Antisemitism
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Israelis have been tweeting photos at weddings, restaurants, the beach, bars and concerts, dancing in bomb shelters, on hikes—with the satirical hashtag #SadSadIsrael.
Bidding had reached $3,400 when the auction was suspended pending a Nov. 16 hearing, following an outcry from Jewish leaders and Holocaust survivors.
Fadah Jassem, a London-based former television producer and editor, is being criticized for supporting Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan and leaving out the flag of Israel in an introductory tweet.
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Germany’s police union also censured the incident, calling it “tasteless” and saying there should be “consequences” for those involved.
“Sports are a crucial arena for tackling hate, and more national football leagues should follow suit,” stated the European Jewish Congress.
The three-day event in December is expected to draw more than 3,000 Israeli and Jewish Americans to hear from politicians, journalists, academics, organizational leaders, military personnel and celebrities.
The Israeli ambassador pointed to U.N. Security Council Resolution 2129 of 2013, which affirms the rights of member states to prosecute and penalize the financing, direct or indirect, of terror organizations and their activities.
“Someone came and tried to make Jewish students feel attacked; our response was to do the opposite,” said Rabbi Yudi Steiner, director of the Rohr Chabad at GW.
The United States and Europe apparently believe that Israel is criminalizing Palestinian civil society and undermining the Palestinian “struggle for freedom.”
Four Holocaust survivors and about 80 participants—Jews and non-Jews, aged 19 to 90—visited Berlin, Wannsee, Ravensbrück and Bergen-Belsen, the latter to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation by British forces.
“As a native Texan, this breaks my heart,” said Rabbi Kelly Levy of Congregation Beth Israel. “We will be compassionate and resolute because our love for humanity strengthens our resistance to hatred.”
