The car of German footballer of Turkish descent Ilkay Gundogan was vandalized in German city of Cologne, local police reported on June 16. The Cologne police confirmed that Gundogan filed a complaint against unknown persons after his car was vandalized during a friendly game on June 7 against Saudi Arabia. The windows of his car, …
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French Jewish groups and Israeli officials protested on June 12 after the mayor of a Paris suburb renamed a street to honor the thousands of Palestinians forced from their homes during Israel’s creation in 1948. Dominique Lesparre, the Communist mayor of Bezons, on Monday officially renamed a street near city hall “Allee de la Nakba” (Nakba …
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The loud interruptions during a speech of Bosnia-born lawmaker Alma Zadic in Austria’s Parliament caused outrage as they were branded sexist and racist, the Der Standard Austrian paper reported on June 12. Zadic, a lawmaker from the Green Party renegade List of Peter Pilz, had taken the floor on Tuesday to speak about protection of …
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Louis Smith has received an apology from Virgin Trains East Coast, after tweeting that a waiter asked “the only two black passengers” on one of their services “if they were meant to be in first class”. The Olympian was travelling on one of the company’s trains on Thursday evening when he revealed on Twitter the man next to …
The number of racist incidents in universities across the UK has surged by more than 60 per cent in two years, The Independent can reveal. The data, from freedom of information requests, has prompted calls for universities to do more to tackle racism amid concerns that the numbers could be much worse due to underreporting. Racism is happening …
The southern German state of Bavaria’s decree about hanging crosses in public buildings has gone into effect. The rule, as well as the motives behind it, has left Bavarians and local authorities scratching their heads. Starting on June 1, nearly all state authorities in Bavaria are required to have a cross hanging in their foyers meaning that …
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Palestinian poet Dareen Tatour was sentenced to five months in prison on July 31 by the Nazareth District court. Tatour, an Israeli citizen, was convicted in May of incitement to violence and supporting terrorist organizations, based on her social media posts. Following the sentencing, Tatour said she was not surprised. “I expected prison and that’s what happened. …
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Israeli authorities are deporting two Italian artists who drew a portrait of a Palestinian girl on a separation wall near the town of Bethlehem, the press service of the Israeli police said. The artists were arrested in the West Bank by Israel on July 28. “As a result of the investigation carried out by the border police, the case …
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A Turkish tourist said that Israeli police treated them like fugitives at Tel Aviv airport and their dream was to visit Jerusalem. Israel has denied entry to a group of Turkish tourists planning to visit the city of Jerusalem, claiming that the group “forged” their visas. Mustafa Bickioglu, a representative of the Turkey-based Sila Tour …
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Nazi images, including a swastika, were discovered on July 28 morning painted on a structure that is part of a Jewish synagogue in Indiana, the temple said. The swastika and two iron crosses were on a brick wall that goes around a dumpster at the Congregation Shaarey Tefilla in Carmel, just north of Indianapolis. The synagogue …
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