Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat Paved the Way for Israel’s Slaughter in Gaza

Kit Klarenberg reveals how Sacha Baron Cohen, through films like Borat, helped manufacture hatred against Muslims in order to justify human rights abuses by Israel.

Kit Klarenberg
By Kit Klarenberg
A Hebrew poster for the film "Borat" in Tel Aviv. Photo | Yaffa Phillips | Flickr CC

In the wake of the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) landmark ruling in a case brought by South Africa against Israel, which found the Jewish state could be committing genocide in Gaza and must immediately cease its indiscriminate, industrial-scale slaughter of unarmed, innocent Palestinians of all ages, many Western journalists, politicians,

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ADL Data on Rise of Anti-Semitic Incidents Doesn’t Add Up

A new report from the ADL claims that anti-Semitic incidents across the US have skyrocketed by more than 400%. But as Alan Macleod reveals, the numbers do not add up unless one equates opposition to Israel’s bombardment of Gaza with hatred of Jews.

Alan Macleod
By Alan Macleod
ADL Data Feature photo

A new, highly publicized report from the Anti-Defamation League claims that anti-Semitic incidents across the United States have skyrocketed by more than 400%. But these ADL numbers do not add up – unless one equates opposition to the Israeli bombardment of Gaza with hatred of Jews. The Anti-Defamation League’s findings that anti-Semitic

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Burning the Quran and the Counter-Offensive: Why the West Is Panicking

Dr. Ramzy Baroud: “Notice how the Quran is often burned, Islam insulted, or Islamic symbols desecrated whenever the West is undergoing a crisis and is desperate to either ignite an anti-Muslim public frenzy or distract from its own failures.”

Ramzy Baroud
By Ramzy Baroud
Quran burning Feature photo

Desecrating, then burning the Holy Quran in Sweden has, once again, raised a political storm of condemnation but also of justification, if not outright approval. Such acts are protected by law, top Swedish and EU officials have declared. But why are the rights of those who oppose Western agendas, colonialism, imperialism, Zionism and military

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Report: Facebook “Complicit” in Role as “World’s Engine for Anti-Muslim Violence”

A new study conducted across nine countries revealed that Facebook played a leading role in facilitating anti-Muslim violence by providing a platform for Islamophobic groups to organize and refusing to stop them when their activities were brought to its attention.

Alan Macleod
By Alan Macleod

Facebook has been described as “the world’s engine for anti-Muslim violence” in a new report on Islamophobia. Entitled “Complicit: the human cost of facebook’s disregard for Muslim life,” the report was written by Muslim Advocates and the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism and details how in nine countries studied, Facebook has played a

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The BJP and Israel: Hindu Nationalism is Ravaging Democracy in India

Israel is exporting its brand of nationalism to India and the BJP, whose own xenophobic tendencies make it a perfect incubator for pro-Israel policy.

Ramzy Baroud
By Ramzy Baroud
India Israel Nationalism feature photo

It was only a matter of time before the anti-Muslim sentiment in India turned violent. A country that has historically prided itself on its diversity and tolerance and for being ‘the largest democracy in the world’ has, in recent years, exhibited the exact opposite qualities - chauvinism, racism, religious intolerance, and, at times, extreme

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The Antisemitism Allegations Against Ilhan Omar Mask An Ugly Agenda

Many have claimed that the fixation on anti-Semitism isn’t about anti-Semitism at all, it is an attempt to derail any form of progressive or anti-war politics.

Alan Macleod
By Alan Macleod
Ilhan Omar Feature photo

Anti-Semitism is on the rise again in the United States. NBC News reported that the number of anti-Semitic incidents recorded by the Anti-Defamation League is nearing an all-time high. American Jews have reason to feel unsafe; in October last year a far-right anti-immigrant gunman carried out a mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in

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