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Fast Forward Buffalo shooter’s manifesto includes antisemitic rhetoric along with racism
(JTA) — The man charged with killing 10 people and wounding three others at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket Saturday allegedly was motivated by a conspiracy theory that has spurred recent deadly attacks on Jews, among others. An online manifesto attributed to Payton Gendron, 18, explains that the attack was spurred by the theory that…
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Opinion Anti-Zionism is not (necessarily) antisemitism
At the Anti-Defamation League’s national summit last week, ADL’s CEO Jonathan Greenblatt unequivocally stated that “anti-Zionism is antisemitism.” No ifs ands or buts. No reservations. No nuance. He repeated his statement, explaining that he does so “because words have power. Words have meaning.” He’s right about one thing: words do matter. And that’s why it’s…
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Fast Forward Man charged in Portland, Ore., synagogue and mosque vandalism spree
(JTA) — A man who once reported about political extremism in Portland, Oregon, was arrested this week in connection with a string of vandalism incidents at synagogues and a mosque there. Michael Bivins was charged with one count of arson and three counts of criminal mischief, according to Willamette Week, the weekly independent newspaper where…
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Fast Forward In Antwerp, haredi Orthodox Jew overpowers and tackles his attacker
(JTA) — It began like countless other antisemitic incidents in Antwerp: A man shouted insults and made threatening gestures at members of the Belgian city’s large Orthodox Jewish community. But the incident on Sunday near the city’s central railway station took an unexpected turn. After the alleged perpetrator appeared to swing his arm to hit…
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Fast Forward ADL chief compares ‘radical left’ critics of Israel to right-wing extremists
This article originally appeared on Haaretz, and was reprinted here with permission. Sign up here] to get Haaretz’s free Daily Brief newsletter delivered to your inbox. WASHINGTON – Anti-Defamation League Director Jonathan Greenblatt on Sunday delivered his sharpest criticism yet of far-left critics of Israel, drawing direct comparisons to right-wing extremists his organization has spent…
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Fast Forward Antisemitic harassment reported at Rutgers Jewish fraternity, including by pro-Palestinian demonstrators
(JTA) — A historically Jewish fraternity at Rutgers University has been the target of multiple cases of antisemitic harassment this week, prompting the school to announce it would be increasing security on campus. Authorities said the university’s AEPi house was first targeted on Friday when protestors exiting a rally for Students for Justice in Palestine, a pro-Palestinian…
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News ‘Simply shocking’: ADL finds 60% rise in antisemitic violence
The Anti-Defamation League tallied a record number of antisemitic incidents for 2021, partly because last spring’s violence in Israel and Gaza spurred a backlash against American Jews. The organization received 2,223 reports of incidents including harassment and assault, a nearly 10% increase from 2020 and the most ever since it started tabulating antisemitism in 1979….
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News A beloved Fresno State librarian fantasized about ‘target practice’ on Jews
A report commissioned by Fresno State University looking into the views of Henry Miller Madden, for whom the school’s library was named, has found copious — and unambiguous — examples of antisemitism, as well as a through line of heartfelt admiration for Hitler and the Nazi party. “I think all of us were surprised by…
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Fast Forward Buffalo shooter’s manifesto includes antisemitic rhetoric along with racism
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