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The CAM Antisemitism Research Center collects comprehensive antisemitism data from around the world on a constant basis, and publishes a regular feature on the top ten antisemitic incidents that shook Jewish communities globally during the preceding month.
The ten most shocking antisemitic incidents of January 2024 are as follows:
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague issued an interim ruling demanding Israel “take all measures within its its power” to prevent its forces from committing acts of genocide in the Gaza Strip, but did not order an immediate ceasefire in the ongoing war triggered by Hamas’ October 7th attack.
The case was initiated by South Africa in December.
In the interim ruling, the court voted by a 15-2 margin to back most of the provisional actions sought by South Africa, except for an immediate ceasefire. Israel had asked for the case to be rejected outright.
CAM CEO Sacha Roytman stated, “The ICJ’s interim ruling, coming a day before International Holocaust Remembrance Day, shames the memory of those who fought against genocide and the six million Jews on whose ashes the Genocide Convention was built.”
UN court’s sick ‘genocide’ ruling shames the memory of 6 million Jews on Holocaust Remembrance Day https://t.co/xoNAybGa2g pic.twitter.com/4SXabOh0FP
— NY Post Opinion (@NYPostOpinion) January 27, 2024
2. US City Council Gaza ‘Ceasefire’ Resolutions Fuel Antisemitism Surge Across Country
On January 31, a controversial decision echoed through the chambers of the Chicago City Council — a municipal call for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip amid Israel’s ongoing military response to the October 7th massacre perpetrated by Hamas.
While the resolution gained widespread media coverage following its narrow passage, Chicago is just one of almost 50 U.S. cities to have passed similar measures, with San Francisco, Oakland, Seattle, Minneapolis, Detroit, St. Louis, and Atlanta, among them.
While the Chicago City Council obviously lacks jurisdiction over the armed conflict in Gaza, the resolution’s impact lies in the realm of inspiration rather than direct influence. It doesn’t wield tangible implications, but its failure to demand the disarmament of the group responsible for the largest attack against Jews since the Holocaust undermines the chances for a peaceful regional future, and the resolution also promulgates antisemitism through demonization of the world’s only Jewish state.
On January 31, the Chicago City Council joined the nearly 50 other U.S. cities to pass resolutions calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
City councils focused solely on calling for an immediate ceasefire not only fail to demand the disarmament of the group… pic.twitter.com/kLd7Lsxkg8
— Combat Antisemitism Movement (@CombatASemitism) February 9, 2024
A barrage of antisemitic abuse hurled during a high school girls’ basketball game in Yonkers, New York, precipitated a walkout by the students of a Jewish school, who needed security guards to escort them to safety.
Yonkers high school boots girls’ basketball coach, player after antisemitic slurs during game https://t.co/HuddAkUyxy pic.twitter.com/M03gmqUPrK
— New York Post (@nypost) January 7, 2024
4. Teen Beaten Into Saying ‘Free Palestine’ Outside London Jewish School
A 17-year-old Jewish student at the Jewish Free School (JFS) in London was attacked outside the school grounds by two unknown teenagers, according to local media.
The teenagers had been having a heated exchange on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, when one of the unknown attackers punched the Jewish student.
Also in London in January, a group of three Israelis were beaten in Leicester Square, and a knife-wielding man was arrested after threatening passersby outside a kosher supermarket in the Golders Green neighborhood.
London – man with a knife shouting antisemitic slurs at a kosher store in Golders Green caught on camera earlier today.
Thankfully, no one was hurt and the man was promptly arrested.
— StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) January 29, 2024
5. Jewish-Owned Toronto Deli Set Ablaze in Suspected Antisemitic Arson Attack
A Jewish-owned delicatessen in Toronto, International Delicatessen Foods, was set alight in what Canadian police were investigating as a hate crime.
Graffiti reading “Free Palestine” was painted on the doors of the establishment.
Officials are investigating a fire at a Jewish-owned deli in North York that two local councillors are calling a hate crime. https://t.co/55v5NAkDwO
— CityNews Toronto (@CityNewsTO) January 3, 2024
6. Jewish Doctor Violently Assaulted in Melbourne, Australia
A 76-year-old Jewish doctor was violently assaulted near his home in the Melbourne suburb of Brighton on New Year’s Day.
Victoria Police said the doctor went to check on an unconscious man who was lying on a nature strip in Bay Street.
The man allegedly became aggressive and assaulted the doctor when he offered assistance. The agitated man then followed the doctor home and smashed his front door, allegedly threatening another attack.
JEWISH DOCTOR ATTACKED
A much loved 76 year old Jewish Doc, whose family died in the holocaust, has been hospitalized after an attack in a Brighton St this morning.
Afterwards the attacker followed him home smashed the door and threatened a further attack.
An arrest occurred.
— James Newbury MP (@newbury3186) December 31, 2023
7. Berlin Police Open Probe After Israelis Speaking Hebrew Attacked at Local Eatery
German police were investigating after a 27-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man from Israel said they were attacked at a restaurant in northern Berlin after a patron overheard them chatting in Hebrew.
The pair came under verbal assault by an Arabic-speaking man who was sitting nearby and who later attacked them physically as well, hurling a bottle at the woman and punching the man in the face, police said in a statement.
Antisemitismus in Berlin:
Israelis haben Hebräisch gesprochen – und gewaltsam angegriffen
Ein 24 und 27 Jahre alter Mann und eine Frau, die sich in einem Fast-Food-Restaurant am Hermannplatz auf Hebräisch unterhielten, wurden von einem arabisch sprechenden Mann von einem… pic.twitter.com/vylZMb3MzB— Zeev Rosenberg 🎗️ (@zeevrosenberg) January 6, 2024
8. UCF Student Arrested for Allegedly Threatening Jewish Students Amid Fallout of Gaza War
A Palestinian American student at the University of Central Florida is facing felony charges after he was accused of making death threats against three Jewish students on campus in the latest example of college campus turmoil over the brutal conflict in and around the Gaza Strip.
Across the country, educational leaders have been grappling with how to respond to an eruption of incidents that have ranged from verbal disagreements to physical violence since the war began in October. At UCF, Seif Asi, 21, is accused of saying he was “going to kill” three students in an emotional outburst.
In a message sent to students and staff, UCF Police Chief Carl Metzger called the incident a “direct antisemitic threat.”
University of Central Florida: Palestinian student Seif Asi has been arrested after allegedly threatening to kill 3 Jewish students.
On January 23rd, @SSI_Movement students were holding an event to bring awareness to the over 100 hostages still being held in Gaza, including 5… pic.twitter.com/9eKZ3KWLqp
— StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) January 30, 2024
9. Small Bomb Explodes at Greek Offices of Israeli Shipping Firm Zim
A makeshift explosive device went off outside the Greek offices of shipping company Zim, Israel’s main container shipping line, local police sources said.
Minor damage was caused by the blast in the port city of Piraeus, they added. No injuries were reported.
The unknown attackers threw leaflets reading “Free Palestine” at the scene of the attack.
Live update: Bomb targeted Greece offices of Israeli shipping firm Zim yesterday, local police say https://t.co/jgvHolsUkJ
— ToI ALERTS (@TOIAlerts) January 17, 2024
10. Israel Says It Uncovered Hamas Terror Network Planning Attacks in Europe
Hamas runs a network of operatives in Europe commanded by terror leaders in Lebanon, Israel said, as its intelligence agencies released new details on the Gaza-based organization’s attempts to attack Israeli and Jewish targets abroad.
Hamas cells in Denmark, Germany and Holland were arrested in December on suspicion of plotting to attack Jewish targets in Europe.
According to a statement released by the Prime Minister’s Office, Israel’s Mossad and Shin Bet agencies in cooperation with foreign partners have been able to build a “comprehensive and in-depth” picture of Hamas’s efforts to carry out attacks in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
The PMO said Israel has uncovered “details on theaters of operation, terror targets, and on those involved in carrying out attacks — from Hamas commanders in Lebanon to the last of the attackers in the operational infrastructure.”
Israel says it uncovered Hamas terror network planning attacks in Europe https://t.co/hliO4jJjpE
— The Times of Israel (@TimesofIsrael) January 13, 2024
For more information on CAM’s antisemitism incidents data, please visit: combatantisemitism.org/research
