Pope Francis: Populism is fertile ground to foment anti-Semitism
Pope Francis on Monday denounced populism, saying it is born of "selfish indifference" and provides fertile terrain for hatred, including anti-Semitism. Francis spoke while meeting with a delegation from the Simon Wiesenthal Center, a human rights organization that fights anti-Semitism. The pontiff noted that in 2016, ...
The man accused of stabbing at least five people in a machete rampage at the home of a Hasidic rabbi during a Hanukkah celebration could face a death penalty trial if one of his alleged victims, still in a coma, dies, a judge said ...
Throngs stage solidarity march on Brooklyn Bridge against anti-Semitism
Throngs of demonstrators joined by elected officials walked solemnly across the Brooklyn Bridge in a solidarity march Sunday against anti-Semitism and all acts of hate. The "No Hate, No Fear" march was organized by New York's Jewish community in the wake of recent anti-Semitic attacks, ...
Family of comatose Hanukkah attack victim calls for end of hatred
The daughter of a man gravely wounded in an attack on a Hanukkah celebration north of New York City made an emotional plea Thursday to end hatred and anti-Semitism, saying she hopes her father regains consciousness "to a changed world." "We want our kids to ...
Security tight as some 88,000 Jews gather at New Jersey stadium for religious event
Tens of thousands of Jewish people congregated Wednesday at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey to celebrate the reading of the entire Talmud in an event called Siyum HaShas — and drew a heavy security presence after recent anti-Semitic attacks in the area. The New Year's ...
Hanukkah stabbing suspect kicked out of U.S. Marines boot camp in 2002
The man charged with stabbing five people during a Hanukkah celebration in New York began boot camp to enter the U.S. Marine Corps but was separated from the service a month later for "fraudulent enlistment," military officials said Tuesday. A Marine Corps spokeswoman would not ...
Suspect in New York stabbing attack at rabbi's home charged with federal hate crimes
Federal prosecutors Monday filed hate crime charges against a man accused of going on a stabbing rampage during a Hanukkah celebration at a rabbi's home north of New York City, saying the suspect kept journals containing references to Adolf Hitler and "Nazi culture." The United ...
New York Hanukkah stabbing suspect had history of mental illness, family says
A man accused of storming into a rabbi's home and stabbing five people as they celebrated Hanukkah in an Orthodox Jewish community north of New York City was raised to embrace tolerance but has a history of mental illness, his family said. "Grafton Thomas has ...
Trudeau continues poll campaign after threats to his safety and appearance in body armor
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Sunday he plans to continue campaigning as normal after wearing body armor the night before, a move the CBC reported was due to threats to his security. "This will not change at all how I campaign," Trudeau said, on ...
Facebook on Tuesday teamed up with the London police to help its artificial intelligence tools track livestreams of terror attacks such as the New Zealand mosque massacre. A self-professed white supremacist used a head-mounted camera in March to broadcast live footage on Facebook of him ...
Grand jury indicts man accused of gunning down 22 people at El Paso Walmart
A Texas grand jury on Thursday indicted a man accused of killing 22 people and wounding 26 others in an August shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, who had told authorities he was targeting Mexicans, a local prosecutor said. Patrick Crusius, 21, was ...
More than 2,000 people turned out in Sarajevo Sunday for the city's first Gay Pride march to protest hate crimes suffered by the LGBT community in Bosnia. More than 1,100 officers, including riot police, sealed off the route of the march through the city center ...
