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New South Wales became the first Australian state to adopt the IHRA working definition of antisemitism, following the federal government’s lead. More than 300 municipal, regional, and national governments have now adopted this critical tool.

The UK will outlaw the antisemitic BDS movement in the coming months, according to an influential ruling-party MP. Meanwhile, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer also urged constituents to reject the BDS movement over rising antisemitism concerns on American university campuses. All four former U.S. State Department antisemitism envoys called for a domestic antisemitism monitor post to tackle the the rise of anti-Jewish prejudice in the U.S.

During the third annual Kyiv Jewish Forum, co-hosted by the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM), Ukraine’s Ambassador to Israel said his country could recognize the city as Israel’s “one and only capital” in the next year – a significant step in combating erasure of Jewish history in Israel’s capital city.

400 organizations around the world are now official partners in our coalition, committed to the fight against Jew-hatred! Thank you to all of our partners for your dedication to ending antisemitism.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) doubled down on its support of Zahra Billoo, one of its leaders who gave a classically antisemitic speech. CAM unequivocally condemns CAIR for supporting such dangerous antisemitic incitement against Jewish Americans and their mainstream representative bodies.

A hazmat team investigated an antisemitic letter and unknown substance found at a Los Angeles synagogue, and Chabad Jewish centers were vandalized in Montreal, and Milan. France’s Interior Minister ordered the closure of a mosque over anti-Jewish, anti-Christian, and homophobic sermons.

Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts reported a third antisemitic graffiti incident this semester, and a British man was jailed for abusing a Jewish couple at a train station. In Australia, Scouts Victoria suspended three boys for telling Jewish Scouts they should be “gassed,” and dozens of antisemitic leaflets were delivered to homes in suburban Melbourne calling Covid-19 the “Jew-Flu” while promoting a conspiracy about Jewish control of the government.

This week’s global antisemitism report highlights 38 new media reports of antisemitic incidents. The total includes 22 (57.9%) from the far-right, 4 (10.5%) from the far-left, 3 (7.9%) with Islamist motivations, and 9 (23.7%) unidentifiable in nature.

ZAHRA BILLOO’S HATEFUL SPEECH REINFORCES CAIR’S ANTISEMITISM PROBLEM

LA-BASED ‘SHABBAT ANGELS’ VOLUNTEER GROUP SEEKS TO PROTECT SYNAGOGUE-GOERS AMID ANTISEMITISM SURGE

THIRD-ANNUAL KYIV JEWISH FORUM CELEBRATES 30 YEARS OF ISRAEL-UKRAINE TIES

TOP U.S. POLITICAL FIGURES VOICE FIRM BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL AND UKRAINE AT THIRD-ANNUAL KYIV JEWISH FORUM

DURING RUTGERS VISIT, CONGRESSMAN GOTTHEIMER WARNS OF RISING CAMPUS ANTISEMITISM, URGES REJECTION OF BDS MOVEMENT

HAZMAT TEAM EXAMINES ANTISEMITIC LETTER, UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE AT LOS ANGELES SYNAGOGUE

ANTISEMITIC GRAFFITI FOUND IN MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE DORM FOR THIRD TIME THIS SEMESTER

NAZI SWASTIKA GRAFFITI INCIDENT HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR BARCELONA CITY COUNCIL TO ADOPT IHRA WORKING DEFINITION OF ANTISEMITISM

At a time when the Jewish state is increasingly debated in social situations, defenders of Israel need to be equipped to communicate with those who do not accept their position. Such conversations can often turn heated. In his talk, Dr. Cohen will lay out a conversational strategy for gracefully maneuvering after friends or acquaintances have made provocative statements. You’ll learn proven tactics for getting people to think about your views on Jews and Israel without upsetting the gathering.

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