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Category Archives: Anti-Semitism
Aussie Dave: Antisemite Brendon O’Connell Reportedly Charged Again
From the website IsraellyCool, posted by Aussie Dave July 10, 2015: Remember Brendon O’Connell, the vile Aussie antisemite I have posted about in the past? After posting an antisemitic video in 2009 and being charged with racial hatred, he decided … Continue reading
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Daily Mail: The shocking moment a man tries to strangle an Orthodox Jew outside a Melbourne synagogue and screams ‘swear to Allah’ in his face – but HE is slammed to the ground by his much bigger target
REPORT: Man, 39, assaulted a group of Jewish men outside Melbourne synagogue He was filmed shouting ‘Go back to Israel’ and ‘swear to Allah’ on Thursday Man then tried to strangle one of the Rabbis from Adass Israel Synagogue He … Continue reading
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My Friend’s Dad Was A Black Shirt
I just learned that the father of someone near me was in Oswald Mosely’s black shirts because during the 1930s, many Jews fled to Britain and they entered his profession and rampantly cheated, so he turned violently against Jewish immigration … Continue reading
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Are Jews A Race?
Prior to the Holocaust, it was common for Jews to refer to themselves as a race. But with the Holocaust and the rise of Boasian anthropology, that has gone out of fashion, and educated Jews tend to take exception to … Continue reading
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SWEDEN’S ‘DAMN JEW’ PROBLEM
From Tabletmag.com: Wearing a yarmulke is no longer safe in the city of Malmö. The mayor blames the Jews, while other Swedish politicians point to ‘social inequality.’ The store window had been smashed many times before. The shoe-repair shop is … Continue reading
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The Case For & Against Semitism
A Jewish friend tells me: I especially liked P.R. Stephensen’s assessment of Anti-Semitism. The more of them I read, the more I understand the ADL’s desire to suppress what they have to say. If looked at dispassionately, it will be … Continue reading
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Orthodox Jews tackle enraged man outside Melbourne synagogue
Australian conservative columnist Andrew Bolt writes: As I have warned many times, Jews will be the losers in the re-tribalism of Australia: A man screaming “go back to Israel” and “swear to Allah” had to be forcibly pinned to the … Continue reading
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French comic convicted in Belgium for anti-Semitic jokes
I am so glad to see Jewish groups in Europe leading the way to restrict speech and to send people to prison for jokes. REPORT: A Belgian court sentenced controversial French comedian Dieudonne M’bala M’bala on Wednesday to two months … Continue reading
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Boca Raton victim says hate crime was ‘nerve-wracking’
It’s rarely a good idea to start a fight just because somebody insulted you. It’s even more rarely a good idea to start a fight over an insult when you are a rabbinical student. I’ve had people flip Heil Hitler … Continue reading
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Israel Studies Professor Hounded by Anti-Israel Texas U Activists, Forced to Wear Disguise on Campus
News: Chanting “Long live the Intifada,” University of Texas at Austin activists recently stormed a class to protest and disrupt a talk by a guest lecturer. Waving Palestinian flags and shouting anti-Israel epithets, twelve members of the Palestine Solidarity Committee … Continue reading
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