AntiSemitism

Man who recorded himself using snowplow to spray Jewish people fired and under investigation

The new year seems to have had a bad start, as hate crimes across the country continue to climb. Nationwide, states have reported surges in hate crimes targeting minorities. Even in the most diverse …

Fri Feb 4, 2022

Neo-Nazis rally in Florida; Atlanta DA calls FBI over Trump threats; six HBCUs receive bomb threats

After about 20 members of a neo-Nazi organization gathered in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday, the news broke Monday that six Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) received bomb threats. …

Mon Jan 31, 2022

TikTok's latest rising star is a 98-year-old Holocaust survivor

The social media platform TikTok continues to prove itself to be more than just a platform for viral dance videos and pranks. It now has one of its oldest users sharing the reality of the Holocaust …

Sat Jan 29, 2022

Tucker Carlson is a Nazi. There is no other word that fits

Americans should take some comfort in knowing that the Kremlin—despite repeatedly intervening in U.S. elections, despite almost a decade of occupying a large chunk of Ukraine, despite having shored up …

Wed Jan 26, 2022

Biden nominee to fight antisemitism abroad says attacks here are forcing Jews to go 'underground'

The latest antisemitic attack on a synagogue took place over the weekend, in Colleyville, Texas. The terrorist didn’t randomly choose a synagogue. He openly stated he wanted a Jewish institution to …

Sat Jan 22, 2022

Major GOP donor sends mass email tying Jews to vaccine genocide conspiracy

Okay, why would anyone try to exterminate large swaths of the population with vaccines millions of people still refuse to take when they can use effing space lasers instead! It makes absolutely no …

Sun Jan 9, 2022

Prosecutor’s conspiracy case against ‘antifa’ appears based on same old antisemitic Soros smear

The antisemitism that animates so much of Republican politics seems to just keep popping out unbidden, particularly the right-wing devotion to the garbage conspiracy theory blaming George Soros as the …

Sat Dec 18, 2021

Even when ADL researchers report persistent Holocaust denial, Facebook reluctant to take it down

One of the more infuriating experiences that ordinary social media users have occurs when people subjected to hateful or threatening speech report it to the platforms’ overseers and are told in …

Thu Dec 2, 2021

On Thanksgiving, I'm thankful my Jewish ancestors left Europe, and that America took them in

“I’ve got something I’d like to say.” That’s what I usually offer up as a preamble, as I try to get the attention of my kids and other family members gathered around the Thanksgiving table. It usually …

Fri Nov 26, 2021

Rittenhouse verdict celebrated on right-wing social media as green light for killing protesters

The exultation on right-wing social media following Kyle Rittenhouse’s acquittal has been sickeningly predictable: Mainstream conservatives loudly valorize Rittenhouse as a “hero,” while more …

Sat Nov 20, 2021

Texas State Guard member who set Austin synagogue on fire now faces federal charges

A Texas teen who was arrested in connection with one incident among a string of antisemitic attacks faces federal charges, according to a new criminal complaint affidavit. The 18-year-old Texas State …

Tue Nov 16, 2021

18-year-old arrested for Austin synagogue arson after weeks of antisemitic harassment in Texas

In recent weeks, communities in central Texas have been dealing with a spreading plague of neo-Nazi organizing and vandalism, culminating in an arson attack on an Austin synagogue. But thanks to some …

Fri Nov 12, 2021

Jewish residents in an Austin neighborhood were sent antisemitic letters blaming them for COVID

A string of antisemitic attacks has taken place over the last few days across Texas and in Austin. In the latest incident, several people in an Austin neighborhood received hateful letters at their …

Sat Nov 6, 2021

Photo of Austin Police officer appearing to fist-bump neo-Nazi goes viral

Community members and folks across the nation are horrified after a slew of neo-Nazis traveled through Austin and San Antonio. While the sheer existence of neo-Nazis is reason enough to be disturbed, …

Thu Oct 28, 2021

The QAnon movement was always based on neo-Nazi conspiracies. Now the mask is slipping

We have noted in the past that the “QAnon” movement is not a set of new conspiracy theories, but a recasting of some of the most popular neo-Nazi, white supremacist, antisemitic themes of …

Mon Oct 18, 2021

School board candidate’s unrepentant antisemitism seems to be a plus for Idaho Republicans

Most of us are old enough to remember when Republicans eager to court the evangelical Christian vote would recoil in (not entirely genuine) horror at any hint of antisemitism in any political …

Sun Oct 17, 2021

How warped are Trump-loving, white supremacist Christian nationalists? Enough to idolize the Taliban

In the days after the Sept. 11 attacks—launched by a group of Islamist terrorists (al-Qaida) given safe haven and protection in Afghanistan by the Taliban—most Americans did not harbor positive …

Sun Sep 12, 2021

Study finds social media giants could monitor and eliminate hate speech—they just don’t want to

It happens all the time: You encounter a white nationalist troll spewing hate and threats on social media in clear violation of their terms of service, you promptly report them to the platform’s …

Wed Aug 4, 2021

Marjorie Taylor Greene's speed walk through the Holocaust Museum didn't teach her anything

As predictably as Donald Trump praising Hitler, Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is back again to compare COVID-19 vaccinations to the Holocaust and Nazi medical experiments. It’s been just over …

Wed Jul 7, 2021

Finalist for sheriff of Idaho’s largest county blames Jews for communism in his job interview

One of the clearest priorities for public officials that has emerged from the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection is the dire need to root far-right extremists out of the ranks of the nation’s law enforcement …

Sat Jul 3, 2021