Trump Backers Behind ‘Spike’ in Anti-Semitic Tweets, ADL Says

2016. október 19 20:25

Trump Backers Behind ‘Spike’ in Anti-Semitic Tweets, ADL Says

 

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ADL pegs spike in online harassment of reporters to Trump followers 
Jonathan Weisman tweet
An Anti-Defamation League task force, which identified 2.6 million anti-Semitic tweets between August 2015 and July 2016, found that the top 10 most harassed journalists were all Jewish. Read more »
Ivanka Trump: Dad’s comments about women ‘offensive’ The candidate’s Jewish daughter had been silent since the release of a 2005 “Access Hollywood” video in which he brags about assaulting women. Read more »
Bob Dylan and Philip Roth bring it all back home The Nobel Prize laureate and the Great American Novelist share a common Jewish journey, writes a fan of both. Read more »
Jewish reporter targeted with anti-Semitic tweets from Trump supporter A photoshopped image of Politico reporter Hadas Gold with a bloody bullet hole in her forehead was posted on Twitter. Read more »
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Israeli soccer union suspends controversial kippah ban 

The Israeli Union of Soccer Referees had outlawed the head covering in the Israeli minor leagues, saying it was adhering to FIFA rules. Read more »
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