As 2023 draws to a close, the persistent menace of rising antisemitism continues to cast a dark global shadow. A recent city council meeting in Long Beach, California, for example, featured disturbing displays of hatred targeting the Jewish community, with speakers invoking a series of age-old tropes long used to incite antisemitic persecution and violence.

In Detroit, Michigan, an anti-Israel mob disrupted a Christmas party hosted by Democratic Congressman Shri Thanedar. The far-left demonstrators were upset with Thanedar over his decision to sever ties with the Democratic Socialists of America because of its support for an antisemitic rally in New York City’s Times Square shortly after the October 7th Hamas attack in Israel.

In London, England, a group of Israelis hanging posters of hostages held in Gaza was assaulted twice in less than 24 hours. In Wiesbaden, Germany, a memorial for local Jews murdered in the Holocaust was vandalized with red paint. In Paris, France, a woman was assaulted by a knife-wielding man who asked if she was Jewish. In Tenerife, Spain, three Jewish tourists were attacked by a group of men who accused them of “killing babies.” In Toronto, Canada, an anti-Israel protester told a Jewish man he should be “scared to death.” 

Meanwhile, college campuses around the world continue to be rife with antisemitic incidents. At the University of Minnesota, an associate professor who denied the sexual violence that Hamas perpetrated on October 7th is now a candidate for a senior position in the school’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Department. At Northwestern University in Chicago, the Middle Eastern and North African Student Association expressed support for Hamas’ actions and called Palestinians killed in Gaza “martyrs.” At Ghent University in Belgium, Professor Max Ajl praised the Iran-backed Houthi regime in Yemen for “intervening” against Israel. 

THIS WEEK’S GLOBAL ANTISEMITISM REPORT highlights 105 new reports of antisemitic incidents. The total includes 6 (5.70%) from the far-right, 76 (72.40%) from the far-left, 6 (5.70%) with Islamist motivations, and 17 (16.20%) unidentifiable in nature.