Posts Tagged: Online Antisemitism
New Report Shows Far-Right Antisemitism ‘Urgent and Ongoing Terror Threat’ to Jewish Communities
A new report by a top Jewish group in the UK explores the extent of antisemitic hate speech and incitement on the radical right, calling...
Czech Jewish Community Highlights Major Increase in Online Antisemitism in New Report
Antisemitic incidents doubled in the Czech Republic in 2019, a new report by the country's Federation of Jewish Communities (FZO) disclosed on Wednesday. None of the...
Top UK Jewish Group Demands Action From Facebook After Threat of Antisemitic Bombing
The Board of Deputies of British Jews called on Facebook on Wednesday to take action following a violent threat it received on the social media...
Top US Antisemitism Official Urges ‘Aggressive’ Response to Rise of Online Hate Speech During Coronavirus Crisis
A top US State Department official said on Monday he was “deeply concerned” by a sharp rise in online antisemitism during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “What...
Facebook Deplatforms Antisemitic Conspiracy Theorist David Icke Over False Coronavirus Claims, Including Blame of Jews
Facebook has removed the official page of British antisemitic conspiracy theorist David Icke for publishing "health misinformation that could cause physical harm,” the BBC reported...
Report: Far-Right, White Supremacists Use Virus to Foster Antisemitism Online
JNS.org - Far-right activists and white supremacists have used the coronavirus pandemic to spread antisemitic rhetoric and conspiracy theories, according to a report released this...
The Return of Populist Antisemitism
JNS.org - To the lexicon of new terminology introduced by the coronavirus pandemic, we can add the latest entry: “Zoombombing,” or the practice of hijacking...
Jewish Groups Condemn Surge of Coronavirus-Related Antisemitic Social Media Posts in New York’s Rockland County
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the Jewish Federation and Foundation of Rockland County expressed concern about a sharp increase in antisemitic social media posts regarding...
Major Study Identifies Dozens of Influential Anti-Israel Twitter Accounts Defending UK’s Corbyn
A new study has found that much of the antisemitic and anti-Israel content on Twitter related to the UK's Labour party is driven by only...
Gal Gadot Says She’s Outspoken About Being Israeli Because of Online Antisemitic Abuse
"Wonder Woman" star Gal Gadot, currently one of the most famous Israelis in the world, says she was vocal about her pride in her country...
New Study Finds There May Be ‘Coordinated Vilification’ Campaign Against Jewish Americans During 2020 Elections
A new study on online disinformation and harassment has found that a “coordinated vilification" campaign against Jewish Americans is likely during the 2020 US election. The...
‘Sunlight Is the Best Disinfectant:’ Israel Launches System to Expose Antisemitism Online
JNS.org - Israel’s Minister of Diaspora Affairs Naftali Bennett on Thursday unveiled a new tool developed by the Israeli government during the past year that is capable of...
Neo-Nazi Website Publisher Sued for Orchestrating ‘Campaign of Terror’
JNS.org - A Montana Jewish woman is suing the founder of the neo-Nazi website the Daily Stormer for allegedly orchestrating a “campaign of terror” that led...
Major Jewish Group Highlights ‘Explosive’ Online Antisemitic Attacks Against Jared Kushner
JNS.org - Jared Kushner, the Jewish son-in-law and adviser of US President Donald Trump, has recently become the target of an “explosive” online campaign of antisemitism,...
