Global Antisemitism This Week

INTERNATIONAL

• Amazon removes Christmas ornaments with images of Auschwitz from its website

NORTH AMERICA

US

• Swastikas, anti-Semitic slurs carved in door of Washington’s Sixth & I synagogue
• Students fear for safety after swastika drawings found at two Georgia universities
• Passion, ignorance, and teaching the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
• Man held in anti-Semitic vandalism of Washington synagogue
• Linda Sarsour backs Bernie Sanders, but not his support for Israel
• Illinois Nazi, Holocaust denier runs again for US House seat

CANADA

• Jewish student gov't member at McGill U told to cancel Israel trip or resign
• Chicago university probes assignment with question on whether Holocaust happened

EUROPE

BELGIUM

• Belgian officials boycott trade delegation to Israel
• Belgian carnival drops UNESCO status over anti-Semitic float
• ‘Game of Thrones’ star nixes Belgium appearance over anti-Semitic carnival float
• Belgian teacher shares video calling for jihad against Jews

FRANCE

• French lawmakers pass resolution calling Israel hatred a form of anti-Semitism
  France creates anti-hate crime office as anti-Semitic wave shakes nation

GERMANY

• With anti-Semitism on the rise in Germany, Merkel visits Auschwitz for 1st time

ITALY

• Italian minister says professor to be disciplined for tweeting Hitler praise

NETHERLANDS

• Muslim man who stabbed Jews at Amsterdam market ruled unfit to stand trial
  Dutch daily’s cartoon shows Netanyahu behind UK Labour anti-Semitism scandals

NORWAY

• Norwegian mayor asks church to take down Star of David decoration

UK

• UK’s Corbyn is the 'politician of choice for anti-Semites
• UK Labour Party omits Jews from campaign video promoting minority rights
• Rabbi beaten by teens while visiting London

MID-EAST

JORDAN

• Deputy mayors forced to remove religious items at Jordan border