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anti-semitism
Report: Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes Rose 18% in LA County
Aaron Bandler
October 23, 2020
According to the report, the number of anti-Semitic hate crimes in the county in 2019 was 93; in 2018, that number was 79. The report noted that the 93 instances is the largest number of anti-Semitic hate crimes that the county has recorded since 2009.
Jewish Students File Dept. of Education Complaint Against UIUC for Handling of Anti-Semitism on Campus
Aaron Bandler
October 23, 2020
Albania Becomes Second Muslim-Majority Country to Adopt IHRA Definition of Anti-Semitism
Aaron Bandler
October 22, 2020
On October 22, Albania became the second Muslim-majority country to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism.
French President Says Pro-Hamas Group Connected to Beheading of Teacher
Aaron Bandler
October 20, 2020
French President Emmanuel Macron announced on October 20 that a pro-Hamas group is connected to the recent beheading of a Paris history teacher.
Zoom Says They Won’t Host University of Hawaii Webinar Featuring Leila Khaled
Aaron Bandler
October 20, 2020
A spokesperson for Zoom told the Journal that they won’t be allowing an upcoming University of Hawaii (UH) webinar featuring Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine member Leila Khaled as a guest speaker to use their platform.
Leila Khaled to Speak During University of Hawaii Zoom Webinar
Aaron Bandler
October 20, 2020
The event, which is co-sponsored by the UH Mānoa (UHM) Departments of Ethnic Studies and Political Science, is part of the U.S. Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel’s “Day of Action Against the Criminalization and Censorship of Campus Political Speech.”
US Envoy Carr: 1.7 Million Anti-Semitic Posts on Facebook, Twitter So Far in 2020
Jackson Richman/JNS
October 19, 2020
In an exclusive interview, U.S. Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism discusses the “raw hate” against Jews on social media and his causes for optimism.
Georgetown SJP to Host Speaker Who Tweeted Jews Are Known for Being ‘Sleazy Thieves’
Aaron Bandler
October 15, 2020
Georgetown SJP and the university’s Qatar SJP chapter will be hosting Miko Peled, an Israeli-born Jew who is the son of an Israeli general and a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, on a Zoom webinar event titled “Anti-Zionism vs. Anti-Semitism.”
Reporter Calls Anchorage Mayor ‘Jewish Living Piece of F—ing S—’ in Threatening Voicemail
Aaron Bandler
October 15, 2020
The reporter, Maria Athens, left the voicemail on October 9 to Berkowitz, accusing him of being a “pedophile” and gloating that she would win an Emmy after exposing him.
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