Is the Palestinian Authority Facing An Arab Spring?
Is an Arab Spring finally coming to the Palestinian Authority? Chanting “the era of fear has gone away,” and “Oh Abbas, leave, leave!,” Palestinian protestors numbering in the “thousands” in Hebron and Ramallah protested earlier this month against the Palestinian Authority (PA) for the June 24 killing of political activist Nizar Banat during his attempted […]
How Rutgers University left its Jewish community in danger
The Rutgers University-New Brunswick administration has refused to respond to Jewish students’ concerns about the recent rise in antisemitic incidents, as well as multiple requests from the Dark Wire for comment. Rutgers University’s Jewish population is the largest of any college in the country, with an estimated 6,000 Jewish-identifying undergraduate students, according to Rutgers Hillel, a […]
Exclusive: Israeli Mayor Weighs in on Israel’s New Gov, Biden, Hamas and More
Oded Revivi is the former Chief Foreign Envoy of the YESHA Council, the official umbrella organization representing the Israeli communities of Judea and Samaria. He is also the mayor of Efrat, a local council in Judea with a population of approximately 13,000 people. The author interviewed Mayor Revivi in February 2020 on President Trump’s Deal of the […]
Google Reassigns Diversity Chief To STEM Team Over Past Antisemitic Post
In 2007, Google’s Global Lead for Diversity, Strategy and Research, Kamau Bobb, wrote that Jews have an “insatiable appetite for war” and an “insensitivity to the suffering [of] others.” The blog post was first discovered by The Washington Free Beacon. The report received quick backlash from the Jewish community and advocacy organizations, which has now led […]
Top GOP lawmakers introduce bill to combat antisemitic hate crimes
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Rep. David Kustoff, R-TN, introduced a bill Tuesday against antisemitic hate crimes, Fox News is exclusively reporting. “Over the past several weeks a growing number of House Democrats wrongly blamed the violence in the Middle East on Israel,” McCarthy told Fox. “In fact, Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, and Cori Bush […]
Biden condemns attacks on Jewish communities after days of pressure
President Joe Biden came out on Monday to condemn the recent attacks on Jewish communities in the United States and abroad. “The recent attacks on the Jewish community are despicable, and they must stop,” Biden wrote on Twitter. “I condemn this hateful behavior at home and abroad- it’s up to all of us to give […]
Asked to apologize, Pakistani actress who lauded Hitler wants paid interview
The Pakistani actress who last week tweeted a quote falsely attributed to Adolf Hitler about exterminating Jews agreed to an interview with TheDarkWire.com, but would only do so for payment. “I would have killed all the Jews of the world…but kept some to show the world why I killed them” the tweet to over 1 […]
Pro-Palestinian protests across the globe feature antisemitic rhetoric, violence
In a Jewish neighborhood in London, pro-Palestinian protestors shouted “F*** the Jews. Rape their daughters” as they drove in a convoy of cars toting Palestinian flags over the weekend. “Khayber Khaybar (kill) oh Jews, Mohammad’s army is returning,” was shouted by protestors in the streets who were wearing t-shirts with pictures of Saddam Hussein. Other […]
Pakistani celeb tweets then deletes Hitler quote glorifying killing Jews as terrorists fire rockets into Israel
As Palestinian terrorists were firing hundreds of rockets into the Jewish State of Israel Tuesday, Pakistani actress Veena Malik seized the opportunity to tweet a quote lauding the genocide of the Jewish people that she attributed to Adolf Hitler. The quote read, “I would have killed all the Jews of the world…but kept some to […]
Radical group defends using ‘Anne Frank’ to promote anti-colonialism agenda because she was ‘white’
This week, many Twitter users noticed that ‘Anne Frank’ was trending on the social media site after an anti-colonialism group, the Black Hammer Organization, accused the Holocaust victim whose diary about her harrowing time in hiding from the Nazis during WWII has circulated the world, of being a “colonizer.” The group wrote on Twitter Tuesday, […]
Audit: 2020 was third-highest year for antisemitic incidents in the US
It’s been two years since the deadly antisemitic attack on the Chabad of Poway, when a shooter entered a synagogue full of Jewish worshippers and killed beloved community member Lori Gilbert-Kaye. Kaye sacrificed her life to save Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein in the attack. Unfortunately, two years later, antisemitism remains at a historic high, and in […]
Bronx synagogues vandalized: As NYPD searches for suspect, additional incident occurs
As the New York Police Department is investigating incidents of vandalism at four Bronx synagogues that occurred last week, an additional incident occurred early Monday morning at the Riverdale Jewish Center, The Dark Wire has learned. The suspect, who is responsible for throwing rocks at synagogue windows and doors last week, is still at large. […]
Dutch soccer fans chanted ‘Hamas, Hamas, Jews to the gas’ before game
Police in the Netherlands are reportedly investigating an April 14 incident where soccer fans were chanting antisemitic phrases at a rally before a game. “Hamas, Hamas, Jews to the gas,”could be heard from the fans of the Dutch team Vitesse, which is based in Arnhem. According to The Times of Israel, fans and opponents of […]
Biden admin considering resuming aid to Palestinian Authority, despite terrorist payments
The Biden administration is considering resuming aid to the Palestinian Authority (P.A.), despite acknowledging its continued funding of terrorism. The Washington Free Beacon first reported Monday that the State Department had “privately confirmed” to Congress that the P.A. continues to fund its “pay-to-slay” program to terrorists and their families. Under the Taylor Force Act of […]
NBC accused of antisemitism not once, but twice in one week
NBC has been facing condemnation for days following two separate instances of antisemitism on its network. The two incidents occurred in the same week but on different shows that the network aired. First, it was this week’s “Saturday Night Live,” where “Weekend Update” host Michael Che asserted Israel had only vaccinated its “Jewish half” of […]
Temple University won’t comment on professor accused of antisemitism
Temple University Professor Marc Lamont Hill , in an interview with “The Breakfast Club” that posted to Youtube on Monday made a statement about Jews and the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC that have been deemed antisemitic. “One of the worst pieces of antisemitism is the belief there’s some secret Jewish conspiracy of power that can’t be […]
Outrage ensues after Miami Heat’s Meyers Leonard uses antisemitic slur
Miami heat player Meyers Leonard is in hot water this week for using an antisemitic slur in an online video game stream. “K— B—-,” Leonard could be heard and seen saying in clips captured of the Twitch stream. A number of groups and activists fighting antisemitism and hate quickly expressed outrage over Leonard’s statements. On […]
French police prevent stabbing attack at Jewish school, kosher store
A man attempted an attack on a Jewish school in Marseille, France on Friday morning, The Jerusalem Post reported. According to reports, the suspect was seen emerging from a vehicle near Yavne Jewish high school with a knife. The attacker attempted to enter the school but was turned away by the Yavne School security. He then tried to […]
Outrage ensues after Miami Heat’s Meyers Leonard uses antisemitic slur
Miami heat player Meyers Leonard is in hot water this week for using an antisemitic slur in an online video game stream. “K— B—-,” Leonard could be heard and seen saying in clips captured of the Twitch stream. Meyers Leonard says racial slurs while playing CoD pic.twitter.com/WHwUnbV0pR— Main Team (@MainTeamSports) March 9, 2021 A number […]
French police prevent stabbing attack at Jewish school, kosher store
A man attempted an attack on a Jewish school in Marseille, France on Friday morning, The Jerusalem Post reported. According to reports, the suspect was seen emerging from a vehicle near Yavne Jewish high school with a knife. The attacker attempted to enter the school but was turned away by the Yavne School security. He then […]
Temple University won’t comment on professor accused of antisemitism
Temple University Professor Marc Lamont Hill , in an interview with “The Breakfast Club” that posted to Youtube on Monday made a statement about Jews and the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC that have been deemed antisemitic. “One of the worst pieces of antisemitism is the belief there’s some secret Jewish conspiracy of power that can’t be […]
NBC accused of antisemitism not once, but twice in one week
NBC has been facing condemnation for days following two separate instances of antisemitism on its network. The two incidents occurred in the same week but on different shows that the network aired. First, it was this week’s “Saturday Night Live,” where “Weekend Update” host Michael Che asserted Israel had only vaccinated its “Jewish half” of […]
GOP lawmakers push to remove Rep. Omar from her committee assignments amid Dem push against Rep. Greene
This story has been updated with a statement from Rep. Omar Several House Republican lawmakers are pushing to strip Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, D-MN, of her committee assignments over her antisemitic statements, first reported by Fox News. This comes during a similar push from Democrats to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-GA, of her committee assignments […]
McCarthy to meet with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene: Her conspiracy theories may strip her of committee assignments
It was November 2018 when then Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-GA, wrote in a Facebook post of a conspiracy linking Rothschild Inc. to “lasers or blue beams of light” that she alleged caused the devastating 2018 wildfires in California. At the time she wasn’t an elected official but a businesswoman who ran one of the […]
Hawaii GOP shake-up after speaker outed for previous Holocaust denial statements
The local Hawaii GOP chapter recently hosted an online event with an online activist who has previously made statements denying the Holocaust. After being made aware of the event and speaker by The Dark Wire: An Investigation Foundation, senior members of the GOP denounced the Hawaii GOP event, which hosted Tarl Warwick as a guest […]
Report: Nearly half of British Jews will not display signs of Judaism publicly
A new survey has found that 44% of British Jews avoid visible displays of their Judaism, such as a kippa or Star of David, due to fear of antisemitism, reveals a survey conducted by the Campaign against Antisemitism and Kings College London. Nine out of ten participants in the survey said media bias against Israel […]
Suspect charged after swastikas graffitied on synagogue doors in Canada
A man has been arrested after a synagogue in Montreal, Canada was vandalized with swastikas on Wednesday, according to reports. Adam Riga, 28, was arrested within minutes of his arrival, the Synagogue said. Riga appeared in a Montreal court Friday where he’s charged with possessing incendiary and explosive materials with the intention of committing a […]
‘End Jew Hatred’ blasts recordings of Holocaust denial tweets outside Jack Dorsey’s home
A group of Jewish activists with grassroots civil rights movement “End Jew Hatred” drove by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s home Monday, blasting recordings of Holocaust denial tweets that remain on the social media site. The move comes just after Twitter banned President Donald Trump and as it continues to crack down on conservative users. End […]
Breaking: Rep. Mary Miller apologizes after ‘Hitler was right on one thing’ comment
Congresswoman Mary Miller, R-IL, has been criticized for saying Adolf Hitler “was right on one thing,” in a speech she made Tuesday at a “Moms for America” rally. Miller, who was recently sworn in as a member of Congress, told supporters outside the U.S. Capitol that Republicans will lose elections “unless we win the hearts […]
MSM falsely accuses Israel of ‘excluding’ Palestinians from vaccine distribution, sparking accusations of antisemitism
By the time this article is published, Israel will have inoculated more than 10% of its citizens with the COVID-19 vaccine. Israel is currently leading the world in vaccine distribution. Still, the Jewish State’s success has been viewed by many as a failure. The best example of this is the media’s reporting, which has sought […]
Religious Oppression in China Worsening
The Kaifeng Jews are a part of a small Jewish community in Kaifeng, in the Henan province of China. About 1,000 people make up the Jewish community in Kaifeng. Deng Xiaoping was the leader of the People’s Republic of China until 1989. Under his leadership, the Kaifeng Jews were able to rebuild a small synagogue […]
WaPo Columnists receive backlash for comparing ‘Trump’s democracy denial’ to ‘Holocaust denial’
Deborah E. Lipstadt, a Holocaust historian, and Norman Eisen, a child of a Holocaust survivor, wrote a joint op-ed in the Washington Post last Wednesday equating President Donald Trump’s claims that the 2020 election “was stolen” to Holocaust denial. The two columnists wrote that “As students of history, we do not make this comparison lightly: […]
Nation of Islam Leader Uses Vaccines to Peddle Antisemitism
Many extremist groups have seized on the COVID-19 pandemic to gain favor among their followers, but also to peddle hate. The Nation of Islam (NOI) is no exception to that trend and as the world begins the distribution of a vaccine, their misinformation campaigns have kicked into full gear. Recently, senior NOI official Ishmael Muhammad […]
Jewish Man Stabbed in New Jersey
Developing A Jewish man was stabbed in Lakewood, New Jersey Tuesday morning. At around 9:00 a.m., police responded to the scene after an “emotionally disturbed” woman stabbed a man on Martin Luther King Blvd, The Yeshiva World reports. Graphic content warning ⚠️- video of the stabbing; note how the attacker was waiting for the Jewish […]
Miss France Contestant targeted by antisemites online
April Benayoun, a contestant in the Miss France beauty pageant was targeted with a slew of antisemitic tweets because her father is Israeli. The pageant took place on Saturday and since then she’s received a number of hateful messages on social media. A number of Jewish groups have condemned the antisemitic messages and French prosecutors […]
EU court rules against Religious Slaughtering Practice, Receives Praise and Backlash
The European Union’s highest court has upheld Belgium’s bans on slaughtering animals without first stunning them, an important process of kosher meat production. Judaism and Islam practices require animals to be conscious when their necks are slit to be considered kosher or halal. The ruling was announced on Thursday, dismissing arguments by Jewish and Muslim […]
Hackers take over NY Jewish School’s website with Nazi images, leak student and faculty addresses, credit card info
North Shore Hebrew Academy in Great Neck, New York’s website was hacked on Monday with Nazi images and antisemitic slurs and a list of dozens of student and faculty credit card and address information was also leaked. “Thanks for helping us get credit score information of almost 50% of the population of Great Neck. Wir […]
Antisemitic Attack: Jewish man dragged, run over during menorah lighting in Kentucky
It’s the fourth time members of the Jewish community have been targets of antisemitism at the Lexington, Kentucky Chabad of the Bluegrass this year. This time, the attack took place on the third night of Hannukah (Saturday) when a member of the Chabad center was hit by a car, dragged for one block and run […]
Anne Frank statue in Idaho vandalized with swastika stickers
A statue memorializing Anne Frank in Boise, Idaho was vandalized with swastika stickers on Tuesday just before the start of Hannukah. According to USA Today, police are investigating the incident and Boise Police Chief Ryan Lee called the act “absolutely reprehensible.” One antisemitic posting read “WE ARE EVERYWHERE” and had a large swastika on the […]
Jersey City remembers the victims of antisemitic attack on one-year anniversary
UPDATED Thursday, Dec 10 marks the one-year anniversary of a hate-fueled attack that killed three people and a police officer at a Jewish market in Jersey City. It is considered to be one of the worst hate crimes in New Jersey history. The shooting left four people dead, including grocery owner Leah Mindy Ferencz, store […]
CUNY Profs reportedly ‘plotted to exclude’ Orthodox Jewish professor from meeting
A group of professors at CUNY’s Kingsborough Community College (KCC) reportedly schemed to leave out an Orthodox Jewish professor from a meeting by scheduling it late on a Friday, according to a lengthy report obtained by The New York Post. The March 2018 meeting was reportedly organized by the Progressive Faculty Caucus to address discrimination […]
Charlie Hebdo Attack: French prosecutors announce possible ‘heavy’ sentences
“Remember those names,” wrote activist Chloe Tsila on Twitter Tuesday after French prosecutors announced what she called “the closest thing to justice” being served. What Tsila, a U.K. national who’s studying France, was referring to were the victims of the January 2015 attacks on the Charlie Hebdo magazine, on a policewoman, and on a kosher […]
Roald Dahl’s Family Apologizes for his Antisemitism
The family of children’s book author Roald Dahl has apologized for “the lasting and understanding hurt” caused by antisemitic comments he made. Dahl was the author of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” “Matilda,” “James and the Giant Peach” and many famous stories. He was openly antisemitic, making several questionable comments about Jewish people in interviews […]
‘Antisemites don’t get to define antisemitism’: Group of Jewish activists counter upcoming Tlaib, Lamont Hill discussion
A group of Jewish activists are standing up and fighting for their right to define their personal struggles against antisemitism. The group was formed in response to another upcoming panel on “combatting antisemitism” that the Jewish activists argue is composed of mostly non-Jews seeking to hijack the narrative. Hen Mazzig, Senior Fellow at The Tel […]
Tlaib Retweets, then deletes ‘From the River to the Sea’ phrase: Here’s why those words are antisemitic
Michigan Rep. Rhasida Tlaib, D, commemorated the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People on Sunday by retweeting an illustration posted by Palestinian-American activist Rasha Mubarak. The day was the original date in 1947 when the United Nations voted to section off Israel into one Jewish and one Arab state, marking the end of British-mandate Palestine. […]
Indiana hospital employee posts on TikTok that she alters patients’ ethnicities from ‘Israeli’ to ‘unidentified’
Updated A hospital employee appeared to boast that she changes patient records when their ethnicity is Israeli, in a video posted to the popular video creation application, TikTok. Mona Abu Amrah posted the video, titled “Israel who? Free Palestine”, where she said she changes the aforementioned patients’ ethnicities to “unidentified.” Abu Amrah was reportedly an […]
Greece’s Oldest Holocaust Survivor Dies at the Age of 96
Esther Cohen, Greece’s oldest Holocaust survivor, passed away Tuesday at the age of 96, according to the Greek City Times. There are now only 20 Greek Jews that survived the Holocaust who are still alive. Cohen was one of the very few Greek Jews who survived. She was the only survivor in her family as […]
Two Websites sell Antisemitic ‘Holocough’ Apparel
UPDATED Redbubble, an Australian-based website that sold “Make Israel Palestine Again” apparel, is now selling merchandise that is referencing “Holocough,” a white supremacist meme that circulated in May- “If you have the bug, give a hug. Spread the flu to every Jew. Holocough.” Redbubble and TeeSpring were called out on Twitter by @StopAntisemites for selling […]
Brooklyn: Jewish man robbed at gunpoint
In 2019, more than half of all antisemitic assaults took place in New York City, according to the Anti Defamation League. Some of the worst of those attacks happened for 8 consecutive days last December. Almost one-year since those consecutive attacks, the borough’s Jewish community is still under threat. Sunday night was no different. A […]
Report: Rabbi attacked in Vienna by knife-wielding woman
A rabbi was attacked on Thursday in Vienna, Austria by a woman carrying a knife, according to tweets posted from the Austrian Jewish community’s antisemitism monitoring agency. During the attack, the woman reportedly shouted “Slaughter all Jews” at the rabbi. She also kicked him and took the hat and kippah off his head, per the […]
Tufts University Students to vote on a resolution condemning Israel’s training of U.S. law enforcement
The Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter at Tufts University is pushing a resolution forward that seeks to remove the school’s ability to do police training programs in Israel. The group alleges that participation in such Israeli programs is offensive to minority students on its campus who they say are disenfranchised by TUPD’s enforcement. […]
US Court Denies Ex-Nazi Concentration Camp Guard’s Appeal, Upholds Deportation Order
The Department of Justice’s Office of Special Investigations was charged with “Nazi-hunting” in 1979 after it became known that many Nazis had left Europe to escape trial in the United States after World War II. As time went on, however, the division found living witnesses and evidence to be even more scarce. Despite this, the […]
Rep. Rashida Tlaib receives renewed backlash for antisemitism
U.S. Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib is back in the news cycle first because she’s been tapped to speak on an upcoming panel seeking to combat antisemitism and second because of a comment she made over the weekend about a Jewish member expected to be tapped by an incoming Biden administration. The upcoming event is hosted by […]
Antisemitism in the U.K. Labour Party, a former British Politician explains
Jeremy Corbyn has been welcomed back into the U.K. Labour Party after he was suspended weeks ago over a report from the European Equality and Human Rights Commission showing deep-seated antisemitism in the party he once led. Corbyn’s short-lived suspension has raised eyebrows with many asking: what changed in the last three weeks? Although the […]
FBI Report: Jews were the targets of over 60% of religious-based hate crimes in 2019
The FBI released a report on 2019’s hate crime statistics Monday and one of the biggest targets of those crimes was Jews. In fact, hate crimes accounted for 60.2% of all religious-based hate crimes that year. In 2018, anti-Jewish attacks accounted for 56.9% of those anti-religious hate crimes. Overall, there were 1,715 anti-religious hate crimes […]
Jewish man attacked in Brooklyn, suspects remain at large
A Jewish man was attacked in Williamsburg, Brooklyn Wednesday night when he was approached by several suspects who hit him in the head with a water bottle. The perpetrators of the attack are still at large, the NYPD has confirmed to TheDarkWire.com. However, the NYPD did not disclose how many attackers were involved. The attack […]
Food Network host apologizes after posting antisemitic messages invoking the Holocaust
Alton Brown, the host of the Food Network’s Iron Chef America, tweeted antisemitic messages Tuesday to his millions of followers and has since apologized and deleted the tweets. “I apologize for the flippant reference I made to the Holocaust in my tweet last night. It was not a reference I made for humorous effect but […]
San Francisco State University could be investigated by the federal government for hosting Palestinian terrorist Leila Khaled
For months, San Francisco State University has been publicly criticized for hosting Palestinian plane hijacker Leila Khaled and now the government that funds the university could be getting closer to investigating the school for its decision to host the terrorist, The New York Post reports. The Lawfare Project, which is a civil rights group fighting […]
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