Antisemitic events
17-03-2010 / United States
USA - 'Jewish Lobby Runs America,' says the bottom of CNN's screen
CNN taps Rick Sachez's Twitter responses for a "Talk to Rick" screen crawl showcasing viewer opinions. But apparently nobody edits it, because anti-semitic commentary made it on the air during an interview with Wolf Blitzer on Israel policy.
First @Beau1969 said, "Israel is greedy." Then @kingyahoo said, "It is simply posturing, Rick, don't you know Israel is boss and USA, simply an...
17-03-2010 / Russia
Russia – antisemitic leaflets
Antisemitic leaflets were posted on the streets of Tver. The leaflets read:
Remember – our main enemy is Jew;
As you see him – beat him immediately!”
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16-03-2010 / Spain
Spain – Antisemitic graffiti
Antisemitic graffiti was spray-painted on the library "abacus" in Manresa. The graffiti written in Catalan says "Zionist fascists"
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16-03-2010 / The Palestinian authority
The Palestinian Authority - Hamas religious minister: "Jews are bacteria, not human beings
On Al-Aqsa TV, Hamas deputy minister of religious calls for Jews to be annihilated, saying they are bacteria, not human beings;
Abdallah Jarbu‘: “[The Jews] suffer from a mental disorder, because they are thieves and aggressors. A thief or an aggressor, who took property or land, develops a psychological disorder and pangs of conscience, because he took something that wasn’t...
16-03-2010 / The Palestinian authority
The Palestinian Authority - Hamas' al-Zahar: Israel made deal with the devil
Amid growing tensions in east Jerusalem, senior Hamas figure Mahmoud al-Zahar leveled scathing criticism, replete with antisemitic rhetoric, over the rededication of the Hurva Synagogue in the Old City's Jewish Quarter.
"You who are opening Hurva are heading towards ruin. Wherever you have been you've been sent to your destruction. You've killed and murdered your prophets and you have...
15-03-2010 /
Militant and hate group Internet use grows: report
The use of social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube by militant and hate groups grew by almost 20 percent in the past year, a report by the Simon Wiesenthal Center found. The study, using research by the center and tips from the public, found more than 11,500 social networks, websites, forums and blogs promoting violence, antisemitism, homophobia, hate music and...15-03-2010 / United States
USA - Holocaust denial in a guise of art
This illustration, one of many by self-described “freelance artist and illustrator” David Dees, attempts to provide proof that Zyklon B gas was used to kill lice, not people, during the Holocaust.
The illustration, moreover, claims that the Institute of Forensic Research in Krakow found that there were no traces of Zyklon B in the “homicidal gas chambers.” This information,...
14-03-2010 / Germany
Germany - German politician belittles Holocaust
Hermann Dierkes, a regional Left Party politician in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, terms Israel’s right to exist as “petty,” justifies Palestinian rocket attacks against Israeli civilians, and plays down the severity of the Holocaust, in a video circulating on YouTube, prompting leading national politicians of the Left Party to condemn him in unusually strong language.
In a joint...
14-03-2010 / Sweden
Sweden - Jewish community building vandalized
During the night, one window to the Jewish Community building in Stockholm was vandalized by several stones .
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14-03-2010 / Britain
Britain - £90,000 council housing boss is secret Nazi
By day Gareth Mead works in one of Britain’s most ethnically-diverse communities.
Gareth Mead, 44, is in charge of social housing and homelessness in Hammersmith and Fulham, where his duties include helping decide who is eligible for a council house or emergency homeless shelter.
But at night he poses in front of a swastika in full SS regalia and tells other lovers of the...
14-03-2010 / United States
USA - Two lawmakers target of antisemitic flier for their gun bill
Two Maryland lawmakers are the target of a flier that calls them "bagel brain Jews" for supporting tougher firearms legislation.
The flier depicts Sen. Brian E. Frosh and Del. Samuel I. Rosenberg. They are the Maryland Senate and House sponsors of a bill to tighten firearm ownership and sales requirements. The flier's headline says: "Bagel Brain Jews Want Your Bullets and Your Guns."...
13-03-2010 / Poland
Poland - Holocaust monument vandalized
Vandals sprayed antisemitic graffiti on Holocaust memorials at a former Nazi concentration camp in Poland, desecration that authorities discovered Saturday and are investigating.
Words including "Jude Raus" — German for "Jew Out" — and "Hitler Good!" in English, were found in red paint Saturday on a large monument at the former Plaszow camp near Krakow. A smaller memorial plaque was...
12-03-2010 /
Antisemitism rising worldwide, US report finds
Criticism of Israel and Zionism led to a rise of anti-Jewish sentiment around the world in 2009, the US said in a report that denounced "new forms" of antisemitism.
"Traditional and new forms of Antisemitism continued to arise, and a spike in such activity followed the Gaza conflict in the winter of 2009," the State Department said in an annual report.
"Often despite official efforts...
11-03-2010 / United States
USA - Jewish war veterans memorial vandalized in Monticello
Unsettling graffiti has appeared Wednesday morning on the sign outside the Jewish War Veterans of the United States memorial on Liberty Street in Monticello NY.
The graffiti covers the sign, including scrawled words like “Power,” “Wealth” and “Loyalty.” There is also a symbol painted in blue that looks like a pitchfork, but when rotated bears an unsettling resemblance to a...
10-03-2010 / Sweden
Sweden - Rabbi Shneur Kesselman speaks out about underreported hate crime in Malmö
Recently the hate crimes in Malmö and Skåne County have come under increased surveillance as the numbers have doubled since last year. According to the Swedish daily newspaper Expressen, “During the year of 2009, 270 hate crimes were reported in Skåne County and about 25 percent of these were aimed towards Jews.”
One of those exposed to antisemitic hate crime is Rabbi Shneur...
09-03-2010 / Venezuela
Venezuela - New OAS report expresses concern about antisemitism in Venezuela
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has issued a new report that reviews civil, political, and social rights in the Latin American nation, expressing concern about reports of antisemitic incidents targeting the Venezuelan Jewish community.
The report cites written testimony from B’nai B’rith International Assistant Director of the Center for Human Rights and Public...
08-03-2010 / Egypt
Egypt - Antisemitic cartoon "Jews Controlling Obama"
This cartoon was
published in Al Ahram, the most widely circulated newspaper in Egypt.
It depicts U.S. President Barack Obama being manipulated by Jews, a common theme among antisemitic cartoons.
Source:
www.fighthatred.com
07-03-2010 / Germany
Germany - Cologne tolerates antisemitic exhibit
An anti-Israel display in Cologne, which features a cartoon of an Israeli eating a Palestinian child, does not incite racial hatred, the public prosecutor has ruled.
The image is part of a longstanding display put up in Cologne’s Cathedral Square by Walter Herrmann, named the “Wailing Wall”.
The display has now been removed from the square but Mr Herrmann has posted a sign that he...
07-03-2010 / Canada
Canada - Antisemitic graffiti
Antisemitic graffiti was discovered in the second-floor men’s bathroom in Residence Commons. Ilan Orzy, a first-year political science student at Carleton discovered the racial slurs. He said the message was inscribed in orange marker and read “Kill the Jews slowly + painfully.” Below the inscription was written “Nuke Israel” in the same colored marker. Source:... ...07-03-2010 / Spain
Spain – Antisemitic books on sale online
Antisemitic, Holocaust denial, xenophobic and Nazi content books, symbols and Nazi uniforms are on sale in Spanish online web sites. For example: http://www.libreriaeuropa.es/
Holocaust denial is not illegal in Spain. The Spanish Constitutional Court itself, in a ruling in 17 November 2007, stated that Holocaust denial was covered by the freedom of expression proclaimed by the 1978 Spanish...
