Anti-Semitism

Obama administration, Jewish groups, to U.N.: Sack Falk

The Obama administration, joined by U.S. Jewish groups, called for the United Nations to dismiss Richard Falk, its rapporteur on Palestinian rights, after he posted an anti-Semitic cartoon on his blog.

U.S. State Dept. to study Saudi texts

The U.S. State Department is launching a study of Saudi textbooks to determine their reach and whether they promote intolerance.

In Dutch shechitah ban, Jews see a sign they are unwanted

What put shechitah, or kosher slaughter, in the crosshairs in Holland was an unlikely convergence between animal rights activists and the country’s far-right, anti-Muslim movement.

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