The Jewish people have faced antisemitism for thousands of years, and this shapeshifting prejudice has taken many faces throughout history. In the conclusion of our 3-part series, we examine national antisemitism: the hatred of the Jewish people simply because of the existence of the Jewish State of Israel. Believers in Jesus must boldly stand with God’s Chosen People, seeking to protect them against such evil and recognizing the great blessings the world enjoys because of them. Discover how you can battle antisemitism in a clear, meaningful way in this week’s broadcast!

February 8, 2025 | #2506 - Antisemitism, Part 3 of 3

The story of the Jewish people in a nutshell.

A short story of the Jewish people

“Same Old Lies, Same Old Hate” is a bebop jazz protest song that swings through history, exposing the cycle of antisemitism from ancient Rome to today. With sharp lyrics, a scat-infused bridge, and an upbeat groove, it calls out hypocrisy while championing love and acceptance as the only way forward.

The Oldest Hate - A History of Antisemitism

Purim is tonight, and Passover is around the corner

Originally aired on March 15th, 2025. Former Easthampton City Councilor Owen Zaret and Daily Hampshire Gazette columnist and antisemitism activist J.M. Sorrell explain the growing crisis of antisemitism locally and across the country. What is antisemitism? How do we combat it? What led to Owen's resignation from Easthampton City Council? And did the Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA) promote antisemitism in their teaching materials?           

Seg 2 -- Why did Owen resign from the Easthampton City Council?

Seg 4 -- Antisemitism at the MTA?

Seg 3 -- "This is a crisis"

Seg 1 -- Former Easthampton City Councilor Owen Zaret on public service

Analyzing the 2025 Education Department civil rights layoffs: OCR staff cuts cripple discrimination case resolutions, Title IX delays, and systemic inequities amid legal challenges over civil rights infrastructure sabotage.

Education Department Civil Rights Layoffs Trigger Legal Crisis in 2025

A long-overdue land recovery measure in South Africa sparks a blatantly racist reaction from the Trump White House. In Episode 269 of the CounterVortex podcast, Bill Weinberg breaks down how this imbroglio reveals the white supremacist backlash that informs the entire political project of Donald Trump and his tech-oligarch backers, collaborators and ideologues. 

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MAGA-fascism and the struggle in South Africa

It’s ok to be anti-Jewish as long as you support Israel. That is Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s bottom line.
Mr. Netanyahu is willing to risk losing European officialdom and prominent mainstream intellectuals and activists in the fight against anti-Semitism to garner the support of the global far-right, despite its anti-Jewish roots and sustained links to racism and neo-Nazism.
Mr. Netanyahu and his de facto envoy to the global far-right, Diaspora Affairs and Combating Anti-Semitism Minister Amichai Chikli, intend to broadcast that message at an international conference on combatting anti-Semitism scheduled to open in Jerusalem later this month.


Want to join the fight against anti-Semitism Check your anti-Semitic antecedents at the door.

On today's show, Claire talks to historical novelist Allison Epstein about Dickens, antisemitism, and her deciding to rewrite of the Oliver Twist story as "Fagin the Thief"

"Why Now?" Episode 70, Fagin!

We recorded about twelve hours after plainclothes federal officers abducted a Tufts University graduate student off the street in Somerville, MA. The student's apparent "transgression"? Writing an op-ed in Tufts' student newspaper advocating for Tufts to divest from Israel.

To understand how we've reached this moment, we start to unpack how President Trump is wielding both anti-Black racism and antisemitism to crush American democracy. The truth is, Trump is a terrific story teller. The story he's telling now to justify an open assault on our universities and our students marshals race as a political weapon. Trump is cementing a predictably fascist "us v. them" narrative that defines whiteness by Black inferiority and locates Jews as a scapegoat for his most vicious attacks on civil rights and democratic norms.

Ep. 39 | Trump is Wielding Anti-Black Racism & Antisemitism to Crush America

The Passion of Jesus is a story of torture and abuse, which is never easy to face. But we must if we want to face our own challenges.

How the Passion reminds us of our purpose
Good Friday  |  John 19:1-42

text and more: https://drewdowns.net/2025/04/18/remember-how-the-passion-reminds-us-of-our-purpose/

Remember (Good Friday)

Betar, the far-right youth movement of Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s Likud party, is happy to help US President Donald J. Trump curtail pro-Palestinian speech and academic freedoms. 
That has mainstream American Jews fear that the Trump administration’s crackdown on democratic freedoms of speech, assembly, and academia will fuel anti-Semitism rather than enhance their security.


Netanyahu’s allies turn Jews into potential scapegoats

Last week, Harvard University started fighting back against Trump's assault on higher ed. In this episode of #RaceClass, Jon and Arnie discuss why immediate praise for Harvard is premature. To deserve our praise, Harvard needs to do more than defend itself. It needs to leverage its near $60 billion endowment to defend all universities against unlawful federal interference. Harvard need not do it alone. Following the lead of thousands of university professors across the country, Harvard should create a mutual defense pact that unites all of our campuses to protect our fundamental right to free and open inquiry free from intimidation, harassment or discipline. Harvard also needs to practice what it preaches and cultivate free and open inquiry on its campus. A start would include revising its anti-harassment policies by rejecting the IHRA definition of antisemitism and clarifying that speech criticizing Israel, Zionism or antizionism is legitimate discourse that does not itself constitute antisemitism.

Ep. 40 | Don't Praise Harvard Just Yet

CALL ME ANTISEM*TE!
Why they call it antisemitism is beyond me
‘Cuz the DNA just doesn’t agree
And why you gotta jump through hoops to have your DNA tested in Israel
Should raise some warranted scrutiny, but

[Chorus]
Call me antisemite if it makes you happy
Call me antisemite if it makes you feel safe
But don’t call me stupid whatever you do
‘Cuz Jesus, it seems was an antisemite, too

‘Cuz wasn’t it Jesus who told His Disciples who was who?
And wasn’t it Jesus who flipped the money tables, too?
And wasn’t it Jesus up there on that stake on Calvary?
And wasn’t He put up on that hill by the Pharisees?

[Chorus]
Call me antisemite if it makes you happy
Call me antisemite if it makes you feel safe
But don’t call me stupid whatever you do
‘Cuz Jesus, it seems was an antisemite, too

Now, if the chosen imposters ever really had a say
The Book of John they would gladly throw away
Hell, they would ban the Bible if there was no printin’ press
But since they own the publishin’ houses, the shekels they would miss

[Chorus]
Call me antisemite if it makes you happy
Call me antisemite if it makes you feel safe
But don’t call me stupid whatever you do
‘Cuz Jesus, it seems was an antisemite, too, take it!

Now, they’re lookin’ to pass more laws here in the Jew-S-A
Lookin’ to scrap our First Amendment without delay
And they’re hopin’ to deport anyone opposed to Zionism
That’s the price you pay for partakin’ in false religion

[Chorus]
Call me antisemite if it makes you happy
Call me antisemite if it makes you feel safe
But don’t call me stupid whatever you do
‘Cuz Jesus, it seems was an antisemite, too

Why they call it antisemitism is beyond me
‘Cuz the DNA just doesn’t agree
And why you gotta jump through hoops to have your DNA tested in Israel
Should raise some warranted scrutiny..

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Call Me AntiSem*te!

19 years ago Rabbi Sacks delivered this Yom HaZikaron-Yom Ha'atzmaut address. He spoke, as was his annual tradition as Chief Rabbi, at the Bnei Akiva ceremony in May 2006, at Finchley Synagogue (Kinloss). These words, 19 years later, could almost have been freshly written for today. His message is timeless, and timely.
  
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Israel Undefeated (Yom HaZikaron-Yom Ha'atzmaut 5766 speech by Rabbi Sacks)

"From the Frontlines" is an ADL podcast which brings listeners to the frontline in the battle against antisemitism and hate.

The frontline since 10/7 has been the explosive rise in antisemitic incidents across the nation and around the globe. On April 22nd, ADL released its Annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents for 2024. This data shined a bright light on this rise which is on a scale and at a pace never seen before - at least not in the decades since ADL has been tracking this data. This podcast delves into those numbers and also offers a behind the scenes look at the audit and how it is compiled.

ADL’s Center on Extremism produces the audit, and the Center's Antisemitism Incident Specialist Rachel Sass joined the show to discuss the audit.

To read the full report, visit: https://www.adl.org/resources/report/audit-antisemitic-incidents-2024.

This conversation was recorded for podcast in April 2025.



From the Frontlines: ADL Responds to Record Number of Antisemitic Incidents in 2024

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