ISGAP: Online Antisemitism

This resource page has been prepared for the ISGAP-Oxbridge Summer Institute at the Moller Institute, Churchill College, University of Cambridge, August 2026.

Item 1: Royal Commission 1

Evidence to Australia’s Royal Commission into Antisemitism on 12th of  May (video – approximately 1 hour). This testimony focused on background to OHPI, how we collect data, and how antisemitism changed after October 7, 2023.

The testimony related to a report prepared for the Royal Commission.

Item 2: Royal Commission 2

Evidence to Australia’s Royal Commission into Antisemitism on July 1st (video – approximately 1 hour). This testimony focused on particular platforms and how antisemitism was expressed on these platforms, and how the platforms responded. AI is also discussed.

Item 3: Report into the Bondi Attack

Produced one month after the Bondi attack which which killed 15 people, this report examines the nature of online responses to the attack. The data started being collected 15 minutes after the attack.

Item 4: Two years since October 7 Report

The report Social Media and the Normalisation of Hate: October 7 Two Years On shows the trend in online antisemitism and the nature of the antisemitism, also a discussion of racist anti-Zionism and a major campus incident. There is also discussion on Iranian influence online.

Item 5: The London Ambulance attack

The report Australian responses to the attack on London ambulances looks at the comments and reactions on one social media post by an Australian media organisations which was about an attack on the a Jewish charity in London. An analysis of 524 comments found 261 were antisemitic. 71% of the over 5,500 reactions were the “HaHa” reaction showing disdain for the article and its evidence of Iranian responsibility for the attack.

Item 6: Synagogue attacks

Two synagogues in Melbourne were fire bombed. One burned to the ground (an attack the Iranians were behind, paying criminals to carry it out). The report Responses to the Melbourne Synagogue Attacks in 2024 & 2025. The report looks at the online response, including claims it was a false flag and that Israel, Mossad, or the Jewish community were behind the attacks. Also glorification of the attacks.

Item 7: Empirical Reports

This series of three reports show snap shots of antisemitism at different times, including before October 7 and after.

The Online Antisemitism in Australia 2023 Report

Online Antisemitism Before October 7

Online Antisemitism After October 7

Item 8: Latest Data

This is our latest data through to the end of May 2026.