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.
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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.
Netanyahu Sparks Outrage Over Pact With Racist Party
An increasingly desperate Israeli prime minister has aggravated already fraught relations between Israel and Jews in the diaspora.
For U.K.’s Labour, Anti-Semitism and Corbyn Are as Divisive as Brexit
As another party lawmaker left for an independent grouping, leaders struggled to combat charges that Labour is “institutionally anti-Semitic.”
Thousands Rally Against Anti-Semitism in France
France’s major political parties and Jewish organizations organized rallies across the country against anti-Semitism, responding to a sharp spike in incidents targeting Jewish people and sites.
Anti-Semitic Taunts by Yellow Vests Prompt French Soul-Searching
The insults hurled at Alain Finkielkraut, a prominent intellectual, crystallized a number of dark elements in a climate of public tension.