Thousands of African men who could be given a choice by the Israeli government: Take $3,500 to relocate to an unnamed “third country” — widely reported to be Uganda or Rwanda — go back to their home country, or go to jail. Israel began handing out the first deportation orders to Africans earlier this year. …
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German police are investigating an assault on two young men in Berlin, in which the attacker was filmed shouting anti-Semitic abuse. The men say they were harassed in the Prenzlauer Berg area on Monday while wearing Jewish skullcaps (kippahs). A video of the incident, which was later shared on Facebook, shows the attacker hitting the …
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Neo-Nazis held a swastika burning following a white supremacist rally in the city of Newnan, Georgia, on April 21. One image shows dozens of people giving Nazi salutes in front of a burning swastika that appears to be 12 to 18 feet tall. According to Platt and local news reports, the white supremacist group gathered in Draketown, …
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An Israeli general has confirmed that when snipers stationed along Israel-Gaza boundary shoot at children, they are doing so deliberately, under clear and specific orders. In a radio interview, Brigadier-General (Reserve) Zvika Fogel describes how a sniper identifies the “small body” of a child and is given authorization to shoot. Fogel’s statements could be used …
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German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas announced that his country will not allow Turkish politicians to carry out election campaign rallies, ahead of upcoming snap parliamentary and presidential elections that will be held on June 24, 2017. The Social Democrat (SPD) Party politician’s statement comes after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that he will address Turkish …
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Turkish community in Germany still faces discrimination and institutional racism at every single aspect of life from eduction to justice in Germany. One prominent Harvard-educated lawyer says German judges hand longer prison sentences to defendants just for having Turkish names. Mehmet Daimaguler studied law in prestigious Harvard and Yale in the United States. But he …
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Jerusalem-born actor was due to receive 2018 Genesis prize but cancels saying she ‘cannot in good conscience’ attend ceremony. Natalie Portman has pulled out of a major award ceremony due to take place in Israel, citing her “distress” at recent events in the country. Portman, who was born in Jerusalem and holds dual Israeli and US …
New York City’s Public Design Commission voted unanimously to remove the statue of J. Marion Sims, a 19th century surgeon who conducted experimental operations on female slaves, from its place of honor in Central Park. It was the first decision to alter a prominent New York monument since Mayor Bill de Blasio called for a review of “symbols of hate” …
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Starbucks will close all of its over 8,000 U.S. stores for an afternoon dedicated to racial bias training, the coffee company announced amid an uproar. The shutdown of Starbucks’ company-owned retail stores and corporate offices will take place on May 29 in order to train 175,000 employees on how to spot “unconscious bias” after two black …
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Unknown vandals attempted to set a West Bank mosque on fire overnight, in a possible hate crime against Palestinians. The incident took place in the village of Aqraba, north of Nablus, and saw the words “Death” and “Price tag” daubed on the mosque’s external walls. No one was hurt in the incident. Referred to in Israel as “price-tag …
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