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Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef attends the cornerstone laying ceremony for Nezer HaTalmud Yeshiva in Beitar Illit on September 19, 2016. (Yaakov Naumi/Flash90)
April 10, 2018, 3:43 pm
A deafening silence in the wake of hate speech
Where were was the outrage and demonstrations after the Chief Rabbi made his 'monkeys' comment?
By Harold Goldmeier
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
LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers looks on during the trophy presentation after Game Five of the 2017 NBA Eastern Conference Finals, May 25, 2017. (Elsa/Getty Images/AFP)
June 1, 2017, 1:57 am
LeBron James speaks out against racism after home vandalized
NBA superstar says racial slur spray-painted on his front gate highlights level of bigotry; 'long way to go' until African-Americans 'feel equal'
By AFP
A New York City police officer standing guard outside Grand Central Station in New York City, Sept. 20, 2016. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images via JTA)
December 6, 2016, 9:02 am
Two Muslim NY women subject to hate crimes in 36 hours
Mayor De Blasio blames Trump for 35 percent hate crime rise over last year; most victims Jews
By AFP
Illustrative photo of a swastika painted at Temple Ohawe Sholam in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. (Courtesy of Marty Cooper/Jewish Alliance for Greater Rhode Island via JTA)
November 24, 2016, 8:46 am
Rhode Island rabbi reports uptick in anti-Semitic harassment
Leader of Providence congregation says he and others have been taunted often in past year with slurs such as 'you should have been burned in the ovens'
By Matt O'Brien
James Fitzgerald, sheriff of Howard County, Maryland (YouTube screenshot)
October 5, 2016, 6:56 pm
Sheriff accused of anti-Semitism refuses to resign
James Fitzgerald of Maryland allegedly also disparaged blacks and women, as well as calling ex-county executive 'little Kenny Jew-boy'
By JTA
Sam Nunberg (YouTube screen capture)
July 14, 2016, 3:10 am
Trump sues former adviser for allegedly sharing dirt with media
Candidate claims Sam Nunberg violated confidentiality agreement in statements to the press
By JTA
Shas party leader Aryeh Deri speaks during a party faction meeting at the Knesset, May 23, 2016. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
June 8, 2016, 1:17 pm
Digging in, Shas shuns Knesset sessions over ‘racist’ comments
Party doubles down on demand Channel 10 news director be fired for reportedly using racial stereotypes about Mizrahi Jews
By Raoul Wootliff
A sticker from around 1900 reading: 'Away with Juda! - The Jews are Germany's disaster' displayed at an exhibition of antisemitic and racist stickers at the Deutsches Historisches Museum in Berlin, Germany, April 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
April 20, 2016, 10:08 am
German museum shows 130 years of anti-Semitic stickers
Display features 600 replicas targeting Jews and other minorities; curator says subject matter 'alarmingly up-to-date'
By Geir Moulson
The Class-deal online shopping website, an arm of the Dingli Industry Group. (Raoul Wootliff/Times of Israel)
December 6, 2015, 8:40 am
Online store rep calls Arab customer a ‘dog,’ ‘terrorist’
Haifa resident sues Class-Deal for NIS 200,000 after customer service tells him, 'We don't sell to Arabs'
By Raoul Wootliff
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