Blood Libel

The blood libel that won't die: How the UN weaponized genocide claims against Israel - analysis

How accusations of genocide have become the latest expression of a centuries-old campaign to demonize the Jewish state

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk (R) looks on next to Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada al-Nashif during a UN Human Rights Council debate over Israel’s actions on September 16, 2025. Premium
Yaël Perl-Ruiz, Alfred Dreyfus' great grand-daughter

From blood libels to ‘genocide’: Has the Church of England learned from history? - opinion

 A construction site of a new residential neighborhood at the mixed religious-secular Jewish settlement in the West Bank Kfar Adumim, March 9, 2023.

A two-pronged blood libel: The truth behind accusations of Jewish settler violence - opinion

 Police officers keep guard outside the Rolls Building of the High Court ahead of the appearance of Britain's Prince Harry in London, June 6, 2023.

Jewish schoolgirls get lost in NY creek tunnel, online abuse follows


'Just as the Third Reich lost its right to exist, so too did Israel' Tel Hai College professor says

"Israeli academia cannot serve as a sanctuary for individuals spreading blood libels against their own country," Professors for a Strong Israel said, strongly condemning Hairston's post.

Tel Hai College.

Countering media bias against Jews: Why I launched a journalism fellowship - opinion

The future of the Jewish story – our truth, our place in history – will be written with or without us, and if we remain on the sidelines, others will write it for us.

 Demonstrators holding a banner protest in solidarity with Pro-Palestinian organizers as they block a street, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in New York City, US. April 18, 2024.

The Gaza food aid 'massacre': Yet another modern blood libel - opinion

Is it even remotely plausible that there were no Hamas fighters embedded among them, ready to pounce on Israeli soldiers? If so, then those deaths could reasonably be characterized as self-defense.

 Palestinians walk to collect aid supplies from the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 29, 2025.

Fighting for Israel’s legitimacy is today’s frontline for Jews worldwide – opinion

Every Jew is called to defend our shared values and uphold the moral right to a Jewish state in today's fight to defend Israel.

 THE WRITER addresses outgoing religious Zionist emissaries in 2022. ‘We all now stand on the frontlines in the battle for Israel’s legitimacy,’ he asserts.

Secret meanings: Third of QAnon subreddits contain implicit antisemitism - study

Two specific QAnon subreddits were chosen - r/CBTS_Stream and r/greatawakening - both of which were deplatformed in 2018 due to threats of violence.

Jacob Chansley, also known as Jake Angeli, holding a sign referencing QAnon, speaks as supporters of US President Donald Trump gather to protest about the early results of the 2020 presidential election

This week in Jewish history: Purim story, mass suicide, killing of York's Jews

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars

'Ahasuerus and Haman at the Feast of Esther' by Rembrandt, 1660, at Moscow's Pushkin Museum

Rare document sheds light on the Damascus Blood Libel, 185 years later

In the age of misinformation, the Damascus Blood Libel sheds light on the harm that can be created by rumors.

 The first "fake news" of the modern era and its impact on the lives of Damascus Jews

Amichai Chikli: Tucker Carlson is becoming leading platform for 'blood libel enthusiasts'

Carlson hosted Jeffrey Sachs, who claimed that the collapse of the Syrian regime was orchestrated by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of a thirty-year campaign to remake the region.

 Tucker Carlson speaking with attendees at the 2020 Student Action Summit hosted by Turning Point USA at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida.

This week in Jewish history: Blood libels are not new

A highly abridged weekly version of the daily Dust & Stars.

The Simon of Trent blood libel: Illustration in Hartmann Schedel’s Weltchronik, 1493

Shmuley Boteach and daughter file complaint to FBI against Candace Owens - Exclusive

The complainant accused her of making dangerous antisemitic remarks, including falsely claiming that he and his daughter were trying to kill her.

 Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, of the World Values Network, speaks at a Support Israel Rally in response to demonstrators protesting in support of Palestinians, New York City, US, May 13, 2024. Conservative talk show host Candace Owens speaks during at the CPAC, Florida, US February 25, 2022