Press Selection: Gaza Conflict Spreads to Europe - Jews Attacked
Signs are mounting that the conflict in Gaza is starting to spill over into in Europe's towns and cities. Assaults against Jews and arson attacks on Jewish congregations are reported in France, Sweden and Britain. [Link]
Exclusive: Antisemitism in Spain. Old or New?
In this contribution Alejandro Baer, Assistant Professor of Social Anthropology at the Universidad Complutense Madrid, reflects on the roots and contemporary forms of Antisemitism in Spain.
In the Trenches: Targeting Jews — Again
David A. Harris, the Executive Director of the American Jewish Committee (AJC), on the fact that Jews are targeted for being Jews - this time in Mumbai.
Exclusive: Signs of Antisemitism in France — An Insider’s View
Professor Francine Masliah, a member of the Advisory Board of the “Memorial de la Shoah”, provides an overview on the state of antisemitism in contemporary France that is extremely informative.
Press Release: American Jewish Committee Condemns NPD Leader for Racist and Antisemitic Statement About Barack Obama
The Berlin office of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) condemns racist and antisemitic statements made by Jürgen Gansel, NPD member of the Saxonian Parliament and member of the county council of Meißen, in a press release he issued on...
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Springe, Germany: Holocaust Denier Detained
December 02, 2008.
The County Court Springe (Lower Saxony) sentenced the Holocaust denier Arnold Hoefs to 4 month in prison and a fine of 1500 Euros. The 72 years old Hoefs wrote more than 100 letters to public authorities and media under the pseudonym “Herbert Hoff”, in which he claimed that the remembrance of the Holocaust in the USA is only used for fundraising campaigns but is historically wrong. Hoefs participated under his pseudonym in the Holocaust denier conference in Teheran in December 2006. He also published a book with the title: “Hitler’s Benefits for the Folk, Why the Folk Loved Him”.
Source: Redok.de, 12-03-2008
