Avi Maoz, Israeli politician and ‘proud homophobe,’ resigns from deputy minister role
Avi Maoz said Netanyahu broke a promise to transfer some Education Ministry responsibilities to him
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Cleveland rabbi sentenced to prison for soliciting underage sex had a prominent Conservative rabbi as his character witness
Stephen Weiss, a Cleveland rabbi who pleaded guilty to attempted unlawful sexual conduct, had a character witness in a former Rabbinical School dean
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The spelling changed but the meaning is the same: Dictionary.com formally adopts ‘antisemitic’
Many organizations have dropped the hyphen and capital S in recent years, citing the need for clarity when it comes to hate
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As Israel reels from violent attack on Palestinians, settler leadership remains unapologetic
“In no way whatsoever do I condemn them,” said veteran settler activist Daniella Weiss about the settlers who rioted in Huwara
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Elan Ganeles, American killed in West Bank attack, remembered for his wit and friendship
Ganeles, who was raised in West Hartford, Connecticut and graduated from Columbia University, was shot while driving in the eastern West Bank
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Prominent Peruvian-Jewish journalist hit with antisemitic harassment after investigating protester deaths
Gustavo Gorriti’s news site has been investigating police violence in the midst of Peru’s months-long unrest
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Jews responded to Day of Hate with resilience. But was the worry overblown?
Chatter about a national day of antisemitic actions was limited to small Telegram channels
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Israeli killed in latest West Bank shooting amid escalating violence
The attack came one day after a Palestinian gunman killed two Israelis traveling through the northern West Bank Palestinian town of Huwara. Settlers later rioted in Huwara, burning houses and cars. At least one Palestinian was killed amid the riots
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‘Today, I won’t condemn’: Some Netanyahu allies are declining to decry Sunday’s West Bank settler riot
Some lawmakers in the governing coalition denounced the riot while expressing understanding for the settlers who rioted
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Frankfurt cancels Roger Waters concert, calling him ‘one of the world’s most well known antisemites’
Waters had been scheduled to perform May 28 at Frankfurt’s Festhalle, a partly city-owned venue that was the site of deportations of Jews during the Holocaust
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After outcry, Bulgaria bars neo-Nazis from marching in tribute to Nazi collaborationist leader
The judiciary ruled against the torch-lit march, which has galvanized Europe’s far right, hours before it was set to begin
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