Holocaust Denial
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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 โmost relevantโ 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,…
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Queensland Holocaust Denial Videos
Why this content may be considered offensive or harmful The first video is a Holocaust denial video. It shows a man dressed up as a Rabbi refers to “six million headlights”. He is rubbing his hands in glee and holding a bag of money, a visual instantiation of the most common antisemitic meme on the…
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Dr Oboler Addresses Caulfield Shule on Online Antisemitism
Saturday 18 April. Dr Andre Oboler, CEO of the Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI), was the guest speaker at Caulfield Shuleโs Seudah Shlishit, where he addressed the growing challenge of online antisemitism and the structural factors driving it. Drawing on more than two decades of experience combating online hate, Dr Oboler spoke about why antisemitism…
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OHPI advises Herald Sun on Holocaust Denial Video
OHPI strongly condemns two deeply antisemitic videos circulated online on Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), describing them as harmful, offensive, and designed to cause distress to the Jewish community. As reported today in the Herald Sun, Dr Andre Oboler, CEO of OHPI, described the clips as “Holocaust denialโ drawing on โthe most common antisemitic meme…
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‘Victorian antisemitism hits record high for second year running’ โ J-Wire cites OHPI
An article in J-Wire highlights new data showing record levels of antisemitism in Victoria and references OHPIโs work on online hate. The article notes that OHPI has documented how antisemitic incidents offline are rapidly echoed and amplified online, with spikes in abusive content, conspiracy narratives, and hostility toward Jews following real-world attacks. OHPI’s Bondi Report…
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Contribution to โThe Palgrave Handbook of Australia and the Holocaustโ
On 15 March, Dr Oboler attended the launch of โThe Palgrave Handbook of Australia and the Holocaustโ, edited by Avril Alba and Jan Lรกnรญฤek. The volume includes a chapter by Dr Oboler and Dr William Allington titled โHistorical and Contemporary Expressions of Holocaust Disinformation in Australia.โ Written prior to 7 October, the chapter examines key…
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Fighting Talk: Online Hate-Speech in Mixed Martial Arts
In my spare time I do a martial art called Jiu Jitsu. Jiu Jitsu is a kind of grappling which was propelled into notoriety when Royce Gracie won the first ever Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in 1993. The UFC was established to determine which martial art was most effective, and when Royce Gracie won UFC…
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Case Study: Far-left incitement
Following a weekend of antisemitic attacks in Melbourne, we examine the incitement of one far-left activist.
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Community experts lambast activists using antisemitism to intimidate – J-Wire
J-Wire published the following letter from our CEO, Dr Andre Oboler and Professor Emerita Suzanne Rutland send in their capacities as expert members of the Australian Governmentโs Delegation to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), and members of IHRA’s Committee on Antisemitism and Holocaust Denial: The recent letters claiming to come from โYour Jewish Neighbourโ…
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Experts condemn false antisemitism claims – Australian Jewish News
The Australian Jewish News published an article on a letter sent by Adjunct Associate Professor Andre Oboler (also CEO of the Online Hate Prevention Institute) and Professor Emerita Suzanne Rutland in their capacities as Australia’s Experts to the International Holocaust Remebrance Alliance’s Committee on Antisemitism and Holocaust Denial. The AJN explained: “Jewish experts have condemned…