Fox News contributor Leo Terrell lost his mind on Thursday when network pundit Jessica Tarlov invoked her Jewish-American heritage during a discussion about Israel and President Joe Biden, prompting an angry Terrell to seemingly accuse her of playing the race card. “Don’t do that!” Terrell yelled, adding: “You’re a big-time Democrat!” Tarlov, who is used … Read more
LONDON — The cacophonous wail of the shofar was loud, mournful and lasted nearly two minutes as dozens of Jews blew on rams’ horns Sunday to wake up others to the plight of the estimated 100 hostages still held in Gaza. Demonstrators standing in the rain outside a London mosque blew on the long, curling … Read more
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) told a British journalist to “f‑‑‑ off” when she was asked on Super Tuesday about “Jewish space lasers,” a reference to an antisemitic conspiracy theory that Greene once promoted online. Emily Maitlis, a podcast host and former BBC news presenter, asked, “Can you tell me why so many people that … Read more
WARSAW, Poland — A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of stabbing and critically wounding an Orthodox Jewish man on the streets of Zurich, Swiss police said Sunday. Zurich police said in a statement that they suspect antisemitism as the motive in the stabbing attack that occurred Saturday evening. Police said they received a report … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave Eight decades since Nazis killed millions of Jews in the Holocaust, only about 245,000 of those who survived are still alive to tell the tale. After the Holocaust, Europe’s heavily diminished Jewish population spread out across the globe. Since most countries do not systematically track survivors, it … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is scheduled next week to visit the site of the former Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland next week as part of an event to discuss antisemitism, the European Jewish Association said Thursday. The two-day event scheduled to start Monday is meant … Read more
Kanye “Ye” West is offering a mea culpa. One year after issuing a series of anti-Semitic remarks, the 46-year-old rapper who goes by “Ye” has published an apology written in Hebrew on his Instagram page. “I sincerely apologize to the Jewish community for any unintended outburst caused by my words or actions,” the statement reads, … Read more
Cydney Wallace, a Black Jewish community activist, never felt compelled to travel to Israel, though “Next year in Jerusalem” was a constant refrain at her Chicago synagogue. The 39-year-old said she had plenty to focus on at home, where she frequently gives talks on addressing anti-Black sentiment in the American Jewish community and dismantling white … Read more
OTTAWA, Ontario — Canada’s national police force said Saturday that a youth was arrested and charged with terrorism-related offenses that allegedly targeted Jewish people. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said the young person arrested Friday was charged with facilitating terrorist activity by communicating instructional material related to an explosive substance. The youth is further charged … Read more
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Activists from a Jewish group demanding a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip blocked traffic on a busy Los Angeles highway during Wednesday morning’s rush hour and snarled traffic for miles, according to the California Highway Patrol. The protesters from the If Not Now organization sat down on the southbound lanes of … Read more