Antisemitism, Anti-Muslim, Anti-Palestinian, Bigotry, Racism and Hate Crimes in the USA

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Did Rep. Paul Gosar Promote Holocaust-Denying Website in Email to Constituents?

In a weekly email newsletter to his constituents, Rep. Paul Goser, R-Ariz., promoted a Holocaust-denying website that has published pieces sympathetic to Adolf Hitler.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/gosar-veterans-today/?

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Capitol Hill synagogue targeted by vandals ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day

SEATTLE — Temple De Hirsh Sinai in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood has once again been vandalized with anti-Semitic and anti-Israel graffiti. Temple leaders discovered the damage Monday morning.

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/capitol-hill-synagogue-targeted-by-vandals-ahead-holocaust-remembrance-day/DWOY6T3CSRCQDBUCL5QYJIKLVY/?

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Massachusetts woman arrested for placing swastikas at Jewish woman’s home

(JTA) – A Boston-area woman has been arrested and charged with leaving a series of paper swastikas outside the house of a Jewish lawyer who is representing her child’s father in an ongoing custody battle.

https://www.jta.org/2023/04/24/united-states/massachusetts-woman-arrested-for-placing-swastikas-at-jewish-womans-home?

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Florida man arrested for attacking Chabad center in Cape Coral in March

(JTA) – Police have arrested a man who allegedly espoused conspiracy theories about Jews in connection with a March attack on a Chabad center in Cape Coral, Florida.

https://www.jta.org/2023/04/26/united-states/florida-man-arrested-for-attacking-chabad-center-in-cape-coral-in-march?

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Gunman in Texas mall shooting reportedly posted antisemitic rhetoric on social media

(JTA) — The suspect in the shooting Saturday at a mall in Texas appears to have posted antisemitic, anti-LGBTQ and misogynist messages to a social media account.

https://www.jta.org/2023/05/08/default/gunman-in-texas-mall-shooting-reportedly-posted-antisemitic-rhetoric-on-social-media?

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Adidas says it will sell off Yeezy shoes and donate proceeds to those ‘hurt by Kanye’s statements’

(JTA) – The sportswear giant Adidas has decided to sell off its remaining inventory of sneakers from Kanye West’s Yeezy brand and donate the proceeds to charity.

https://www.jta.org/2023/05/12/culture/adidas-says-it-will-sell-off-yeezy-shoes-and-donate-proceeds-to-those-hurt-by-kanyes-statements?

ps:Good for them!!

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A scholar sees a common root for antisemitism and racism: ‘Christian supremacy’ 

(JTA) — Magda Teter’s new book, “Christian Supremacy,” begins in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Aug. 11, 2017. Hundreds of white nationalist neo-Nazis who ostensibly gathered to protest the removal of a statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee from a local park broke into a chant: “Jews will not replace us.”

https://www.jta.org/2023/05/14/opinion/a-scholar-finds-a-common-root-for-antisemitism-and-racism-christian-supremacy?

“Somebody Must Be Blamed”: Antisemitism, the Equal Opportunity Ideology

Normally I might have whiplash. One day I’m being asked for comment by national media outlets about a Black NFL player and the next, about FOX News celebrity Tucker Carlson. On the surface Tucker Carlson and DeSean Jackson would appear to have very little in common. But together they illustrate a growing danger in this moment of populist fervor: antisemitism.

https://westernstatescenter.medium.com/somebody-must-be-blamed-antisemitism-the-equal-opportunity-ideology-b47c017253f

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Lawsuit claims Rudy Giuliani said, ‘Get over the Passover. It was like 3,000 years ago.’

(JTA) — Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor who became an aide to former President Donald Trump, mocked Jews for observing Passover, according to a lawsuit filed Monday by a former assistant who is accusing him of sexual assault and harassment.

https://www.jta.org/2023/05/16/united-states/lawsuit-claims-rudy-giuliani-said-get-over-the-passover-it-was-like-3000-years-ago?

Elon Musk says George Soros ‘hates humanity’ and likens him to a comic book villain Holocaust survivor

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Elon Musk tweeted that George Soros “hates humanity,” and wrote that the billionaire and progressive megadonor “reminds me of Magneto,” a comic book villain who features in Marvel’s X-Men series.

https://www.jta.org/2023/05/16/politics/elon-musk-says-george-soros-hates-humanity-and-likens-him-to-a-comic-book-villain-holocaust-survivor?

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Jewish middle school teacher in Wisconsin arrested for threatening students over swastika drawings

(JTA) – A Jewish teacher at a public middle school in Wisconsin was arrested last week for threatening his students with gun violence after discovering a piece of paper with swastikas in class.

https://www.jta.org/2023/05/16/united-states/jewish-middle-school-teacher-in-wisconsin-arrested-for-threatening-students-over-swastika-drawings?

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The Florida mom who sought to ban Amanda Gorman’s poem says she’s sorry for promoting the Protocols of the Elders of Zion

(JTA) – Months before a Miami-area mother persuaded a local school to restrict access to an Amanda Gorman poem, she was posting antisemitic memes on her Facebook page.

https://www.jta.org/2023/05/24/united-states/the-florida-mom-who-got-amanda-gormans-poem-restricted-says-shes-sorry-for-promoting-the-protocols-of-the-elders-of-zion?

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Elon Musk is the most dangerous antisemite in America

In his tenure as Twitter CEO, Musk has amplified antisemitic rhetoric and made the social media platform fertile ground for extremist recruitement

https://forward.com/opinion/549819/elon-musk-is-the-most-dangerous-antisemite-in-america/?

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Officials denounce Nazi demonstration outside Disney amid rising antisemitism in Florida

The neo-Nazi demonstration seen over the weekend outside the entrance to Walt Disney World Resort – provoking widespread disgust and outrage – was the latest sign of rising antisemitism in Florida and across the nation, experts said Monday.

https://www.newsbreak.com/florida-state/3056266320929-officials-denounce-nazi-demonstration-outside-disney-amid-rising-antisemitism-in-florida

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Howie Mandel and Rachel Bloom headline an LA comedy ‘roast of antisemitism’

LOS ANGELES (JTA) — The White House recently released a detailed strategy for combating antisemitism, complete with more than 100 action items.

https://www.jta.org/2023/06/15/culture/howie-mandel-and-rachel-bloom-headline-an-la-comedy-roast-of-antisemitism?

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‘You’re on the path to sin’: A Florida rabbi faced antisemitic harassment after speaking up at a school board vote

(JTA) — Rabbi Adam Miller was exiting a school board meeting in his city of Naples, Florida, when two men approached him in the parking lot.

https://www.jta.org/2023/06/15/united-states/youre-on-the-path-to-sin-a-florida-rabbi-faced-antisemitic-harassment-after-speaking-up-at-a-school-board-vote?

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George Soros hands philanthropy to son, after enduring years of antisemitic conspiracy theories

Billionaire investor and philanthropist George Soros is handing control of his $25 billion holdings, including his Open Society Foundations, to one of his sons, Alexander Soros.

https://floridaphoenix.com/2023/06/19/george-soros-hands-philanthropy-to-son-after-enduring-years-of-antisemitic-conspiracy-theories/?

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FBI arrests Michigan man it says was planning attack on East Lansing synagogue

(JTA) — A Michigan man who praised mass shooters had outlined a plan to attack an East Lansing synagogue, according to FBI investigators who arrested the man on Friday.

https://www.jta.org/2023/06/19/united-states/michigan-man-charged-with-planning-attack-on-east-lansing-synagogue?

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Stew Peters’ Rothschilds conspiracy theory: OceanGate sub was sunk to hide truth “that it wasn't an iceberg that sank the Titanic”

Numerous politicians, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr, Paul Gosar, and Andy Biggs, have appeared on Peters’ program

https://www.mediamatters.org/rumble/stew-peters-rothschilds-conspiracy-theory-oceangate-sub-was-sunk-hide-truth-it-wasnt-iceberg?

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Roseanne Barr defends ‘nobody died in the Holocaust’ remark as ‘sarcasm,’ Jewish groups outraged

Roseanne Barr, 70, has shocked her former fans again after some confusing comments about the Holocaust during a recent podcast appearance.

https://nypost.com/2023/06/27/roseanne-barr-says-no-one-died-in-the-holocaust/

ps:What a piece of work!!

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Study reveals people most likely to hold antisemitic views

People who believe in conspiracy theories are more likely to have antisemitic opinions than non-believers, new research shows.

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-reveals-people-antisemitic-views.html?

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New Jersey teen pleads guilty to online threats detailing attacks on Jews

(JTA) – The New Jersey teen charged with making threats to synagogues and other Jewish institutions last year has pleaded guilty. 

https://www.jta.org/2023/07/13/united-states/new-jersey-teen-pleads-guilty-to-online-threats-detailing-attacks-on-jews?

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Watchdog calls for House committee to uninvite RFK Jr. after his comments are blasted as antisemitic

NEW YORK (AP) — A Democratic watchdog group has called for a U.S. House committee to rescind an invitation to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after the Democratic presidential candidate was filmed falsely suggesting COVID-19 could have been “ethnically targeted” to spare Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese people.

https://apnews.com/article/robert-f-kennedy-jr-covid-comments-c77edc6fa547879e1456470552a40bb4?

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Citing antisemitism and bigotry, Jewish and Asian Democrats call on Republicans to disinvite RFK Jr. from testifying

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Two Jewish Democrats joined with a Chinese American congresswoman in leading a call on Republicans to disinvite Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from testifying in Congress about censorship, after the vaccine conspiracy theorist and Democratic presidential candidate said COVID-19 was “ethnically targeted” to spare Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese.

https://www.jta.org/2023/07/19/politics/citing-antisemitism-and-bigotry-jewish-and-asian-democrats-call-on-republicans-to-disinvite-rfk-jr-from-testifying?

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Robert Kraft speaks with rapper Meek Mill on NAACP panel about antisemitism and racism

(JTA) — New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft participated in a panel conversation on fighting antisemitism and racism on Sunday during the annual NAACP convention in Boston.

https://www.jta.org/2023/07/31/sports/robert-kraft-speaks-with-rapper-meek-mill-on-naacp-panel-about-antisemitism-and-racism?

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Georgia prosecutor Fani Willis reports racist threats over Trump case

A Georgia prosecutor has reported receiving racist threats and abuse as she decides whether to charge former President Donald Trump.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66373477?

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Pittsburgh synagogue gunman will be sentenced to death for the nation’s deadliest antisemitic attack

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The gunman who stormed a synagogue in the heart of Pittsburgh’s Jewish community and killed 11 worshippers will be sentenced to death for perpetrating the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history, a jury decided Wednesday.

https://apnews.com/article/pittsburgh-synagogue-shooting-death-penalty-27e3b1a505cacdd674ee9b8a179aa1a8?