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For decades, the United Nations has positioned itself as a guardian of justice and human rights, creating international days to stand against discrimination in all its forms. There are official days recognizing the fight against homophobia, transphobia, racial discrimination, and, more recently, Islamophobia. Yet one glaring omission remains: there is still no International Day Against Antisemitism.
This is not just a gap — it’s a moral failure. Jews, a tiny minority of just 15 million worldwide, have faced centuries of persecution, culminating in the Holocaust. Today, antisemitism is once again on the rise — synagogues are attacked, cemeteries desecrated, and hate crimes are surging across continents. And still, the UN remains silent.
Acknowledging Islamophobia, racism, and other forms of hatred is essential. But ignoring antisemitism sends a troubling message — that Jewish suffering can be overlooked, that this ancient hatred is somehow less urgent, less worthy of global recognition. That cannot stand.
Jews cannot and should not have to fight this battle alone — not in the United States, not in Europe, not anywhere. The absence of an International Day Against Antisemitism isn’t merely an oversight — it’s a dangerous void. It signals to the world that this form of hate can be tolerated. And it emboldens those who spread it.
This September, the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) will deliver this petition directly to the United Nations General Assembly, urging every member state to take responsibility and take action.
We call on the United Nations to establish an International Day Against Antisemitism — not as a symbolic act, but as a clear, global declaration that this hatred has no place in our world. It’s time to give Jewish communities the acknowledgment and solidarity they deserve. And it’s time for the world to face and confront its oldest prejudice.
Sign now. Tell the UN: No more silence. No more delays. It’s time to act.
View and sign the petition HERE.
