OHPI in the Press
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OHPI’s Royal Commission Witness Harassment Concerns: J-Wire
Online Hate Prevention Institute CEO Dr Andre Oboler has been featured in recent J-Wire coverage examining intimidation and harassment directed at Jewish witnesses appearing before the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion. Read: “Commissioner condemns online abuse of Jewish witnesses” 26 May 2026. The article follows a statement by Commissioner Virginia Bell, who warned…
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Antisemitism, Zionism and Israel: Royal commission hearings take a political turn – SBS News
SBS News reports “The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion took a decidedly political turn in its second week, moving from lived experiences of discrimination to questions of how prejudice should be defined and measured.” “…The definition was again discussed during a Tuesday appearance by Andre Oboler, CEO of the Online Hate Prevention Institute and a…
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Hate inquiry hears how rising anti-Semitism has scarred lives – News.com.au
News.com.au reports on how anti-Semitic campaigns have affected Jewish artists’ careers, among broader public acts of antisemitism. OHPI’s monitoring of anti-Semitism provides important data on the rise of these campaigns. “The Online Hate Prevention Institute analysed 13 social media posts made by politicians or mainstream media, finding more than 3,000 anti-Semitic comments. “Those numbers are…
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OHPI in Sydney Morning Herald
As printed in Sydney Morning Herald and The Age 13 May 2026: Dr Andre Oboler, chief executive officer of the Online Hate Prevention Institute, told the commission that most of his body’s work is dedicated to tracking antisemitism. “There are a number of reasons for that. One is because it is such a big part…
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Social media posts expose ugly rise in antisemitic abuse – J-Wire
J-Wire reports on OHPI CEO Dr Andre Oboler’s evidence to the Royal Commission on Antiemitism and Social Cohesion. Dr Oboler described a study analysing reactions to 13 social media posts by Australian politicians that were in some way related to the Jewish community or the Middle East. The Institute recorded 2,572 antisemitic comments believed to…
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As it happened: Royal Commission – Tuesday – Australian Jewish News
Australian Jewish News ran a liveblog session on May 12 on testimonies given to the Royal Comission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion. OHPI CEO Dr Andre Oboler presented analytic evidence gathered by OHPI on the increase in online antisemitism.
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Jewish women devastated by ‘so-called feminists’ ridiculing atrocities of October 7, royal commission told – News.com.au
News.com.au reports “National Council of Jewish Women of Australia (NCJWA) vice president Shirley Leader told Royal Commission on Anti-Semitism and Social Cohesion that denial of the sexual assaults that took place during October 7 — particularly by feminists – had caused Jewish women “great harm”.” OHPI’s data on the rise in anti-Semitism provides further evidence…
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‘Stuff of my nightmares’: Data shows antisemitism surges online and against women – The Australian
In The Australian, on May 12 2026, “Most Jewish women have been accused of genocide and blamed for Israel’s actions, with online antisemitism now exceeding post-October 7 levels, the royal commission has been told.” Data collected and analysed by OHPI was presented to the Royal Commission. Online Hate Prevention Institute chief executive Andre Oboler shared…
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OHPI advises Herald Sun on Holocaust Denial Video
OHPI strongly condemns two deeply antisemitic videos circulated online on Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), describing them as harmful, offensive, and designed to cause distress to the Jewish community. As reported today in the Herald Sun, Dr Andre Oboler, CEO of OHPI, described the clips as “Holocaust denial” drawing on “the most common antisemitic meme…
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OHPI report on antisemitic responses to London terror attack highlighted in J-wire
J-Wire has reported on the Online Hate Prevention Institute’s latest report (released 30 March) examining online reactions to the firebombing of Hatzolah ambulances in London last week, drawing attention to the scale and nature of antisemitic discourse among Australian social media users. The article, “Report warns of coordinated disinformation after London attack on Jewish ambulances”,…