Anti-Israel Bias
Online critics accused the bestselling author, who is a supporter of the BDS movement, of “normalizing” Israelis over a brief reference in her book, Taipei Story.
The Jewish governor of Illinois, widely thought to be a candidate for president, accused the Israeli prime minister of making it “near-impossible” to obtain peace.
“No sane person ‘advocates’ for the murder of children or civilians,” the U.S. ambassador said. “Even the allegation is sick and evil.”
Italian businessman Marco Carrai criticized those who remain silent amid ongoing fueling of hatred.
“The chair’s remarks were expected to be congratulatory, not a platform for personal or political expression,” university president Domenico Grasso stated.
The National Education Association “sends the message to the local and state affiliates that antisemitism is acceptable,” Marci Lerner Miller, of the Brandeis Center, told JNS.
The judges resigned from the prestigious art show following controversy surrounding policy on countries with leaders facing ICC charges.
The mission denounced the destruction of an Israeli flag at a May Day demonstration and urged officials to condemn the act and pursue legal action.
The letter, whose author claimed to “work with Hezbollah,” ended with the words: “Kill and fumigate all Jews.”
“We’re not seeing any indication that a large part of the Jewish community supports anti-Zionism,” Jonathan Schulman, of Jewish Majority, which conducted the survey, told JNS.
“Those responsible must be found and investigated before words turn into action,” the Combat Antisemitism Movement said.
