WJC News Update – Spanish Jews take legal action against wave of anti-Semitic tweets

2014. május 22 22:56

WJC News Update – Spanish Jews take legal action against wave of anti-Semitic tweets

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 22 May 2014

Spanish Jews take legal action against wave of anti-Semitic messages on Twitter

Jewish associations in Spain filed a complaint after nearly 18,000 anti-Semitic messages were posted on Facebook and Twitter in response to Israeli basketball team Maccabi Tel Aviv’s victory over Real Madrid last weekend.

Report: Prince Charles likens Putin to Hitler over Ukraine conflict

22 May 2014 Britain’s heir to the throne reportedly compared Russian President Vladimir Putin to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler over Russian actions in Ukraine.  READ MORE »

Turkish daily stirs outrage over anti-Semitic headline after mining disaster – Hürriyet

22 May 2014 The front page headline of the pro-government daily ‘Yeni Akit’, in which the owner of the Soma Coal Mine Company was criticized for having a Jewish son-in-law, has sparked outrage on social media, with many users denouncing “hate speech.” READ MORE »

Why is Greece the most anti-Semitic country in Europe? – JTA

22 May 2014  READ MORE »

Egypt’s Mubarak convicted of embezzlement, sentenced to 3 years in jail – Reuters

21 May 2014 Ousted Egyptian president convicted of stealing public funds; his two sons each sentenced to four years in prison on same charges; Mubarak and sons also fined nearly $3 million. READ MORE »

German probe finds 20 former death camp guards – Associated Press

21 May 2014 Around 20 former guards at the Majdanek death camp could face charges in Germany, following a widespread probe of the Nazi SS men and women who served there during World War II, war crimes investigators said.  READ MORE »

Rapper apologizes after he ‘unintentionally’ dressed up like Jewish caricature at secret show

21 May 2014 Macklemore released a statement to say he had not intended to resemble a Jewish caricature when he donned a ‘random’ costume for a Seattle show last week. READ MORE »