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Breitbart Should Probably Stop Posting Nazi-Era Anti-Semitic Cartoon to His Site

Max Read — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:55:17 EST

Media Matters points out that Andrew Breitbart's site "Big Journalism" has now used the same anti-Semitic cartoon (from a 1934 issue of the satirical German magazine Kladderadatsch) twice to illustrate "media bias." I'm just a libtard, so maybe there's some kind of irony I'm missing here? More »

Matisyahu Shaves Beard, Reminding World of His Existence

Max Read — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:00:00 EST

Remember Matisyahu, the Hasidic rapper? Or, I guess, reggae singer? You know, the guy with the big beard? Had that one song? Kinda big on the jam-band circuit for a minute in the mid-2000s? Got it yet? Well, he shaved his beard today and posted a photo on Twitter. And then he posted this to his website: More »

Mitt Romney Pledges His First Trip as President is to Israel

Seth Abramovitch — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:45:04 EST

Mitt Romney plans on seducing a roomful of Jewish conservatives Wednesday at the Republican Jewish Coalition's Presidential Candidates Forum (the same forum which banned Ron Paul from speaking over his egregious lack of tuchuslecker views). In a copy of the speech obtained by Haaretz, Romney pledges unilateral U.S. support — unlike Barack "Pre-1967 borders" Obama — but goes one further, promising his first trip out of the country would be to Bar Refaeli's birthplace. More »

Israel Warns Jews That America Will Turn Their Kids Into Christmas-Lovers

Jim Newell — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:04:23 EST

The conservative Israeli government is pretty convinced at this point that the greatest threat to the Diaspora is not necessarily from Iran so much as it is from lazy American Jews, who have no discipline and are always spreading around liberal nonsense like "maybe we should try to make nice with the Palestinians" and so on. It has now gone so far as to create ads showing what terrors will befall Israelis who raise their children in America: Specifically, that their kids will end up celebrating Christmas! More »

Today in Anti-Semitic Graffiti: 'Avenue Jew'

Seth Abramovitch — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 02:09:26 EST

One week after the Jewish neighborhood of Midwood, Brooklyn, saw three cars torched, "KKK" spray-painted on a van, and swastikas scrawled on two libraries and a synagogue, comes news of a defaced sign at the Avenue J subway station. It read, "Avenue Jew." I guess everyone's a lot a bit racist. [Daily News] More »

Report: Religious People Have Acquired a Sense of Humor

Hamilton Nolan — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:29:58 EDT

"Can God take a joke?" That is the rhetorical question posed by USA Today, the newspaper with the most direct link to angels of any major media outlet. The answer? "Absolutely!" (Also according to USA Today.) More »

Ed Koch Changes Mind, Decides That Obama Doesn't Hate Jews

Jim Newell — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:35:40 EDT

Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch recently endorsed Republican Bob Turner in the special election for Anthony Weiner's old congressional seat, helping him pull off the upset against Democrat Dave Weprin. Koch, who supported Obama in 2008, wanted to punish the Democratic party over "President Obama's open hostility to the State of Israel." But that was all a few weeks ago! He's now changed his mind and endorsed Obama, after being invited to a fancy party. More »

Watch Rick Perry Dance With Some Rabbis

Max Read — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 16:23:54 EDT

What has your life been missing, up until this point? A man who appreciates you for you, yes, that's one thing; but also, this video, uncovered by Politico's Maggie Haberman: Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry, the goy-est of the goy, dancing with a bunch of Texas Rabbis at a hanukkah celebration last year. More »

Drudge Calls Turner Win 'Revenge of the Jews'

Lauri Apple — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 02:49:17 EDT

The Drudge Report linked the above headline to this Washington Post article on Catholic conservative Bob Turner's victory tonight over Democrat Dave Weprin in the race for Anthony Weinergate's old (and hopefully shampooed) Congressional throne. Looks like "angry blacks" have company! More »

Violent Jew-Hater to Make Film About Violent Jew

John Cook — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 15:10:00 EDT

Who better to film the epic tale of the ancient Jewish warrior Judah Maccabbee than Mel Gibson, who thinks "the Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world"? More »

Jewish Indiana Jones and the Lost Torahs of Bupkis

Seth Abramovitch — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22:09:30 EDT

A "Jewish Indiana Jones." The very words conjure up thrilling scenes of cliff-hanging, deli-sampling adventure! And that's precisely what a mild-mannered Jewish bookstore owner from Maryland was passing himself off as, in what has turned out to be nothing more than an extremely clever con. More »

Making Lobbyists Wear Badges: The New Holocaust?

Jim Newell — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 14:18:07 EDT

In an effort to tweak its ethics rules following a spate of corruption, the Massachusetts House is considering among other things a requirement that lobbyists wear ID badges in the statehouse if they're "seeking access to House members or staff." This doesn't seem controversial. Then again, maybe it's the Holocaust? More »

Go the Fuck to Sleep for Jews Now Exists

Maureen O'Connor — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:39:04 EDT

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Yesterday, reactionary parent-types lamented satirical children's book Go the Fuck to Sleep as a work of violent bigotry, imploring, "Imagine if this were written about Jews, blacks, Muslims or Latinos." More »

'Imagine if Go the Fuck to Sleep Were Written About Jews'

Maureen O'Connor — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:39:18 EDT

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Finally, someone to suck all the joy out of best-selling satirical children's book Go the Fuck to Sleep. In a column for CNN, Karen Spears Zacharias argues that violent language and implied bigotry mean "Go the Fuck to Sleep is not funny": More »

Stephen Colbert Becomes a Jew for Lent

Matt Cherette — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 23:50:26 EST

On tonight's Report, Stephen Colbert—with his forehead still adorned with ash—decided that he'd give up Catholicism for Lent. Interesting! Then, Colbert decided to take up Judaism. And then, he gave up "not eating bacon" for Jewish Lent. More »

Pope Lets Jews Off Hook for Jesus' Death

Max Read — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 03:06:00 EST

Jews, who have not had a great week, will be heartened to learn that at least someone thinks they're okay: The Pope! Yes, Benedict has let Jews off the hook for the whole "Jesus' death" thing (you know, the thing where for centuries the Catholic church held Jews collectively responsible for the death of Christ, inspiring countless acts of violence, bigotry and discrimination?) in his new book: More »

How the Hell is Anti-Semitism Having a 'Moment'?

Brian Moylan — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:00:00 EST

We're used to all sorts of crazy trends coming out of the world of pop culture, but the most recent one is incredibly alarming. What kind of world do we live in where anti-Semitism is not only acceptable, but the flavor of the moment? More »

Julian Assange: My Enemies Are All Jews and Sissies

John Cook — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 14:55:03 EST

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has—reportedly—told the British satirical and current affairs magazine Private Eye that there is a conspiracy of Jewish reporters out to get him, and that they're a bunch of little girls. He did this in response to charges that he associates with anti-Semites. Touche! More »

Dior Fires John Galliano After Anti-Semitic Tirade

Brian Moylan — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 11:16:30 EST

Fashion house Dior suspended its famous head designer John Galliano late last week after reports surfaced he harangued a couple with anti-Jewish slurs in a Paris bar. Now that video of a similar incident has become public, he's been officially been fired. More »

Jewish Soccer Team Suspended Over Fake Jewish Players

Max Read — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 22:25:37 EST

Holy Mount Zion, a soccer team in England's all-Jewish Maccabi Southern Football League, has been suspended from league play for, it seems, fielding non-Jewish players and pretending they were Jews. The team had apparently been under suspicion for some time, and was asked by the league to "provide proof" that all its players were, in fact Jewish; they were ultimately done in by a Facebook photo in which supposed Jews "Danny Potter" and "Simon Laub" were tagged as—and revealed as—"Mariusz Mielniczuk, a Polish-born personal trainer, and Javier Guevara, a banker who had previously studied and worked in Bogota." (A referee had previously suspected something was up when players called "Danny" "Mariusz" on field, and also when "Danny" didn't know his own birthday.) The manager has admitted to the ruse, but questions remain, The Jewish Chronicle reports: More »

Report: Jewish Witches Tormented Guantanamo Bay Detainees

John Cook — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 09:46:57 EST

A former Guantanamo Bay detainee is accusing the U.S. of using witches and Jews to abuse inmates there. While the Bush Administration's use of Jews in the war on terror is well known, this is the first report of witches. More »

Richard Nixon Was Even More Racist Than You Thought

Jeff Neumann — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 10:54:41 EST

We already know that Richard Nixon was a racist dick. He also liked to record conversations — like the 265 hours that were released this week by the Nixon Presidential Library. Hint: He didn't think much of blacks or Jews. More »

Politically Correct Jews Light the National 'Holiday Candelabra'

Adrian Chen — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 22:55:18 EST

[The National Menorah is lit in Washington D.C. tonight. Happy first night of Chanukah! Image via Getty.] More »

Rick Sanchez Fired From CNN

Adrian Chen — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 18:33:42 EDT

CNN anchor Rick Sanchez recently went on an anti-Semitic rant, essentially implying Jews control the media. Well, CNN just fired him. More »

Rick Sanchez Melts Down, Says Jews Control the Media (Updated)

Jim Newell — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:12:58 EDT

Permanently confused CNN anchor Rick Sanchez has stuck his entire foot in his mouth with his latest gaffe, which isn't really a "gaffe" so much as "textbook anti-Semitism." Did you know that Jews control the media? Rick Sanchez explains. More »

An Explanation of the Jewish Holiday of Yom Kippur by Someone Who Is Barely Jewish

Adrian Chen — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 17:30:00 EDT

Hey, everyone. Are you guys having a good Yom Kippur? Wait… You don't know about Yom Kippur? The Jewish day of atonement? Let this ignorant Jew try to explain without even using Wikipedia. More »

Peaches Geldof May Need More Than One Day to Atone for her Sins

Adrian Chen — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 16:43:00 EDT

[Peaches Geldof celebrates Yom Kippur with boyfriend Eli Roth. L'Chaim! (Pic via Chrissie Curry's Twitter] More »

Castro Wishes Ahmadinejad Would 'Stop Slandering the Jews'

Jim Newell — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:45:50 EDT

Fidel Castro wishes his fellow American enemy, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, would cool it with his anti-Semitism, he tells the Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg during a rare, interesting interview. Ahmadinejad probably won't listen. But nice of Castro to try! [Image: AP] More »

'Jewish Money' Is Not A Good Way to Smear Political Candidates In 2010

Adrian Chen — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:01:00 EDT

Was the finance director of New York Rep. Mike McMahon's reelection campaign hired in 1927? Back then, it might have been a good idea to show how much 'Jewish money' your political opponent received. But not now! Not in 2010! More »

Arab Israeli Guilty of Rape for Telling His Date He Was Jewish

Richard Lawson — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:16:58 EDT

A 30-year-old Jerusalem man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for "rape by deception", after sleeping with a woman whom he lied to about being Jewish. When the woman found out he was Arab, she called the police. More »

Glenn Beck Reminds Us That Jews Killed Jesus

Richard Lawson — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:14:35 EDT

Dream presidential candidate Glennifer Beck was on his television program last night talking about liberation theology and religion and stuff and he dropped some theological-historical knowledge on us: The Jews killed Jesus! Haven't you missed that old saw? More »

Obama, Netanyahu Put On Elaborate Friendship Ritual for Press

Jim Newell — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:41:57 EDT

The last time Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu visited the White House he was coldly received, which freaked everyone out. For today's visit, the White House orchestrated a much warmer photo-op of the two acting like best friends, to show unity! More »

Jewish 'Michael Jackson' Gets One Year in Jail for Hustling

Jeff Neumann — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:29:48 EDT

50-year-old Michoel Streicher, a singer who calls himself "The Michael Jackson of Jewish music" was sentenced yesterday to a year in jail for swindling a woman out of $36,000 he said he would use to buy a torah. More »

Meshuggenah State of Mind: 5 Jew Inspired "Empire State of Mind" Parodies

Matt Toder — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:15:00 EDT

Jay-Z's Empire State of Mind has inspired countless YouTube parodies, some are great and some aren't. A whole bunch are about Jews and the crazy things we do. Let's take a look at a few. More »

Helen Thomas to Israeli Jews: Go Back to Germany, Poland

Jeff Neumann — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 16:09:32 EDT

89-year-old White House correspondent Helen Thomas, when asked about the Middle East last week outside the Jewish Heritage Celebration, said Jews should "Get the hell out of Palestine." Ex-Bush propaganda minister Ari Fleischer wants her fired. She has since apologized. More »

Too Many Jews on the Supreme Court, Says Pat Buchanan

Maureen O'Connor — Fri, 14 May 2010 16:30:26 EDT

What if, instead of gay-baiting Elena Kagan, conservatives religion-bait her? "If Kagan is confirmed, Jews, who represent less than 2 percent of the U.S. population, will have 33 percent of the Supreme Court seats," former presidential candidate Pat Buchanan gripes. More »

Meet the Last Jew in Afghanistan

Max Read — Mon, 10 May 2010 23:31:22 EDT

What is the loneliest place in the world to be a Jew? A KKK rally? The NFL? Nebraska? Nope! Afghanistan is the loneliest place for a Jew, because there is only one left: Former carpet salesman Zablon Simintov. More »

The Hilarious Jewish Merchant Joke an Obama Adviser Told to a Room of Jews

Adrian Chen — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 22:37:28 EDT

Is there anything funnier than a good joke about a Jewish merchant? Some people at the Anti-Defamation League don't think so! They complained after Obama's National Security Adviser, James L. Jones, told this joke to a pro-Israeli crowd. More »

What Happens When You Google Someone Who's Remotely Famous?

Remy Stern — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:52:21 EDT

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Kosher for Passover: The Internet's Best Passover-Related Videos

Matt Toder — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:30:00 EDT

Tonight is the first night of Passover, the Jewish holiday commemorating the Israelites' exodus from bondage in Egypt. It's a holiday with a little something for everyone: Plagues! Miracles! Matzah! Inside, the best Passover-related videos the internet has to offer. More »