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 Last week, in a bill hastily pushed through parliament –he was granted sweeping emergency powers for an indefinite period of time. 

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Antisemitic hate speech has risen sharply since pandemic - UN official

“It is imperative for the civil society organizations and faith-based actors to signal a zero-tolerance policy towards anti-Semitism online and offline,” he said. JTA

Antisemitic hate speech has ri sen dramatically since the start of the coronavirus crisis and must be rejected, the United Nations’ special rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief said.

Shaheed also called for the removal of social media posts that incite to hatred or violence. He said the mainstream media must identify and report on instances of fake news.

Shaheed highlighted the conspiracy theories claiming that Jews or Israel are responsible for developing and spreading the COVID-19 virus to reduce the non-Jewish population and control the world.