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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 November 2023 are as follows:
1. Jewish Man Dies After Being Struck in Head by Anti-Israel Demonstrator Near Los Angeles
A 69-year-old Jewish man, Paul Kessler, died of a cerebral hemorrhage on Nov. 6, a day after being struck in the head with a megaphone by an anti-Israel demonstrator in Thousand Oaks, California, a suburban community northwest of Los Angeles.
Content warning ⚠️ – an elderly Jewish man has been killed by a pro Palestinian protestor who hit him over the head with a megaphone at yesterday’s Israel rally.
Sadly, the victim has passed away from internal bleeding.
May his memory be a blessing and his attacker be… pic.twitter.com/41ZXNutwvK
— StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) November 7, 2023
2. French Police Hunt Suspect in Stabbing of Jewish Woman
A Jewish woman was stabbed and wounded in the French city of Lyon on Nov. 4, while a swastika was found graffitied at her home, police and the city’s mayor said.
🔴 ALERTE INFO – #FaitsDivers : Une Française de confession #juive a été poignardée à deux reprises et a subi des blessures légères ce samedi midi dans son domicile à #Lyon (quartier Part-Dieu). #antisemitisme #antisémite #Antisemitism
via @EretzInfo pic.twitter.com/u8SI2RkcX4— FranceNews24 (@FranceNews24) November 4, 2023
3. Calls for Violence Against Jews Rock DC Amid Massive Pro-Hamas Demonstration
A building in Washington, D.C., was vandalized with graffiti messages reading, “Death to Israel” and “Glory 2 the Martyrs,” as thousands of protesters descended on the nation’s capital on Nov. 4 to protest the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
In our backyard: “Death to Israel” and “Glory to our Martyrs,” among other violent antisemitic graffiti spotted in Washington DC. #WhereIsTheOutrage pic.twitter.com/WWWuDrULNe
— Embassy of Israel to the USA | #IsraelUSA75 (@IsraelinUSA) November 4, 2023
4. Montreal Jewish Synagogue and Community Center Targeted With Firebombs
Canadian police were investigating attempted firebombings of a synagogue and Jewish community center in the Montreal suburb of Dollard-Des Ormeaux, local media reported on Nov. 7.
“There is minor damage. The investigation is ongoing,” Sabrina Gauthier, a spokesperson for the Montreal City Police Service, was quoted as saying. Police investigators set up a security perimeter to analyze the scenes at Congregation Beth Tikvah and a nearby community center.
We are appalled after a Molotov Cocktail was thrown early this morning at Congregation Beth Tikvah in Montreal.
“We are horrified that exactly one month to the day of the atrocities committed by Hamas, someone tried to burn down our house of worship,” said Henry Topas, B’nai… pic.twitter.com/5yauxWsrvB— B’nai Brith Canada (@bnaibrithcanada) November 7, 2023
5. Demonstrators Brawl Outside LA’s Museum of Tolerance After Screening of Hamas Attack Video
Pro-Hamas demonstrators assaulted people outside the Museum of Tolerance where footage of the Oct. 7 Hamas atrocities was being screened on Nov. 8.
BREAKING:
Anti-Israel protesters are physically attacking Jews attending a screening of the Oct. 7th Hamas Massacre organized by actress Gal Gadot at the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles.
🇺🇸🇮🇱 pic.twitter.com/jCAQGPGbI0
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) November 9, 2023
Pro-Hamas demonstrators confronted Jews outside a Caulfield synagogue on Nov. 10.
Just sickening!
This was in Caulfield, Australia last night.
Caulfield is heavily Jewish populated community.
So, naturally this Palestinian pro-Hamas mob, sought to riot and intimidate Jews, on Shabbat, outside Synagogue.
Oh. And also it was 85 years since Kristallnacht. pic.twitter.com/WLGa8XxV0X
— Arsen Ostrovsky (@Ostrov_A) November 11, 2023
7. Protesters Set Off Smoke Bombs Outside AIPAC Head’s Home, Call Him ‘Baby Killer’
Demonstrators held a loud protest outside a vacation home of AIPAC President Michael Tuchin in Los Angeles, California, on Nov. 23, setting off smoke bombs and branding him a “baby killer.”
Marking Thanksgiving, they also placed red-paint-covered bunches of cloth, symbolizing dead babies, spilled red paint outside the home, signifying blood, and chanted “F**k your holiday.” The People’s City Council-Los Angeles, which describes itself as an anti-capitalist and anti-imperialist group, organized the rally, calling it “a holiday wake-up call” in a post on X.
HORRIFYING- the home of AIPAC’s President was targeted by pro Palestinian radcials who ignited smoke bombs outside of his residence and proceeded to spill red paint, signifying blood.
What’s next? The burning of Synagogues and schools like in 1939 Germany? pic.twitter.com/y9O3edAvW9
— StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) November 23, 2023
8. Jordanian National Arrested in Houston Allegedly Planned Attack on Jews
A Jordanian national living in Texas was allegedly plotting an attack on Houston’s Jewish community before he was arrested on gun charges.
Sohaib Abuayyash, 20, had been studying how to build bombs and posted about his support for killing Jews, federal officials said.
Sohaib Abuayyash, a Jordanian National in the United States on a Non-Immigration Visa was Arrested by Federal Agents in Houston, Texas recently due to Evidence that he was possibly Planning a Terrorist Attack against Jewish Communities in the Area; Abuayyah had been on the… pic.twitter.com/NmdL4jvWw4
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) November 3, 2023
Police in at least three European countries — Germany, Belgium, and England — have arrested people they said were threatening or planning terror attacks related to the Israel-Hamas war.
The arrests come amid a global spike in antisemitic incidents following Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel that has spurred an ongoing Israeli military response in Gaza. While police have offered widely ranging levels of detail about the threats they said they interrupted, they believe Israelis were possibly the intended targets of multiple plots.
Police in at least 3 European countries arrested suspects for allegedly planning terror attacks tied to Israel-Hamas war https://t.co/6L3h0sYSCy pic.twitter.com/6hD9cHz8CL
— JTA | Jewish news (@JTAnews) November 1, 2023
10. Pro-Palestinian Group Shares ‘Reprehensible’ Antisemitic Map of NYC Targets on Social Media
A pro-Palestinian activist group shared a frightening map of New York City newsrooms, businesses and landmark buildings — and called for “direct action” to “globalize intifada.” In addition to news buildings, Within Our Lifetime, which describes itself as a Palestinian-led community organization, called for followers to target the offices of technology companies.
A social media account posted the following headline: “Globalize the Intifada: Zone of Operations.”
It features a NYC map of largely Jewish organizations to target. It describes Jewish orgs as “the enemy of colonized people.” It calls October 7th “a new chapter of struggle.”… pic.twitter.com/U42jy44Xx7
— Ritchie Torres (@RitchieTorres) November 16, 2023
For more information on CAM’s antisemitism incidents data, please visit: combatantisemitism.org/research
