Antisemitism Tag

Is it any surprise anti-Israel Rep. Rashida Tlaib was funded by Soros-group before running for Congress?

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on March 10, 2019 26 Comments

In her 2017 financial disclosure forms, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) revealed that she received a "Leadership in Government" fellowship, and the source of this funding was later revealed to be George Soros' Open Society.

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Nikki Haley calls out Rep. Clyburn over his defense of Ilhan Omar’s anti-Semitism

Posted by Stacey Matthews on March 09, 2019 19 Comments

When Democrats considered a resolution condemning Rep. Ilhan Omar's (D-MN) recent anti-Semitic remarks, Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) invoked a bizarre defense of Omar this week that had fellow South Carolinian Nikki Haley calling him out.

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Trump: “The Democrats have become an anti-Israel party. They’ve become an anti-Jewish party.”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 08, 2019 19 Comments

The 2020 battle lines are drawn, and they are being drawn by the far-left of the Democrat Party, then amplified by Republicans. The first battle line results from Democrats' embrace of socialism, 2020 Battle Lines: Capitalism and Growth (R) versus Socialism and Degrowth (D).

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Ilhan Omar Dunks on Meghan McCain’s ‘Faux Outrage’ Over Anti-Semitism

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 08, 2019 32 Comments

Mere hours after the passage of the Democrats' anti-hate resolution, a move prompted entirely by the anti-Semitism of Rep. Ilhan Omar, she proved that she has learned absolutely nothing from the experience.

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House Will Vote on ‘Resolution Broadly Condemning Hate’ Without Naming Ilhan Omar

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 07, 2019 54 Comments

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced the House will vote "on a resolution broadly condemning hate" on Thursday after the recent anti-Semitic remarks from Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN). Hoyer also said "the resolution would not specifically name Omar."

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Senate May Issue Its Own Measure to Condemn Anti-Semitism

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 06, 2019 18 Comments

It looks like the Senate may introduce its own resolution to condemn anti-Semitism as the House of Representatives drafts its own resolution in response to the latest anti-Semitic remarks from Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN). The Washington Examiner reported that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell found the rise in anti-Semitism "disturbing" and has concerns about it.

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Sanders’ Top Advisers Linked to 2012 Anti-Semitism Scandal at Center for American Progress

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 06, 2019 0 Comments

The two men "emerged at the forefront of a scandal involving several Think Progress bloggers who accused pro-Israel Jews and members of Congress of being 'Israel firsters.'"...

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Gallup: Americans still overwhelmingly support Israel, antisemitic conspiracy mongers hardest hit

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 06, 2019 14 Comments

The Democrat Party is trying to come to grips with the antisemitic agitation by Minnesota Rep. Ihlan Omar, backed by Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, that Americans who support Israel do so for money and have pledged allegiance to Israel. These dual-loyalty and disloyalty accusations are echoed by left-wing and Islamist Democrat activists.

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Why Won’t Dems Condemn Ihlan Omar In Resolution On Antisemitism?

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 05, 2019 20 Comments

The House Democrats have drafted a resolution in response to Rep. Ilhan Omar's (D-MN) latest anti-Semitic comments about dual loyalty. However, it looks like the Democrats are only doing damage control because the resolution does not mention Omar by name. This could change since it's just a draft.

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Fired Oberlin College Prof. Joy Karega, who spread anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, amends discrimination lawsuit

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 26, 2019 11 Comments

Joy Karega is the former Oberlin College professor of social justice writing caused enormous controversy when her anti-Semitic conspiracy theories spread on Facebook were revealed. We covered the story initially, on March 1, 2016, Oberlin anti-Semitic rant Prof hosting BDS event this week.

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Germany: Students at Cologne University Reject ‘Anti-Semitic’ BDS Movement

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on February 22, 2019 4 Comments

The student parliament at Germany's Cologne University passed a resolution banning activities by the anti-Israel Boycott movement, or BDS, from the campus. The organizations and activists linked to BDS "should not be offered a platform at the University of Cologne," the student representative body said in declaration passed in October 2018.

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NYT: Republican 2020 message is “if you’re a Democrat, you’re either a socialist, a baby killer or an anti-Semite”

Posted by Stacey Matthews on February 18, 2019 80 Comments

What do you do when Democrats begin embracing the extreme ideas of their more radically left wing comrades? If you're the New York Times, you whine about Republicans calling them out on it, that's what:

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Farrakhan: ‘The Wicked Jews Want to Use Me to Break up the Women’s Movement’

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 18, 2019 17 Comments

The United Center in Chicago, IL, home to the Chicago Bulls and Blackhawks, hosted the Nation of Islam's Savior's Day over the weekend. Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan used the keynote address to do what he does best: bash Jews and white people. Legal Insurrection has for years documented the ties between the anti-Semite and Women's March. Farrakhan blamed the "wicked Jews" on that coverage.

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British Labour Party “institutionally anti-Semitic” say members who split off to form new party

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 18, 2019 8 Comments

The United Kingdom's Labour Party has lost seven members today due to many problems concerning leader Jeremy Corbyn, including his anti-Semitism. From the BBC:

They are: Chuka Umunna, Luciana Berger, Chris Leslie, Angela Smith, Mike Gapes, Gavin Shuker and Ann Coffey.

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Conservative Jewish Prof Describes Sickening Anti-Semitism on Campus

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 16, 2019 2 Comments

"unending campaign of harassment and belittlement"...

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Minnesota Jewish Leaders Attempted an Intervention With Ilhan Omar Last Year

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 13, 2019 39 Comments

As we all know, in her short time in Congress, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) has engulfed herself in anti-Semitic controversies. It turns out that Minnesota Jewish leaders attempted an intervention last year when it became known that she'd be the Democrat nominee for her seat. They felt they needed to do something due to past anti-Semitic remarks.

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Linda Sarsour Defends Rep. Ilhan Omar Amid Anti-Semitic Controversy

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 12, 2019 31 Comments

Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota is having quite a week. She went on a little anti-Semitic Twitter spree which was so offensive that it earned her rebuke from Democrat leaders and led to a forced and awkward apology. Now Linda Sarsour, who has her own issues on this topic, is coming to her defense.

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Report: Rep. Rashida Tlaib Penned Column for Anti-Semitic Farrakhan Publication in 2006

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 11, 2019 17 Comments

As Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) continues with her anti-Semitism controversy, freelance journalist Jeryl Bier discovered more ties to anti-Semitism, this time from Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI). Bier found an op-ed Tlaib wrote for The Final Call, a publication run by anti-Semitic Louis Farrakhan.

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