An annual report on politically motivated crime found anti-Semitic offenses and hate crimes against foreigners both up significantly, even as violence fell.
Tag: Anti-Semitism
A Friend to Israel, and to Bigots: Viktor Orban’s ‘Double Game’ on Anti-Semitism
Hungary’s leader has backed Jewish institutions and causes, and befriended Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel — while making use of anti-Semitic tropes.
Ireland Bars American Pastor Accused of Hate Speech
In its first use of a 1999 law, the Irish government denied entry to Steven L. Anderson, an Arizona preacher accused of making anti-Semitic and homophobic statements.
Ukraine’s Newly Elected President Is Jewish. So Is Its Prime Minister. Not All Jews There Are Pleased.
Anti-Semitism is not the scourge it once was in Ukraine, but some Jews fear becoming targets as their prominence grows.
Anti-Semitism Is Back, From the Left, Right and Islamist Extremes. Why?
Anti-Semitism is now being harnessed for political ends by ideologies that otherwise would have little overlap. That fusion is new, and dangerous, experts say.
Feature: How the Battle Over Israel and Anti-Semitism Is Fracturing American Politics
The growing prominence of the B.D.S. movement — and the backlash to it — is widening fault lines from college campuses to Capitol Hill.
Volkswagen C.E.O. Apologizes After Echoing Nazi Slogan, ‘Work Sets You Free’
Speaking about profits at a company event this week, Herbert Diess said, “Ebit macht frei,” echoing the slogan “Arbeit macht frei,” or “Work sets you free.”
Can U.K.’s Labour Party Survive Brexit?
The party leader, Jeremy Corbyn, tried to play both sides of the debate over leaving the European Union. Now, that “productive ambiguity” is tearing Labour apart.
Jewish Caricatures at Belgian Carnival Set Off Charges of Anti-Semitism
A parade float in the Belgian city of Aalst featured two giant figures of Orthodox Jews, sitting on bags of money. The mayor says there were “absolutely no bad intentions.”
Argentina Convicts Ex-Officials in Cover-Up of ’94 Bombing of Jewish Center
The verdict was the first time any senior officials have been held criminally accountable in the case, but victims’ relatives were disappointed that former President Carlos Menem was acquitted.