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The Antisemitism Research Center (ARC) by CAM 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 July 2024 are as follows:
Activists Wave Hezbollah Flag, Call For Intifada Outside Queens Synagogue
Anti-Israel protesters waved a Hezbollah flag and called for intifada and the destruction of the State of Israel outside a synagogue in Queens, despite the fact that the Israeli real estate seminar they ostensibly rallied against was no longer being held at the site. The demonstration was organized by the Palestinian Assembly for Liberation New York and New Jersey (PAL-Awda) and endorsed by Jewish Voice for Peace, American Muslims for Palestine, Students for Justice in Palestine, and the Palestinian Youth Movement.
🔴🧵 Protesters wave Hezbollah flag and chant “long live the intifada” outside a queens synagogue, though an Israeli real estate event was reportedly no longer being held at the site. pic.twitter.com/tjHOVMkHpz
— Michael Starr (@StarrJpost) July 15, 2024
Neo-Nazi Planned Poisoned Candy Attack On Jewish Children in Brooklyn, Federal Prosecutors Say
Michail Chkhikvishvili, a Georgian national, was indicted for allegedly planning a mass casualty attack on Jews and other minorities in New York City, as well as encouraging others to commit similar violent acts. Chkhikvishvili is accused of devising a plot that involved dressing up as Santa Claus and handing out poison-laced candy to children at Jewish schools in Brooklyn, as well as to racial minorities. He was arrested July 6 in Moldova, and has been charged with soliciting hate crimes and acts of mass violence.
Inbox: A Georgian national, Michail Chkhikvishvili, has been indicted on hate crime charges for planning a mass casualty attack in New York City on NYE, including handing out candy laced with poison to children at Jewish schools in Brooklyn.
He was arrested on July 6 in Moldova. pic.twitter.com/dd15dFEA7i
— Jacob N. Kornbluh (@jacobkornbluh) July 16, 2024
California: Chabad Synagogue in Oakland Vandalized Twice in One Month
A synagogue in Oakland, California, suffered two acts of vandalism in the past month. Both times a cement block was used to shatter the already bulletproof windows. Chabad Jewish Center Rabbi Dovid Labkowski has asked city leaders to do more to protect the Jewish community from antisemitic attacks. “There was an eyewitness and yet nothing happened, he said. “They all called it a hate crime, and we haven’t seen anyone arrested. And it’s just like antisemitism is not being taken seriously.”
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Surveillance footage shows a man chucking a piece of concrete at the window outside a Chabad synagogue in Oakland over the weekend. I spoke to the rabbi, who said it’s the third hate crime targeting the shul since December, and police have done nothing. 1/x pic.twitter.com/56BYFQnDu0— Gabe Stutman (@jnewsgabe) July 9, 2024
96% of European Jews Encountered Antisemitism in Year Before Survey, New EU-Wide Study Reveals
The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) published the results of its running its third-ever survey on “Jewish People’s Perceptions and Experiences of Antisemitism,” offering detailed insights into the various manifestations of contemporary Jew-hatred on the European continent.
Key findings included:
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- 84% of respondents consider antisemitism to be a “very big” or “fairly big” problem in their country.
- 80% of respondents think that antisemitism has increased over the past five years in their country of residence.
- 96% have encountered antisemitism in the year before the survey; 64% of respondents who have encountered antisemitism state that they experience it “all the time.”
- 91% consider antisemitism on the internet and social media as a “very big” or “fairly big” problem in their country.
- 18% think that their government combats antisemitism effectively.
Can Jews in the EU live an openly Jewish life?
The latest #EURightsAgency survey shows that Europe’s Jews continue to face high levels of #antisemitism, are frequently harassed, especially online and worry about their safety.
Get the full findings here: https://t.co/W6yiEW52X5 pic.twitter.com/QIE20xOFUa
— EU Fundamental Rights ➡️ #HumanRights (@EURightsAgency) July 11, 2024
Royal Academy Awards Prize to Artist Who Equates Israel With Nazi Germany
The Royal Academy Art (RA) has removed two Gaza war-related artworks from its Young Artists exhibition following outrage from Jewish leaders, while leaving one on display. The RA was criticized for three pieces which included one with a swastika looming over screaming Gazan women and a photograph reading “Jews say stop genocide on Palestinians: Not in Our Name.”
“We would question the judgement of allowing these pictures into the RA’s summer exhibitions, particularly with no attempt to present any context or contextualising works which might express a contrary view.”
Our letter to @royalacademy regarding Israel-Gaza related artwork: pic.twitter.com/pdyFA7xaL8
— Board of Deputies of British Jews (@BoardofDeputies) July 15, 2024
A video that circulated on social media showed a masked figure threatening that “rivers of blood will flow” at the Paris Olympics, which Israel is competing in. In the minute-long clip, an Arabic-speaking man whose face is concealed by a keffiyeh addresses the “people of France and the French President [Emmanuel] Macron” and warns them that they will be punished for supporting “the Zionist regime in its criminal war against the people of Palestine.”
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France 24 has reported that the ongoing so-called “War” in Gaza has increased threats to the Paris Olympics, particularly Israeli athletes.
A disturbing video threatening retribution for Frances supplying of weapons and support for Israel is circulating… pic.twitter.com/BR5qPcZds3
— Chay Bowes (@BowesChay) July 23, 2024
See also: France Probing Death Threats Against Three Israeli Olympic Athletes and Antisemitic Protestors Chant ‘Heil Hitler’ During Israel-Paraguay Soccer Match at Paris Olympics
Tennessee: Nashville Jews Face Two Weeks of Neo-Nazi Invasion
Neo-Nazis terrorized Jewish Nashville residents with a series of marches, physical assaults, and antisemitic pamphlets, adding to the list of incidents over the year conducted by multiple extremist groups coming from outside the city.
On Sunday, once again, a hate group put on a demonstration in downtown Nashville. This time, it was the neo-Nazi “Goyim Defense League,” shouting “Hitler was right!” and other vile words! 1/ pic.twitter.com/CcP59f7mIk
— Phil Williams (@NC5PhilWilliams) July 15, 2024
A Pittsburgh synagogue and the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh’s office were vandalized with antisemitic graffiti alluding to Hamas.
The Squirrel Hill community witnessed the deadliest act of antisemitism in our nation’s history at Tree of Life Synagogue.⁰⁰They should not need to wake up to antisemitic graffiti in their neighborhood.⁰⁰Vandalism of any type of a house of worship has no home in our…
— Governor Josh Shapiro (@GovernorShapiro) July 29, 2024
Turkey Again Compares Netanyahu to Hitler, Saying ‘Genocidal’ Leaders Meet Their End
After Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan appeared to threaten to invade Israel in support of the Palestinians, Ankara’s Foreign Ministry compared Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. “Just as the end of the genocidal Hitler came, so too will be the end of the genocidal Netanyahu … those who seek to destroy the Palestinians will also be held accountable,” the Foreign Ministry said.
Hours after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan threatened a military invasion of the Jewish state, Turkey’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday compared Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.https://t.co/5iaxLQGcuj
— Jewish News Syndicate (@JNS_org) July 30, 2024
Qatari School Textbooks Remain Rife With Antisemitic Content, US State Department Report Finds
Antisemitic content remains prevalent in Qatari school textbooks, the U.S. State Department recently-published “2023 Report on International Religious Freedom” found, citing research by the the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education (IMPACT-se).
The report’s section on Qatar said, “According to IMPACT-se, notwithstanding some improvements in Qatar’s national curriculum and certain textbooks during the 2021-2022 school year, during 2023, the national curriculum continued to include content that was antisemitic in nature.”
For more information on CAM’s antisemitism incidents data, please visit: combatantisemitism.org/research
