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OHPI 2024 Review – Fourth quarter
During the fourth quarter of 2024 OHPI published 10 Briefings and 2 newsletters. OHPI was also mentioned in 4 media articles. In October, on the anniversary of Hamas’ terrorist attack against Israel, OHPI published an update to antisemitism statistics since the March report. These details are found in both the newsletter and briefing published 7…
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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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OHPI 2024 Review – Third quarter
During the third quarter of 2024 OHPI published 21 Briefings, 1 report, and 3 newsletters. OHPI was also mentioned in 5 media articles. In the third quarter of 2024 OHPI was able to publish 21 briefings on a number of subjects. 11 of the briefings covered topics of antisemitism, with 3 covering LGBTQIA+ related hate,…
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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…
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Interview on CBC’s Weekend Morning Show for International Holocaust Remembrance Day
CBC Radio interviews our CEO Andre Oboler ahead of his key-note speech at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Oboler discusses the history of holocaust denial and the role it plays in antisemitism, as well as OHPI’s research into online antisemitism and Islamophobia in the wake of the October…
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OHPI 2024 Review – Second quarter
During the second quarter of 2024 OHPI published 11 Briefings and 1 newsletter. OHPI was also featured in 8 media articles. In the second quarter of 2024 the focus on antisemitism continued. Examples of antisemitism that had been gathered for the antisemitism report, and additional examples that continued to be captured, were used to compile…
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Is Australia really facing an antisemitism crisis? The evidence is clearer than some would have you think
In an op-ed for the ABC, our CEO Dr Andre Oboler discusses a recent article in the Guardian that compares the prevalence of antisemitism and Islamophobia. The Guardian article suggests that Islamophobia is the more common of the two, but Oboler analyses the data used in support of this claim, and cites independent sources, to…
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3AW Interview on social media age restrictions
Tom Elliott on 3AW interviewed our CEO, Dr Andre Oboler, on the draft legislation to ban children under 16 from social media. Tom highlighted that the legislation does not require social media companies to check ID and questioned how it could work without that. Dr Oboler explained that no one wants social media companies to…