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News Europe’s Far-Right Proves It’s Possible To Be Pro-Israel And Anti-Semitic
Last year, a website known for being pro-Israel referred to the political commentator Bill Kristol as a “renegade Jew.” The website, Breitbart News, was co-founded by a Jewish lawyer, has an office in Jerusalem and calls itself “unapologetically” pro-Israel. Across Western Europe, this phenomenon of being both pro-Israel and anti-Semitic has also appeared among political…
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Fast Forward American Muslims Turn To Jews For Help Keeping Religious Institutions Safe
NEW YORK (JTA) — With Islamophobic hate crimes on the rise, Muslim leaders are working harder to secure their mosques and institutions. Some are turning to Jewish experts for assistance. A few Jewish organizations have partnered with local and national Muslim groups to advise them on best security practices and advocate jointly for stronger hate…
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Fast Forward California Imam Slammed For ‘Annihilate The Jews’ Sermon On Jerusalem
A California imam is being accused of anti-Semitism after a video of a July 21 sermon in which he called for a war between Jews and Muslims was published on YouTube. Imam Ammar Shahin’s sermon at the Islamic Center of Davis, in Davis, Cali., was in response to the Israeli government’s placement of metal detectors…
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Fast Forward Compared To Jews, American Muslims Intermarry Far Less And Are More Devout
NEW YORK (JTA) — Since it came out in 2013, the “Pew study” — a landmark survey of American Jewish demographics, beliefs and practices — has been at the center of American Jewish scrutiny and handwringing. Now it’s American Muslims’ turn. On Wednesday, the Pew Research Center released a survey of American Muslims focusing not…
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Fast Forward This Poster Of A Jew And Muslim Kissing Caused A Scandal In Europe
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — In a country where sex toys are displayed in shop windows and television commercials often feature nudity, a picture of a clothed, heterosexual couple kissing may not seem like the stuff of scandal. But precisely such an image — part of a poster campaign celebrating diversity in the Netherlands — has triggered…
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News Controversy Swirls Around Jewish Cemetery Fundraising Push Led By Linda Sarsour
Linda Sarsour and a Muslim charity organization have been accused of not handing out funds raised for the repair of a damaged Jewish cemetery — but others defended the charity for doling out funds raised in the heartwarming interfaith effort. Neil Price, the manager of the Golden Hill cemetery near Denver, Colorado, told the Algemeiner…
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News Sebastian Gorka Was Dumped By FBI For Anti-Islam Diatribes — While Working For Trump Campaign
Sebastian Gorka, President Trump’s controversial counterterrorism adviser, worked for the FBI as an independent contractor lecturing on terrorism while also being paid by the Trump presidential campaign in 2016. But according to a report posted today by The Daily Beast, the FBI terminated its contract with Gorka because Gorka’s lectures were rife with sweeping diatribes…
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Community Are You Contributing To Islamophobia? A Recipe For Anti-Muslim Hatred
In light of the recent fatal attack on a Muslim teenager in Virginia and a crowd of worshippers leaving a mosque in London (as well as the shooting of worshippers in a mosque in Canada earlier this year), I think it’s time to ask ourselves if the way we talk about Muslims contributes to hatred…
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