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Category Archives: Anti-Semitism
P.R. Stephensen’s ‘Reasoned Case Against Semitism’
As a nationalist, I have an inherent sympathy for all nationalisms. It would be wrong to want something for my people that I would not simultaneously wish for all people. At the same time, I recognize that Gentile nationalisms are … Continue reading
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SWEDISH JEWISH COMMUNITY SHUTS DOWN AS COUNTRY GOES ON HIGH ALERT
Jewish organizations keep pushing for more and more Muslim immigration into the West, and this is the result. REPORT: After meeting with police on Wednesday, the leaders of Sweden’s Jewish community opted to cancel all evening activities and shutter its … Continue reading
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The Holocaust Denial Mindset
The essence of the Holocaust denial mind is this: “You forced us to do this. We never wanted to kill innocents such as women and children, but you gave us no choice with your radical destructive war on everything we … Continue reading
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Jewish Actor Seth Rogen Takes on Macklemore for ‘Anti-Semitic’ Costume
REPORT: Comedic actor Seth Rogen on Sunday derided rapper Macklemore after the Same Love singer donned a costume during a performance that some criticized as “anti-Semitic.” “@Macklemore, first you trick people into thinking you’re a rapper, now you trick them … Continue reading
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Settler rabbi: Paris attacks are payback for the Holocaust
Whenever rabbis say that horrific events happened because of X, Y, Z sins, they look stupid, they make Judaism look stupid, and they make Jews look horrible. Diaspora rabbis are less likely to say such things because they live as … Continue reading
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Surprise! Muslims Hate Jews
From Pew Global: In the predominantly Muslim nations surveyed, views of Jews are largely unfavorable. Nearly all in Jordan (97%), the Palestinian territories (97%) and Egypt (95%) hold an unfavorable view. Similarly, 98% of Lebanese express an unfavorable opinion of … Continue reading
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TabletMag Investigates Holocaust Deniers
I rewrote this post in April 2026. Mark Oppenheimer begins his 2009 four-part series: “In his long lifetime, James von Brunn—the 88-year-old who earlier this month allegedly shot and killed United States Holocaust Memorial Museum guard Stephen Johns—managed to embody … Continue reading
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I wish I knew where the writer was coming from
Mark Oppenheimer begins: “I had an odd reaction to reading The New York Times obituary of Willis Carto, the tediously loathsome elder statesman of the American anti-Semitic right. He died last Monday at his home in Virginia, leaving behind a … Continue reading
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The Consequences Of Making The Holocaust Central In Jewish Life
American Jewish historian Peter Novick writes in his book The Holocaust in American Life: …Once the Holocaust became centered in Jewish consciousness, and to the extent that it became centered, it provided a language and framework that deepened anxiety about … Continue reading
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French Jews ask ministry to probe incitement at rally against Jewish thinker
It seems to me that anyone who supported the overthrow of Mohammar Qaddafi in Libya deserves condemnation. Europe would not be overrun by millions of Muslim and African migrants if that had not happened. Most Jews of course take no … Continue reading
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