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Ukraine mayor accused of anti-Semitism

Jewish leaders in Ukraine and Russia on Thursday condemned the mayor of a Ukrainian city who called a presidential hopeful "an impudent little Jew," and Russia's chief rabbi said he would travel there in a show of support for the local Jewish community.

Frenchman convicted of killing Jewish man appeals

The lawyer for the convicted killer of a young French Jew says his client is appealing his sentence.

Family of slain Jewish man leaves Paris trial

The family of a Jewish man tortured and killed in 2006 walked out of a tense Paris trial Thursday in anger over comments by the man accused of murdering him, the family's lawyer said.

Poland embraces new effort to fight anti-Semitism

A human rights group and Poland's Education Ministry introduced new teaching materials for Poland's middle schools on Thursday in an effort to combat anti-Semitism.

Report: Many EU nations do not track anti-Semitism

Anti-Semitism in some European countries appears to have risen since Israel's offensive in Gaza, but it fell during 2007 and most of 2008, a new report says.

UK anti-Semitic attacks rise after Gaza conflict

The number of anti-Semitic attacks on British Jews rose sharply after the start of the conflict in Gaza, a Jewish charity said Friday.

Survey: European anti-Semitism strong

The Anti-Defamation League said Tuesday that a survey it commissioned found nearly a third of Europeans polled blame Jews for the global economic meltdown and that a greater number think Jews have too much power in the business world.

Venezuelan official visits synagogue after attack

Venezuela's foreign minister visited a synagogue on Thursday that was recently attacked by vandals and promised the country's Jewish community that authorities would determine who was responsible for the assault.

Demonstrators fear anti-Semitism in Venezuela

Dozens of demonstrators waving banners reading "Hate Only Sows Hate" and "Coexist" gathered Tuesday in front of the United Nations' local offices to protest an attack on a Jewish synagogue and to warn against what some fear is a growing tide of anti-Semitism.

Jewish leaders object to Nazi imagery at rallies

The use of Nazi imagery at recent anti-Israel demonstrations across Europe has fanned the flames of anti-Semitism and incited violence against Jews, the head of Israel's Holocaust memorial said Monday.

New effort launched to fight anti-Semitism

Every few months in Austria, vandals topple tombstones in a Jewish cemetery and spray swastikas on the headstones.

Paris prosecutors: No anti-Semitism in attack

Paris judicial officials decided an attack on three Jewish youths did not have anti-Semitic motives and charged five suspects Wednesday with simple voluntary violence.

Polish priest won't be prosecuted

Polish prosecutors have decided not to charge a Roman Catholic priest accused of making anti-Semitic comments, and the country's Jewish community on Friday called the decision a setback.

State Report Cites Growing Anti-Semitism

New forms of anti-Semitism are emerging around the world, promoting prejudice against Jews by attacking Israeli policy and Zionism, the philosophic underpinning of a Jewish state, the State Department reported Thursday.

Anti-Semitic Note Attacks Tenn. Lawmaker

Steve Cohen, a white congressman representing a mostly black district, is no stranger to political attacks tinged with race. A new political flier circulating in the district is forcing him to confront anti-Semitism, too.

Book on Polish Anti-Semitism Sparks Fury

The newly released Polish edition of a book by a Princeton University professor has dredged up painful memories here, forcing the country to confront a difficult chapter in its history: the deaths of Jews at the hands of Poles in the aftermath of World War II.

Polish Party Accused of Anti-Semitic Ad

A right-wing party ran a campaign ad Monday suggesting Polish lives have been put in danger in Iraq to serve Jewish and U.S. interests, and it immediately drew accusations of anti-Semitism.

Israel Urges Condemnation of Priest

Israel is urging Polish and Roman Catholic authorities to condemn a prominent priest over reported anti-Jewish comments, which its ambassador described Monday as the worst case of anti-Semitic speech in Poland in decades.

U.N. Launches Anti-Semitism Investigation

The United Nations has launched an investigation of anti-Semitic incidents in its security service, according to a letter Wednesday to all security staff.

Torture Killing of French Jew Spurs March

Tens of thousands of demonstrators, joined by politicians of all stripes, marched through Paris on Sunday to protest racism and anti-Semitism after the torture and killing of a Paris Jew.

The Vine
3 Clergymen of Different Faiths Attempt to Bridge Interfaith Gap
Source: The New York Times

The three say they became close not by avoiding or glossing over their conflicts, but by running straight at them.

Zionism's un-Christian Bible
Source: Opinion Maker

The Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions campaign should widen its scope to target non-Israeli companies who contribute significantly to the oppression of Palestinians.

Book Calls Jewish People an 'Invention'
Source: The New York Times

The book by Shlomo Sand, which mixes respected scholarship with dubious theories, spent months on the best-seller list in Israel and is now available in English.

"...Why People Like to Stuff People Like You into Ovens"
Source: Daily Kos

If you really think hard, you can figure out that "people like you" refers to my being Jewish, which this reader must have deduced from my last name, which sounds--Jewish.

Austrians Mute Israeli Anthem at Fencing Tourney
Source: Arutz Sheva News Briefs

Young female athletes from Israel's fencing team swept top medals at a 28-nation European tournament held in Mödling, Austria last week – but faced an additional challenge when they stood on the winners' podium to receive their medals: the organizers did not play the recording …

PM's Jewish pitch hits a new low, critics say - thestar.com
Source: Toronto Star

OTTAWA–Angry Liberals Wednesday accused the Conservative government of reaching a new political low by circulating flyers characterizing the Liberals as anti-Semitic.

CAIR: US seizure of 4 Mosques over Alleged Iran Ties Threatens Religious Freedom
Source: MWC News

US seizure of 4 mosques and a New York skyscraper belonging to a non-profit foundation with alleged financial ties to Iran. CAIR warns that the seizure of places of worship may have First Amendment implications.

Cairo native speaks out against radical Muslims
Source: Central Florida Future

To understand her stance on Islam, Darwish said it is important to note what kind of culture she was raised in.

Global anti-Semitism demands a united response
Source: The Ottawa Citizen

The beast of anti-Semitism is back. In Europe, politicians who deny the Holocaust or trivialize the massacre of Jews are elected to the European Parliament.

Blood libeler Bostrom not sorry, lies to Ha'aretz
Source:

Do you think the IDF killed people to get body organs?

Writing Jews out of Jerusalem's history
Source: Guardian Unlimited

Aside from the agitation is the disturbing notion that Jews seeking to visit, or even pray at, their holiest place of worship (the Temple Mount and not merely the Western Wall) should be seen as provocation, desecration or in any other way unacceptable.

Arab Media Manipulation
Source: Arutz Sheva News Briefs

The Arabs carry on a continuous "war of nerves", cleverly using the press, UN and Western gullibility --or seminal Anti-Seminism--to isolate Israel and weaken it from psychologically from within and without. Here's how.

Arab Radicals Encourage Violence in Jerusalem
Source:

Today, Israeli riot police confronted militant Arabs holed up in the Mosque on top of the Temple Mount. The Muslims claim they have taken to the streets and are committing violence because there is a rumor that Jews are going to come to the Temple Mount to pray.

United Nations Agency Boosts Arab Claims to Jerusalem
Source:

Of course Israel does not claim that Jerusalem is holy only to Jews. And unlike under Arab jurisdiction, the Jewish State allows freedom of religion to the point where Christians and Muslims control their own Holy sites.

'Organs Libel' Journalist in Israel for Dimona Gathering
Source: Arutz Sheva News Briefs

Swedish journalist Donald Bostrom, who gained infamy in August for claiming that IDF soldiers harvested organs from Arab rioters, landed in Israel on Sunday for the Dimona Conference.

'Goldstone report - the terrorists' Magna Carta'
Source: JPost.com

Israel has suffered from terrorism since its establishment, long before it was blamed for having conquered territories from which attacks against it were launched. The war of terror changed phases, becoming more and more sinister.

'US State Department resettles 60 Yemini Jews in rescue op'
Source: JPost.com

Amid a rise in anti-Semitic violence and terrorist activity in the country, the US State Department recently spirited nearly 60 Yemini Jews from Yemen and resettled them in the United States, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.

Just sue them
Source: ynetnews.com

Yair Lapid offers new tactic in international struggle against new anti-Semites

Poll: Anti-Semitic views in the U.S. at a historic low
Source: Haaretz

"Anti-Semitic attitudes in the United States are at a historic low, with 12 percent of Americans prejudiced toward Jews, an Anti-Defamation League survey found on Thursday. "

But its anti-Zionism, not anti-Semitism.
Source: yourish.com

Here's the thing: The line where criticism of Israel crosses into anti-Semitism is actually pretty clearly drawn in certain instances.

Arab and Muslim Anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism - A Study
Source: zionism.netfirms.com

The roots of Arab and Muslim anti-Semitism, that is, the cultural and ideological sources are eclectic: -Quranic injunctions against Jews

A Love that Overcomes: Review of Gertruda's Oath by Ram Oren*

Numerous memoirs of the Holocaust have been published, and no doubt many are yet to be published. Most of these fall into a particular genre. They chronicle someone's experience of one of the darkest periods in human history.

Britain: "Show Respect" BNP Bigwig Warns Jews
Source:

"One of Nick Griffin's most trusted lieutenants sparked fresh outrage last night after he warned British Jews to "show respect" or "reap what you sow when we are in power".

The New Anti-Semitism
Source:

Jewish residents of Judea and Samaria have coined a term: "the New Anti-Semitism." They use it to refer to pressure by the nations to halt even the natural growth of their communities to make way for a new Arab state devoid of Jews.

Project documents stories of Jewish refugees from Arab countries
Source: JTA: Jewish Life

Joseph Samuels, born Yosef Sasson in Baghdad, was 18 when he fled Iraq for the new state of Israel. It was 1949, and life was becoming increasingly difficult for Jews in Iraq, as it was throughout the Arab world.

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