Charlottesville

HBO airing ‘No Accident,’ documentary on legal team that sued Charlottesville rally organizers

The film features interviews with and behind-the-scenes footage of the attorneys, their team, and six of the nine plaintiffs. 

|ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
Charlottesville 'Unite the Right' Rally
White nationalists participate in a torch-lit march on the grounds of the University of Virginia ahead of the Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville, Virginia on August 11, 2017.

Court orders defendants in Charlottesville neo-Nazi lawsuit to pay nearly $5m.

Magistrate Joel Hoppe cited the massive amount of research that the plaintiffs’ legal team put into establishing that a conspiracy led to the deadly violence in the Virginia college town.

|ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
THE WRITER visits Charlottesville. On the wall, it reads: ‘It can happen again – gone but not forgotten.’

Charlottesville revisited: Confronting resurging antisemitism - opinion

We must not remain silent in the face of this hatred. We must fight back and join forces to end antisemitism once and for all.

|ByYUVAL DAVID
A memorial for Heather Heyer, who was killed. On August 12, 2017, a car was deliberately driven into a crowd of people who had been peacefully protesting the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, killing one and injuring 28.

Judge slashes Charlottesville penalties by 90%

Victims in the case, brought by two Jewish attorneys who have made it their mission to hit neo-Nazis in their bank accounts, are entitled to $2.35 million, not the $26 million that a jury awarded.

|ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA

Parting Shot: The alt-right, alt-left and Israel

Given the choice between backing those who would turn the US into their own version of Nazi Germany or those who would do whatever it takes to prevent it, there is no choice.

AUGUST 17, 2017ByDAVID BRINN
A member of the Ku Klux Klan during a rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, on July 8, 2017.

Stand with the American Jewish community

Diaspora Jews have Israel's support, especially after the attack in Charlottesville.

AUGUST 17, 2017ByNACHMAN SHAI
U.S. President Donald Trump makes remarks at the Amphitheater after laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery as part of Memorial Day observance, Arlington, Virginia, U.S., May 29, 2017

Antifa: the group that fought white supremacists in Charlottesville

Here's what you need to know about antifa, the loose network that fights fascists on the streets.

AUGUST 17, 2017ByJTA
Members of the Ku Klux Klan face counter-protesters as they rally in support of Confederate monuments in Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S. July 8, 2017

WATCH: Alt-right leader asks for Israelis’ respect as ‘white Zionist’

"You could say that I’m a white Zionist in the sense that I care about my people," said white nationalist leader Richard Spencer.

AUGUST 17, 2017ByJTA
White nationalist leader Richard Spencer on Israel's Channel 2

Republican Jewish Coalition calls on Trump to reject antisemitism

“There are no good Nazis and no good members of the Klan.”

AUGUST 17, 2017ByJTA
U.S. President Donald Trump

Trump breaks media silence, tweets criticism of fellow Republican

The Republican Jewish Coalition called on President Donald Trump to provide “greater moral clarity in rejecting racism, bigotry, and anti-Semitism.”

AUGUST 17, 2017ByJPOST.COM STAFF
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the White House

Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump urged dad to moderate Charlottesville stance

Donald Trump's Jewish daughter and son-in-law failed to convince the president to change his tune on Charlottesville.

AUGUST 17, 2017ByJTA
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner.

After Charlottesville, Israeli president expresses solidarity with American Jews

"As we say chazak, chazak, ve’nitchazek. Be strong, be strong, and we will be strong."

AUGUST 17, 2017ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
President Rivlin speaks at Ben Gurion Airport after the arrival of US President Donald Trump

Jewish outrage as Trump defends Virginia white power rally

“Will [US President Donald Trump] look into the eyes of a Holocaust survivor and tell her that even one Nazi swastika flag is okay?”

AUGUST 17, 2017ByMICHAEL WILNER
People gather for a vigil in response to the death of a counter-demonstrator at the "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, outside the White House in Washington, U.S. August 13, 2017.

Trump’s missing moral clarity

"Trump’s remarks embolden and empower neo-Nazis and white supremacists."

AUGUST 16, 2017ByYAAKOV KATZ
US President Donald Trump pauses during a statement at the White House