Huge Rise in Antisemitic Abuse in UK since Hamas Attack, Says Charity

THE GUARDIAN: 589% increase in number of incidents described as ‘watershed moment for antisemitism in the UK’

The scale of the surge in antisemitism in the UK since Hamas’s attack on Israel on 7 October has been revealed, in data showing a 589% increase in the number of incidents compared with the same period in 2022.

The Community Security Trust (CST), which monitors anti-Jewish abuse and attacks and provides security for UK Jewish communities, said the unprecedented increase was a “watershed moment for antisemitism in the UK”.

It recorded 4,103 antisemitic incidents in the UK in 2023, the highest total in a calendar year reported to the organisation. Two-thirds of the 2023 incidents occurred after 7 October – 2,699, compared with 392 over the same time period in 2022. » | Harriet Sherwood | Thursday, February 15, 2024

Forte augmentation des actes antisémites au Royaume-Uni après l’attaque du Hamas : Deux tiers de ces faits sont survenus après l’attaque du mouvement islamiste palestinien contre Israël, selon le Community Security Trust, qui recense les actes antisémites et assure la sécurité d’écoles et lieux de culte de la communauté juive. »

Rudy Rochman: How to Debate Jewish Hate

Feb 14, 2024 | Many people today have lost hope when it comes to having fruitful or respectful conversations with others who may have conflicting ideas or polarized opinions. Well, how are we going to create unity in this world or heal our human issues if we do not communicate?

Due to our dependency on social media to access information which caters only fractional truths served in eco chambers, along with an ever more divided world that has a hard time to relate & communicate, many in our generation think that it is a “lost cause” or a “waste of time” to speak to others who have different opinions.

You can change minds and you can impact this world. It starts by believing that you can and doing it in practice,


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The Far Right in the US and Europe | The Politics of Hate (2017) | Full Film

Jan 26, 2024 | At 16 he became the leader of the Chicago Area Skinheads, later a white supremacist punk band. But when Christian Picciolini started a family, he began questioning his far right views. This timely doc explores a changing Western political climate, chronicling the rise of the far right in the US and Europe, and giving alarming insights into the ways the alt-right movement operates.

Germany Logs Uptick in Antisemitic Crimes amid Gaza Conflict | DW News

Jan 26, 2024 | Authorities in Germany have noted a sharp increase in crimes with antisemitic motives amid the conflict in Gaza. The government's commissioner tasked with combating antisemitism called the figure "shameful."

Oldest Holocaust survivor turns 112 amid rise in antisemitism: Rose Girone is the oldest member of a group that numbers 245,000, according to a new survey. »

Dealing with Jew Hate (Denmark)

Mar 19, 2022 | These videos are made to show what really exists behind the curtains of the minds of many around us. Many people hide the antisemitism they hold as truth or are reluctant to show it, but when you ask the right questions, the Emet (truth) is revealed.

The following video gets heated at times. Keep in mind that when one gets into such conversations, who the person is, what they think, or how they will react are all a part of the unknown.

Some of these individuals likely have mental health issues, and that becomes evident towards the end of the conversation, which is why when this is recognized one must be extra cautious of one’s body language, tone, and choice of words.

It's also interesting to point out that the individual makes a comment that his antisemitic beliefs were inherited from his parents and ancestors before him, which shows how many people are still taught to hate Jews as children before they ever even meet a Jewish person themselves.

Filmed: @israel_from_inside

NAZI TOWN, USA | Chapter 1 | American Experience | PBS

Jan 16, 2024 | In the 1930s, Summer camps opened up across the country. But these weren't normal summer camps: they were the creation of the German American Bund, a pro-Nazi organization with a vision of America ruled by white Christians.

NAZI TOWN, USA tells the largely unknown story of the Bund, which had scores of chapters in suburbs and big cities across the country and represented what many believe was a real threat of fascist subversion in the United States.

Breaking Down Seth Rogen's 'Internalized Anti-Semitism'

Aug 5, 2020 | Comedian & actor Seth Rogen along with Marc Maron recorded a podcast and unfortunately projected anti-Semitic rhetoric, regurgitated deeply offensive anti-Jewish tropes, and minimized the experiences, identity, and aspirations of the Jewish People.

This video wasn’t made to put down either of these two very Jewish individuals, but rather created to break down the problematic things that they said, and why so many Jews around the world took such offense to their ‘internalized anti-Semitism’.

‘Internalized anti-Semitism’ is a term used for when Jews internalize the non-Jewish world’s negative perception of Jews. They are both victims of institutional anti-Jewish xenophobia, while also being guilty of promoting it. Internalized prejudice exists in every community, and it has been part of the Jewish experience for as long as anti-Semitism itself has.

Seth may be joking about topics relating to the Jewish People and Israel, but his perspective is warped by a failed educational system and generalizes a whole population based on his individual experiences, while unintentionally pushing anti-Semitic tropes to his massive audience.

Seth and Marc are not “self-hating” nor should they be shunned or cancelled. That being said, I hope that they both take the time to understand why they’ve hurt so many Jews and not fall prey to movements that will seek to capitalize on their current state to further push them against their own collective.


Beware! This video contains some very strong language. – MarK

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Jewish Students Condemn Antisemitic Tweets about French PM Gabriel Attal

THE GUARDIAN: Students’ union calls for sanctions over posts on social network that have also contained homophobic abuse

Attal (centre) is France’s youngest prime minister and the first out gay politician in the role.Photograph: Eric Tschaen/Sipa/Rex/Shutterstock
The French Union of Jewish Students has called for sanctions against people who have written antisemitic and homophobic comments about France’s new prime minister, Gabriel Attal, on the social network X.

Attal, 34, who was appointed by the president, Emmanuel Macron, this week, is France’s youngest prime minister and also the first out gay politician in the job.

His father, a lawyer and film producer who died in 2015, was Jewish and his mother is Orthodox Christian. He was baptised as Christian but Attal has said his father told him he would feel Jewish all his life and would always face antisemitism because he had a Jewish name. » | Angelique Chrisafis in Paris | Friday, January 12, 2024

Who is Gabriel Attal, the French PM who climbed the ranks in record time?: France’s youngest prime minister, son of privilege, is known for his ability to think on his feet »

Hating Jews Hits Different

Jan 1, 2024 | Oftentimes when someone is accused of antisemitism they brush it off and insist they were merely “criticizing” Israel. This is because the hatred of Jewish people is a unique form of bigotry, and most people are not familiar with how it has functioned throughout history.

In the past, when antisemitism reached violent levels, Jews were unable to stand up for themselves. Now that we are strong and have re-established our state we share a responsibility to push back against this darkness by educating and working towards a brighter future.


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Rabbi Tina Grimberg on Anti-Semitism and Its Enduring Impact | The Warning Podcast

Dec 30, 2023 | Rabbi Tina Grimberg joins Steve Schmidt to discuss antisemitism and its enduring impact, as well as the current Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its impact on young people.

The Lincoln Project: Near Miss | Reupload

Nov 17, 2023 | Antisemitism is not foreign to America. We must remain vigilant in our fight to resist it. If you don’t believe it, just see it for yourself.

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Stephen Fry Addresses the Nation | Channel 4 Alternative Christmas Message

Dec 25, 2023 | National treasure, Stephen Fry has an important message for the British public during the holidays. In this deeply personal speech, Fry celebrates how far Britain has come in accepting and tolerating difference since his youth. He reveals that growing up he feared he would not be accepted for his sexuality but that he never suspected it would be his Jewish heritage that would make him afraid of how others behaved.

What a delightful and touching Christmas message! – Mark

Jewish Students at Harvard, MIT, NYU and Penn Facing Death Threats, Assault: ‘Back to 1939’

NEW YORK POST: Jewish students attending four of the most prestigious universities in America recounted gut-wrenching experiences with antisemitism on their campuses Tuesday, with one saying school officers had spewed blood libels and another comparing the environment of hatred to before World War II.

House Republicans featured the four students at a press conference ahead of the presidents of American, Harvard, MIT and Penn testifying before the Committee on Education & the Workforce.

“An Israeli student whose identity and personal info was sold online for a bounty has not left his dorm room in weeks out of fear due to death threats,” said Talia Khan, the president of MIT’s Israel Alliance.

Khan also cited a survey of Jews on campus that found 70% felt forced to hide their identities out of fear. » | Ryan King | Tuesday, December 5, 2023

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As Antisemitism Soars, for Many Jews in France Nowhere Feels Safe

GUARDIAN EUROPE: Macron is calling for unity, but the Israel-Hamas war has sparked a rise in hate crime that threatens a fragile social peace

A march against antisemitism in Paris, France, 12 November 2023. Photograph: Claudia Greco/Reuters
French Jews were only partly reassured when more than 100,000 people, including the prime minister, Élisabeth Borne, and two former presidents, turned out to demonstrate in Paris last month against antisemitism and in defence of the secular republic. Why did the president, Emmanuel Macron, not attend, many asked? Where were the leaders of France’s Muslim community? And where were the cultural, intellectual and sports celebrities so often eager to take a public stance on a worthy cause?

Since Hamas fighters poured into Israel from the Gaza Strip on 7 October, slaughtering around 1,200 Israeli men, women and children, a wave of antisemitic attacks and hate speech has swept over France, home to Europe’s biggest Jewish community (of around 440,000 people) and its largest Muslim population (of around 6 million people).

“The Jews of France are afraid. What can we do?” a caller who identified herself only as Martine pleaded on a breakfast-time news programme this week. Yonathan Arfi, president of the Jewish Representative Council in France, says he hears from parents who have told their children not to wear kippah skullcaps or Star of David chains in the street or on public transport for fear of being attacked. Some Jews have taken their names off letterboxes and doorbells or changed the name on their Uber account for safety.

One of the country’s most popular radio and television entertainers, who uses the stage name Arthur (real name Jacques Essebag), shocked many fans when he revealed that he had been living under guard since the day after the Hamas attacks. “This is France in 2023. I live in Paris and I have agents protecting me and my family because I’m Jewish. It’s crazy, no?” he said. » | Paul Taylor | Saturday, December 2, 2023

Son of Hamas, Mosab Hassan Yousef, Tackles University Antisemitism

Premiered on Nov 30, 2023 | Mosab Hassan Yousef, ‘Son of Hamas’, political leader and founder of the terrorist group, speaks out about the rise of antisemitism on university campuses around the world.

Shedding Generations of Jewish Trauma... w/ Rudy Rochman

Dec 9, 2022 | In this episode of In Search Of More, Eli Nash sits down with Jewish-Isreal Rights Activist, Rudy Rochman. They discuss how to deal with generations of Jewish Trauma, how the Jewish people need to fight back, and how when united, the Jewish people can conquer anything or anyone.

This is a truly excellent and truly informative discussion. Rudy Rochman never fails to impress me with his affable and agreeable manner and the way he deals with situations and his foes. He is very articulate and pleasing to listen to; and his intellect never fails to impress, either. I am hearing Eli Nash speak for the first time; but he, too, is extremely impressive.

That there is so much anti-Semitism in the UK saddens me greatly. Until recently, I wasn’t aware that it was such a problem in this country. Listening to this discussion has been an eye-opener for me, especially regarding anti-Semitism. No one I know is anti-Semitic. Thank God! On the contrary, everyone I know is pro the Jewish community; they are acutely aware of all the suffering of the Jews in the diaspora throughout the ages. I hope and trust that these two gentlemen don't think that all Brits are like those awful people they encountered in London and Manchester; thankfully, we are not.

Anti-Semitism is the hallmark of ignorance, nastiness and cruelty. – © Mark Alexander

The Mauthausen Resistance | ARTE.tv Documentary

Nov 26, 2023 | Mauthausen shows the full horror of the Nazi regime, a concentration camp where 120,000 people died. But a group of Spanish republican prisoners managed, not only to survive their terrible incarceration, but also to reveal to the world what really happened there by saving from destruction thousands of official photographs taken by the SS. This is the little known story of how young photojournalist Francisco Boix, and others, proved the guilt of major Nazi figures with their acts of bravery.

Rudy Rochman: What a Somali Thinks of Jews

May 11, 2023 | On a trip to Dubai and while recording some street interviews, two Somalians yelled across the street that they wanted to be a part of our video, even though they didn’t know the subject matter of the video.

When we got closer, only one wanted to participate, and he was not expecting to meet the first Jew of his life!

It’s clear that his views on Jews comes from deep ‘manipulations’ and years of misinformation, but the reality that must be faced is that this is the norm in many countries like Somalia.

Of course, this doesn’t represent all Somalians, but many societies have made it part of their popular culture to demonize the Jews. This video shows the problem we face as a people. Now it’s time to find a solution.

This video was recorded by Eliran Ben Yair.


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EXCLUSIVE: Antisemitic Hate Speech Calling for Jewish Deaths Preached In Several UK Mosques

Nov 23, 2023 | EXCLUSIVE: A TalkTV investigation has unearthed footage of hate preachers in several UK mosques calling for Jewish people to be killed.

Imam Ajmal Masroor: “Hate speech preached by anyone is condemned and not tolerated anywhere! We’re living at a very hateful time.”

London's Metropolitan Police are reporting a significant surge in antisemitic and anti-Islamic hate crimes in the city since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict. In a statement Friday, they said that from October 1 to 18 the department saw 218 antisemitic offenses compared to 15 in the same period last year, while Islamophobic offenses jumped from 42 to 101, representing increases of 1,353 percent and 140 percent respectively.

The department said the crimes include abuse directed at individuals or groups in person or online, racially or religiously motivated criminal damage and other offenses.


So has political correctness been successful, then, I wonder? It is high time for us to abandon political correctness and return to encouraging our own, indigenous young ladies to start giving birth to babies again. Give tax breaks and family allowance payments to encourage procreation. This needs to be done as a matter of urgency; otherwise, Britain will no longer be Britain anymore.

Do you think that Muslim countries would tolerate this nonsense? Go to Saudi Arabia and see what happens to you if you speak about Muslims like these people speak about Christians — infidels in their eyes! — and Jews, for whom they have a visceral hatred. We really do not have to tolerate this dangerous bullshit. Either incarcerate these people or, better still, deport them forthwith! We need to have zero tolerance for such hate speech! – © Mark Alexander

Rudy Rochman: "The Purpose of Antisemitism"

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Sep 8, 2022 | Why is there so much hatred towards Jews, throughout time and across borders? How does it function? Why does it grow? Are Jews bound to just always being rejected and scapegoated?

It’s time to spark the conversation and to really address the issue. No generation should ever be just looking to manage or survive through the waves of antisemitism, nor should we ever expect the world to solve Jewish problems for Jews.

If one wants to solve a problem they must understand the formula, but before anything they must first believe they can calculate. If you do not believe antisemitism can be understood or solved, then that means it is supernatural, and if it is, then the formula concluded in this video ends up being the same.

Jews carry so much generational trauma that even talking about solving antisemitism or trying to understand why it happens triggers many. However, every chapter of Jewish history, many of which are memorialized through Jewish holidays, is looked through that lens. The Hebrew way of understanding our past is seeing ourselves as our ancestors and understanding what went wrong, where we messed up, what we did to make it out, and the lessons we must pass down from that experience for the future generations not to repeat it.

Antisemitism is not our creation, but it’s our responsibility to prevent its fruition of Jewish annihilation.

“Never Again” means we make sure it Never happens Again. If it does, it means we failed our minimal responsibility of self-preservation. This phrase may be young, but this promise is ancient, and began the moment we became a People thousands of years ago.

Every time Jews are united and are on their path to fulfilling their purpose, they have overcome the greatest of challenges. Every time Jews are divided and assimilating, they have gotten struck with the worst of tragedies. Both thousands of years of evidence in practice, and the Torah, have already given us the answer as to why Jews are hated. Yet too many have never learnt Jewish history thoroughly, or Torah, or have just refused to accept and apply its understanding because then just surviving or asking for recognition not only doesn’t work, but is part of the problem.

Healing victimhood is difficult and can hurt because victims sometimes need to go through a painful process of understanding that only self-empowerment and responsibility can ensure them to no longer be victims in the future. Victim mentalities only lead to victim realities. Join the conversation as it is time to be a part of the solution.

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