An open call to murder Jews in a Belgian magazine
The pain caused by contemporary antisemitism is partly rooted in the fact that we can’t ignore it.
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Fascism for dummies
Those using the word should at least know what it means
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The return of antisemitism
Germany after World War I provides a distant mirror
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The German Green Party’s Antisemitism Problem
With German federal elections set for September 26, the center-left German Green Party is polling well, and has a solid chance to be part of the next government. For many German Jews and Israel, and...
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After ‘Post’ expose, Germany investigates terror in pro-Hezbollah center
Prosecutor opens probes but states pro-terrorism pledge is not criminal
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Prominent German Jews want JNF to close account with BDS-enabling bank
The German branch of the Jewish National Fund has been swept up in a widening antisemitism scandal because it won’t immediately close its account with the Bank for Social Economy that enabl...
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Berlin Intelligence Agency Declares BDS Antisemitic
The city-state of Berlin’s new intelligence report on Tuesday classified the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign targeting the Jewish state as part of the outbreak of antisemiti...
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US, German Politicians Urge PayPal to Close Neo-Nazi Party’s Account
American and German politicians called on PayPal to close the account of Germany’s neo-Nazi Der Dritte Weg (“The Third Way”) party. “Congressman Zeldin supports t...
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Understanding Iran
If you read the news carefully, you will find a notable story about Iran every morning. Nine times out of ten it is hilarious. Today’s Iran story is that the head of its armed forces announ...
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Israel and the War of Ideas
Israel's 60-year war for survival has been marked by numerous victories on the battlefield. The Israeli Defense Force (IDF) is lauded as one of the premier military forces in modern history. But Israel has often lost on another front, sometimes without much of a fight: the battlefield of the mind, where ideas, words, and images are the weapons of choice. Israel's enemies are keenly aware of how the victories and defeats in one theater can affect the outcomes in the other. As Hizbullah commander Nabil Qaouk noted in 2000, "The use of media as a weapon had an effect parallel to a battle."
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Despite Efforts at Reconciliation, ‘Never Again’ Divides Germans, Jews
We sat at a bonfire at the foot of Masada under the stars, discussing the existential threat to Israel from Iran. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had made headlines again as he threatened t...
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When Someone Tells You He Wants to Kill You – Take Him Seriously
Call it Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Mein Kampf moment. Eighty years ago, Adolf Hitler published an autobiography-cum-manifesto. Its title translates as “My Struggle.” In...