Struggle against antisemitism
05-10-2009 / Honduras
Honduras - Open letter from president José Manuel Zelaya Rosales in relation to the Jewish community in Honduras
With regard to some distortions of information, expressed about me through some mass media, referring to my position as President with regard to the Jewish community, I find it important to clarify the following:
It would be appropriate to check the composition of my Cabinet to refute these accusations of my alleged antisemitism. When the Honduran people chose me as their President, I...05-10-2009 /
Anti-racist strategy wins admirers
The British parliamentary model of fighting antisemitism is being adopted elsewhere.
Germany, Italy and Canada have started their own versions of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Antisemitism, which is led by Bassetlaw Labour MP John Mann.
Talks are also ongoing between the London-based Inter-Parliamentary Coalition Combating Antisemitism (ICCA) and parliamentarians in Austria...05-10-2009 / United States
USA - David Irving’s Holocaust-Denial speaking tour: the show that must not go on, part two
This October and November, David Irving, a British neo-fascist, fraudulent historian, and Holocaust-Denier, goes on the road in the United States, planning to hold dozens of speaking engagements over the course of two months. We are making a public call for resistance at each stop along the way of this tour. In his earlier tour of July--focusing on western states--Irving encountered protest...05-10-2009 / Honduras
Honduras - Radio station manager apologizes for antisemitic remarks
David Romero, news director of Radio Globo, which supports Zelaya, commenting on the rumors alleging Israeli involvement in the crisis, Romero referred on air to the "famous Holocaust" and added that "I believe it should have been fair and valid to let Hitler finish his historic vision."
Romero apologized for the remarks Sunday in an interview with The Associated Press, saying that they...01-10-2009 / Scotland
Scotland - Teenager fined for smashing synagogue windows
A teenager who smashed windows at an Edinburgh synagogue has been ordered to pay £1,000 in compensation. Junaid Javed, 17, appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court where he admitted maliciously breaking eight panes of glass in the front windows at Salisbury Hebrew Congregation Synagogue at the city's Salisbury Place. Defence agent Peter O'Neill told the court Javed had visited the Rabbi...24-09-2009 / Ireland
Ireland - Tiernan disappoints Jewish community
A Statement from Tommy Tiernan concerning accusations of antisemitism
Firstly, I would like to say that as a private individual I am greatly upset by the thought that these comments have caused hurt to others as this was never my intention; yet, the Electric Picnic public interview with Hot Press Magazine has been taken so far out of context that I am quite bewildered.
The things that I...24-09-2009 / Ireland
Ireland - Dublin Archbishop blasts Tommy Tiernan for Jewish tirade
The Archbishop of Dublin has criticized Irish comedian Tommy Tiernan for his so-called Jewish joke which has sparked a storm of protest.
Speaking at mass, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin said Tiernan's Sept 5. rant, when he described Jews as "Fucing Christ-killing bastards," was "offensive to all who feel revulsion concerning the Holocaust."
Archbishop Martin said Tiernan's comments, at...24-09-2009 /
US, France walk out during Ahmadinejad's UN speech
France led a walkout of a dozen delegations, including the United States, to protest a fiery speech by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the UN General Assembly.
Delegations from Argentina, Australia, Britain, Costa Rica, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, New Zealand and the United States left the room as Ahmadinejad began to rail against Israel.
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Canada - Canada to boycott Iran's UN speech
Canada will boycott Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's speech at the United Nations on Wednesday, saying his outbursts about the Holocaust and Israel are "shameful." Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon will be at the world body to attend the opening of the UN General Assembly's annual debate, but officials signal he and other members of the Canadian delegation will vacate the Canadian...22-09-2009 / Germany
Germany - Germany to walk out at UN if Iran denies Holocaust
German diplomats are prepared to walk out in protest if Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad repeats before the UN General Assembly his past denials of the Holocaust, Berlin officials confirmed Tuesday. A Foreign Ministry spokesman confirmed that Germany would respond harshly to any antisemitic rhetoric during the speech this Thursday. "'We are seeking a common response from the...22-09-2009 / France
France - France slams Khamenei's 'Zionist cancer' remark
Authorities in France have condemned claims by Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,
that a "Zionist cancer" was gnawing into the lives of Islamic nations
were "profoundly shocking."
"These declarations are profoundly shocking and we firmly condemn them," said a foreign ministry spokeswoman, adding that the remarks "reflect the intolerance of the current leaders of...21-09-2009 / Chile
Chile - Chile rejects Holocaust denial by the President of Iran
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile strongly rejects the statements of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, made on the campus of Tehran University, which he called the Holocaust "a myth based on a lie and impossible to prove." The Holocaust was the greatest collective tragedy of the twentieth century and cannot belie or deny a reality that is hitting our feelings and mourning for...20-09-2009 /
Europe - EU condemns Ahmadinejad's denial of the Holocaust
The European Union condemned Iranian
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's denial of the Holocaust
, saying it encourages antisemitism and hatred.
The Swedish EU presidency urged Iranian leaders to "contribute constructively to peace and security in the Middle East," as well as condemning Ahmadinejad's attacks on the state of Israel's right to exist.
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Russia - Russia condemns Iran's holocaust denier
Russia has denounced as "completely inadmissible" Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's latest Holocaust denial.
"Similar statements, no matter where they come from, violate the truth and are completely inadmissible," said Andrei Nesterenko, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman.
Nesterenko's condemnation came after
Ahmadinejad once again called the Holocaust "a lie" in a...
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Ahmadinejad's Holocaust denial sparks outrage
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the Holocaust was a 'myth' as he addressed the annual Quds Day rally in Tehran, reiterating comments that sparked outrage around the world.
The United States, Britain, France and Germany all issued statements slamming his latest outburst.
Washington condemned Ahmadinejad's comments as ignorant and hateful.
"Regardless that we've...19-09-2009 / United States
USA - Hotel cancels event with Holocaust denier Ahmadinejad
New York's Helmsley Hotel said it canceled a banquet set for next week when it learned Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was on the guest list, saying the man who called the Holocaust a lie was not welcome.
Ahmadinejad was due in New York next week to attend the U.N. General Assembly, and his public appearances outside the meeting have generated controversy in recent...17-09-2009 / Russia
Russia - Verdict not canceled
The Moscow city court dismissed the appeal of the former chief editor of "Duel" Yury Mukhin, who was sentenced to probation in June 2009 for publicly calling for extremist activity through the media.17-09-2009 / Canada
Canada - Hillel begins school year with antisemitism lecture
Hillel, Ithaca College’s Jewish community, hosted a “Confronting Antisemitism” workshop Monday to examine how to effectively and appropriately respond to antisemitc or anti-Israel acts. About 20 students showed up to participate in the discussion led by Ariella Saperstein, the assistant director of the Anti-Defamation League’s New...16-09-2009 / Netherlands
Holland - Dutch high court: Soccer chant offensive to Jews
The Dutch Supreme Court upheld a ruling that a soccer stadium chant is offensive to Jews. A supporter of The Hague soccer team ADO had appealed a lower court verdict that the chant "Hamas, Hamas, gas all the Jews," for which he was arrested in 2006 and charged with using language offensive to a particular group, was not deliberately intended to offend Jews. The high court ruled...16-09-2009 / Germany
