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Fast Forward NYC Traffic Cop Calls Driver ‘Stupid Jew’ In Manhattan
A New York City traffic cop is under scrutiny after he reportedly called a motorist a “stupid Jew” at an intersection in Manhattan on Tuesday, Yeshiva World News reported. According to YWN, two Orthodox Jewish men were driving in East Midtown during rush hour when they tried to make a turn to get out of…
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Culture How Eli Valley’s Art Started An Anti-Semitism Scandal At Stanford
It began on Thursday, May 2, when members of the Stanford chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) posted flyers with cartoons by Eli Valley, a Jewish political cartoonist known for his provocative drawings of right-wing and Jewish figures. Soon after, Nazi-era propaganda appeared in freshman dorms. By May 7 one of The New…
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Fast Forward ADL Offers $5K Reward For Info On Brooklyn Anti-Semitic Attack Caught On Video
The Anti-Defamation League is offering a $5,000 reward for information in connection to an assault of an Orthodox Jewish man in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. In the incident caught on video Tuesday evening, a man sucker punched a visibly Jewish man near the headquarters of the Satmar Hasidic group. Exclusive Video of a Anti-semitic attack yesterday 7:30pm…
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Fast Forward Rabbis Met With New York Times To Discuss Anti-Semitic Cartoon, Israel Coverage
NEW YORK (JTA) — A dozen rabbis from across the major denominations met with the publisher and editorial page editor of The New York Times regarding the anti-Semitic cartoon it published and its general coverage of Israel. The meeting Wednesday morning at The Times offices in Midtown Manhattan lasted an hour and a half and…
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The Schmooze For Once And For All, Meghan McCain Cannot Be A Victim Of Anti-Semitism
On Tuesday night, Ben Domenech, the founder and publisher of conservative website The Federalist and husband of Meghan McCain, did an odd thing. He tweeted a verbally abusive, sexually explicit rant, accusing late night host Seth Meyers of “going after” his wife with “Idiotic Anti Semitic bullshit.” Here’s the thing: Ben Domenech is not Jewish….
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Fast Forward Jewish Family Sues Spirit Airlines Over Alleged Anti-Semitic Abuse
A Jewish family from New York is suing Spirit Airlines, claiming they were harassed by flight attendants on their way to Florida in a “discriminatory campaign,” Law.com reported. The situation began over a question about safety regulations and allegedly resulted in one flight attendant labeling the family as “retarded Jews.” In January, Yisroel Sternberg and…
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Fast Forward Miami Bagel Shop Gets Threatening Anti-Semitic Phone Calls
(JTA) — An unknown man made anti-Semitic threats against the Jewish owners of a Miami bagel shop. The man called the Bagel Time Café several times on Monday, and in his last call threatening to “get rid of” Jews, Miami’s Local10 reported. The man first told the owners over the telephone that he would “expose…
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Fast Forward Senators Introduce Resolution Condemning Anti-Semitsm
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A bipartisan slate of 44 U.S. senators, almost half the body, sponsored a resolution condemning anti-Semitism, the latest congressional bid to address an issue that has roiled American politics. The resolution introduced Thursday, which was observed as Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, by Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Tim Kaine, D-Va., lists a…
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