UN General Assembly Becomes Platform for Hate

Marring what should have been an opportunity to condemn hate on the world stage, several world leaders used their platforms during the United Nations (UN) General Assembly gathering this week to spread antisemitism.

While speaking about Israel’s war to destroy Hamas in Gaza, Colombian President Gustavo Petro mocked Judaism, exclaiming, “there is no people chosen by God.” The President of Chile, meanwhile, compared the war to the Holocaust, thus trivializing the Nazis’ crimes and dishonoring the memories of the victims.

The president of Slovenia similarly urged the audience to “stop the genocide in Gaza” after lamenting that “We did not stop the Holocaust.”

Violence, Threats, and Discrimination

The Antisemitism Research Center (ARC) by CAM documented several incidents of antisemitic violence, threats, and discrimination this week, including:

• United States: During a wedding in New Hampshire, a man shot and killed one victim and injured several, reportedly shouting “Free Palestine.”
• Germany: A restaurant in Fürth displayed a poster reading “Israeli citizens are not welcome in this establishment.”
• Switzerland: A kosher hotel in Davos received a letter filled with antisemitic insults and death threats. 

The Hero Cyclist Who Saved Jews: Gino Bartali’s Story

On Thursday, CAM broadcast its online tribute honoring the extraordinary wartime heroism of Gino Bartali, the legendary Italian cyclist and Righteous Among the Nations. Bartali risked everything during World War II to save Jews, smuggling forged documents hidden inside his bicycle frame across Nazi-occupied Italy.

Watch this important and meaningful event here.