Antisemitism

“Anti-Jewish sentiment is vile and dangerous regardless of which part of the political spectrum it comes from.” - The Bulwark

“In particular, people who are center-left often have difficulty recognizing and naming leftist Jew-hatred when they see it.” - RNS

“More than one-fifth of the participants believe Jews have immense amounts of influence in global politics and finance. On the other hand, more than one-third of the individuals stated they didn’t have much information regarding the death of six million Jews during the 1930s to the 1940s under the Nazi regime.” - WR News

“More hate crimes were directed at Jews in 2017 than all other religious groups combined, according to FBI data released on Tuesday, despite the fact that Jews make up just two percent of the U.S. population.” - W. Examiner

The Anti-Defamation League “has reported a staggering 57 percent jump in anti-Semitic incidents in 2017. As per data, this is the maximum ever reported by the group who is noted for their specialization in Jewish civil rights.” WRN

“In the month since immigrants burned an Israeli flag at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate and chanted anti-Semitic slogans, politicians have proposed appointing a federal commissioner on hate crimes against Jews” and other measures. RNS

Sharp spike in anti-Semitic incidents across France, new report finds

“U.S. officials Thursday denounced what one called a ‘grotesque’ leaflet ordering Jews in one eastern Ukrainian city to register with a government office, but the Jewish community there dismissed it as a ‘provocation.’” CNN

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Obama appointee, Howard Gutman made the remarks at a recent conference. “The legal experts at the event were visibly stunned by Gutman’s words, and the next speaker offered a scathing rebuttal to the envoy’s remarks.”