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Pope's New Book: Jews Not to Blame for Killing Jesus

In astonishing and personal statements that could turn centuries of anti-Semitism upside down, Pope Benedict XVI says in a new book that Jews are not to blame for crucifying and killing Jesus. In "Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week," coming out next week, Benedict takes issue with key passages in the New Testament that for eons...

Charlie Sheen, Julian Assange and John Galliano: Who's Really Anti-Semitic?

When did anti-Semitism become fashionable again? In the past week, we've seen three prominent individuals from different fields make remarks that either could be interpreted as or definitely were anti-Semitic. Julian Assange The WikiLeaks mastermind ranted about how "Jewish" reporters are out to get him, the British...

Opinion: Sarah Palin and the End of American Anti-Semitism

In her first interview since the Tucson, Ariz., massacre, Sarah Palin defended her use of the phrase "blood libel" in a video statement she posted last week. She told Sean Hannity that the term "obviously means being falsely accused of having blood on your hands. And in this case that's exactly what was going on." The...

Giffords Proud to Be Arizona's First Jewish Congresswoman

WASHINGTON -- Her family name doesn't "sound Jewish," but Gabrielle Giffords was proud of the identity her grandfather tried to hide years ago when he changed it from Hornstein to avoid the wrath of anti-Semites. It remains unknown what motivated suspect Jared Loughner's alleged assassination attempt that left six dead...

Israel Fears Another 'Anti-Semitic' UN Conference on Racism

Nearly every nation in the world agrees that racism, in general, is a bad thing. What keeps the world from joining forces to tackle the problem is a bitter disagreement over definitions of racism, specifically when talking about Israel, and that doesn't look likely to change anytime soon. Israel said over the weekend...

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Gandhi's Wings: Occupy Wall Street and the Redistribution of Anxiety

Occupy Wall Street is about anxiety, and the courage of young people to fly into conflict on Gandhi's wings.

Background on anti semitism

Antisemitism (also spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism) is suspicion of, hatred toward, or discrimination against Jews for reasons connected to their Jewish heritage.

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