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Category Archives: Judaism
April 30, 2013
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Iranian Cleric Exposes Global Jewish Sorcery
Clever Iranian sleuths have cracked the secret ingredient of the Jewish plan for world domination: sorcery. Mehdi Taeb, a well-known cleric and close confidante of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, disclosed to a group of students recently that “the Jews” … Continue reading
April 22, 2013
ESSAY
Jew Hatred on NYC Subway
A harrowing scene occurred recently on the New York City subway when a group of teens approached and harassed a Jewish man wearing a yarmulke. The ringleader, a self-identified Muslim teen, threatened to kill the man and added, “They should have killed … Continue reading
April 19, 2013
ESSAY
I Know the Plans I Have For You, Says the Lord
AI Editor Adam Garfinkle has a must-read on the 70th anniversary of the beginning of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Those uninformed about the significance of the uprising and its vital connection to Jewish Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day will learn a lot from the … Continue reading
March 29, 2013
ESSAY
European Anti-Semitism Is Alive and Well
Anti-Semitism is continuing its comeback tour of Europe. First it was in France, then in Hungary. Now the Times of Israel reports on anti-Semitism’s appeal in Greek political life: “Golden Dawn,” a party that that bolsters its grassroots support by demonizing Jewish … Continue reading
February 28, 2013
ESSAY
The US House Calls Hearing on European Anti-Semitism
Jews today face hostility “unparalleled since the dark ages of the Second World War,” said Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) at a hearing yesterday on rising European anti-Semitism. According to the Religion News Service, Smith called the hearing to investigate and discuss recent anti-Semitic crimes in Europe. … Continue reading
January 15, 2013
ESSAY
Morsi’s Anti-Semitic Rant Comes to Light
Either Egyptian President Morsi is a vicious hater or a totally unprincipled demagogue. Possibly both. The trouble is that nobody can be a democratically elected president of Egypt who isn’t at least one of these things. First noticed by Jeffrey … Continue reading
November 10, 2012
ESSAY
Putin to Jews: Russia is Your Friend
Moscow’s Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center is like no other Jewish Museum. First, there’s its size: according to its organizers, it’s the largest Jewish history museum in the world. Then, there are the exhibits. A Russian news site called it “Jewish … Continue reading
September 4, 2012
ESSAY
Anti-Anti-Semitism Rally in Berlin
Germans are donning yarmulkes and taking to the streets to protest a vicious anti-Semitic attack on a rabbi earlier this week. YNet News has the story: Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit who denounced the attack just a short time after it … Continue reading
July 24, 2012
ESSAY
Israeli Parliamentarian Shreds a New Testament. World Yawns.
A far right member of the Israeli Knesset, Michael Ben-Ari, recently received a copy of the New Testament in his mailbox, a gift from local Christian missionaries. He was not enthused, reports the Associated Press: Ben-Ari, an Orthodox Jew, was … Continue reading
July 19, 2012
ESSAY
German Parliament Endorses Circumcision
Reason and humility prevailed today in Germany, where the country’s parliament passed a resolution in support of circumcision, in a rebuke to the regional court which ruled the ancient Jewish and Muslim religious practice an “assault.” Haaretz reports: Germany’s parliament … Continue reading
July 14, 2012
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Merkel Bashes Circumcision Ruling, Vows To Protect Freedom in Germany
Defying the wrath of Andrew Sullivan and the might of the Foreskin Lobby, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has attacked the cockamamie Cologne court ruling that banned an essential rite of Islam and Judaism. Religious freedom and the rights of the … Continue reading
July 2, 2012
ESSAY
Religious Violence Builds Across Africa
North central Africa, the band of territory across the world’s second largest continent, south of the Sahara and north of the rain forests, continued to see religious violence over the weekend. In northern Kenya, “goons” attacked two churches with grenades … Continue reading
June 30, 2012
ESSAY
Circumcision Wars in Germany and Cyberspace
Anyone skimming through the comments to my posts on the German court ruling outlawing the circumcision of (male) children, and therefore the practice of Judaism as it has been understood by Jewish parents for thousands of years as well as … Continue reading
June 28, 2012
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Jews and Muslims Unite to Fight Germany for Basic Human Freedom
On Tuesday Via Meadia blogged about a decision by a court in Cologne that ruled “the body of the child is irreparably and permanently changed by a circumcision.” Our take was that by banning what for thousands of years has been seen as a core element of Jewish identity, law and tradition, the court was essentially criminalizing the practice of Judaism in Germany.
The blogosphere erupted as people defended and attacked the ruling. Andrew Sullivan of the Daily Dish was quick to blast Via Meadia. Continue reading
June 4, 2012
ESSAY
More Jew Hatred in France
As we predicted months ago when Via Meadia surveyed the rising anti-Jewish climate across Europe, anti-Semitic sentiment in France shows no sign of abating. The Jerusalem Post reports on the latest incident: Three Jews wearing kipot were attacked by 10 … Continue reading
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