Antisemitism
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Nadine Dorries, secretary of state for culture, media and sport in the United Kingdom, said: “YouTube has allowed its site to be used to incite racial violence and terrorism, and to profit from it. We will hold social-media companies to account for extremist ideologies online.”
“We are grateful to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for moving ahead with this important confirmation hearing,” said Elana Broitman of the Jewish Federations of North America. “Jewish communities at home and around the world need an advocate and.”
Israel ‘must go on offensive’ to counter fallacious content by Amnesty International, urge watchdogs
“The best thing is expose the facts—to show that that they’re making things up,” says Anne Herzberg, legal adviser for NGO Monitor. “Transparency is another big issue. I don’t think anyone has revealed yet who wrote the report.”
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), said the report “belies history, facts and common sense. Israel remains the only democracy in a region of autocrats and human-rights abusers.”
An official with the Israeli cyber firm allegedly made the offer in a video call with American mobile-security firm Mobileum, The Washington Post reports; NSO denies doing business with Mobelium, or with cash.
The two-week suspension will give the talk-show host “time to reflect and learn about the impact of her comments,” says the TV station’s president Kim Godwin.
Ellen Germain sits one-on-one to talk about the growing global presence of International Holocaust Remembrance Day and her office’s work when “Never Again” stops trending.
In a video, driver Donny Klarmann and his friend, Brandon Ebbs, can be heard laughing as the snowplow is turned in the direction of two Jewish men walking during Shabbat.
Incidents include swastikas, ethnic slurs, anti-Semitic “jokes,” “Heil Hitler” salutes, and not accommodating those who observe holidays.
It follows a bipartisan letter by 42 other lawmakers to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken calling for defunding the Commission of Inquiry.
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer took to social media to express his disgust, saying “anti-Semitism and hatred are not welcome in this community. Despite displays of hate in Central Florida, our collective commitment to building an inclusive, compassionate community for all is stronger than ever.”
Dani Dayan welcomed the talk-show host’s “important” apology, though said her remarks were evidence of a “fundamental misunderstanding” regarding the nature of anti-Semitism.
