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Opinion The Mocked Hasidic Child Could Have Been Mine – Or Yours
In a since-deleted video, an Orthodox child cries as a grown man makes fun of his sidelocks. Despite the fact that the video was both anti-Semitic and a violation of the child’s privacy, it went viral, with millions watching and almost 100,000 people “liking” the video before it was finally removed. Ever since I watched…
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Opinion Why Does No One Care About Anti-Semitic Attacks Against Hasidim?
The last few weeks have been a dangerous time to be a Jew in New York. Well, that’s not exactly right. They’ve been a dangerous time to be a Hasidic Jew in Crown Heights. On April 14, 21 and 30th and on May 1st of 2018, Hasidic Jews in Crown Heights were attacked and beaten….
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Opinion Your California Anti-Semite Is A Hoax. Typical Liberals.
Dear Editor, I wanted to call attention to your recent article entitled “Top Republican In California Senate Race Called For Government ‘Free From Jews’” dated April 29th. I found it to be quite odd. “The top challenger to California Sen. Dianne Feinstein in her upcoming re-election campaign is a candidate who has repeatedly espoused anti-Semitism…
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Fast Forward Anti-Semitic Posters Hung Near Duke University
(JTA) — Anti-Semitic and white supremacist posters were removed from downtown Durham, North Carolina near the Duke University campus. City workers removed the posters on Monday, the local Herald Sun newspaper reported. One of the posters showed a silhouetted man pointing a gun at an image of a bearded man with a long nose, wearing…
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Fast Forward Mahmoud Abbas: Jews Caused Holocaust With Their ‘Social Behavior’
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said the Holocaust was caused by the “social behavior” of Jews, such as money lending, and not by anti-Semitism. Speaking Monday in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Abbas also said that Jews do not have a historical connection to the land. “Israel is a colonial project…
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Fast Forward Government Should Be Judenrein—And 4 More Anti-Semitic Quotes From A GOP Leader
The candidate currently polling at second place in California’s Senate race, Patrick Little, has called for government to be “free from Jews.” If the polls hold, this means that the Republican activist will advance from the June 5 primary to the November general election against Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein (who is Jewish). Here are Patrick…
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Fast Forward Top Republican In California Senate Race Called For Government ‘Free From Jews’
The top challenger to California Sen. Dianne Feinstein in her upcoming re-election campaign is a candidate who has repeatedly espoused anti-Semitism and has been endorsed by former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke, a poll found last week. The survey, conducted by SurveyUSA, found Feinstein leading the field with 39%. In second place is Republican…
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Fast Forward Arizona Road Sign Hacked To Display Anti-Semitic Message
(JTA) — An electronic road sign in central Arizona was hacked to display an anti-Semitic message. The sign in Pinal County early on Friday morning was altered to read “Hail Hitler,” which though spelled incorrectly, is believed to refer to the Nazi salute, the Arizona Republic reported. The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office received the first…
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