Category Archives: Anti-Semitism

The rising tide of anti-Semitism: At long last, honesty

A friend sent me a link to yet another article portraying the increasing anti-Semitism in Europe. This one is about France. It’s rather familiar, and it shows why French Jews are abandoning or about to abandon their native country in … Continue reading

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Will we ever be forgiven for the Holocaust?

Howard Jacobson, winner of the Man Booker Prize, delivered this year’s Jerusalem Address at the B’Nai Brith World Center in Jerusalem. This is his take on why the world hates Israel. The question is rhetorical. When will Jews be forgiven … Continue reading

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The ADL’s top 10 anti-Israel groups

Yeah, this sounds about right to me, though I might mix up the order a bit. 1. ANSWER (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism) 2. American Muslims for Palestine 3. CODEPINK 4. Friends of Sabeel-North America 5. If … Continue reading

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Sunday briefs

But it will be okay, because a Swedish journalist is optimistic about European anti-Semitism: Nearly a quarter of European Jews now hide their identity while in public. The figure rises to 40% in France. In Sweden, the numbers rise to … Continue reading

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When an anti-Semite turns out to be a Jew

This is a wonderful story. I read about it a while back and probably linked it, but here’s a video to get you thinking at the start of the High Holy Days. It’s a story of discovery and repentance.

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I met a man today

This was posted by long_rifle in comments of a post from last year. I thought I’d bring it out of mothballs. I met a person today that I NEVER thought I’d meet in person. I met him on June 22, … Continue reading

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Saturday briefs

One less Jew-hater in the world: Goodbye, Helen Thomas. You won’t be missed in my house. In the midst of all the teary memorials, let’s not forget she told Israelis to get out of “Palestine” and “go home to Germany.” … Continue reading

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Tuesday briefs

No money for terrorists: Canada closes down a “charity” that sends money to Hamas. Too bad the EU doesn’t have the courage to close down Hezbollah’s fundraising. But then, they’d have to declare Hezbollah a terrorist organization first, and they … Continue reading

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Tuesday briefs

It’s not just Jews: Terrorists in Egypt are targeting Arab-Israelis who visit the Sinai. You know, for a religion of peace, Islam sure does seem to have a lot of violent adherents. It’s not just Israelis: Red-on-red in Lebanon today, … Continue reading

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This is why the AP sucks

The AP is so unbelievably biased against Israel, it can’t report the news without adding their own whitewash. We’ve seen that in many articles about Palestinian wrongdoing. Now they’re doing it in defense of anti-Semitism. Here’s the headline: German newspaper … Continue reading

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Friday briefs

Yeah, she didn’t seem to care about the Christians, though: Navi Pillay, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, is bent out of shape that the Egyptian military overthrew the Muslim Brotherhood government. Because the military is detaining the leadership. … Continue reading

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Wednesday briefs

I think the fat lady is starting to sing: The Egyptian army is meeting with leaders of the opposition to the Muslim Brotherhood. I do believe there’s going to be more blood in Egypt’s streets soon. The big question is: … Continue reading

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Sunday briefs

Well, then you shouldn’t have said yes to the govt. so many times: The judges who allowed the NSA to spy on Americans are upset that people are calling them collaborators. Someone call a WAHmbulance. Isn’t that adorable? Kerry thinks … Continue reading

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Thursday briefs

Rush, rush, rush: John Kerry is using the old “There must be peace talks or else” line. You know, end of the world, no two-state solution, peace in the Middle East… and how are the Palestinians responding? Why, by refusing … Continue reading

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The AP: Spinning even the Holocaust

The AP does it again. There simply is not a single thing that the AP can’t spin against Israel, especially when it comes to Netanyahu. Compare these two leads. First, the article that I presume was the original AP release: … Continue reading

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