OHPI in the Press
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It’s not too late to get it right
Our CEO Andre Oboler and David Knoll write for The Australian Jewish News about the Group of 8’s failure to adopt the internationally accepted IHRA definition of antisemitism. The article discusses the widespread acceptance of the IHRA definition in Universities throughout the world, the also highlights issues with the Go8’s alternative definition. The article also…
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Antisemitism 2.0: The Rise Of Online Hate And The Battle To Stop It
thej.ca discusses recent media appearances from our CEO Andre Oboler following his keynote speech at the the Canadian Museum for Human Rights for International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The article discusses Oboler’s comments about the dramatic rise in online antisemitism since the October 7 attacks, and the relationship between online antisemitism and offline hate. The article…
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Canada’s crackdown on online antisemitism is an example worth following
Our CEO Dr Andre Oboler talks to The Canadian Jewish News following his keynote speak at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights for International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The article discusses the dramatic increase in online antisemitism since October 7, as well as the increase in offline antisemitic incidents and the relationship between the two. Oboler…
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Commemorations in Canada for the 80th anniversary of the Holocaust
La Liberte discusses our CEO Dr Andre Oboler’s up-coming speech at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights on International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Oboler will be giving a key-note speech on how antisemitism presents itself online. The talk will draw from findings in our major report “Online Antisemitism After October 7“, which demonstrates the dramatic increase…
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Israel accuses Australia of being too slow to investigate anti-Semitic attacks
RNZ reports on Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel accusing Australia of being too slow when investigating recent anti-Semitic attacks. The article talks about the recent rise in antisemitism hate crimes in Australia, and cites OHPI’s work tracking the rise in online antisemitism since the October 7 attacks. They quote our CEO Andre Oboler, who explains…
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Expert to address growing threat of online hate at CMHR event
The Winnipeg Sun talks to our CEO Andre Oboler ahead of his key-note speech for International Holocaust Remembrance Day at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. Oboler discusses the real-life consequences of online hate, and the article goes on to emphasises the importance of education in combatting antisemitism, and the increased role that social media…
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Islamophobia and antisemitism — why they are a shared challenge, not a competition
Derya Iner writes for the ABC in response to a recent article by our CEO, Andre Oboler. In the original article for the ABC, Oboler argued that antisemitism statistics were being misrepresented in order to downplay the problem when compared with anti-Muslim hate and Islamophobia. In her response, Iner warns against falling into an “us…
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‘Hate goes viral’: CMHR talk to focus on rising antisemitism
Winnipeg Free Press talks to our CEO Andre Oboler about the recent rise in online antisemitism. Ahead of his key-note speech at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights for International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Oboler discusses the recent normalisation of online antisemitism, and the re-branding of antisemitism to anti-zionism.
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Interview with ABC Radio National Breakfast on curbing rising Antisemitism
The ABC speaks to our CEO Andre Oboler about the ceasefire in Gaza and its effect on online hate speech. Oboler discusses the aftermath of the October 7th attacks for social media discourse, and the explanation for the prolonged increase in antisemitism. The interview touches on the importance of government funding for anti-online hate initiatives,…
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Discussing the Government’s response to Antisemitism on ABC Radio National
This morning our CEO, Dr Andre Oboler, was interviewed by Sally Sara on ABC Radio National on the government’s response to rise in antisemitic attacks over the summer. Dr Oboler was asked to whether the level of antisemitism is likely to drop as tensions in the Middle East cool. He noted that in the past…