Latest Anti-Semitism News

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signs proclamation condemning antisemitism while vetoing bill defining it

Mar. 18, 2024 17:36 PM EDT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb vetoed a bill Monday that would have defined antisemitism in state education code while simultaneously signing a proclamation condemning all forms of antisemitism. The Republican governor cited changes made to the bill in the final...

'High & Low — John Galliano' explores the rise and fall of a controversial designer

Mar. 15, 2024 15:25 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The new documentary “High & Low — John Galliano” covers all the complexities of the famous British designer, one of the most celebrated and controversial figures in the fashion industry. The film, directed by Kevin Macdonald, features candid interviews...

Ex-rideshare driver accused in California antisemitic attack charged with federal hate crime

Mar. 13, 2024 22:25 PM EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal prosecutors charged a former rideshare driver in connection with an antisemitic attack on a passenger at San Francisco International Airport in 2023 that occurred weeks after the Hamas-led incursion into Israel on Oct. 7 that sparked the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip....

Yeezy shoe sales lead Adidas to plan to donate $150 million to anti-hate groups

Mar. 13, 2024 21:41 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Adidas said Wednesday that it's donated or is planning to give away more than $150 million to groups fighting antisemitism and other forms of hate from the sales of Yeezy shoes last year after it severed ties with Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West. The...

Pro-Palestinian faculty sue to stop Penn from giving wide swath of files to Congress

Mar. 13, 2024 17:05 PM EDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pro-Palestinian faculty at the University of Pennsylvania have sued the Ivy League school to stop it from sending sensitive internal material to a congressional committee investigating antisemitism on campus — a probe they call “a new form of McCarthyism.” ...

Indiana lawmakers pass bill defining antisemitism, with compromises

Mar. 08, 2024 18:27 PM EST

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana lawmakers came to a compromise Friday to pass a bill defining antisemitism in state education code. The bill — meant to address antisemitism on college campuses — stalled this month amid persistent disagreement between lawmakers in the legislative...

Lawsuit filed against MIT accuses the university of allowing antisemitism on campus

Mar. 07, 2024 14:47 PM EST

BOSTON (AP) — Two Jewish students filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the Massachusetts Institute of Technology accusing the university of allowing antisemitism on campus that has resulted in them being intimidated, harassed and assaulted. The lawsuit mirrors similar legal...

Indiana lawmakers in standoff on antisemitism bill following changes sought by critics of Israel

Mar. 06, 2024 15:11 PM EST

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Disagreements among Indiana lawmakers could stop passage of a bill aiming to address antisemitism on college campuses for the second year in a row, leaving Indiana students and professors uneasy as divisions surrounding the ongoing Israel-Hamas war deepen. ...

Indiana lawmakers aim to adjourn their session early. Here’s what's at stake in the final week

Mar. 05, 2024 10:24 AM EST

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana lawmakers are making good on their promise to keep this year’s legislative session short, with leaders saying they plan to wrap by the end of this week. After multiple sessions of major conservative legislation in recent years, including a near-total...

French police hunt an assailant who attacked a man leaving a Paris synagogue

Mar. 03, 2024 14:16 PM EST

PARIS (AP) — French authorities were searching for an assailant who attacked a man leaving a synagogue in Paris, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said. Darmanin said late Saturday that the alleged attack on Friday evening targeting a man in his early 60s was “a new antisemitic...