Struggle against antisemitism
01-02-2009 / Germany
Germany - German bishop defies pope over Holocaust denier
Gerhard Ludwig Mueller, the Catholic bishop of the German city of Regensburg which is also the pope's home city, declared Williamson persona-non-grata in his district.
Source: www.earthtimes.org01-02-2009 / Germany
Germany - German bishop defies pope over Holocaust denier
A German Catholic bishop Saturday raised unusual criticism of German Pope Benedict XVI for rehabilitating Holocaust denier Bishop Williamson, adding his objections to the pope's leading the church in an ultraconservative direction. Bishop Gebhard Fuerst of Rottenburg-Stuttgart criticized as "totally unacceptable" remarks by Bishop Richard Williamson in recent weeks that there was no...30-01-2009 / France
France - French court convicts man over synagogue attack
A court in northern France has sentenced a young neo-Nazi skinhead to six months in prison for scrawling a swastika and antisemitic graffiti on a synagogue, a judicial official said. The conviction in Lille is believed to be among the first related to an upsurge of anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim attacks in France that authorities say was prompted by the three-week war in the Gaza...30-01-2009 / Vatican
The Vatican - Spokesman slams Holocaust-denial comments
In a strongly-worded statement, a Vatican spokesman slammed recent comments by members of the ultra-traditionalist Roman Catholic group denying the World War II Nazi Holocaust or extermination of millions of Jews.
"He who denies the Shoah (Holocaust) knows nothing about the mystery of God or Christ's Cross. It is even worse if the denial comes from the mouth of a priest or a...30-01-2009 / France
France - President Sarkozy vows to act more strongly against antisemitism
Richard Prasquier, head of CRIF, the umbrella representative body of French Jewish organizations, met with French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Elysée presidential palace in Paris.
According to Prasquier, Sarkozy promised that he would act "personally and strongly" against antisemitism in France.
“The president wants to give a new impetus to the fight against...30-01-2009 / Netherlands
Holland - Foreign Minister demands bishop apologize for holocaust denial
Through the papal nuncio in The Hague, Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen, "has urged the Pope to explicitly condemn the remarks made by Bishop Richard Williamson concerning the Holocaust". Verhagen also called for "a public apology" from Williamson "for the pain and distress his statements have caused".
"These remarks are not only demonstrably untrue, they are also shocking and...28-01-2009 / South Africa
South-Africa – Struggle against the Vice Minster of Foreign Affairs around antisemitic comments
The Elected Jewish Council of South Africa has filled a complaint against the Vice-Minister of the Foreign Affairs in South Africa, Fatima Hajaig, arguing that she has pronounced an antisemitic discourse. The Council has said that the complaint follows Hajaig's declaration she made two weeks ago in the southern city, Johannesburg. Hajaig allegedly said that "them (the Jews) control...28-01-2009 / France
France - French minister criticizes Pope's 'mistake' over bishop rehabilitation
France's Europe Minister said Pope Benedict XVI had made a "mistake" when he rehabilitated a bishop who has denied the existence of Nazi gas chambers.
"I can say that I am deeply upset by this decision," said Bruno Le Maire, a practising Catholic and the state secretary for European affairs.
"I believe that it was a mistake to forgive so easily and to rehabilitate a bishop...28-01-2009 / Vatican
The Vatican - Elie Wiesel attacks pope over Holocaust bishop
Pope Benedict has given credence to "the most vulgar aspect of anti-Semitism" by rehabilitating a Holocaust-denying bishop, said Elie Wiesel, the death camp survivor, author and Nobel Peace Prize winner.
In an exclusive interview with Reuters, Wiesel also said there was no way the Vatican could have not known about the bishop's past and it may have been done...27-01-2009 / Croatia
Croatia – Antisemitic author fired over comments
Nova TV Network apologised on Holocaust Remembrance Day to the Jewish community and everyone who was offended by Vedrana Rudan’s antisemitic comments in a talk show.
Source: www.javno.com23-01-2009 / Netherlands
Holland – The Prime Minister concerned by the antisemitism
The Holland Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende has said that groups of muslims and Jews should work together in order to decrease the tensions following a series of antisemitic incidents that have taken place in Holland following the Israeli peration in Gaza. Among other, there have been attempts to set fire on synagogues ands antisemitc slogans wewre heard in manifestations....21-01-2009 / Russia
Russia - editor charged for antisemitic articles
Alexander Yaremenko, the editor of Russian Transbaikal, oversaw the publication of nationalistic articles that lashed out at immigrants to Russia and Jews over the course of two years, according to Vladimir Skubiev, the prosecutor in the eastern Russian city of Chita. The articles asked inflammatory questions in the headlines such as "To whom and why should we lie about the...20-01-2009 / Australia
Australia - Newspaper apologizes for antisemitic column
The editorial team at The Age has offered an unreserved apology to the Jewish community for the controversial Michael Backman column that appeared in last Saturday’s newspaper. A formal apology appeared on page two of Tuesday’s edition (January 20) of the newspaper, with The Age editor Paul Ramadge telling The AJN that the antisemitic views expressed by Backman “have no...20-01-2009 / Ukraine
Ukraine - Editor sentenced for antisemitic article
The editor of an Odessa newspaper was found guilty of inciting ethnic hatred in Ukraine for writing an antisemitic article. Ihor Volin-Danilov, an editor of Nashe Dyelo, received a suspended 18-month sentence for a 2007 article titled “Kill the best of the goyim.” Volin-Danilov concluded in the story that the Jewish religion is “criminal and immoral.” An expert...19-01-2009 / France
France - Police arrest three for synagogue attack in Toulouse
French police arrested three people on suspicion of involvement in a petrol bomb attack on a synagogue earlier this month.
About a dozen people were inside the synagogue in the southwestern city of
Toulouse
when a car was set on fire and pushed into the door of the building, which suffered only slight damage.
Police found unexploded petrol bombs inside a second...16-01-2009 / Britain
Britain - Prominent British Muslims denounce antisemitic attacks
More than 20 prominent British Muslims have signed a joint letter denouncing recent anti-Semitic attacks in Britain and calling on Muslims to help prevent attacks on Jews on the UK. The letter is being circulated widely and sent to all British mosques. The letter comes as Jewish organisations in the UK and throughout Europe report a significant rise in anti-Semitic attacks on...09-01-2009 / United Arab Emirates
Italy- ROME JEWS TO SUE LEFTIST UNION OVER BOYCOTT
(ANSA) - Rome, January 9 - The Rome Jewish Community announced on Friday that it intended to sue The Union a far left trade union over its call for a boycott of Israeli goods.The president of the capital`s Jewish community, RenzoPacifici, said the Flaica CUB union would be cited for violation of the so-called Mancino Law against instigation ofracial hatred.The boycott proposal has...09-01-2009 / Italy
Italy - Rome’s Mayor: "I'll go on a shopping spree in Jewish-owned stores to denounce ridiculous boycott"
Rome’s Mayor, Gianni Alemanno, said he would go on shopping at Jewish-owned stores in the city’s centre with leaders of the Italian Jewish community to denounce the boycott proposal of these stores by a trade union as a protest against Israel’s military operation in Gaza.
The appeal to boycott Jewish-run shops created a storm in the country and was condemned by politicians...08-01-2009 / Britain
Britain - Web racists convicted in historic trial
Two racists have been convicted of publishing racially inflammatory material in the first case brought by the Crown Prosecution Service involving the diffusion of race hate via the internet.
Stephen Whittle, 41, from Preston, Lancashire, wrote five offensive articles under the pen-name Luke O’Farrell, published on the internet by his co-defendant, 51-year-old Simon...08-01-2009 / Canada
Canada - CUPE chief issues apology for comparing Israeli assault in Gaza to Nazis
The president of the Ontario arm of the Canadian Union of Public Employees apologized for comments earlier in the week comparing bombings by the Israeli army to actions taken by the Nazis during the Second World War.
"I was wrong to say what I did," Sid Ryan said in a release. "It was never my intention to hurt or cause offence to anyone."
Ryan told a newspaper that a Dec....
