The number of antisemitic incidents in the United States in 2022 increased by 36 percent from the previous year, according to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). There were 3,697 antisemitic incidents last year, whereas there were 2,717 in 2021, according to an ADL report released on March 23. This is a record high since 1979, when…
Proposed Florida Law Would Make Antisemitic Activity Punishable With Prison
A bill making its way through the Florida Legislature could land a person in prison for up to five years for passing out leaflets with antisemitic messages, vandalizing property with antisemitic slogans or symbols, or harassing someone based on their religious attire. State Rep. Randy Fine, a Republican from southern Brevard County, says House Bill 269…
Labour Wants Closer UK-EU Trading Ties, Shadow Chancellor Says
The Labour Party wants the UK to have closer trading ties with the EU, but not to rejoin the European single markets or custom union, according to shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves. In an attempt to boost Labour’s Brexit credentials on Thursday, Reeves said the party wants to “get improvements” on the Brexit deal if it gets…
Michigan Attorney General Says She Was a Target in Plot to Kill Jewish Elected Officials
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said on March 2 that she was one of the targets in an assassination plot against Jewish elected state officials. “The FBI has confirmed I was a target of the heavily armed defendant in this matter. It is my sincere hope that the federal authorities take this offense just as…
Virginia Legislature Adopts New Definition of ‘Antisemitism’
March 1, 2023
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Republicans and Democrats in the Virginia Legislature voted on Feb. 23 to pass House Bill 1606, which adopts the definition of antisemitism first proposed by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) in 2016. “As the chief patron of HB 1606, I am proud and honored by the overwhelming bipartisan support from the Virginia General Assembly,…
Federal Hate Crime Charges Filed Against Man Suspected In Shootings of Jews
LOS ANGELES—A 28-year-old man suspected of shooting two Jewish men after they left synagogues in the Pico-Robertson district less than 24 hours apart is scheduled to be arraigned March 9 on two federal hate crime counts that could put him behind bars for life. Jaime Tran, previously of Riverside, was charged with committing hate crime…
UK Labour MPs Divided on Starmer’s Decision to Block Corbyn Candidacy
UK Labour Party leader Keir Starmer’s decision to block his predecessor Jeremy Corbyn from standing for Labour at the next election has caused a stir among party ranks, with MPs on the far left openly voicing opposition to his move. Starmer said on Wednesday that Labour is now “unrecognisable” from its form during Corbyn’s leadership…
Starmer Strips Corbyn of Candidacy, Says UK Labour ‘Not Going Back’ to Antisemitism
Jeremy Corbyn, the hard-left former Labour leader, will not be allowed to stand as a Labour candidate at the next general election, party leader Sir Keir Starmer has confirmed. Starmer said that Labour is now “unrecognisable” from its form during Corbyn’s leadership from 2015 to 2020, when it was plagued by allegations of antisemitism among…
Omar Not Just Antisemitic, but Also Anti-American
Commentary The Republican-controlled House has voted to boot Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), off the House Foreign Affairs Committee. I salute Republicans for leadership, beneficial for the country and beneficial for black Americans whose interests Omar pretends to represent. Omar pushed back from the House floor, playing, of course, the race card. She accused Republicans of…
Democrats Introduce Resolution ‘Recognizing Israel as America’s Legitimate’ Ally
A group of 32 House Democrats signed on to a new resolution on Feb. 2 that recognizes Israel as America’s “legitimate and democratic ally” while also condemning anti-Semitism. The bill, H.Res.92, was introduced by Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.), who is Jewish, shortly after Holocaust Remembrance Day. The resolution states that Jewish Americans have “contributed in unique and positive ways to…
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