Posts Tagged ‘antisemitism’
Condemnation of Kanye West’s continued antisemitic rants.
Juliet Moses, spokespereson for the New Zealand Jewish Council, interviewed by Tova O’Brien. https://www.todayfm Link to interview broadcast 5 December 2022
Read MoreDischarged without conviction following antisemitic and homophobic attack
On the night of June 2 2022, four men attacked my home with antisemitic and homophobic graffiti while I slept inside. A burned rainbow flag was left staked out the front. I live in a deconsecrated church that I have turned into an art project. It is commonly known that I am a member of…
Read MoreNew Zealand joins International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance
Social Cohesion
In respomnse to the Ministry of Social Development’s request for feed back on social cohesion the following submission was made.
Read MoreAntisemitism in New Zealand 2021 Survey
Report on Antisemitism in Aotearoa New Zealand 2021.
Read MoreTexas Synagogue Attack
The New Zealand Jewish community, like communities around the world, has been very shaken by the Texas synagogue hostage saga, which comes on top of years of increasing antisemitic hate crimes in America and elsewhere, including murderous attacks on Jews while at prayer. We are of course relieved that, after a long terrifying ordeal, the…
Read MoreAgainst Racism Consultation (HRC)
Request for public input against racism 25 August 2021 Antisemitism = Racism Yesterday the Human Rights Commission issued a press release, copied below, as part of “an initiative to gather Aotearoa New Zealand’s thoughts on how to address racism”. Antisemitism is racism. It is important to have a Jewish input. We are asking you to…
Read MoreUnite Union
12 June 2021 – NZ JEWISH COUNCIL CONDEMNS “UNITE” UNION LEADER’S INCITEMENT TO VIOLENCE The New Zealand Jewish Council says it is appalled by the incitement to violence that was chanted by a union leader at an anti-Israel protest in Auckland on 22 May. The Council has just seen a video that shows Unite Union…
Read MoreNZ & Rise of Antisemitism
9th June 2021 – New Zealand not immune from rise in antisemitism The representative body of New Zealand Jewry, the NZ Jewish Council (NZJC), has expressed concern about the high number of antisemitic incidents in New Zealand recorded last month. Spokesperson for the NZJC, Juliet Moses, said: “While we haven’t experienced the violent Jew-hatred seen…
Read MoreNATHAN SMITH – Islamophobia and antisemitism
PRESS RELEASE: NATHAN SMITH – Islamophobia and antisemitism, 15 December 2020 The Muslim and Jewish communities deplore the Islamophobia and antisemitism revealed in the personal blog of Chief Editor at the prominent New Zealand Initiative think tank. “Nathan Smith’s attacks on Jews and Muslims as revealed in Newsroom, Think Tank Editor Runs Far-Right Blog |…
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