Weekly Report – November 2
This Week's
GLOBAL ANTISEMITISM REPORT
THIS WEEK'S GLOBAL ANTISEMITISM REPORT
This week, we continued to monitor antisemitism around the world while advocating for more actions to be made.
As the IDF steps up its ground operations against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, incidents of antisemitism continue to proliferate across the globe, with a disturbing 1180% increase reported. While we continue to monitor the incidents, we know there are many more that have not been publicized, and Jewish communities around the world on edge from the hateful reverberations triggered by Hamas’ October 7th attack on Israel.
In the United States, a Nevada man was arrested for directing antisemitic messages at Senator Jacky Rosen. Among the messages was a threat to “finish what Hitler started.” At a New York City playground, a teen threatened a nine-year-old boy with a knife and yelled “I will kill you, Jew.”
In the UK, a man was charged after shouting insults at an Orthodox Jew in London, where cases of antisemitism have increased by almost 1400%. Across France and Germany, Jewish homes have been branded with Stars of David; a despicable reminder that antisemitism remains vibrant on the European continent less than eight decades after the Holocaust. In Dagestan, Russia, a pogrom was launched by an antisemitic mob that seized control of the Makhachkala airport and inspected passengers from an arriving flight from Tel Aviv “to find Jews.”
In the Middle East, national leaders fueled regional tensions with antisemitic rhetoric demonizing Israel. Turkish President Recip Tayyip Erdogan egregiously claimed that “Hamas is not a terrorist organization, it is a liberation group.” The Jordanian government recalled its ambassador to Israel in protest of the “humanitarian catastrophe” in the Gaza Strip and Jordan’s Queen Rania had claimed “there is no verifiable evidence” that Hamas terrorists beheaded children, a nefarious manifestation of denialism intended to distort the horrific scope and nature of the October 7th atrocities.
On college campuses, Jewish students continued to be targeted and harassed. At Harvard University, a Jewish student was surrounded by individuals yelling “shame, shame.” At Columbia University, the leader of an LGBTQ group decided to exclude any supporters of Israel from an upcoming film event. At Cornell University, threatening online statements about Jews prompted officials to send police to guard a Jewish center and kosher dining hall on campus.
To combat the worrying rise of antisemitism on college campuses, some American policymakers have begun to take proactive steps. New York Governor Kathy Hochul ordered a review of antisemitism at CUNY schools. Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin issued an executive directive creating a plan to coordinate with law enforcement agencies and educational institutions to combat antisemitic threats.
The Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) is proud to stand with all Israelis and Diaspora Jews at this perilous moment in history. To support Israel in this hour of dire need, CAM has launched an Israel Emergency Support Fund, raising more than $764,000 so far. Your donations are being matched by CAM donors and will have a powerful impact in providing urgent aid to those affected by Hamas’ assault on Israel.
THIS WEEK’S GLOBAL ANTISEMITISM REPORT highlights 227 new reports of antisemitic incidents. The total includes 26 (11.45%) from the far-right, 132 (58.15%) from the far-left, 50 (22.03%) with Islamist motivations, and 19 (8.37%) unidentifiable in nature.