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The Antisemitism Research Center (ARC) by CAM tracked a total of 359 reports of antisemitic incidents worldwide in February, marking a daily average of 12.4 — up 124% from the same month last year, a rise linked to the ongoing proliferation antisemitism following the October 7th Hamas massacre in Israel.
CAM’s Monthly Antisemitism Report classifies incidents of Jew-hatred (including physical assault, verbal harassment, vandalism, and hate speech) into the following categories: Holocaust Denial, Minimization, and Distortion; Classical; Israel-related; Islamist; and Unattributable.
Of February’s incidents, 67.4% (242) were Israel-related, while 15.3% (55) were classical and 5.6% (20) were Holocaust Denial, Minimization, and Distortion. The remainder fell into the the Islamist and Unattributable categories — at 4.7% (17) and 7.0% (25) respectively.
58 incidents of antisemitic vandalism, as well as 35 physical threats against Jews (9.75% of all incidents), including a violent assault outside a South Florida synagogue in which a Jewish man was injured, were monitored during the month of February.
Antisemitic attack in Lauderhill sends man to the hospital, attacker arrested https://t.co/RE9BcS45dq
— South Florida Sun Sentinel (@SunSentinel) February 18, 2024
According to an annual ARC data report published in February, there was a 58.2% increase in monitored antisemitic incidents globally in 2023, with 3,046 recorded globally compared to 1,925 the previous year.
A comprehensive analysis of the 2023 data showed a significant development — incidents of antisemitism from far-left (1,019) and far-right (1,021) sources reached parity. This marked the first-ever occurrence of such an alignment, with each ideology contributing 33.5% to the total monitored incidents.
There were four new adoptions of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism in February around the world, including by the cities of Las Vegas, Nevada, and Wroclaw, Poland, and states of Goiás, Brazil, and South Dakota.
Today, the Las Vegas City Council passed my resolution recognizing the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of antisemitism as a powerful statement against hatred, showing solidarity with the Jewish community and a commitment to fighting antisemitism. The… pic.twitter.com/zlIdY6Do90
— Councilwoman Victoria Seaman (@VictoriaDseaman) February 7, 2024
The full monthly report can be viewed here.
For more information on CAM’s antisemitism incidents data, which is collected on a weekly basis, visit: combatantisemitism.org/research
