Tag: Simon Wiesenthal Center
NYT: Fans Mirror Israel’s Racism—Ignores Europe’s Hate Stadiums
Like Europeans, Israelis are mad for their soccer. For some, soccer is the true religion of the Middle East, one shared by Muslims and...
The Ten Top Anti-Semites of 2012
The leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood top the Simon Wiesenthal Center's list of top ten anti-Semites of the year.
Efraim Zuroff on Capturing Nazis and Bringing Them to Justice
Yishai is joined by Efraim Zuroff, director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center office in Jerusalem. Together they discuss hunting Nazi war criminals including today's most wanted.
And The Gold Medal For Lying Goes To…
If there were an Olympics for lying, the winner of this year's gold medal for prevarication would be Egypt’s president, Mohammed Morsi.
Of course heads of state lie, but rarely do they display it with such chutzpah. The recent sleight-of-hand involving a president-to-president exchange would shock even cynics.
Mormons Apologize for Simon Wiesenthal Parents’ Posthumous Baptism
Mormon Church leaders apologized to the family of Holocaust survivor and Jewish rights advocate Simon Wiesenthal after his parents were posthumously baptized, a controversial...
UPDATE: Egyptian Government Nixes Abuhatzeira Pilgrimage
Egyptian Foreign Ministry says it informed Israel that it would not be "appropriate" for Jewish pilgrims to make the annual visit.
Hasbara In The Rubble
Berachah - blessing - says the Gemara, is found only in things that remain unwatched and out of sight. Hasbara - the way Israel explains itself to the world - might be in better shape taking a cue from that Gemara.
Conflicts, Conflicts, And More Conflicts
For the past few weeks my column has focused on the tragic reality of internal strife within families. The response has been overwhelming. It appears that countless numbers of our families are suffering from this fragmentation and are in urgent need of help.