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Nicolas Pirsoul: Warning for New Zealand in rise of extreme form of Islam

Shalom.Kiwi previously reported on the repeated anti-Semitic and misogynistic content of sermons given by Sheikh Dr Mohammad Anwar Sahib. While Sahib was stood down from his prominent role within the Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand (FIANZ), the New…

Dismissed Sheikh still in charge of At-Taqwa Mosque: A cause for concern

Sheikh Dr Mohammad Anwar Sahib has been widely condemned for his antisemitic and misogynistic comments. He has now been permanently stood down from his role as secretary of the Federation of Islamic Associations of NZ’s religious advisory board and is…

Shocking and repeated anti-Semitism, misogyny by New Zealand muslim leader

[UPDATED on 21 November, 2016, to include a statement from Dame Susan Devoy, New Zealand Race Relations Commissioner.] A shocking video has surfaced containing excerpts of a number of Auckland sermons and lectures given by Shaykh Dr Mohammad Anwar Sahib between…

Did Gareth Morgan just excuse terrorism and anti-Semitism?

Gareth Morgan describes himself as an “Economist, investment manager, philanthropist, opinionated, addicted global biker, staunch advocate of Kiwi values, Phoenix FC owner & fan”. Most Kiwis would be shocked to think that Mr “Kiwi values” Morgan also justifies terrorism and…

Archbishop: ‘We must stand together against antisemitism’

Antisemitism is an insidious evil. The habits of antisemitism have been burrowing into European and British culture for as long as we can remember. In England, during the late mediaeval period, the Jewish community faced constant persecution: Shylock, the great…

Anti-Semitism 101 — A case study

Yesterday a Shalom.Kiwi reader, Natalie Owen, posted a series of hate-filled anti-Semitic rants in response to one of Shalom.Kiwi’s articles. Normally these kinds of abusive rants would be removed, but on this occasion we thought they served a useful purpose in…

The mutating virus: Understanding anti-Semitism

Watch and read the speech given by Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks at the European Parliament on 27 Sept 2016 at a conference entitled “The Future of the Jewish communities in Europe”. The hate that begins with Jews never ends with…

A personal perspective on anti-Semitism in New Zealand

This will be a personal account; I can’t speak for other Jews, I’m sure everyone will have their own opinions on this subject. First of all I’d like to say that I consider myself lucky. My experience as a Jew…

NZ Advertising Standards Authority defends libellous propaganda

As previously reported, the “map of lies” billboard was up for one day in January in Ellerslie, Auckland. That billboard was removed after the media company, Ad-Vantage Media, understood the misleading nature of the maps. At the time, the Advertising Standards Authority…

Do Jewish lives matter to Murray McCully?

While Prime Minister Key “stands with Belgium in the fight against terrorism”, and Foreign Minister McCully “stand[s] with the people and Government of Turkey in their fight against terrorism”, neither can bring themselves to stand with Israel against their fight…

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When is criticism of Israel anti-Semitic?

When is criticism of Israel anti-Semitic? This vexed question has been brought into focus after the suspensions of several high-profile UK Labour Party officials. Criticism of Israel is not in itself anti-Semitic. Nobody claims Israel, New Zealand, or any other…

Is Rachel Smalley above criticism?

Rachel Smalley is a New Zealand journalist and broadcaster who presents a regular morning radio show on Newstalk ZB and writes for the NZ Herald. In 2014 a complaint against her was upheld by the Broadcasting Standards Authority over an…

Labour and Human Rights Commission condemn anti-Semitism in NZ

On Friday night Jewish people in New Zealand sat down to eat their first Passover meal. Passover is a festival that celebrates redemption and freedom from oppression, and in which we reflect on the history of the Jewish people, our…