BLAMING JEWS
Trump Assassination Attempt Ignites Antisemitic Conspiracy Theories; Jews, Israel Blamed for Shooting: Jacob Frankel, Algemeiner, July 16, 2024 — The assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump’s life has sparked a wave of conspiracy theories online blaming Israel or Jews for the shooting.
Will Jewish Students Be Safe This Fall?: Jason L. Riley, WSJ, July 16, 2024 — The national discussion about antisemitism on college campuses that followed the Hamas terrorist attack in Israel last year was welcome and overdue. But as a Journal editorial in December warned, “it won’t amount to much if the only result is the resignation of a couple of university presidents.”
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Can a Federal Court Stop Antisemitism at Columbia?: Michael Gross, WSJ, July 11, 2024
Candace Owens Is a Cautionary Tale About Platforming Ignorance: Jonathan S. Tobin, JNS, July 11, 2024
Woody Allen and the IDF: David Mamet, Jewish Journal, July 3, 2024
Opinion: I’m a Daughter of Holocaust Survivors. These German Students and I Are Learning About the Power of Listening: Elizabeth Rosner, CNN, July 13, 2024
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Jews in Europe ‘More Frightened Than Ever Before’ Amid Surging Antisemitism, New Survey Finds: Jacob Frankel, Algemeiner, July 12, 2024 — A striking 96 percent of Jews in Europe had encountered antisemitism in their daily lives even before the historic surge in anti-Jewish hate crimes that followed the outbreak of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, according to the European Union’s rights watchdog.
Art and Antisemitism: Melanie Phillips, Substack, July 16, 2024 — I helped chalk up a small victory yesterday in the struggle against antisemitism.
Neo-Nazi Known as ‘Commander Butcher’ Charged for Attempting to Poison Jewish Children in New York City: Luke Tress, Forward, July 16, 2024 — A neo-Nazi from the country of Georgia was indicted on Monday for planning mass casualty attacks against Jews in New York City.
Opinion: Literary Protest Against the War in Gaza Has Gone Off the Rails: Ilene Prusher, CNN, June 17, 2024 — The decor was set, the fans were trickling in and the literati were milling about, wine glasses in hand.