By Jordan Zaitchik B’nai Brith Canada Sadiq Khan, the first Muslim mayor of a major European capital city, has been sent a barrage of antisemitic messages via social media for not being willing to back Jeremy Corbyn in a Labour party leadership election. Khan published an op-ed in The Observer last Saturday where he called on the […]
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By Jordan Zaitchik B’nai Brith Canada The Republican National Convention disabled its live chat window/comment section after antisemitic postings ran rampant Monday night. Antisemitic comments such as “Press H for Hitler” and “BAN JEWS” were the only types of comments seen on the window. This occurred while Jewish former Governor of Hawaii Linda Lingle was
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Jordan Zaitchik B’nai Brith Canada The German Federal Criminal Police launched a raid in Germany this week targeting social media users who have posted antisemitic and other racial hatred. The police entered the homes of more than 60 media users across the country. No arrests were made, according to Times of Israel. Most of the offenders belonged
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By Jordan Zaitchik B’nai Brith Canada Facebook is once again on the receiving end of accusations of letting antisemitism run rampant without consequences on its website. Shurat HaDin, an Israeli civil rights organization, has filed a lawsuit (page doesn’t exist) against Facebook on behalf of the families of five U.S. citizens injured and murdered by Palestinian
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The United Nations has passed a resolution to promote and protect individuals’ right to freedom of expression on the internet without interference. The resolution emphasized the importance of individuals’ right to have affordable and inclusive access to the internet in order to become better educated and better equipped for an increasingly digital world. The resolution is a
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By Jordan Zaitchik B’nai Brith Canada A top Israeli Minister is accusing Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg of having “some of the blood on his hands” of murdered teenager Hallel Yaffa Ariel. Gilad Erdan (Likud) Israeli Minister of Public Security, Strategic Affairs, and Information harshly criticized Facebook for allowing Palestinian incitement and hate speech to appear on
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