Stop xenophobia

At Harvard and elsewhere, an old falsehood is capturing new minds.

New research shows that antisemitic posts surged as the ‘free speech absolutist’ took over the social media giant. And it has settled at a higher level since.

Unlike many other bigotries, anti-Semitism is not merely a social prejudice; it is a conspiracy theory about how the world operates.

The increased prominence of antisemitic incidents may have you wondering: has antisemitism always been part of the Australian social fabric, or are we facing a newer, more sinister trend?

Two years after the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre, the oldest hatred is flourishing across the political spectrum.

Last month a poster for a new play in Melbourne about the Diary of Anne Frank was smeared with a swastika. It's just one example of what experts say is a rising tide of racist and anti-Semitic attacks that's headed our way.

Harvard has standards for admission that include not making wildly offensive comments.

Jews face threats from extremists on the left and the right. A third of European Jews have considered emigrating.

Government commissioner says lifting of inhibitions and rise of uncouthness are factors behind rising incidence of antisemitism

Anti-Semitism is now being harnessed for political ends by ideologies that otherwise would have little overlap. That fusion is new, and dangerous, experts say.

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a crackdown on the "scourge" of anti-Semitism and criticized a "resurgence of anti-Semitism unseen since World War II."

Anti-Semitism is on the rise. Now a mayor wants to suppress the history of America’s foremost anti-Semite.

Will Germany, Britain and Sweden find a way to reduce the numbers of attacks and reverse the trends?

Israel’s retaliation against Hamas has provoked global anger, but an anti-Jewish wave had been growing already, often fomented at universities.

In the last 25 years, antisemitic incidents have increased in frequency and violence. Yet in the face of clear evidence to the contrary, the proposition that Islamophobia is the new antisemitism continues to enjoy currency.

Our research tried to identify patterns linking antisemitic incidents to particular dates, local trends or global events. The aim was to be better prepared to counter them.

One student was forced to kneel down and kiss the shoes of a Muslim classmate, while a five-year-old boy was allegedly called a 'Jewish cockroach'.

The Community Security Trust (CST), a charity that monitors anti-Semitism in Britain, said there were 892 recorded incidents in the first six months of 2019 -- a 10% increase compared to the same period last year.

In a flurry of tweets on Monday, actor John Cusack repeatedly apologised to his 1.6 million followers for retweeting an anti-Semitic meme - after defending why he hit send in the first place.

Just as the anti-vaccination movement feeds off a handful of fringe outsiders, long-standing stereotypes about Jews have found a new vector in the latest outbreak of the disease.

From Judas to Shylock to Fagin, Jews have been blamed for the evils of profit and capitalism, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

House Democratic leaders are calling on the freshman congresswoman to apologize.