The Forward Publishes Antisemitism Accusations Against Prominent Activist

The Forward recently published an editorial by political hitman Spencer Sunshine, in which he slammed the American Left and specific individuals for alleged antisemitism, including Alison Weir.

If Americans Knew
By If Americans Knew
Activist and writer, and founder of If Americans Knew, as well as President of the Council for the National Interest, Alison Weir. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

The website of the Forward newspaper recently published an opinion piece by political hitman Spencer Sunshine, in which he slammed the American Left and specific individuals for alleged antisemitism, including Alison Weir. Sunshine is a writer/activist who focuses on antisemitism, and specifically on seeking it out — or inventing it — among

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Jewish Life In Iran Was ‘Always Better Than In Europe’

DW’s Theresa Tropper spoke with Siamak Morsadegh, the director of Tehran’s Jewish Committee.

Theresa Tropper
By Theresa Tropper
In this Nov, 2014 combo image made up of 8 photos, Iranian Jews pose for photographs holding a painting of Moses with "The Ten Commandments," after prayers at the Molla Agha Baba Synagogue, in the city of Yazd 420 miles (676 kilometers) south of capital Tehran. Iran has been home to Jews for more than 3,000 years, and has the Middle East’s largest Jewish population outside of Israel, a perennial foe of the country. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Iran is frequently at odds with Israel, despite having the second biggest Jewish community in the Middle East. DW's Theresa Tropper spoke with the director of Tehran's Jewish Committee, about why that is the case. DW: How is life as a Jew in the Islamic Republic? Siamak Morsadegh: It's a lot better than many people think. Jews are a recognized

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How One Major Internet Company Helps Serve Up Hate On The Web

Cloudflare, a prominent San Francisco outfit, provides services to neo-Nazi sites like The Daily Stormer, including giving them personal information on people who complain about their content.

Ken Schwencke
By Ken Schwencke
Dylann Roof, responsible for a politically motivated killing rampage in a black church is rarely defined as a terrorist by most media.

Since its launch in 2013, the neo-Nazi website The Daily Stormer has quickly become the go-to spot for racists on the internet. Women are whores, blacks are inferior and a shadowy Jewish cabal is organizing a genocide against white people. The site can count among its readers Dylann Roof, the white teenager who slaughtered nine African Americans in

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Muslims And Jews ‘Unite Against Hatred’ After Another Jewish Cemetery Is Vandalized

Muslim activists rally to donate funds, assist in cleanup after Jewish grave site in Pennsylvania desecrated.

Nadia Prupis
By Nadia Prupis
Rabbi Joshua Bolton of the University of Pennsylvania's Hillel center surveys damaged headstones at Mount Carmel Cemetery on Monday, Feb. 27, 2017, in Philadelphia. More than 100 headstones have been vandalized at the Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia, damage discovered less than a week after similar vandalism in Missouri, authorities said. (AP/Jacqueline Larma)

(REPORT) --- Muslim activists rallied again to help repair another Jewish cemetery vandalized over the weekend, this time in Pennsylvania, where at least 100 gravestones were toppled. The president of the Philadelphia chapter of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA visited the Mount Carmel Cemetery in the northeast part of the city on Sunday and

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Jewish Students, Scholars Object To Antisemitism Awareness Act

“American Jews do not need protection from passionate young activists organizing for justice. Rather, we need to join with justice-seeking people everywhere to fight white supremacy, racism and the genuine antisemitism that are reemerging in the very highest levels of government.”

IMEMC News
By IMEMC News
An ultra Orthodox Jew holds a Palestinian flag during a protest against Israel's air strikes on Gaza in London, July 11.

Jewish scholars and students have released statements urging the US House of Representatives and President Obama to reject the controversial “Antisemitism Awareness Act”. In a recent initiative by US based organization Jewish Voice for Peace, Jewish scholars and students signed statements urging both the House of Representatives, as well as

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The American Jewish Scholar Behind Labour’s ‘Antisemitism’ Scandal Breaks His Silence

Norman G. Finkelstein talks Naz Shah MP, Ken Livingstone, and the Labour ‘antisemitism’ controversy.

Open Democracy UK
By Open Democracy UK
Norman Finkelstein, (image: Youtube)

Norman Finkelstein is no stranger to controversy. The American Jewish scholar is one of the world’s leading experts on the Israel-Palestine conflict and the political legacy of the Nazi holocaust. Apart from his parents, every member of Finkelstein’s family, on both sides, was exterminated in the Nazi holocaust. His 2000 book The Holocaust

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