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Egypt’s State-Run Book Fair Still Features the Antisemitic “Protocols” and other Hateful Titles

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[Screenshot from Facebook page of the Egyptian Prime Minister, June 30, 2021]

July 09, 2021 By David Andrew Weinberg On June 30th, Egypt’s government launched the region’s largest book fair, under the patronage of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and inaugurated by Egypt’s prime minister with seven of his cabinet ministers in attendance. Despite the issue being flagged in the past, it is disappointing that a broad array of antisemitic books continue to be exhibited among the materials hosted at Egypt’s state-run book fair this year, including…

July 09, 2021

Impactante aumento de estrellas amarillas que banalizan el Holocausto en toda Europa

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June 07, 2021 En toda Europa, las protestas contra las restricciones del COVID-19 y las campañas públicas que promocionan las vacunas contra el virus han incluido símbolos e imágenes del Holocausto, entre ellas la estrella amarilla. La utilización de este tipo de imaginería del Holocausto compara erróneamente el régimen nazi antisemita, racista, misógino, xenófobo y homófobo, y sus actos genocidas, con las…

June 07, 2021

Shocking rise of Holocaust Trivializing Yellow Stars Across Europe

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June 02, 2021 Across Europe, protests against COVID-19 restrictions and public campaigns promoting vaccines against the virus have included Holocaust symbols and imagery, such as the yellow star. The utilization of this type of Holocaust imagery wrongly compares the antisemitic, racist, misogynist, xenophobic and homophobic Nazi-regime and its genocidal acts to current government measures to contain the pandemic. Comparing the two is not only an act of moral outrage, but also represents an…

June 02, 2021

Antisemitism on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok in Response to Middle East Violence

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May 19, 2021 As the deadly military confrontation between Israel and Hamas enters its second week, an ADL assessment finds a disturbing array of antisemitic posts related to the conflict on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. While much of this content appears to have been posted by individuals who have reached for antisemitic stereotypes in a misplaced response to their anger over Palestinian suffering, it is possible that some true antisemites are taking advantage of current events by…

May 19, 2021

Young European Jews face Antisemitism and Hate Related to the Conflict in Israel

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May 14, 2021 Young Jews in Europe are experiencing a spike in antisemitism and hate and threats as the crisis in Israel and the region escalates. Antisemitic incidents at demonstrations, the burning of Israeli flags in front of synagogues and Jewish community centers, violent threats and vandalism of Jewish institutions are causing them to question their safety as Jews. Bini Guttmann, President of the European Union of Jewish Students (EUJS), the umbrella organization…

May 14, 2021

ADL’s Global 100 Survey: What Does it Actually Say about Muslim Attitudes toward Jews?

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September 09, 2020 By David Andrew Weinberg ADL’s Global 100 survey is one our greatest tools for measuring, assessing and fighting antisemitism. First launched in 2014, this unique study documented levels of public acceptance of antisemitic beliefs in 100 countries around the world, and we have since updated it with follow-up surveys in many of these countries in 2015, 2017, and, most recently, in 2019. One outcome from the survey that has received particular attention was…

September 09, 2020

Intolerant Responses to the UAE Peace Deal

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August 20, 2020 By David Andrew Weinberg Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced a historic agreement on August 13th to move toward full normalization of relations, the first such accord between the State of Israel and an Arab state since 1994. However, peace always has its opponents, and this agreement is no exception. Whenever Israel and Arab governments take important steps to engage and reconcile with each other, extremists throughout the region routinely demonize both…

August 20, 2020