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Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers clash with anti-Israel protesters outside Adas Torah Synagogue in Los Angeles, California, June 23, 2024. Photo: David Swanson / AFP.

Ten Most Shocking Antisemitic Incidents of June 2024

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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 June 2024 are as follows:

Anti-Israel Protesters Beat, Bear Mace Jews, Journalists at Los Angeles Synagogue

An anti-Israel protest outside Adas Torah synagogue in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on June 23 devolved into brawls, the spraying of counter-protesters and journalists with bear mace, vandalism of Jewish institutions, and the blockage of shul entryways. The demonstration was organized by Palestinian Youth Movement LA and Code Pink LA.

Combat Antisemitism Movement CEO Sacha Roytman stated, “The violent demonstration at a Los Angeles synagogue, coming on the same day as shooting attack outside a synagogue in Russia, and following other recent shocking events in France and elsewhere across the globe, marked a further increase in the already unprecedented levels of antisemitism Jewish communities worldwide are coping with. This is an important reminder of the reason why we must come together and fight on a daily basis against all who perpetrate, support, or justify acts of terrorism and violence against Jews. We expect authorities at the national, state, and municipal levels to protect their Jewish constituents and not leave them to face these antisemitic threats alone.”

‘Escalate for Palestine’: Belgian Holocaust Memorial Defaced

A memorial in Brussels, Belgium, dedicated to righteous gentiles during the Holocaust was defaced with antisemitic messages on June 21, the European Jewish Congress said. “Escalate for Palestine, everyone,” the graffiti on the Monument to the Righteous of Belgium read. This incident came only a week after the vandalism of another Brussels Holocaust memorial.

Russia’s Dagestan Region in Mourning for 19 Killed in Attacks on Synagogues, Churches

Nineteen people were killed and synagogues and churches were set ablaze in coordinated assaults by Islamist gunmen in Dagestan on June 20. Officials blamed the attacks on “sleeper cell” Islamist extremists in the predominantly Muslim region of the North Caucasus.

French Teens for Antisemitic Gang Rape of 12-Year-Old Jewish Girl

Three French boys were arrested for the gang rape of a 12-year-old Jewish girl in Paris in a sickening June 15 antisemitic attack, police said. President Emmanuel Macron and other officials were quick to condemn the crime and call for schools crack down on hate-fueled violence. Chief Rabbi of France Haim Korsia said he was “horrified” over the attack and demanded that the perpetrators be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

 

London Community Security Group Shares Footage of Alleged Attempted Kidnapping of Jewish Children

Two Jewish children were victims of an alleged kidnapping attempt in London, according to the Jewish neighborhood watch group Stamford Hill Shomrim. During Shavuot, the children’s father was pushing his children in a carriage near the Lubavitch House when the masked suspect approached and tried to wrestle the carriage away. The father resisted and says he believes the attempt was a “racist attack.” The Metropolitan Police said that civilians detained the suspect until their arrival and subsequent arrest.

New York City Protesters Wave Terror Group Flags, Call for ‘Intifada’ Outside Nova Massacre Exhibit

Anti-Israel protesters of the group Within Our Lifetime occupied the space outside of New York City’s Nova music festival exhibit on June 10. The exhibit was erected to memorialize the events of October 7, when 364 festival-goers were killed by Hamas and many more raped and kidnapped. The protesters waved the flags of terror groups and chanted slogans championing attacks on Israeli civilians. The demonstration was called “A Day of Rage for Gaza.”

Montreal Jewish School Hit by Gunfire in Second Such Attack in Canada Within Days

Montreal Police discovered gunfire at an Orthodox Jewish school, the second such attack on a Jewish school in Canada within days. At least one bullet hit the Belz Yeshiva Ketana at the Young Israel of Montreal synagogue in the city’s Cote-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grace neighborhood. Thankfully, no one was harmed, but Canadian Jewish leaders expressed their concerns. “We have had enough. Yet another Jewish school was shot at in the middle of the night – in Canada…his violent hatred must no longer be tolerated,” says Montreal’s Federation-CJA and Canada’s Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs.

See also: Swastika Poster Found in Montreal Orthodox Jewish Neighborhood

Antisemitic Attacker Calls NYC Rabbi ‘Dirty Jew,’ Bashes Him With Bag Outside Synagogue

A prominent Chelsea rabbi was verbally and physically assaulted after asking a man to leash his dog outside his shul. Rabbi Chezky Wolff recorded the stranger after being called a “dirty Jew.” When Rabbi Wolff inquired as to why he was called that, the accused assailant hit Wolff in the head with his heavy tote bag.

Belarusian President Lukashenko Accused of Antisemitism Following Controversial Remarks

The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs published a formal protest against Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, following controversial remarks he made during a recent meeting on corruption. He said, “There is a list of 30 suspects here. Forgive me, I’m not antisemitic, but more than half of the accused are Jewish….Have they [the Jews] assumed a special privileged status? Stealing and not thinking about their future?”

This is not the first time that Lukashenko’s has faced accusations of antisemitic rhetoric. In a 2021 speech, he claimed that Jews forced the world to “kneel to them” after the Holocaust.

White House Denounces ‘Repugnant’ Pro-Hamas Rhetoric at DC Protest Against Israel

The Biden administration decried “repugnant” rhetoric of an anti-Israel protest outside the White House on June 9, where terrorist sympathizers called for “jihad,” “intifada,” and the killing of Zionists. Demonstrators also vandalized statues, threw objects, and verbally assaulted Park Police.

“President Biden has always been clear that every American has the right to peacefully express their views. But he has also always been clear that antisemitism, violent rhetoric, and endorsing murderous terrorist organizations like Hamas is repugnant, dangerous and against everything we stand for as a country,” White House Deputy Spokesperson Andrew Bates stated.

For more information on CAM’s antisemitism incidents data, please visit: combatantisemitism.org/research

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