#’Swastika’ Instagram filter ignites influencer outrage

#’Swastika’ Instagram filter ignites influencer outrage

“#’Swastika’ Instagram filter ignites influencer outrage” Instagram has some explaining to do after users called out one of the platform’s filters for being anti-Semitic. “Old School,” which is featured in the app’s Effect Gallery, gives the impression that the selfie-taker’s skin is covered in tattoos — including snakes, a Native American headdress, the words “pray for…

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#Rep. Ilhan Omar claims Jewish colleagues ‘haven’t been partners in justice’

#Rep. Ilhan Omar claims Jewish colleagues ‘haven’t been partners in justice’

“#Rep. Ilhan Omar claims Jewish colleagues ‘haven’t been partners in justice’” Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) lashed out at her Jewish House Democratic colleagues during a CNN interview Tuesday, claiming that they “haven’t been partners in justice.” During Omar’s appearance on “The Lead,” host Jake Tapper cited some of the congresswoman’s statements that have led to…

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#US, Germany confront rising anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial

#US, Germany confront rising anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial

“#US, Germany confront rising anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial” Enlarge Image U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, accompanied by German Minister of Foreign Affairs Heiko Maas, left, speaks during a ceremony for the launch of a U.S.-Germany Dialogue on Holocaust Issues at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin, Thursday, June 24,…

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#Israeli vendor booted from food truck event

#Israeli vendor booted from food truck event

“#Israeli vendor booted from food truck event” An Israeli vendor was yanked from a Philadelphia food trunk event, prompting claims that organizers bowed to anti-Semitism — and leading to a decision to scrap the event on Sunday. Food truck Moshava said its invitation to the “Taste of Home” event scheduled for Father’s Day was pulled…

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#Stranger threatens to kill Jewish man in Brooklyn: cops

#Stranger threatens to kill Jewish man in Brooklyn: cops

“#Stranger threatens to kill Jewish man in Brooklyn: cops” A stranger threatened to kill a Jewish man in Brooklyn this week, according to police, who are probing the disturbing incident as a hate crime. The 30-year-old victim was on Rutland Road near Brooklyn Avenue in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens around 10:20 a.m. Thursday when the man approached him…

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#Protesters hijack college Zoom with ‘anti-Semitic’ rhetoric: students

#Protesters hijack college Zoom with ‘anti-Semitic’ rhetoric: students

“#Protesters hijack college Zoom with ‘anti-Semitic’ rhetoric: students” A group of pro-Palestinian students allegedly hijacked a Zoom lecture at Hunter College to make anti-Semitic comments “completely demonizing” Israel — including claiming that the Holocaust has been used as a “tool” in the conflict in the Middle East, classmates said. Several students at the Silberman School…

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