Egyptian scholar says Jewish people use human blood in matzah
Fouad AbdelWahed, a professor at a Saudi university, tells TV station that only 'extremist' ultra-Orthodox Jews use the recipe
View ArticleHow a missing girl and an atmosphere of hate brought a blood libel to US shores
In 1928, 4-year-old Barbara Griffiths got lost in a NY town. In his new book, Edward Berenson examines how the incident became America's first, and only, blood libel case
View ArticleLISTEN: Zelensky and the Trump call — good for the Jews?
Episode #5: JTA's Cnaan Liphshiz delves into the Jewish angle to the current US crisis * Sole US blood libel case * Delving into powerful Yom Kippur prayer Kol Nidre's pull
View ArticleTlaib deletes retweet blaming Israelis for death of boy who apparently drowned
Qais Abu Ramila appears to have fallen into rainwater pool; Israeli consul general in New York Dani Dayan calls claim an 'unfounded blood libel against Jewish Israelis'
View ArticleBritish school to change logo referencing anti-Semitic blood libel
Symbol for St. Hugh's School recalls 13th century myth of boy murdered by Jewish family after chasing a ball that went over their wall
View ArticleMyth of Jews killing Christian children persists, says new book on blood libel
'Blood Libel: On The Trail of an Antisemitic Myth' by historian Magda Teter examines lethal canard from its roots in monastic tales to the pages of German Nazi broadsheets
View ArticleArabic paper in Canada says Israelis bury Palestinians alive, steal their organs
B'nai Brith Canada condemns Toronto's al-Meshwar newspaper for publishing article by Hamas member with baseless blood libel accusations
View ArticleProminent Italian painter unveils a work depicting anti-Semitic blood libel
Giovanni Gasparro uploads 'the Martyrdom of St. Simon of Trento for Jewish ritual murder,' which shows several grinning Jews as they collect blood from body of a child
View ArticleWhy does HBO’s anti-racist ‘Lovecraft Country’ stumble into anti-Semitic tropes?
Changing the name of a key character responsible for gruesome experimentation on Black victims, the series ends up with echoes of a blood libel, which led to centuries of pogroms
View ArticleBrazilian Jews file complaint over politician who said Jews sacrifice children
Labor party leader Roberto Jefferson dismisses Jewish complaints as 'clowning;' Instagram removes his post
View ArticlePolish university calls anti-Semitic blood libel claims ‘scientific discourse’
Catholic institution decides not to punish priest and faculty member who said Jews practice 'ritual murders'
View ArticleDaily Briefing May 4: Memorial Day in Israel; Russia doubles down on...
Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman breaks down the ongoing debate in including terror victims on Memorial Day; Tech Israel editor Ricky Ben David sheds light on cool-tech
View ArticleDNA analysis suggests bodies found in UK well are victims of 1190 antisemitic...
Study published in scientific journal uses radiocarbon dating and genome sequencing, comparing to genetic data from modern Jews, to match remains to medieval massacre in Norwich
View ArticleUK town where blood libel theory was born could get a Jewish heritage center
City of Norwich saw first known use of the antisemitic lie that said local Jews killed Christian children to use their blood for ritual purposes, in 1144 The post UK town where blood libel theory was...
View ArticleYear after ban, US school district to bring back novel about antisemitic...
South Carolina district originally pulled 'The Fixer' by Jewish author Bernard Malamud after concerns by conservative group Moms for Liberty over 'controversial' content The post Year after ban, US...
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