Global Antisemitism This Week

INTERNATIONAL

• The New Anti-Semitism In Europe and the U.S., rising political forces on both
• HRW chief says Israel adopting Iran-like policies in treatment of NGOs
• Human Rights Watch Trump emboldened Israel to target local director

UN

• UN body passes resolution accusing only Israel of women's rights violations

NORTH AMERICA

US

• Congress tackles the anti-Israel boycott, but bipartisanship is fleeting
• Senator’s speech an anti-Semitic dog whistle or poli-sci speak
• Rep. Tlaib recalls boycotts against Nazi Germany to defend right to snub Israel
• Boycott threats delay Michigan opening of Israel-founded burger chain
• Future Boston-area pot shop vandalized with anti-Semitic, racist graffiti
• Natalie Portman recalls Anne Frank in post about immigration enforcement
• Ohio man gets 30 months in prison for attacking man he thought was Jewish

CANADA

• Anti-Semitic incidents in Canada hold steady despite drop in hate crimes

EUROPE

• Report Nearly half of young European Jews victims of anti-Semitism in past year

FINLAND

• Israeli embassy in Finland attacked for 15th time in 18 months

FRANCE

• French city official celebrates his birthday with a swastika cake

GERMANY

• German prosecutors charge ex-SS soldier over incitement and Holocaust denial
• Germany says games with Nazi symbols can get “artistic” exception to ban

POLAND

• Historic Jewish cemetery in Poland vandalized a month after rededication

SWITZERLAND

• Olmert said to cancel Switzerland trip over threat of arrest for 'war crimes'

UK

• Corbyn loses ground as Labour members see anti-Semitism as 'genuine' issue
• Corbyn admits Labour plagued by 'real problem of anti-Semitism'
• Corbyn ally didn't suspend member for saying MPs get orders from Israel

MID-EAST

EGYPT

• Egyptian photo editor quits CNN after anti-Semitic tweets surface

WEST BANK & GAZA

• ‘Slaughter the Jews’ painted on section of Western Wall in Muslim Quarter

Global Antisemitism This Week

NORTH AMERICA

US

• New Poll Is America Experiencing Europe's Growing Anti-Semitism
• Never again, Kellyanne Conway!
• Fresh from row with Trump, Ilhan Omar pushes pro-BDS resolution in House
• US House leaders advance anti-BDS bill, sparking fears of divide among Democrats
• J Street says it supports right to boycott, and anti-BDS legislation
• New Jersey police identify suspects in anti-Semitic water gun attack
• Anti-Semitic fliers in Massachusetts declare Holocaust ‘fake news’
• Efforts to boycott Israel are a 'pernicious threat' in colleges
• Jewish GOP group joins attacks on progressive Congresswomen

EUROPE

FRANCE

• French prosecutors omit hate crime charges against burglars said to target Jews
• French judge rules Jewish woman’s killer not responsible because he smoked weed

GERMANY

• German envoy 'likes' anti-Israel tweets, including on David Duke's page
• German Jewish group slams Speigel article on pro-Israel lobby as anti-Semitic
• German Jewish group says news article 'fuels anti-Semitism'
• German Jewish leader condemns anti-Semitic items on Amazon

GREECE

• New Greek minister denies 'dark' anti-Semitic past

LUXEMBOURG

• Israel's gay justice minister to Luxembourg’s gay PM You shun us, but not Iran

NETHERLANDS

• A Jewish family sold a painting to escape Nazis. A Dutch museum is keeping it

UK

• Activists ask Westminster Abbey not to honor 'odious anti-Semite' P.G. Wodehouse
• In full-page ad, Labour peers say ‘toxic’ anti-Semitism festered under Corbyn
• Labour staffers tell Corbyn to take a hike if unwilling to tackle anti-Semitism
• Jewish Labour member hosts Jordanian MP who endorsed terror attacks on Israelis
• Labour whistleblower Corbyn ally 'took control' of anti-Semitism complaints
• Wimbledon champ says anti-Semitism led top UK club to snub her for decades
• Corbyn allies lash Labour deputy chief for criticizing response to anti-Semitism

OCEANIA

NEW ZEALAND

• Australian sample test says Israeli Arabs persecuted for not being Jewish

MID-EAST

AFGHANISTAN

• Kabul, with Jewish population of 1, still suffers from widespread anti-Semitism

EGYPT

• Egyptian scholar says Jewish people use human blood in matzah

WEST BANK & GAZA

• Senior Hamas official calls on members of Palestinian diaspora to kill Jews

SOUTH AMERICA

ARGENTINA

• Latin American Jews still don’t have justice 25 years after the AMIA massacre

Global Antisemitism This Week

INTERNATIONAL

• Amnesty ups campaign for TripAdvisor to shun West Bank settlements

NORTH AMERICA

US

• Despite outcry, DC suburb revives plan to screen anti-Israel Roger Waters film
• Christian Zionists push bill to bolster US action against campus anti-Semitism
• Israeli chef gets anti-Semitic threat after critic pans his NY restaurant prices
• Artist who drew anti-Semitic cartoon invited to White House
• Are the Doors to Elite Universities Still Open to Jewish Students
• Anne Frank's Family Tried Repeatedly to Immigrate to the U.S.
• Florida principal says existence of Holocaust not an objective fact
• California lawmaker apologizes for depicting Jewish opponent clutching dollars

FRANCE

• Anti-Semites target French Jewish school linked to cheating scandal
• French 'yellow vest' protester handed suspended sentence for anti-Semitic abuse

NETHERLANDS

• Dutch mainstream party activist says Jews came to Israel ‘to be Nazis’
• Dutch Christians rebuff officials seeking labeling of Israeli settlement goods

UK

• UK Labour in turmoil over new anti-Semitism claims in BBC expose
• Ex-Labour officials say Corbyn and top aides meddled in anti-Semitism probes
• Three lawmakers leave British Labour Party over anti-Semitism
• Rift opens in UK Labour over whistle-blowers ahead of anti-Semitism exposé

OCEANIA

AUSTRALIA

• Jewish-owned Melbourne cafe daubed with Holocaust denial graffiti twice in week

MID-EAST

LEBANON

• Nasrallah warns Israel could be 'wiped out' in war between US and Iran

Global Antisemitism This Week

NORTH AMERICA

US

• Anti-Semitic hate crimes in California up 21% in 2018
• Woman arrested after repeated threatening calls to Detroit Jewish organization
• Synagogues are now conducting active shooter drills during services
• Israel Project CEO leaves as group struggles to raise funds
• Whitesville, NY, history teacher hails Hitler in yearbook
• Adidas apologizes for tweet calling for gassing of Jews
• Controversial Jewish Seattle City Council candidate gets online death threats

CANADA

• Canadian candidate removed for tweets accusing Israel of committing genocide

EUROPE

• Young Jews 'feel generally unsafe in Europe,' says EU watchdog group

CZECH REPUBLIC

• Anti-Semitism, most of it online, on rise in Czech Republic

FRANCE

• What's Behind the Resurgence in French Anti-Semitism

POLAND

• Polish chief rabbi calls for synagogue to reopen after armed standoff

SPAIN

• British publisher drops Spanish author’s book following claims of anti-Semitism

SWEDEN

• Swedish neo-Nazis disrupt exhibition of Holocaust survivors’ portraits

UK

• George Galloway decries 'weaponization' of anti-Semitism against Labor
• Jeremy Hunt accuses Corbyn of 'deeply-held prejudices' against Jews
• Labour MP faces no-confidence vote for criticizing party on anti-Semitism
• Senior UK Labour party lawmakers 'exasperated' at handling of anti-Semitism
• Author says UK literary events refusing to host him because he is Jewish
• Labour lawmakers rap return of MP who said party too apologetic on anti-Semitism

MID-EAST

• Former Miss Iraq Arab-Israeli conflict 'deeply rooted' in anti-Semitism

EGYPT

• Twitter suspends Egyptian actor who tweeted ‘lets kill some Jews’

IRAN

• Iran official If US attacks, Israel will be destroyed in half an hour

SOUTH AMERICA

ARGENTINA

• Sixth suspect arrested in violent February assault on Argentina’s chief rabbi