What Is Antisemitism? Evangelicals Favor Different Definitions
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The European Evangelical Alliance “warned that antisemitism is rising around the world. Taking a concrete step April 26 in opposition, it announced its adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of the issue.” - C.Today
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Disinviting Alice Walker is not cancel culture
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“We cannot shrug at antisemitic conspiracy theories — especially coming from a celebrated human rights advocate.” - RNS
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How antisemitic conspiracy theories contributed to the recent hostage-taking at the Texas synagogue
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“Myths related to Jewish conspiracies to control the world have long circulated in the US and continue to fuel hatred.” - RNS
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Report: Holocaust denial persists on Facebook one year after push to stanch it
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“Holocaust denial aims to cast doubt on the facts of the Holocaust, the systematic murder of 6 million European Jews during World War II. Adherents claim Jews fabricated evidence of their own genocide to gain sympathy or extract reparations from Germany.” - RNS
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“It happened again. . . . American Jews were beaten right here in American streets.”
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“George Washington’s promise to American Jews helped define this nation. Breaking that promise would define us again.” - David French
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Why the Church must fight anti-Semitism in all of its forms
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“Every worldview answers the questions ‘What’s wrong with the world?’ and ‘How can it be fixed?’ Some worldviews get the answers to these questions very, very wrong. Hatred of the Jews, for example, is perhaps the oldest hatred in the world.” - John Stonestreet and Maria Baer
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Anti-Semitism Is All of Our Problem
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“As revolting as the practice of anti-Semitism is, it’s a problem that lies hidden right in the midst of America—and it’s more widespread than we like to admit.” - Heritage
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Criticism of Israel or Jew-Hatred? Recognizing Modern Anti-Semitism
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“Despite claiming to lack hostility toward the global Jewish people, today’s “anti-Zionists” single out the world’s only Jewish state for specific and demonizing criticism….Join us for an important conversation about modern anti-Semitism, anti-Israel rhetoric, and the role of the IHRA in combatting both.” - Heritage Foundation
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Anti-Semitism threatens our democracy
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“Two new reports about prejudice in the United States raise profound questions regarding the safety and security of American Jews.” - W.Examiner
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