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Elon Musk and the ADL: Nazi salutes and Holocaust jokes
I suspect Elon Musk only made his recent post of Holocaust jokes because the ADL failed to give him the condemnation he was seeking when he did a Nazi salute. The Nazi salute Here is Elon at an inauguration event making a Nazi salute, then turning and repeating it to also salute those behind him:…
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Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism
Our CEO published an article at the ABC about the extremely high levels of antisemitism in Australia at the moment. After sharing the article on our Facebook page, one of the comment dismissed the problem of antisemitism as a “very minor” issue compared to other forms of racism in Australia. That comment received 78 positive…
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A comment from a cloaked antisemite
After we broke the news on a Neo-Nazi rally on the steps of the Victorian Parliament in Melbourne and identified their leader, our Facebook page was inundated with stupid and antisemitic comments, which we then shared and deconstructed. There was one comment which we did not share as the comment, and the person behind it,…
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Stupid and Antisemitic Comments
On Friday a group of (self described) Nazis performed a protest on the steps of the Victorian State Parliament while holding a banner saying “Jews hate freedom”. During their rally they shouted slogans such as: We wrote about those Nazis in the hours after the rally, you can read the article here. This article is…
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Extremists Antisemitic Rally
Neo-Nazis have staged another demonstration, again dressed in black and wearing masks, on the steps of the Victorian Parliament. At previously demonstrations they marched around making Nazi salutes, which led to new laws banning the salute and Nazi symbols under both federal law and Victorian State law. Limitations on the neo-Nazi activity have now been…
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China’s Weibo and Antisemitism
Introduction Hamas’ October 7th attack on Israel in 2023 has triggered waves of antisemitism across social media platforms. As we’ve previously examined, many have attempted to weaponise harmful narratives, often justifying the attacks as forms of resistance or denying the events took place. While anti-semitic content has risen on mainstream platforms in the US and…
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Antisemitism based on “The Talmud”
In this briefing we explore a prevalent antisemitic trope found online: the idea that the Talmud permits Jews to do bad things.
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Antisemitic disinformation
Seen on X/Twitter, LinkedIn, and iFunny, this antisemitic meme is an interesting study of how antisemitism is promoted. The first thing worth noting is that the poster, in this case, is a medical doctor. The need for public trust in doctors means we, as a society, hold them to a higher standard. In Australia, regulators…
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October 7 and antisemitism today
On October 7 2023, Hamas led a terrorist attack that breached Israel’s borders, killed 1,200 people, and took 251 hostage. It was the largest terror attack in Israeli history and the highest number of Jewish people killed since the Holocaust. Today we remember those killed, and those still held as hostages. We remember those freed…
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White Supremacy on X
X (formerly Twitter) is known to have long-standing issues with hate speech. We take a closer look at White Supremacy on the platform.