Struggle against antisemitism
05-12-2010 / United States
USA - WSU pulls Helen Thomas award over ‘antisemitic’ remarks
Wayne State is pulling its Helen Thomas Spirit of Diversity Award after alumna and former White House Press Corps member Helen Thomas reportedly made antisemitic remarks at an Arab-American media workshop held in Dearborn on Dec. 2, the university said in a statement.
“As a public university, Wayne State encourages free speech and open dialogue, and respects diverse viewpoints,”...05-12-2010 / United States
USA - Man guilty of antisemitic vandalism at cemetery
A Cook County jury has found a 25-year-old man guilty of a hate crime for vandalizing a Jewish cemetery near the Chicago suburb of Norridge with spray-painted antisemitic phrases and white supremacist symbols.
The jury deliberated less than four hours Friday before finding Norridge resident Mariusz Wdziekonski guilty of felony vandalism and unlawful acts on cemetery grounds for the...03-12-2010 / Poland
Poland – Indictments filed against fans for waiving an antisemitic poster during a football game
Indictments were filed against two fans of the Resovii Rzeszow Football Club. The fans waved a huge poster during a Derbi game on May 2010, on which a caricature of a stereotypic Jew was drawn, along with the writing: "Death to those having curved noses".
The two fans will be indicted for public insult of the Jewish people. Four other fans are currently under investigation.
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USA - Man given 2 years for threatening Jewish school
A West Rogers Park man was sentenced Wednesday to 25 months in prison for mailing a letter threatening to blow up a Jewish high school.
Mohammad Alkaramla, who was born in Jordan, mailed a letter in late 2008 to the Ida Crown Jewish Academy, threatening to plant a bomb there if Israel didn't withdraw troops from the Gaza Strip within two weeks, said his father, Tawiq Alkaramla.
"He...26-11-2010 / Canada
Canada - Canada boycotts Durban III, cites anti-Israel focus
Canada will not attend UN conference on racism because of negative focus on Israel, immigration minister says; Ottawa has lost faith in Durban process, whose agenda promotes racism, he says
Canada will not attend Durban III, a United Nations conference on racism next September in South Africa because the event has negatively targeted Israel, the country's immigration minister said...24-11-2010 / United States
USA - FBI: Hate crime incidents, victim numbers down
The FBI says the number of hate crime incidents went down in 2009 compared to the previous year, while the number of victims - which include businesses and institutions as well as people - went up.
The bureau says that out of some 4,000 victims of racial bias, seven in 10 were victims because of prejudice against blacks.
Out of nearly 1,600 victims of anti-religious bias, about the...23-11-2010 / Germany
Germany- Jewish leader receives German civilian honor
The German president has given one of the nation's highest civilian honors to the outgoing head of Germany's Central Council of Jews, praising her role in fighting extremism and antisemitism.
In awarding Charlotte Knobloch the Large Federal Cross of Merit with a star on Tuesday, President Christian Wulff thanked her for work toward reconciliation in post-World War II Germany.
The...21-11-2010 / Britain
Britain - Eminent biologist cites antisemitism for union resignation
Denis Noble is an Oxford University biologist with a global reputation in the scientific community. He resigned from England’s University and College Union, saying the organization was either anti-Semitic or tolerated it.
Since 2002, there have been various attempts to boycott Israeli academic institutions and scholars in several Western countries, including England, where Noble lives....21-11-2010 /
Hate crimes in the OSCE region - Incidents and Responses: Annual Report for 2009
The report highlights the fact that that although hate crimes remain a serious problem in the OSCE Region, there is a lack of adequate and reliable data. Nevertheless, it does provide an overview of developments in national legislation and projects launched to combat hate crimes in 2008.
This publication includes separate sections on certain types of hate crimes and victim groups that are...18-11-2010 / United States
USA – The 2010 international religious freedom report (Video)
The US State Department has just released its annual International Religious Freedom Report (you can find the Executive Summary here and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's remarks introducing the report here). International Religious Freedom Report, 2010 Source:... ...15-11-2010 / Australia
Australia - Antisemitism on campus - Contemporary Jewish experience at Victorian universities
Executive Summary
In response to increased reports of antisemitism on campus and intimidation of Jewish students, the B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) invited Jewish students in Victoria to fill in a questionnaire about their on-campus experiences. More than two thirds (68 per cent) of respondents reported experiencing or witnessing some form of antisemitism. Written...10-11-2010 /
"Ottawa Protocol" draws the line on antisemitism
Stepped-up efforts within Canada and around the world are needed to combat rising antisemitism, says an international declaration designed to stamp out the "most enduring of all hatreds."
The declaration, known as the Ottawa Protocol, was released yesterday after a two-day meeting of parliamentarians and experts from about four dozen countries in Ottawa.
"We are alarmed by the...09-11-2010 / Canada
Canada - Harper's speech on Israel, antisemitism (Video)
The following is excerpted from Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s speech on Parliament Hill Monday to a gathering of international parliamentarians and experts attending a conference on combating antisemitism:
Two weeks ago I visited Ukraine for the first time. At the killing grounds of Babyn Yar, I knew I was standing in a place where evil – evil at its most cruel, obscene, and...07-11-2010 / Germany
Germany – The opening of the antisemitism counter-activity week
The antisemitism counter-activity week, which is sponsored by the Amadeu Antonio Foundation, was opened this week with a press conference. With more than 60 partners and 170 events, this is the largest antisemitism national counter campaign, and it will focus on the hostility towards Israel.
This is the 7th time that such an activity takes place, and this year – with a total of 170...07-11-2010 / Vatican
The Vatican - Pope Benedict XVI assures ADL he will continue to raise his voice against antisemitism
In an audience at the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI today assured top leaders of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) that he would continue to raise his voice against antisemitism and attempts to isolate the state of Israel.
The Pope was greeted by a leadership delegation in Rome led by Robert G. Sugarman, ADL National Chair, Abraham H. Foxman, National Director, and Rabbi Eric Greenberg, ADL...05-11-2010 / Britain
Britain - Antisemitic Discourse in Britain in 2009 by Mark Gardner
CST’s latest report, “Antisemitic Discourse in Britain in 2009”, ispublished today.
This is CST’s third annual report on antisemitic discourse. It is being published now to coincide with the conference of the Inter-Parliamentary Coalition for Combating Antisemitism, being held in Ottawa, Canada. (This is the second such international conference, and follows last year’s inaugural...
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Canada - Canadian chain pulls magazine seen as antisemitic
Canada's leading drugstore chain has pulled a controversial magazine from its racks, but insists the decision has nothing to do with complaints that its latest issue contained antisemitic images.
Shoppers Drug Mart said that it will no longer sell Adbusters, an anti-consumerist/activist magazine based in Vancouver.
Lisa Gibson, a spokeswoman for the Shoppers, told the Globe and Mail...03-11-2010 / United States
USA - NYC man charged with leaving antisemitic notes in Nassau
Demetrios Apolonides was arrested for repeatedly littering parts of Nassau County with notes that said “Kill Jews” late last year and early this year.
Nassau County police charged Demetrios Apolonides with nine counts of aggravated harassment.
Seventh Squad detectives said the 37-year-old, while employed as a driver for XYZ Car Service, threw 1-inch by 3-inch pieces of paper...03-11-2010 /
Dozens of Nobel Prize laureates condemn boycott campaign against Israel
Under the auspices of the initiative
Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME),
38 Nobel peace prize laureates have signed a declaration condemning international attempts to boycott, divest from or sanction Israeli academics, institutions, and research or training centers. Of special concern are the continued threat of a boycott by South Africa’s University of...03-11-2010 / United States
USA - NAACP warns of extremists in Tea Party
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and other civil rights groups again asked "Tea Party" groups to reject what they say are white nationalist, antisemitic, and neo-Nazi elements within them. According to “Tea Party Nationalism: A Critical Examination of the Tea Party Movement and the Size, Scope, and Focus of Its National Factions,” released Oct. 20...
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