At least one of the protests may have degenerated into the use of anti-Semitic chants, including one which reportedly called Jewish people the “offspring of apes and pigs.”
Representatives of South Africa’s Jewish community commended President Jacob Zuma’s pledge to combat anti-Semitism. More ▸
The Canadian Federation of Students’ Ontario branch unanimously passed a resolution to boycott Israel. More ▸
What does Michael Brown, the unarmed black teen killed by police earlier this month, have to do with the Palestinians? More ▸
A South African Jewish group said it would file criminal charges for alleged hate speech against a trade union leader who accused it of complicity in murder in Gaza. More ▸
Police in Melbourne arrested seven pro-Palestinian protestors who stormed the roof of an Israeli-based company, accusing it of “supporting genocide.” More ▸
A Swedish politician quit his campaign after coming under attack for a Facebook post saying “our brothers and sisters in Palestine are slaughtered by the Jewish pigs.” More ▸
A cosmetics store in Manchester, England, that sells Israeli cosmetics has been victimized by callers threatening to kill the staff and burn down the store. More ▸
Thousands of people attended France’s largest pro-Israel rally since the launch of the Israel Defense Forces’ offensive in Gaza. More ▸
A Belgian physician who refused to treat a Jewish woman with a fractured rib suggested she visit Gaza to get rid of the pain. More ▸
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