The Ilhan Omar anti-Semitism controversy, explained
Source: Vox By Zack Beauchamp The long-simmering controversy over Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN)’s heated language on Israel has reached a boiling point — with House Democrats weighing a plan to vote […]
Silence greets UN report indicting Israel over Gaza killings
Source: Arab News OSAMA AL-SHARIF March 05, 20191 It is not surprising but entirely ironic that there has been little or no reaction to last week’s conclusions by an independent […]
As an Israeli American, I agree with Ilhan Omar much more than the US politicians weaponising antisemitism
Source: Independent By Mairav Zonszein California @MairavZ Omar is challenging decades-long unconditional American support for Israel while many American legislators are demanding loyalty oaths that enable Israel to continue doing as […]
Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris defend Ilhan Omar amid controversy over Israel comments
Source: CNN By Caroline Kelly and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) Democratic presidential candidates Sens. Bernie Sanders and Kamala Harris on Wednesday defended Rep. Ilhan Omar against the backlash to her comments slamming pro-Israel […]
The Muslim Times Has the Best Collection to Understand Anti-Semitism and Promote Universal Brotherhood
The above is a BBC Video Suggested reading Debunking the myth that anti-Zionism is anti-Semitic Bernie Sanders Hires First-Ever Muslim Presidential Campaign Manager The Muslim Times’ Collection to Show, Islam or the […]
Street Preacher arrested in UK, he was making Islamophobic comments
Petition launched to protect free speech after street preacher’s arrest goes viral Source: Christianity Today A petition calling for the protection of free speech in Britain has been launched after […]
Debunking the myth that anti-Zionism is anti-Semitic
Source: The Forward By Peter Beinart It’s a bewildering and alarming time to be a Jew, both because anti-Semitism is rising and because so many politicians are responding to it […]
Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu to be indicted on corruption charges, pending hearing
By Oren Liebermann and Andrew Carey, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust arising from three separate corruption investigations, […]
Netanyahu Sparks Outrage Over Pact With Racist Party
Source: The New York Times By David M. Halbfinger JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made something of an art form of cutting deals with small Israeli political parties, […]
12-year-old charged with drawing anti-Semitic graffiti on school playground
By Augusta Anthony, CNN New York (CNN) A 12-year-old boy was arrested and charged with aggravated harassment on Wednesday after anti-Semitic graffiti was found drawn on a schoolyard in Queens […]
Bernie Sanders Hires First-Ever Muslim Presidential Campaign Manager
Source: Forward.com By Aiden Pink Sen. Bernie Sanders’s presidential campaign manager will be American Civil Liberties Union national political director Faiz Shakir, the Daily Beast reported Tuesday. The move means that Sanders, who […]
French Muslims and the Secular State
Source: The Jewish Press By Denis MacEoin {Originally posted to the Gatestone Institute website} Islam has a history largely forgotten today: Schools seem largely to ignore or suppress topics related […]
Macron announces crackdown on anti-Semitism in France
Source: BBC News French President Emmanuel Macron has announced new measures to tackle anti-Semitism, following a spate of attacks. He told Jewish leaders that France would recognise anti-Zionism – the […]
Anti-Semitism: Germany sees ‘10% jump in offences’ in 2018
Source: BBC News The German government has revealed a sharp increase in the number of anti-Semitic offences recorded last year. Crime data, detailed in German media on Wednesday, says 1,646 […]
‘Spreading like poison’: flurry of antisemitic acts alarms France
Source: The Guardian By Angelique Chrisafis in Paris French police are investigating a spate of antisemitic acts in Paris and the surrounding area in the past few days, as the government announced a […]
Ilhan Omar ignites new anti-Semitism controversy with comments on AIPAC
Source: Politico By JOHN BRESNAHAN Freshman Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar ignited a new controversy on Sunday night when she suggested GOP support for Israel is driven by campaign donations from a […]
From Celebrated to Vilified, House’s Muslim Women Absorb Blows Over Israel
Source: The New York Times By Sheryl Gay Stolberg WASHINGTON — Representatives Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota were hailed as symbols of diversity when they were […]
Death Knell For Syria Pullout: “We Have To Protect Israel” Says Trump
By Tyler Durden After approaching two months of talk of a “full” and “immediate” US troop withdrawal from Syria, first ordered by President Trump on December 19 — which was […]
A Jewish Republican called Ilhan Omar anti-Semitic. She suggested he’s Islamophobic. Then came a voice mail.
Source: The Washington Post By Meagan Flynn Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.), who is Jewish, received a voice mail on Thursday that he wanted Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), who is Muslim, […]
The Persistence of Anti-Semitism
Source: The New York Times By Bret Stephens ANTISEMITISM Here and Now By Deborah E. Lipstadt As recently as the turn of this century, it was just about plausible to […]