Palestinian journalist, his family killed in Israeli airstrike; severe threat of famine as flour runs out; Israel proposes 40-day Gaza ceasefire deal; Pro-Israel groups, politicians demand Francesca Albanese’s UN mandate end now; US suspends dozens of federal grants for Princeton in “antisemitism” crackdown; more US warplanes head to Middle East
Tags: antisemitism
Is ‘October 8’ documentary giving voice to American Jewish anguish — or simply stoking fear?
The Forward: The film advances a mindset that suggests Jews can only be victims, and never aggressors, and offers a distorted framing of alleged antisemitism
90% of Palestinians in Gaza lack access to clean water: Gaza in limbo Day 11
No clean water, no electricity in Gaza; West Bank: raids, theft; another Israeli minister supports ethnic cleansing; latest on Mahmoud Khalil; 60 universities threatened with federal funding cuts
US TikTok ban linked to pro-Palestine content rather than China threat, insiders reveal
US officials and lobbyists say the push to ban the Chinese-owned application Tik Tok gained momentum during the genocide in Gaza upon finding out that a majority of users were supporting a free Palestine.
Netanyahu cries ‘anti-Semitism’ as Israeli Maccabi hooligans instigate riots in Amsterdam
There was no “pogrom,” no apparent evidence of antisemitism on the streets of Amsterdam. A group of Israeli football hooligans instigated violence with Dutch Arabs.
Happy 100th birthday, Jimmy Carter – loved by many, smeared by some
Former President Jimmy Carter was a pioneer in calling out Israeli apartheid (and being labeled “antisemitic”)
Contrived charges of antisemitism are the new ‘Red Scare’
Supporters of Israel have resurrected McCarthy’s tactics, falsely labeling those who call for peace in Palestine or an end to U.S. military aid to Israel ‘antisemites’ – which does not make Jews safer.
I reported a piece for the New York Times on antisemitism. I found a major error, but the Times didn’t care.
An elected official reported an antisemitic break-in. Police say it didn’t happen, but the New York Times won’t issue a correction.
Israel does not protect the disabled in Gaza, but creates them – Day 267
10,000 more disabled people in Gaza than before war, as death and destruction continue; Israel threatens to destroy Iran; report: Israeli army not ready for a war in Lebanon; Canada is “antisemitic”; national uncommitted movement demands that Biden change course on Gaza; Amal Clooney “is the one that needs to be prosecuted,” not Netanyahu; more.
Israeli documents show expansive government effort to shape US discourse around Gaza war
As the Gaza war rages, Israeli funds target US college campuses and push to redefine antisemitism in US law – part of a sometimes covert operation by the Israeli government to strike back at student protests, human rights organizations and other voices of dissent.