Fighting Anti-Semitism

July 12, 2024

Anti-Israel activists attempting to hijack American education system

College campus. Credit: Alison Updyke/Pixabay. (The Focus Project) — Anti-Jewish hatred is becoming so prevalent and accepted in American education that deans at a prestigious American university thought that they could joke about it without repercussions. They boldly made light […]
July 11, 2024

Candace Owens: A cautionary tale about platforming ignorance

Rapper Kanye West and Conservative political commentator Candace Owens attend the “The Greatest Lie Ever Sold” Premiere Screening in Nashville, Tenn., on Oct. 12, 2022. Photo by Jason Davis/Getty Images for DailyWire+. by Jonathan Tobin (JNS) — There is a […]
July 11, 2024

Kamala has her “very fine people” moment regarding campus antisemitism

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff arrive for a State Dinner at the White House for Kenyan President William Ruto and his wife, Rachel Ruto, the first such by a leader from an African country since […]
June 30, 2024

Black leaders support reinstating ban on masks at demonstrations

Hamas supporters near Columbia University in New York City, May 23, 2024. Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images. by Mike Wagenheim (JNS) — A coalition of faith and civil leaders is demanding that New York State reinstate its law banning wearing […]
June 25, 2024

Major Role Playing Game convention apparently bounces event that banned Zionists

Photo by Dietmar Rabich / Wikimedia Commons / “Würfel, Ikosaeder (W20) — 2021 — 5591” / CC BY-SA 4.0 The world of role-playing games, historically a space that welcomes individuals from all walks of life and has been a safe haven for those who don’t […]
June 11, 2024

Anti-Israel mob calls for violence outside N.Y. exhibit in memory of Nova festival victims

Israelis visit an exhibition of objects collected from the Nova party massacre in Tel Aviv on Dec. 28, 2023. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90. (JNS) — A mob of protesters chanting “intifada revolution” on June 10 rallied outside a New York […]
May 27, 2024

Not just about Israel: Hamas supporters’ anti-U.S. agenda opened eyes at North Carolina

Jewish and non-Jewish students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill hold up the American flag. A full water bottle thrown by a pro-Hamas protester at the students can be seen passing the flag. Source: Screenshot/Bryan Anderson on […]
May 4, 2024

Reps. Gaetz, MTG cite claim that Jews killed Jesus in voting against antisemitism measure

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) at the 2021 AmericaFest in Phoenix, Ariz. Credit: Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons. While many House Democrats opposed a bill defining antisemitism on the claims that it might criminalize anti-Israel rhetoric, some Republican opponents used […]
April 20, 2024

U.S. House deems “River to the Sea” chant antisemitic

Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Calif.). Source: Screenshot. by Kylie Ora Lobell (Jewish Journal) — The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution on April 16 declaring the slogan “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” antisemitic. Forty-four members […]
March 8, 2024

Why liberals have failed in the fight against antisemitism

Magen David (“Star of David”). Credit: Dziurek/Shutterstock. by Jonathan Tobin (JNS) — Turning points in history aren’t always obvious or easily recognized by those living through them. But the significance of Oct. 7 and the way the events of that […]
March 4, 2024

Walking the other way: L.A. students leave class to protest antisemitism

A view of the San Fernando Valley, with Woodland Hills and Warner Center in the foreground. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. (JNS) — Across the country since Oct. 7, groups of students have led walkouts during class time to protest against Israel’s […]