Antisemitism 2.0
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Belleville Synagogue Shooting Report
On the evening of Yom Kippur, 20 September 2026, in Belleville, Ontario, Canada, a gunman carried out what police described as “a deliberate attack directed at members of the Jewish community”. The attack targeted the Sons of Jacob Synagogue and resulted in an exchange of gunfire between the assailant and a police officer stationed outside,…
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Watchdog reports uptick in online antisemitism, conspiracy theories after Canada synagogue attack
OHPI’s documentation of the online response to the shooting outside a Belleville, Ontario synagogue has been the subject of an article in The Jerusalem Post. OHPI spoke to The Jerusalem Post, showing that the false flag and conspiracy narratives mirror propaganda strategies observed after previous attacks. OHPI warned that “this is not just an attack…
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Extremism in Canada on Yom Kippur
On Sunday Night a gunman opened fire on the Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville in Ontario, Canada. It was Erev Yom Kippur, the evening marking the start of the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. This is the festival when synagogue attendance is at its highest. The attack has echoes of the 2019 Yom…
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Antisemitism at the 2026 FIFA World Cup: Argentina Case Study
How the world game became a vehicle for online antisemitism “One of the marks of antisemitism is an ability to believe stories that could not possibly be true” – George Orwell Executive summary The 2026 FIFA World Cup hosted old conspiracies in updated garb. Disputed refereeing decisions, distrust of FIFA, and hostility towards Argentina were…
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‘Playground for anti-Semitism’: Social media platforms slammed at royal commission
News.com.au writes: “Elon Musk was labelled as “dangerous” as his “toxic” social media platform was the subject of bruising testimony at the royal commission into anti-Semitism following the Bondi terror attack.” Several experts, including OHPI CEO Dr Andre Oboler, condemned the way X (formerly Twitter) has been run since Elon Muck bought the platform. X…
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Royal commission told antisemitism flourishes on Elon Musk’s X, as online hate routinely gets a leave pass on social media
Tech focused news site Startup Daily has covered OHPI CEO Dr Andre Oboler’s testimony to the Royal Commission. They discuss how social media platforms X and Reddit only remove a fraction of antisemitic posts, citing figures presented to the commission by OHPI, as well as the challenge of AI. “But AI was presenting new challenges,…
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Migrant communities ‘scapegoated’ after Bondi massacre
Sarah Schwartz, director of the progressive Jewish Council of Australia, has argued that protest movements and migrant communities are being unfairly targetted, when facing the Royal Commission on Thursday. CountryNews has covered the initial days of the the third block of public hearings for the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion. OHPI’s expertise has…
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Social Media Fails to Curb Online Antisemitism
The Jewish Independent has covered the way the social media platforms are failing to detect and deal with online antisemitism. In their article on the first week of the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion Hearing Block 3, they cover testimony explaining the nature of the online hate received, and expert witnesses on the…
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OHPI Royal Commission evidence shows infrastructural failure to manage online hate
The Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI) has returned to the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion. Its evidence demonstrates that online antisemitism has become more persistent, more violent, and increasingly laundered through what often presents as legitimate political discourse. OHPI CEO Dr Andre Oboler appeared before the Commission on Wednesday during its third block…
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Facebook algorithm amplifying Holocaust hate – OHPI in J-Wire
J-Wire has reported on renewed scrutiny of Meta after Yahoo News Australia found Facebook ranking antisemitic comments as among the “most relevant” responses beneath a Holocaust remembrance post. The post, published by the Israeli Embassy in Ghana for Yom HaShoah, attracted close to 3,000 comments between April and June, including Holocaust denial, praise for Hitler,…