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Articles
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Pin it on the Jews
By David E. Kaplan
If covid is infecting bodies it is also infecting minds as it provides another perfect pretext to blame Jews for global suffering. Following a widely distributed flyer pinpointing specific American Jews responsible for “every single aspect of the covid agenda”,is it any wonder that US antisemitism has frighteningly shifted from rhetoric to violence!
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Ire
Harry Potter star and Gringotts Goblins create an uproar to rival the Dementors
By Rolene Marks
What do Harry Potter stars and Gringott’s Goblins have to do with antisemitism? Harry Potter author, J.K. Rowling and star, Emma Watson made news headlines recently – for the wrong reasons. What does the bestselling children’s author of all time, a star of the movie franchise and cancel culture all have in common?
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Ire
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From Open Windows to Opening Doors
Diplomatic tiptoeing from Dhaka to Jerusalem
By Adv. Craig Snoyman
Disquieting revelations from his Bangladeshi clients that they not only firmly disapproved of Israel but also did not distinguish between Jews and Israelis, the writer – a lawyer – delved into the relatively unknown history of Bangladesh, to discover there exists a Jewish-Israeli dimension that may ease the way to normalising relations between the two countries.
From Open Windows to Opening Doors
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The United Nations Is Giving the Names of Uyghur Dissidents to China
By Josh Feldman
(Article appears courtesyof Newsweek)
How is this for irony? With increasing exposure of the Chinese government violently oppressing its Uyghur Muslim population in Xinjiang – described as a “genocide” – why is the very international body charged with protecting human rights – the United Nations – lending them a hand!
The United Nations Is Giving the Names of Uyghur Dissidents to China
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