Anti-Defamation
As a mob of supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol last week clamoring to overturn the result of November’s presidential election, photographs captured a man in the crowd wearing a shirt emblazoned with “Camp Auschwitz,” a reference to the Nazi concentration camp.
Two white nationalists known for racist and anti-Semitic rhetoric livestreamed to their online followers after breaking into the Capitol during the deadly insurrection. And video circulated on social media showed a man harassing an Israeli journalist who was trying to do a live report outside the building.
The presence of anti-Semitic symbols and sentiment at the Capitol riot raised alarms among Jewish Americans and experts who track discrimination and see it as part of an ongoing, disturbing trend. As the threat of further chaos lingers over Washington and state capitals ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, they called for more forceful rejection of the conspiracy- and falsehood-driven worldviews on display among the mob.
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As a mob of supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol last week clamoring to overturn the result of November’s presidential election, photographs captured a man in the crowd wearing a shirt emblazoned with “Camp Auschwitz,” a reference to the Nazi concentration camp. Two white nationalists known for racist and anti-Semitic rhetoric livestreamed to their online followers after breaking into the Capitol during the deadly insurrection. And video circulated on social media showed a man harassing an Israeli journalist who was trying to do a live report outside the building. The presence of anti-Semitic symbols and sentiment at the Capitol riot raised alarms among Jewish Americans and experts who track discrimination and see it as part of an ongoing, disturbing trend. As the threat of further chaos lingers over Washington and state capitals ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, they called for more forceful rejection of the conspiracy- and falsehood-driven worldviews on display among the mob.
U.S. civil rights groups will organize an advertiser boycott against Alphabet’s YouTube if it does not remove President Donald Trump’s channel, the groups told Reuters.
Jim Steyer, one of the organizers of the “Stop Hate for Profit” campaign which led over 1,000 advertisers to boycott Facebook in July, said the groups are demanding YouTube take down Trump’s verified YouTube channel, which has 2.76 million subscribers.
YouTube said late on Tuesday that the company removed new content uploaded to President Donald Trump’s channel as it violated policies for inciting violence, and that it barring the uploading of fresh content for a minimum seven days, though the suspension could be extended.
YouTube described its action as a first “strike”. Under its policy a channel would be banned permanently if it incurs three strikes.
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Jim Steyer, one of the organizers of the “Stop Hate for Profit” campaign which led over 1,000 advertisers to boycott Facebook in July, said the groups are demanding YouTube take down Trump’s verified YouTube channel, which has 2.76 million subscribers. YouTube said late on Tuesday that the company removed new content uploaded to President Donald Trump’s channel as it violated policies for inciting violence, and that it barring the uploading of fresh content for a minimum seven days, though the suspension could be extended. YouTube described its action as a first “strike”. Under its policy a channel would be banned permanently if it incurs three strikes. YouTube said late on Tuesday that the company removed new content uploaded to President Donald Trump’s channel as it violated policies for inciting violence, and that it barring the uploading of fresh content for a minimum seven days, though the suspension could be extended. YouTube described its action as a first “strike”. Under its policy a channel would be banned permanently if it incurs three strikes. remove Trump’s YouTube remove Trump’s YouTube
The Army plans to remove a second lieutenant at Fort Stewart, Ga., from the service over his anti-Semitic social media post last year that went viral and resulted in his suspension from leadership roles, a service spokesman said Monday.
Army Lt. Gen. Michael “Erik” Kurilla, the commander of the XVIII Airborne Corps, recommended 2nd Lt. Nathan Freihofer for separation after an investigation into his TikTok post on Aug. 28 about Jewish people killed in the Holocaust, said Col. Joe Buccino, a spokesman for the XVIII Airborne Corps. In Freihofer’s post to some 3 million followers, he said those who were offended by the comment should “get the f— out, because it’s a joke.”
The Army launched a probe into the post, which was removed from TikTok, and stripped Freihofer of leadership roles within the 3rd Infantry Division, where he is a field artillery officer. In a statement on Sept. 1, Maj. Gen. Tony Aguto, the commander of the 3rd ID, called the junior officer’s remarks “vile.”
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The Army plans to remove a second lieutenant at Fort Stewart, Ga., from the service over his anti-Semitic social media post last year that went viral and resulted in his suspension from leadership roles, a service spokesman said Monday. Army Lt. Gen. Michael “Erik” Kurilla, the commander of the XVIII Airborne Corps, recommended 2nd Lt. Nathan Freihofer for separation after an investigation into his TikTok post on Aug. 28 about Jewish people killed in the Holocaust, said Col. Joe Buccino, a spokesman for the XVIII Airborne Corps. In Freihofer’s post to some 3 million followers, he said those who were offended by the comment should “get the f— out, because it’s a joke.” The Army launched a probe into the post, which was removed from TikTok, and stripped Freihofer of leadership roles within the 3rd Infantry Division, where he is a field artillery officer. In a statement on Sept. 1, Maj.
There is outrage over an anti-Semitic sweatshirt worn by a man during the U.S. Capitol riot last week.
The website selling the propaganda has a New York City address and on Sunday night thousands of people were calling for it to be shut down, CBS2’s Lisa Rozner reported.
The viral photo of a man at the Capitol wearing a “Camp Auschwitz” hootdie tha reads “Work brings freedom” has sparked worldwide rage as it makes light of the horrors of the Nazi’s notorious concentration camp.
Rabbi Diana Fersko leads the Village Temple in Union Square.
“We’re all a living remnant of that historical crime, whether it’s direct knowledge or indirect knowledge and it’s something that many of us feel very, very close to still,” Fersko said.
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The website selling the propaganda has a New York City address and on Sunday night thousands of people were calling for it to be shut down, CBS2’s Lisa Rozner reported. The viral photo of a man at the Capitol wearing a “Camp Auschwitz” hoodie that reads “Work brings freedom” has sparked worldwide rage as it makes light of the horrors of the Nazi’s notorious concentration camp. Rabbi Diana Fersko leads the Village Temple in Union Square. “We’re all a living remnant of that historical crime, whether it’s direct knowledge or indirect knowledge and it’s something that many of us feel very, very close to still,” Fersko said. The viral photo of a man at the Capitol wearing a “Camp Auschwitz” hoodie that reads “Work brings freedom” has sparked worldwide rage as it makes light of the horrors of the Nazi’s notorious concentration camp. Rabbi Diana Fersko leads the Village Temple in Union Square. “We’re all a living remnant of that historical crime, whether it’s direct knowledge or indirect knowledge and it’s something that many of us feel very, very close to still,” Fersko said. Capitol Chaos Capitol Chaos Capitol Chaos
Alive television broadcast by an Israeli camera crew from the Capitol riots was interrupted after a man began shouting anti-Semitic slurs.
Gil Tamary, the chief Washington correspondent of Israel’s Channel 13 news, was forced to pause his report after the individual stepped in front of the camera.
The unidentified man, dressed in all black wearing a helmet and sunglasses and holding a GoPro camera, accosted Tamary with racial epithets as hundreds of fellow rioters besieged the Capitol building.
“I occupy this space, ok?” the protester said, apparently referencing the Israeli policy with regards to the West Bank.
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Alive television broadcast by an Israeli camera crew from the Capitol riots was interrupted after a man began shouting anti-Semitic slurs. Gil Tamary, the chief Washington correspondent of Israel’s Channel 13 news, was forced to pause his report after the individual stepped in front of the camera. The unidentified man, dressed in all black wearing a helmet and sunglasses and holding a GoPro camera, accosted Tamary with racial epithets as hundreds of fellow rioters besieged the Capitol building. “I occupy this space, ok?” the protester said, apparently referencing the Israeli policy with regards to the West Bank. Alive television broadcast by an Israeli camera crew from the Capitol riots was interrupted after a man began shouting anti-Semitic slurs. Gil Tamary, the chief Washington correspondent of Israel’s Channel 13 news, was forced to pause his report after the individual stepped in front of the camera. The unidentified man, dressed in all black wearing a helmet and sunglasses and holding a GoPro camera, accosted Tamary with racial epithets as hundreds of fellow rioters besieged the Capitol building. “I occupy this space, ok?” the protester said, apparently referencing the Israeli policy with regards to the West Bank. “I occupy this space, ok?” the protester said, apparently referencing the Israeli policy with regards to the West Bank. Capitol Riot Capitol Riot Capitol Riot
Once again, diehard supporters of President Donald Trump are gathering for a mass protest of the election results in Washington, D.C.
Once again, extremist groups will be among them, and may be violent.
And once again, anti-Semitism analysts will be watching — though they stress that they don’t know of any specific threats against Jews or Jewish institutions.
“The concern for violence is always number one when you know extremists are showing up or talking about showing up to an event,” said Oren Segal, vice president of the Anti-Defamation League’s Center on Extremism. “The second concern is that this is a broader illustration of how disinformation is animating people to action.”
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Once again, diehard supporters of President Donald Trump are gathering for a mass protest of the election results in Washington, D.C. Once again, extremist groups will be among them, and may be violent. And once again, anti-Semitism analysts will be watching — though they stress that they don’t know of any specific threats against Jews or Jewish institutions. “The concern for violence is always number one when you know extremists are showing up or talking about showing up to an event,” said Oren Segal, vice president of the Anti-Defamation League’s Center on Extremism. “The second concern is that this is a broader illustration of how disinformation is animating people to action.” Once again, diehard supporters of President Donald Trump are gathering for a mass protest of the election results in Washington, D.C. Once again, extremist groups will be among them, and may be violent. And once again, anti-Semitism analysts will be watching — though they stress that they don’t know of any specific threats against Jews or Jewish institutions. “The concern for violence is always number one when you know extremists are showing up or talking about showing up to an event,”
Police have arrested a man believed to have vandalized a handful of Brooklyn synagogues in the early hours after Christmas, the NYPD said.
Officers picked up Emil Benjamin, 39, around 8:30 a.m. Thursday, according to police. The Brooklyn man was hit with hate crime and burglary charges, officials said.
Earlier in the week the NYPD released surveillance video of the suspect appearing to use a marker to scribble anti-Semitic graffiti on a synagogue on Ocean Avenue in the Midwood neighborhood.
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Police have arrested a man believed to have vandalized a handful of Brooklyn synagogues in the early hours after Christmas, the NYPD said. Officers picked up Emil Benjamin, 39, around 8:30 a.m. Thursday, according to police. The Brooklyn man was hit with hate crime and burglary charges, officials said. Earlier in the week the NYPD released surveillance video of the suspect appearing to use a marker to scribble anti-Semitic graffiti on a synagogue on Ocean Avenue in the Midwood neighborhood. Police have arrested a man believed to have vandalized a handful of Brooklyn synagogues in the early hours after Christmas, the NYPD said. Officers picked up Emil Benjamin, 39, around 8:30 a.m. Thursday, according to police. The Brooklyn man was hit with hate crime and burglary charges, officials said. Earlier in the week the NYPD released surveillance video of the suspect appearing to use a marker to scribble anti-Semitic graffiti on a synagogue on Ocean Avenue in the Midwood neighborhood. Police have arrested a man believed to have vandalized a handful of Brooklyn synagogues in the early hours after Christmas, the NYPD said. Officers picked up Emil Benjamin, 39, around 8:30 a.m. Thursday, according to police. The Brooklyn man was hit with hate crime and burglary charges, officials said. Earlier in the week the NYPD released surveillance video of the suspect appearing to use a marker to scribble anti-Semitic graffiti on a synagogue on Ocean Avenue in the Midwood neighborhood.
The Simon Wiesenthal Center on Tuesday unveiled its list of 2020’s top 10 worst anti-Semitic incidents.
Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean and director of Global Social Action Agenda at the Wiesenthal Center, said that while it was tough to limit the list to only 10 incidents this year, the “weaponization” of the COVID-19 pandemic against minority groups, and particularly Jews, ultimately took the top spot.
Because the pandemic has been politicized, there have been countless conspiracy theories surrounding it that have paved the way for anti-Semitism, said Cooper. He also noted that there have been “elements” of anti-Semitism in anti-vaccine protests.
“In places like Germany, where they had demonstrations against a vaccine before it was even available … among the protesters were anti-Semites and those who were misusing Holocaust symbols,” said Cooper. He acknowledged that the anti-vaccine movement is by-and-large not anti-Semitic, but said anti-Semitism was evident in the “pernicious nature of individuals and groups who want to take advantage of the virus.”
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The Simon Wiesenthal Center on Tuesday unveiled its list of 2020’s top 10 worst anti-Semitic incidents. Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean and director of Global Social Action Agenda at the Wiesenthal Center, said that while it was tough to limit the list to only 10 incidents this year, the “weaponization” of the COVID-19 pandemic against minority groups, and particularly Jews, ultimately took the top spot. Because the pandemic has been politicized, there have been countless conspiracy theories surrounding it that have paved the way for anti-Semitism, said Cooper. He also noted that there have been “elements” of anti-Semitism in anti-vaccine protests. “In places like Germany, where they had demonstrations against a vaccine before it was even available … among the protesters were anti-Semites and those who were misusing Holocaust symbols,” said Cooper. He acknowledged that the anti-vaccine movement is by-and-large not anti-Semitic, but said anti-Semitism was evident in the “pernicious nature of individuals and groups who want to take advantage of the virus.”
Terrorists and foreign trolls are driving anti-Semitic hate online in the United States and elsewhere, posting negatively about Jews and driving hatred of Jews and Israel.
A new study analyzed 250 million extremist anti-Jewish posts and found that anti-Jewish posts increased sharply during times of political uncertainty and unrest. Much of the anti-Jewish hate that’s being posted on social media seems to originate with domestic terrorists and foreign “trolls” in Russia and elsewhere: anonymous and misleading actors who are deliberately trying to stoke hatred towards Jews and foment divisions within the United States.
Prof. Ari Lightman, an expert in online extremism at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, recently spoke with Aish.com about the anti-Semitism that extremists are bringing into American online message boards and conversations – and what we can do to stop it.
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Terrorists and foreign trolls are driving anti-Semitic hate online in the United States and elsewhere, posting negatively about Jews and driving hatred of Jews and Israel. A new study analyzed 250 million extremist anti-Jewish posts and found that anti-Jewish posts increased sharply during times of political uncertainty and unrest. Much of the anti-Jewish hate that’s being posted on social media seems to originate with domestic terrorists and foreign “trolls” in Russia and elsewhere: anonymous and misleading actors who are deliberately trying to stoke hatred towards Jews and foment divisions within the United States. Prof. Ari Lightman, an expert in online extremism at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, recently spoke with Aish.com about the anti-Semitism that extremists are bringing into American online message boards and conversations – and what we can do to stop it. Prof. Ari Lightman, an expert in online extremism at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, recently spoke with Aish.com about the anti-Semitism that extremists are bringing into American online message boards and conversations – and what we can do to stop it.
In mid-December an image started circulating on social media. The image was taken in Washington, D.C. and featured a man standing alongside a group of Proud Boys and wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with the cryptic text “6MWE.” This code for “6 Million Wasn’t Enough” is a not-so-veiled reference to the Holocaust.
The man, who has not yet been identified, also wore a Proud Boys baseball hat and the skull face mask popular among — but not exclusive to — right-wing subcultures like accelerationists and boogaloo bois. The t-shirt featured the Proud Boys’ black-and-yellow color scheme and a black-and-yellow flag design, as well as the letters “RWDS”- which stands for “Right Wing Death Squad.” Given the ubiquity of these symbols and words within the Proud Boys organization, it is extremely likely that the man is a member of the group.
This was just the latest in a series of racist and antisemitic incidents tied to the Proud Boys, a right-wing extremist group with a long track record of violence. Members of the group have always (loudly) insisted that they are not racist. In the face of any accusation of antisemitism or white supremacy, they make a show of pointing to their Cuban-American leader, their Black and Latino members or their chapter in Israel.
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