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The government is to formally adopt a definition of what constitutes antisemitism, which includes over-sweeping condemnation of Israel, with Theresa May saying the measure will help efforts to combat hate crime against Jews. Britain will become one of the first countries to use this definition of antisemitism, as agreed last May at a conference of…
LONDON Britain said on Monday it would become one of the first countries to adopt an international definition of anti-Semitism to clamp down on hate crime after an increase in the number of reported incidents targeting Jews. Adopting the definition formulated in May by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) is meant to make…
“Tonight I’m here to talk about Jews.” That’s how Kevin MacDonald, a 72-year-old former professor at California State University, Long Beach, prefaced a speech he gave to a crowd of about 200 people on Saturday night at a conference center in Washington D.C. He then went on a 25-minute anti-Semitic tirade as attendees — most decked out…
The chyron aired during a segment discussing President-elect Donald Trump’s transition and support from the alt-right. CNN saw swift backlash from the media and viewers over an onscreen message that aired on Monday’s The Lead With Jake Tapper. During a segment on President-elect Donald Trump’s transition, CNN’s Jim Sciutto spoke with two media correspondents about alt-right leader…
People are mostly shocked by this ‘Hail Trump’ video Image: Screengrab/the atlantic By Gianluca Mezzofiore2016-11-22 11:54:44 UTC A video published on The Atlantic that shows Richard B. Spencer — founder and ideologue of the “alt-right” movement — shouting “Hail Trump, hail our people, hail victory” has caused heated reaction on social media. Spencer’s salute to…
Writer Ariana Lenarsky was scrolling through her Twitter feed at 6:08 P.M. last night when she says she came upon a tweet from new_order_1488, a Neo Nazi account. “‘New Article: The United States Was Founded as a White People’s Republic’ on NEW ORDER website,” it read. The hashtag #WhiteAmerica followed. Racist and white supremacist content…
The Jew haters are celebrating. And Jews – from Jared Kushner to Sheldon Adelson –helped it happen. Screen grab of Donald Trump’s tweet of an image of Hillary Clinton with the words “Most Corrupt Candidate Ever” on a Star of David-like form. July 2, 2016.Twitter Tuesday’s election marked a stunning victory for Donald…
Home > World News > U.S. Election 2016 www_responsive/articlebody.vm Opinion Trump’s Win, the Greatest Victory for anti-Semitism in America Since 1941 The Jew haters are celebrating. And Jews – from Jared Kushner to Sheldon Adelson –helped it happen. Screen grab of Donald Trump’s tweet of an image of Hillary Clinton with…
When I was nine years old, I fell in love with a superheroine whose unlikely name—a name that still brings me a wince of lust and embarrassment when I say it—was Barda. Big Barda. I have never recovered, thank God, from my first sight of her in Mister Miracle #8 (September 1972).The intricate pop-Zoroastrian theology…
A graph from the Anti-Defamation League study showing spikes in anti-Semitic harassment on Twitter. Harassment and abuse on Twitter is rampant. In recent years, the platform has become a primary destination for trolls and hate groups. And as the US election season reaches its final stretch, the social network can feel increasingly toxic to women…