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The Antisemitism Research Center (ARC) by CAM tracked a total of 503 reports of antisemitic incidents worldwide in May, marking a daily average of 16.2 — up 263% from the same month last year, as the surge of antisemitism triggered in by the October 7th Hamas massacre in Israel continued to sweep across the globe.
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 May’s incidents, 75.1% (378) were Israel-related, while 6.6% (33) were classical and 3.0% (15) were Holocaust Denial, Minimization, and Distortion. The remainder fell into the the Islamist and Unattributable categories — at 6.8% (34) and 8.5% (43) respectively.
63 incidents of antisemitic vandalism, as well as 55 physical threats against Jews (10.9% of all incidents), including shots fired outside a Jewish girls elementary school in Toronto, Canada, were monitored during the month of May.
Shocking security footage shows two men approach a Jewish elementary school in Toronto and open fire. Bullets shattered the school’s windows.
What does it say about Toronto that people feel they can get away with this? pic.twitter.com/VfrmRg2sCW
— Aviva Klompas (@AvivaKlompas) May 25, 2024
A new study conducted by the Antisemitism Research Center by CAM, in partnership with the Media Intelligence Group (MIG). found that the October 7th attack and its aftermath have significantly altered the volume of Holocaust trivialization, denial, and distortion on X, causing a surge of nearly 590%.
Meanwhile, the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy released a comprehensive report — titled “Columbia University: From the Classroom to the Campus – The Normalization of Antisemitism, Anti-Democratic Politics, Marginalization and Intimidation” — shedding light on the rise of antisemitism, anti-democratic ideologies, anti-Americanism, and intimidation tactics at Columbia University. The publication of the report came amid a backdrop of massive and consistent antisemitic protests at Columbia University since October 7th.
There were six new adoptions of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism in May, by the State of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), State of Roraima (Brazil), Town of Ossining, New York, Town of North Salem, New York, Town of Rye, New York, and the Counter Extremism Project.
Today, the state government of Rio de Janeiro adopted @TheIHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism, becoming the latest Brazilian entity to do so.
Thank you, Governor @claudiocastroRJ, for taking this vital step in the collective effort against rising Jew-hatred!@GovRJ… pic.twitter.com/himra4TADN
— Combat Antisemitism Movement (@CombatASemitism) May 3, 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
