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Fast Forward 40% Of Germans Think Jews Talk About The Holocaust Too Much
More than a quarter of Germans agree with several anti-Semitic statements and stereotypes, according to a study by the World Jewish Congress. The organization’s poll, which was conducted before the attempted Yom Kippur attack on a synagogue in the German city of Halle, found that 29% felt that Jews are more loyal to Israel than…
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Fast Forward Iowa Man Charged With Making Anti-Semitic Threats To Major Jewish Group
(JTA) — An Iowa man was arrested for allegedly threatening a New York-based Jewish organization by phone and email. Garrett Kelsey, 31, of Cedar Rapids, was charged Tuesday in an Iowa courtroom with one count of transmitting threats to injure a person across state lines, which carries a maximum five-year sentence. Kelsey, whose Facebook page…
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Opinion Jeremy Corbyn And The Hypocrisy Of The American Jewish Leadership
The Jewish institutional world is currently up in arms over anti-Semitism in Jeremy Corbyn’s Labor Party in Britain. The accusations have hounded Corbyn since he became party leader in 2015, but they reached a fever pitch in the wake of Labor’s refusal to accept the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s internationally recognized definition of anti-Semitism. Condemnations…
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Fast Forward Jewish Groups Condemn Charlottesville Violence, Trump’s Response
(JTA) — Jewish groups and Jewish leaders condemned the violence at a white supremacist event in Charlottesville, Virginia, and criticized President Trump for saying that the hatred and violence came from “many sides.” “The vile presence and rhetoric of the neo-Nazis who marched this weekend in Charlottesville is a reminder of the ever-present need for…
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Fast Forward U.N. Forum On Palestinians Is Anti-Israel, World Jewish Congress Protests
(JTA) — The World Jewish Congress protested a United Nations forum on the Palestinians, describing it as “anti-Israel.” “This week, a United Nations body will once again vilify the State of Israel,” the group said Thursday, the first day of a two-day forum at the U.N. headquarters in New York titled “Ending the Occupation.” The…
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Fast Forward World Jewish Congress, Others Condemn Attack on Quebec Mosque
(JTA) — The World Jewish Congress and other groups condemned the attack on a Quebec mosque during a prayer service that left six dead and eight wounded. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the Sunday night attack on the Quebec City Islamic Cultural Centre, in which gunmen fired on the some 40 people inside, a…
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