Ye’s New Album ‘Vultures’ Criticized for Antisemitic Lyrics and Art
‘Vultures’ is a collaboration between Ye and Ty Dolla $ign, and visually references the founder of the Neo-Nazi ‘Heathen Front’ movement.
Antisemitism Monitor Country Profile: Romania
In January, the Bucharest city council voted down a motion calling for the removal of a bust of a Nazi collaborator.
Bulgarian Nazis: Now and Then
A look back at the Bulgarian Jewish community in the wake of Sofia’s annual neo-Nazi march getting cancelled in 2023.
Deep Dive | More Jews Murdered in France
What explains the rise in antisemitic violence in the past 20 years in France, and what can the government do about it?
We Should Not Replace the Working Definition of Anti-Semitism
For more than a decade, government and non-profit professionals tasked with combating anti-Semitism have championed the widespread recognition of a document called the Working Definition...
In 2021, the Pandemic Has Spawned Anti-Semitism Around the Globe
As the world came to grips with the seriousness of the pandemic last spring, conspiracies arose linking COVID-19 and anti-Semitism.
Rudy Giuliani’s Soros Obsession
Jewish Telegraphic Agency journalist Sam Sokol traded WhatsApp messages with President Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, about one of the ex-mayor’s favorite targets—the Jewish billionaire George Soros.
Will the Holocaust Museum in Budapest Be Forced to Collaborate With Known Holocaust Distorters?
In September, the Hungarian publication Népszava reported that the sole institution in Hungary that is dedicated to preserving the record of the Hungarian Holocaust, the Páva Street Holocaust Memorial Center, may be coerced to collaborate with three other Hungarian research institutes. These three institutes, which are controlled by the government, have engaged in Holocaust distortion and/or employed anti-Semites.
How Far Have We Fallen if Left-Wing Groups Are Calling to Boycott the ADL?
Moment’s Anti-Semitism Monitor saw something new in August: over 100 left-wing groups in the U.S. made a disturbing call to boycott the Anti-Defamation League (ADL).
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Anti-Semitic Tropes, Abroad and at Home
In July, we documented incidents in 16 different countries to add to the Anti-Semitism Monitor database. However, for the July roundup column, we are focusing...
Right-Wing Anti-Semitism Takes Center Stage in Recent Incidents
There are two important, but seemingly contradictory, takeaways from this laundry list of anti-Semitic incidents from May of 2020. First, we are experiencing a resurgence of extreme right anti-Semitic rhetoric in the United States. Second, don’t let anyone tell you that the danger from anti-Semitism in the United States (or most other countries) comes largely from the racist, xenophobic or white supremacist right. This past month the right-wing version of anti-Semitism was most ubiquitous. Next month it may very well be another manifestation of anti-Semitism that dominates the headlines. This disease shapeshifts over time and place, maximizing the damage it can inflict.
Anti-Semitism Monitor April Findings
April was the month when the global anti-Semitism news became largely associated with conspiracy theories that linked the Jewish people to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.