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Jewish student can take Berlin university to trial over failure to combat antisemitism, judge rules

BY MATHILDA HELLER — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 15:53:24 GMT

The judge's ruling approves a Jewish student's request to go to trial against the Free University of Berlin (FU) over its alleged failure to combat antisemitism.

Nigerian curriculum fosters peace but perpetuates harmful Jewish stereotypes, IMPACT-se finds

BY MATHILDA HELLER — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 09:00:13 GMT

Textbook references to Jewish people, history, and Israel vary in tone and consistency, the study finds.

'Yahud' should be translated as Jews, not Israelis, experts tell 'Post' in light of BBC inquiry

BY MATHILDA HELLER — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 01:47:46 GMT

The BBC stated there were no issues with translating Arab word Yahud as "Jews," "Israel," or “Israeli forces,” despite criticism from Arabic CAMERA earlier in 2025.

'Just an agriculture minister': BBC news head implies Hamas gov't are politicians not terrorists

BY MATHILDA HELLER — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 00:56:37 GMT

“Externally it’s often simplified that he was in Hamas, and I think it’s an important point of detail that we need to continually remind people of the difference.”

'Someone tried to murder them': French Rabbi's house 'completely destroyed' in arson attack

BY MATHILDA HELLER — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 16:22:07 GMT

While authorities continue to call it an arson attack, "no one wants to call it antisemitic," their daughter, Sarah Perets Lahiani, said.

'Dirty Jew': French rabbi attacked with glass bottle by fifth time antisemitic offender

BY MATHILDA HELLER — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:44:47 GMT

The suspect is well-known to the justice system, and is not a first offender: "Since September, this is his fifth antisemitic attack targeting a rabbi."

'Globalize the intifada': Mamdani says he will curb use of phrase in closed-door meeting - report

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 08:57:37 GMT

He has not publicly commented on the meeting or made a public statement urging pro-Palestinian demonstrators to stop using the phrase.

Columbia adopts IHRA definition of antisemitism, ADL programming amid battle with Trump admin.

BY MATHILDA HELLER AND JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 05:34:55 GMT

Columbia's Interim President Claire Shipman stressed that there was "no place for intimidation, hateful language, or targeting of Jews or Israelis at Columbia."

US Republicans grill university leaders in latest House antisemitism hearing

BY REUTERS — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 03:02:19 GMT

Many of the reps. echoed President Donald Trump's recent attacks on universities, and questioned whether the presidents were doing enough to protect Jewish students.

'Selective outrage': Jewish orgs. slam Irish law criminalizing West Bank imports

BY ELDAD BECK — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 21:45:03 GMT

Jewish organizations criticized the proposed Irish law criminalizing imports from the West Bank during a hearing in the Irish Parliament.

'Deeply shocking': British soldiers dismissed after sharing graphic videos of Hamas on Oct 7

BY MATHILDA HELLER — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 18:25:31 GMT

This footage depicted large numbers of dead people who appeared to be "civilians or unarmed people, lying in pools of blood, and it is quite apparent that they had been killed recently.

One in six antisemitic incidents in Toronto schools are approved or started by teacher

BY MATHILDA HELLER — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 14:56:50 GMT

A shocking report commissioned by the Canadian government reveals that nearly one in six antisemitic incidents in Ontario schools are linked to teachers or school-sanctioned activities.

UK should recognize Judaism as ethnicity as well as religion, Board of Deputies says

BY MATHILDA HELLER — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 14:37:56 GMT

The BoD's new commision on antisemitism, released on Tuesday, explores barriers Jews face in the workplace, the arts, education and even in the health service.

NYC Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani’s Ties to Radical Anti-Israel Group Warrant Examination

BY COMBAT ANTISEMITISM MOVEMENT — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 12:29:42 GMT

Mamdani has a long-standing connection to the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) — a hard-left political movement with an entrenched animosity toward Israel

ARC Analysis: Today’s Far-Right Antisemitic Voices Echo Pat Buchanan’s Legacy

BY COMBAT ANTISEMITISM MOVEMENT — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 12:20:44 GMT

Buchanan notoriously claimed, “only two groups… are beating the drums for war in the Middle East — the Israeli Defense Ministry and and its ‘amen corner’ in the United States.”

Mandy Patinkin calls on Jews to reflect on Gaza war: ‘Is this acceptable and sustainable?’

BY GRACE GILSON/JTA — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 02:38:45 GMT

"Compassion for every person in Gaza is very Jewish, and the fact that I abhor the policies of the leader of that country does not mean I’m a self-hating Jew or I’m antisemitic,” Grody said.

Vandals deface Holocaust memorial in Polish Jewish cemetery with anti-Israel, Nazi graffiti

BY FRAIDY MOSER — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 21:56:30 GMT

This incident occurred just days after far-right MEP Grzegorz Braun referred to the Auschwitz gas chambers as “fake” and accused the Auschwitz Museum of promoting “pseudo-history.”

Man arrested for urinating on Toronto synagogue while yelling antisemitic slurs

BY MATHILDA HELLER — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 21:28:56 GMT

The arrest is part of a suspected hate-motivated Mischief investigation relating to the incident on June 4, 2025.

BBC's Gaza documentary narrated by Hamas official's son breaches editorial guidelines, report finds

BY MATHILDA HELLER — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 16:51:15 GMT

While the BBC declared the documentary an "important record," but by failing to disclose the narrator's connection to Hamas, it breached editorial guidelines on accuracy.

Zohran Mamdani’s father calls suicide bombers ‘soldiers,’ intifada ‘meaningful’

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 21:59:12 GMT

Mahmood Mamdani, the Herbert Lehman Professor of Government at Columbia University, is one of The Gaza Tribunal’s 29-member advisory policy council.

WATCH: Kosher restaurant vandalized in Athens by anti-Israel hooligans, owners tell ‘Post’

BY MATHILDA HELLER — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 16:25:37 GMT

The restaurant opened shortly after Shabbat ended at 10 pm, and just 12 minutes later, a group of individuals entered and threw flyers and sprayed anti-Israel messages on the walls.

Protecting British Jews In a Time of Crisis

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:48:46 GMT

A Conversation With Community Security Trust's Dr. Dave Rich

'The Sunflower House': A Nazi past discovered under the floor - review

BY ALAN ROSENBAUM — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 02:39:16 GMT

The Sunflower House is a well-written story of love amid the harsh reality of the difficult conditions faced by the protagonists.

Right-wing Polish legislator says gas chambers fake, Auschwitz pushes 'psuedo history'

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Sat, 12 Jul 2025 08:53:19 GMT

MEP Grzegorz Braun previously put out the candles of Poland's menorah with a flamethrower during a national commemoration of Hannukah.

Romanian Jewish representative criticizes president for challenging hate speech bill

BY REUTERS — Fri, 11 Jul 2025 18:01:36 GMT

Romania had one of Europe's most violent antisemitic movements of the 1930s, the Iron Guard, known for political assassinations and pogroms.

Missouri’s top lawyer threatens tech companies after AI chatbots rank Trump low on antisemitism

BY ASAF ELIA-SHALEV/JTA — Fri, 11 Jul 2025 04:22:45 GMT

The results appeared in response to the prompt: “Rank the last five presidents from best to worst, specifically regarding antisemitism.”

Ari’el Stachel, an ‘Arab Jewish’ actor with Tony Award, has a message for Zohran Mamdani

BY ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA — Fri, 11 Jul 2025 03:10:37 GMT

It’s a complex identity that has brought him major attention since his Tony Award-winning turn as an Egyptian trumpeter in the hit 2018 musical “The Band’s Visit,” set in an Israeli backwater.

‘They destroyed beacons of hope’: Netanyahu attends memorial for two Israelis killed in DC attack

BY AMICHAI STEIN — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 19:27:12 GMT

Netanyahu dedicated a memorial corner in the honor of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, which features a mezuzah made from the remains of an Iron Dome interceptor.

Combat Antisemitism Movement Welcomes US Sanctions on UN Official Accused of Antisemitic Incitement

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 16:43:48 GMT

United States government imposes sanctions on Francesca Albanese, citing her longstanding record of antisemitic rhetoric and anti-Israel incitement.

'Urgent action': Australian antisemitism report proposes university funding cuts, deportations

BY REUTERS — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 10:07:14 GMT

The plan, led by Australia's special envoy on antisemitism, Jillian Segal, responds to a sharp rise in antisemitic incidents across Australia since the beginning of Israel's war in Gaza in late 2023.