We just saw last week, The New York Times, of all media outlets, release a fictitious, fantastical story about dogs raping men. The insanity of it all, Leiter said. If they think that they can release a story like this, which is the imagination of a journalist, and not have it not result in people getting injured, they're making a huge mistake. He continued, They're contributing to this violence that we're seeing on the streets and this dramatic rise in antisemitism, attacks on Jewish institutions around the country.
“New rule, since yesterday was Israel's birthday, having become a nation on May 14, 78 years ago, everyone must at least wish her a happy birthday or admit they're antisemitic,” Maher said in the final minutes of his show, Real Time With Bill Maher. “Now, it's everyone's right in a free country to be antisemitic, but enough with hiding behind Israel, or Zionism, or Netanyahu,” Maher continued.
Lawler said he arrived late at the Tune Inn, a bar popular with politicos in the capital, for a meal with a reporter, Reese Gorman of insider D.C. outlet NOTUS. According to Lawler and Gorman, Paul interjected himself in a conversation that the two were having at the bar. Paul introduced himself as the Republican senator's son, Gorman wrote, and confronted Lawler about Rep. Thomas Massie's (R-KY) GOP primary election in Kentucky next week.
The organizers behind Toronto's annual Al-Quds Day rally are suing Premier Doug Ford for defamation. Al Quds Outreach Committee Toronto filed a lawsuit against Ford, prepared at the end of April, alleging commentary he made about the rally was motivated by malice and displays racism. The lawsuit refers to comments Ford made in a video released on YouTube in March. This demonstration is nothing more than a breeding ground for hate and antisemitism. It glorifies violence, it celebrates terrorism. It has no place in Ontario, it has no place in Canada, he said in the video.
Dylan Ossei, 34, pleaded guilty to three religiously aggravated offences at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court on Monday. It comes after two men, aged 58 and 26, and a 53-year-old woman were injured in the incident in Southbury Road in Enfield in the early hours of Saturday. Ossei was remanded in custody and is due to appear at Wood Green Crown Court for sentencing at a later date. The three victims did not require further medical treatment, the Metropolitan Police previously said.
The Anti-Defamation League, the advocacy group he led for 28 years, confirmed his death on Sunday, calling him an outspoken, passionate, and tireless advocate for the Jewish people and Israel. A Holocaust survivor, Foxman helped shape the conversation around Israel and anti-Semitism in the US for decades. ADL Board Chair Nicole Munchnik said Foxman helped build the modern liberal era of America, describing him as a longtime adviser to US presidents and world leaders.
The sharp spike in antisemitism that we've witnessed in Australia has been mirrored in other western countries and seems clearly linked to events in the Middle East, the commissioner, Virginia Bell, said on the first morning. It's important that people understand how quickly those events can prompt ugly displays of hostility towards Jewish Australians simply because they're Jews: displays of hostility that are sometimes expressed in images and sentiments that can sometimes be traced back to the Middle Ages if not earlier.
When rabbis and congregants arrived to pray this morning, they expected to be met with their usual loving community. Instead, they were met with terrifying signals of hatred and threats of violence.