Cnaan Liphshiz
By Cnaan Liphshiz
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Fast Forward Belgian prime minister says Jewish caricatures at carnival ‘damage’ the country
AALST, Belgium (JTA) — Belgium’s prime minister said that some caricatures of Jews at the annual Aalst parade “damage” the country’s values and reputation. In a statement Sunday, Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes, who is Jewish, did not say which caricatures she took issue with at the Aalst Carnival, which is held each year in this…
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Fast Forward Belgian parade features costumes of haredi Jews with insect bodies
AALST, Belgium (JTA) — Caricatures of Jews, including ones depicting them as ants, were prominently displayed at this city’s annual parade. The displays came a year after the Jewish Telegraphic Agency exposed anti-Semitic displays in last year’s parade in Aalst, located about 10 miles west of Brussels. Participants said the new displays were designed to…
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Fast Forward UK anti-Semitic incidents rise for 4th straight year, reach all-time high
(JTA) — The number of anti-Semitic incidents documented in Britain increased for the fourth consecutive year in 2019, reaching a record tally of 1,805 cases. Overall, the increase over 2018 was of 7%, but the category of assault increased by 27% to 157 incidents, the Community Security Trust, or CST, British Jewry’s largest watchdog on…
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Fast Forward Swastikas painted on headstones at Dutch Jewish cemetery
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — Swastikas and anti-Semitic slogans were painted on several headstones at a Jewish cemetery in the Netherlands. The incident in Dordrecht, situated about 40 miles south of Amsterdam, was discovered Tuesday, De Telegraaf daily reported. The Organization of Jewish Communities in the Netherlands, or NIK, filed a police complaint. Mayor Wouter Kolff said…
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Fast Forward Swedish-Jewish woman, 60, fights off 3 attackers
(JTA) — A Jewish woman about 60 years old was robbed of her Star of David pendant and insulted for being Jewish after fighting off three purse snatchers near an ATM in Sweden. The Expressen report on Friday afternoon’s incident in Nybro named neither the woman nor described the three male assailants, but it did…
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Fast Forward Paris Metro passengers stop anti-Jewish harassment
(JTA) – Passengers aboard a metro train in Paris stopped four Arab men from pursuing a Jewish man they were harassing over his faith, the victim said. The incident late Saturday night unfolded as the train approached the Jaures station in northeast Paris, the National Bureau for Vigilance Against Anti-Semitism, or BNVCA, reported Sunday. The…
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Fast Forward Bag with Star Of David, soap left outside Swedish Holocaust Day display
(JTA) — A bag emblazoned with a Star of David containing soap and anti-Semitic literature was left outside an exhibition about the Holocaust. For many years after World War II, rumors persisted that the Nazis used Jewish bodies to produce soap. No evidence was found to support the claim. The bag was left Monday, International…
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Fast Forward 15% of Italians say Holocaust never happened, poll finds
(JTA) — More than 15% of respondents to a poll in Italy said the Holocaust never happened. The results are part of the annual Italy Report of the Eurispes published Thursday. The poll by the nongovernmental organization probes Italians’ views on a number of subjects, including the credibility of the government, the media and history,…
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