Belgian Jewish paper demands EU action on Abbas ‘blood libel’
Referring to PA chief’s false talk of rabbis wanting to poison Palestinian wells, editor Michael Freilich urges ‘unambiguous rejection of this anti-Jewish incitement’
View ArticleHow a small pogrom in Russia changed the course of history
Until the Holocaust, the Kishinev pogrom of 1903 was the archetype for anti-Jewish persecution, according to a new book about the massacre's long afterlife
View ArticleIn anti-migrant rhetoric, some hear echo of anti-Semitic blood libel
New York Times columnist Paul Krugman says the medieval anti-Jewish smear is more apt analogy to Trump administration's language on asylum-seekers than Holocaust
View ArticlePaul Krugman says Trump’s immigration rhetoric is a blood libel
Nobel prize-winning economist writes in NY Times column that false claims against immigrants are like the baseless accusations of ritual murder made about Jews
View ArticleAt Spanish festival on Inquisition, new play tackles blood libel
'Black Soul,' set in 1492, tells of the murder of a young woman which locals blame on their Jewish neighbors
View ArticleBelgian trade union boss says Israel kills Palestinian kids for their organs
Following a complaint, left-wing news site issues 'update' claiming Israel uses organs from Palestinians its forces killed but the editors decided 'not to suggest a causality'
View ArticleIranian news site in Latin America: Israel performs medical tests on prisoners
Fake HispanTV article spreads to news outlets across region, despite citing no evidence
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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
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How 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
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LISTEN: 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
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Tlaib 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'
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British 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
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Myth 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
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Arabic 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
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Prominent 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
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Why 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
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Brazilian Jews file complaint over politician who said Jews sacrifice children
Labor party leader Roberto Jefferson dismisses Jewish complaints as 'clowning;' Instagram removes his post
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Polish 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'
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Daily 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
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DNA 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
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