From Charlottesville to Chicago We’re not likely to hear more from Biden now that his fair-weather friends have put him out to pasture. But in case he’s schlepped out for a last hurrah, he’d do well to refrain from his go-to slander of Trump. Ruthie Blum Aug. 22, 2024
Why are we failing to respond to ‘1,000 Charlottesvilles?’ The surge in antisemitism received only a fleeting mention in the Biden-Trump debate. But lost amid the fallout over its outcome is a serious question about fighting hate. Jonathan S. Tobin June 28, 2024
Biden criticized for ‘very fine people on both sides’ style Jew-hatred remark Asked about antisemitism, the U.S. president said he also condemns "those who don't understand what's going on with the Palestinians." April 22, 2024
Two more schools, three districts under Title VI investigation The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights releases a list of entities being accused of "discrimination involving shared ancestry." Jan. 3, 2024
Biden appoints Jewish legal expert to Library of Congress committee Risa Goluboff, dean of the University of Virginia School of Law, has spoken about the “vulnerabilities” that Jews currently face and have experienced throughout history. March 6, 2023
Biden says antisemitism drove him to run for president That’s according to his International Holocaust Remembrance Day statement. Jan. 27, 2023
Neo-Nazis are not a political metaphor A dirty trick backfired. But the willingness to excuse using the frightening images of Charlottesville as a partisan ploy makes a mockery of discourse on anti-Semitism. Jonathan S. Tobin Nov. 1, 2021
Did the Charlottesville quote define Donald Trump? At this point, does it matter that the president didn’t actually call neo-Nazis “very fine people?” A defining narrative is based on a confusing but inaccurate quote. Jonathan S. Tobin Aug. 14, 2020
Ohio man pleads not guilty to threatening to shoot up Jewish community center He has been charged with posting a video on social media firing a semi-automatic rifle as the background features screams and sirens. Aug. 20, 2019
