A New York public defenders’ union has become a hotbed of antisemitic rhetoric, in the months following October 7. Now, the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, has filed a complaint, accusing the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys (UAW 2325) — thought to be the oldest union in the country — of …
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Pro-Hamas Protesters Beat Up Frum Jews in LA
A group of pro-Hamas rabble-rousers, showed up at the orthodox Shaarey Zedek Congregation and Hebrew school in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley. A large group of pro-Israel demonstrators met the Hamas supporters head on and things got pretty rough. In the end, the LAPD arrived and broke up the fight, assigning the protest groups to …
Why Does the World Hate Jews?
October 7 and the Hamas attack on the Jews had extreme repercussions outside Israel, for Jews everywhere. In America, in Europe, on and off campus. Protests abound, often violent, and always annoying to those inconvenienced by them, for instance, when protesters take to the streets and block traffic. There is only so much that can …
Alice Walker: Don’t Give This Antisemite Royalties
Alice Walker is a renowned author known for her novel “The Color Purple,” which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1983. The novel was subsequently made into a movie, and is now debuting as a musical. Walker’s views on Israel and Jews, however, are decidedly unsavory—Walker is an out and out antisemite who trashes …
Rising Antisemitism in the Wake of October 7th
On October 7th, Hamas terrorists crossed into Israel and massacred 1,400 men, women, and children in the largest attack since the Holocaust. Roughly 240 civilians were taken to Gaza, and with the exception of 5 captives, remain in captivity. Since that time, a tide of antisemitism has swept the world. Jewish people are living in …
Antisemitism Once More Rears its Ugly Head in Georgia
Antisemitism seems to be on the rise in Georgia, this time in Macon. On Sunday, residents of Beall Hill woke up to hate-filled pamphlets from the Goyim Defense League. It’s the third public expression of Jew-hatred this summer—two in June, and now this. As everyone knows by now, antisemitism is surging in America and it …
Biden Delays Implementation of Executive Order on Combatting Antisemitism
Kenneth Marcus, Chairman, The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights under Law, has a piece in Newsweek about the postponement on implementing the Executive Order on Combating Antisemitism, originally signed by Trump in 2019. “This order had been a major milestone, codifying important rules under which Jewish students receive civil rights protections in American …
Official UK Education Union Publication Spreads Lies About Israel
According to media watchdog Honest Resporting, Britain’s National Education Union (NEU) is spreading lies and disinformation about Israel through its official magazine “Educate,” the NEU’s bimonthly magazine. In its most recent issue, the magazine lends credibility to one of the craziest antisemitic conspiracy theories around: that Israeli settlers train wild boars to frighten and attack …
Ben & Jerry’s Founders Say Unilever Sale to Israeli Violates Acquisition Agreement
Ben & Jerry’s founders say the Unilever sale of its ice cream franchise to Israeli licensee Avi Zinger, violates its acquisition agreement with the company. Zinger is, at present, free to market the ice cream to both Jews and Arabs in all parts of Jerusalem, Judea, and Samaria. Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, didn’t want …
Orthodox Leaders, Community, Respond to NYT Chassidic Yeshivas Hit Piece
In response to what can only be called a highly antisemitic NY Times article on Chassidic yeshivas, many Jews are speaking out. Note that not all are religious—it’s just that they recognize antisemitism when they see it. The danger is real, with the progressive wing of the Democratic Party pushing a socialist, anti-religion agenda. It …