian fans make the Nazi salute during the Euro 2020 Group A football qualification match between Bulgaria and England at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia on October 14, 2019. (Nikolay Dovchinov/AFP)

October 15, 2019, 1:49 am

England soccer game in Sofia halted twice as Bulgaria fans make Nazi salutes

Black players Raheem Sterling, Marcus Rashford, Tyrone Mings targeted with monkey chants; English FA calls for ‘very stringent’ action; England wins European qualifier 6-0

By AP

US President Donald Trump pauses while announcing an agreement with Guatemala regarding people seeking asylum in the Oval Office of the White House July 26, 2019, in Washington, DC. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

July 30, 2019, 6:18 pm

Presidents have made racist gestures throughout US history

Trump’s recent attacks on black lawmakers are far from unprecedented

By Russell Contreras

Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum gestures during a campaign rally along with US Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., Monday, Oct. 22, 2018, at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

October 24, 2018, 3:46 am

Racist, anti-Semitic robocall targets Florida governor candidate Andrew Gillum

A white supremacist group behind call that brands the African-American politician a ‘negro’ and features a monkey screeching; also says Jews want black people to rule over whites

By JTA

Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer (seated) at a book signing event in Newport News on July 27, 2018. (Screen capture: Facebook)

July 29, 2018, 8:32 pm

Lawyer: Claim that Sean Spicer used racial slur in high school is false

At book signing in Rhode Island, former classmate accused ex-White House press secretary of using epithet against him decades ago

By AP

April 10, 2018, 3:43 pm

Harold Goldmeier

A deafening silence in the wake of hate speech

Where were was the outrage and demonstrations after the Chief Rabbi made his ‘monkeys’ comment?

UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Henry Bolton arrives for a party Extraordinary General Meeting in Birmingham, England, before a vote on his leadership Saturday February 17, 2018. (Aaron Chown/PA via AP)

February 18, 2018, 3:41 am

UK party sacks leader in fallout from racist Meghan Markle texts

Henry Bolton’s ouster after girlfriend said Prince Harry’s black fiance would ‘taint’ royal family triggers fourth UKIP leadership contest since 2016

By AP

Seyran Ates (r), founder of the Ibn-Rushd-Goethe-Mosque, preaches during the opening of the mosque in Berlin, Germany, on June 16, 2017. (AP/Michael Sohn)

February 16, 2018, 10:57 am

German Turks to sue far-right party over ‘camel drivers’ slur

Anti-immigration Alternative for Germany under pressure after lawmaker says Turkish minority should ‘go back to where they belong’

By Frank Zeller

Britain's Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle during a visit to the Reprezent 107.3 FM radio station in Brixton, south London, January 9, 2018. (AP Photo/ Dominic Lipinski, Pool)

January 15, 2018, 1:48 am

UKIP leader under fire for lover’s ‘racist’ slur against Meghan Markle

Henry Bolton is facing calls to resign after 25-year-old girlfriend said the ‘seed’ of Prince Harry’s mixed race fiancee ‘will taint our Royal Family’

By AFP

Rabbi Nathan Weiner of Congregation Beth Tikvah in Evesham Township (YouTube screenshot)

November 8, 2017, 8:59 pm

Racist message spelled out in New Jersey synagogue skylights

Rabbi says offensive word was also homophobic, but not specifically anti-Semitic

By JTA

Head of the United States Air Force Academy Lieutenant General Jay Silveria (Screen capture: YouTube)

September 30, 2017, 10:04 pm

‘Get out,’ Air Force general tells bigots on campus

Jay Silveria issues stinging rebuke of racism in speech to cadets after racist graffiti found at US Air Force Academy

By Sylvie LANTEAUME

Jeremy Joseph Christian shouts as he is arraigned in Multnomah County Circuit Court in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, May 30, 2017. (Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian via AP, Pool)

June 5, 2017, 8:18 am

Portland stabbing suspect devoted his life to hate, court papers show

Jeremy Joseph Christian, accused of killing 2 men who tried to defend Muslim girls against racist outburst, saw himself as ‘unemployed sociopath‘

By Gillian Flaccus