September 17, 2026 | Combat Antisemitism Movement

Bill Seeks National Historical Park Status for Fort Ontario Holocaust Refugee Shelter

Proposed legislation to grant federal recognition and support for the Fort Ontario historical site in Oswego, New York, was presented during a hearing of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands hearing on Wednesday. Toward the end of World War II, Fort Ontario housed 982 European refugees, mostly Jewish, who had fled the Nazis

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Pakistan Forfeits Chess Olympiad Match Against Israel, Citing ‘Solidarity With Palestinians’

CAM News

Pakistan’s national chess team boycotted Wednesday’s opening match against Israel, leaving all four games unplayed and giving Israel a 4-0 victory by default. The forfeit came in the Open section of the 46th FIDE World Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Pakistan Chess Federation President Syed Zeeshan Naqvi confirmed the withdrawal was deliberate, tying it to

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The ‘Fauda’ Effect: Can a TV Show Change How the World Views Israel and the Realities of October 7th?

Special Features

The following analysis was authored by Tablet Magazine columnist and CAM editorial advisor Lee Smith: The widely positive response to the new season of the Israeli TV show Fauda has many asking if this represents a breakthrough in pro-Israel public relations. With two episodes from Season Five depicting the October 7th massacre and its aftermath,

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White and green Milan municipal police car parked on a city street.

Three Men Attack Rabbi at Milan Bus Stop, Police Arrest One Suspect

CAM News

Milan’s Jewish community reported that three men assaulted a 60-year-old rabbi waiting for a bus near the city’s Jewish quarter on Tuesday. The Jewish Community of Milan said the men recognized him as Jewish by his clothing and surrounded him, shouting curses and striking him with kicks and punches. They also removed his hat, threw

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‘The Most Powerful Way to Fight Antisemitism Is to Be Proud of One’s Judaism’: CAM’s Shannon Seban Honored at Marseille Rosh Hashanah Ceremony

CAM News

Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) Executive Director of European Affairs Shannon Seban participated as a guest of honor on Wednesday at a Rosh Hashanah ceremony organized by the Jewish Consistory of Marseille. The event was held at the Great Synagogue of Marseille, the southern French port city that its home to at least 70,000 Jews, Europe’s

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Israel’s Noam Bettan sings into a microphone beside a dancer at Eurovision 2026.

Ireland Confirms Second Consecutive Eurovision Boycott Over Israel’s Participation

CAM News

Ireland will boycott Eurovision for a second straight year over Israel’s participation, public broadcaster RTÉ announced on Thursday. It will neither participate in nor broadcast the 2027 contest in Bulgaria. RTÉ tied the decision to the war in Gaza. “RTÉ feels that Ireland’s participation cannot be justified given the appalling and ongoing loss of lives

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