The United Nations has announced new actions to counter the surge in antisemitism, including encouraging governments to enforce laws against hate crimes and discrimination.
Auschwitz, antisemitism and Starmer
Many colleges accused of tolerating antisemitism on their campuses have been settling with federal civil rights investigators in the weeks before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, who urged a tougher response to campus protests against the war in Gaza.
( JTA) — In the final days of the Biden administration, the federal Department of Education has resolved a small number of its many remaining Title VI cases involving allegations of antisemitic and anti-Palestinian discrimination.
Lipstadt first drew international attention for her defeat of a libel suit filed by British author David Irving, whom she accused of Holocaust denial in her 1996 book, “Denying the Holocaust.” The case was the basis for a 2016 film in which actor Rachel Weisz portrayed Lipstadt (and received accent coaching from her).
Many colleges at the center of the highest-profile cases, such as Columbia and Cornell, face investigations that remain unresolved.
The leader of a prominent European Jewish organization says authorities across Europe need to immediately take action against a precipitous rise in antisemitism
UCLA and other UC schools face complaints of antisemitism during protests; Office of Civil Rights to enforce policy reviews, teacher trainings, more.
UN combats antisemitism through global coordination, education, and enforcement of laws against hate crimes and discrimination.
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“The World Jewish Congress is committed to supporting the work of the United Nations and Secretary-General António Guterres as it moves to turn this welcomed initiative into meaningful action.”