Antisemitism 2.0
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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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Categories of Online Antisemitism – OHPI & The Royal Commission
The Online Hate Prevention Institute has been retained by the Royal Commission as expert witnesses. Our CEO, Dr Andre Oboler, is testifying before the Commission on May 12th. The Australian Government established the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion following the 2025 Bondi terrorist attack, in which the Jewish community were targeted in what…
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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 analysis provided to Royal Commission on Experience of Jewish Australians Online
The Australian Government established the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion following the 2025 Bondi terrorist attack, in which the Jewish community were targeted in what was the most deadly terrorist attack on Australian soil. As Australia’s highest form of public inquiry, the Commission is examining the causes and impact of antisemitism on Australian…
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OHPI Testifies to Royal Commission
Dr Andre Oboler, CEO of the Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI) appeared before the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion on May 12, 2026, and will be doing so again on July 1. The Royal Commission was established by the Australian Government following the deadliest terrorist attack in Australian history which occurred at Bondi…
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Australian responses to the attack on London ambulances
This report examines responses on Facebook to a post by the Australian Financial Review (AFR) sharing an article about the firebombing of four Hatzalah ambulances in Golders Green, London, on March 23, 2026. The analysis reveals that around half the comments and more than half the reactions to the post were antisemitic.
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Attracting the antisemites
Since the Bondi terrorist attack the Online Hate Prevention Institute has been received strong responses from some opposing our efforts to improve online safety. Under our No Platform Policy we ban those promoting hate or attacking us on our page. The policy explains why. We also, however, capture their comments. Here’s some of what we…