antisemitism

May

2025

Josh Hasten on NewsNation: Embassy Shooting Investigated as Hate Crime

Josh Hasten joins Marni Hughes on NewsNation Live to discuss the tragic shooting of Israeli embassy staffers in Washington D.C. and the newly released details surrounding the attack.
The U.S. Department of Justice is now investigating the incident as a hate crime, after it was revealed that the shooter was motivated by antisemitic hatred and influenced by Hamas propaganda.
In this interview, Josh shares insight into the broader implications of the attack, the dangerous spread of antisemitism, and the urgent need to confront extremist ideologies wherever they take root.
📺 Watch now to understand what really happened—and why it matters.

Jan

2025

Film challenges how we think about Jew-hatred, and the nature of the Jews

The audience at the screening of “Tragic Awakening,” at the Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem, Dec. 25, 2024. Photo by Josh Hasten.

(Dec. 27, 2024 / JNS) People gathered at the Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem on Wednesday evening to watch “Tragic Awakening,” a documentary that delves into the root causes of antisemitism in the post-Oct. 7 reality, and suggests a paradigm shift on how the oldest hatred can be turned into a source of strength toward Jewish identity and Western values.

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Aug

2023

Turning Hoops into Bridges with Athletes for Israel

Members of the University of Arizona’s basketball team lead a clinic in Jerusalem, Aug. 13, 2023. Photo: Josh Hasten.

Temperatures were scorching outside in Jerusalem on Sunday—and the competition was heating up indoors at a local gym as well, with some of the top college basketball players in the United States, representing the University of Arizona, leading young Israeli hoopsters in a clinic of drills and games.

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Nov

2022

Pressure Mounts on Amazon to Stop Selling Anti-Semitic Film

Mike Dube from the Sharing Seats NGO and his son sit courtside at the Nets-Pacers game at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, Oct. 31, 2022. Courtesy photo

Brooklyn Nets star point guard Kyrie Irving will remain suspended without pay for at least three more games.

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Jan

2022

Attack on Synagogue Jews Not Antisemitism?

The Land of Israel · Israel Uncensored: Attack on Synagogue Jews Not Antisemitism?

In today’s crazy world, an armed Muslim terrorist taking Jewish worshipers hostage during a Shabbat service in a synagogue isn’t considered antisemitism. But that is the case, as US government authorities and various mainstream media outlets somehow questioned the intent of a terrorist who entered a Texas synagogue and took hostages this past Shabbat. On this week’s Israel Uncensored, Josh Hasten breaks down the Texas attack and reminds Jewish communities all over the world to stage vigilant as hatred for the Jewish People runs wild, as it has for thousands of years.