Podcasts about global antisemitism

We explore the courage to confront tyranny and the roots of empathy through personal legacy and historical insight. Zoë shares reflections on billionaire-owned media and the future of truth-seeking in journalism, and updates us on her Australian Alpine walking track adventure and upcoming Kickstarter for Power Games. Then, we welcome Dr. Robert Wolf, author of Not a Real Enemy, a gripping biography of his father's extraordinary journey through Nazi and Communist Hungary. Rob shares the harrowing yet hopeful story of his father's four-time escape from tyranny, how he rebuilt his life as a doctor in America, and why this story of resilience, compassion, and miracles needs to be told now more than ever. Together, we explore the enduring impact of antisemitism, the challenge of confronting hate in all its forms, and the role of storytelling in forging empathy and leadership.   SHOWNOTES are here: ​​https://www.zoerouth.com/podcast/truth-seeking-journalism     Power Games: https://www.zoerouth.com/power-games My new Substack: https://substack.com/@zoerouth     Planet Human: Billionaire-owned media reshapes truth, trust, and narratives. https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/nx-s1-5309725/jeff-bezos-washington-post-opinion-section     Key Quotes: "Leadership will require us to ask: how do we craft a shared reality in a polarised world?" – Zoë Routh "Leadership is from within. Lead by example... trust is a part of it. Integrity is a part of it." – Dr. Robert Wolf "When people say, 'nobody cares about antisemitism', I say: then we must be the ones who do." – Dr. Robert Wolf   Questions Asked: 1. What compelled you to bring your father's story into the world through this book? 2. How did your father's story shift your own understanding of leadership, resilience, and legacy? 3. What does standing up to tyranny look like today? 4. How can we foster real change in how we teach empathy and history in classrooms and beyond?   Take Action: 1. Educate yourself on the history of antisemitism and its modern forms. 2. Seek stories that challenge your assumptions—especially those you might prefer to ignore. 3. Share stories of courage from your own heritage or community, and listen deeply to others. 4. Introduce discussion groups or reading circles around books like Not a Real Enemy to build cultural understanding and empathy in your workplace or community.   Tip of the Week Reflect on the narratives that shaped your worldview. Whose voices were missing—and what can you do this week to listen for them?   Key Moments 00:00 Introduction and Weekly Theme 00:26 Billionaire-Owned Media and Truth 01:47 The Future of Independent Journalism 03:27 The Fragmentation of Shared Narratives 04:42 Personal Updates and Upcoming Adventures 05:14 Kickstarter Preview and Exclusive Offers 06:02 Addressing Antisemitism and Racism 08:01 Interview with Dr. Robert Wolfe 10:11 Dr. Wolfe's Father's Story of Survival 26:27 The Real Enemy: A Personal Reflection 27:07 Impact of the Book on Readers 27:36 Global Antisemitism and Islamophobia 28:26 The Role of Education in Combating Hate 34:07 Promoting the Book and Its Message 37:39 Fast Three: Quickfire Questions 42:45 Final Thoughts and Reflections

In this episode, Richard Pater discusses with Professor Charles Asher Small the ideological and financial influence of Qatar and the Muslim Brotherhood on Western academia, especially in the UK and the US. Professor Small outlines how Qatar's soft power has contributed to the spread of antisemitism and anti-democratic values on university campuses and beyond. Professor Small  is the founder and director of the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP), holds academic degrees from University College London and Oxford University, and is currently a research fellow at St Edmund's College, University of Cambridge.

In this impactful interview, Laurie Cardoza-Moore sits down with Rabbi Raphael Shore, the visionary filmmaker behind impactful documentaries like Obsession and The Third Jihad. Together, they explore the roots of Jew-hatred, its evolving forms across generations, and the power of media to expose the truth and mobilize action. Rabbi Shore shares personal stories from his upbringing in Canada and reveals how strategic storytelling can combat misinformation and defend Israel and the Jewish people on the global stage. Visit raphaelshore.com to learn more.

Take our annual survery: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WZKXNWRWe don't have a new episode this week, but we want to share with you an episode of our podcast 18 Questions, 40 Israeli Thinkers, recorded on Jan. 13. Subscribe on Spotify or Apple Podcasts to catch the latest episode every Monday. Antisemitism and assimilation are threatening the Jewish People, says Natan Sharansky, but to both Israel offers a solution.Born in the Soviet Union and imprisoned by the authorities when trying to immigrate to Israel, Sharansky experienced brutal interrogations, forced feedings, and torture — sparking international campaigns to fight for his freedom in 1986. Today, Natan is Chairman for the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy and has an extensive record as a human rights activist, Israeli politician, and advocate for the Jewish People. He is the recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1986 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2006. Now, he joins us to answer 18 questions on Israel, including anti-Zionism, hostage negotiations, and the threats of antisemitism and assimilation. This interview was held on Jan. 13.Here are our 18 questions:As an Israeli, and as a Jew, how are you feeling at this moment in Israeli history?What has been Israel's greatest success and greatest mistake in its war against Hamas?How do you think Hamas views the outcome and aftermath of October 7—was it a success, in their eyes? What do you look for in deciding which Knesset party to vote for?Which is more important for Israel: Judaism or democracy?Should Israel treat its Jewish and non-Jewish citizens the same?What role should the Israeli government have in religious matters?Now that Israel already exists, what is the purpose of Zionism?Is opposing Zionism inherently antisemitic?Is the IDF the world's most moral army?If you were making the case for Israel, where would you begin?Can questioning the actions of Israel's government and army — even in the context of this war — be a valid form of love and patriotism?What do you think is the most legitimate criticism leveled against Israel today?Do you think peace between Israelis and Palestinians will happen within your lifetime?What should happen with Gaza and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict after the war?Is Israel properly handling the Iranian threat?Where do you identify on Israel's political and religious spectrum, and do you have friends on the “other side”?Do you have more hope or fear for Israel and the Jewish People?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support.

Antisemitism and assimilation are threatening the Jewish People, says Natan Sharansky, but to both Israel offers a solution.Born in the Soviet Union and imprisoned by the authorities when trying to immigrate to Israel, Sharansky experienced brutal interrogations, forced feedings, and torture — sparking international campaigns to fight for his freedom in 1986. Today, Natan is Chairman for the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy and has an extensive record as a human rights activist, Israeli politician, and advocate for the Jewish People. He is the recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1986 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2006. Now, he joins us to answer 18 questions on Israel, including anti-Zionism, hostage negotiations, and the threats of antisemitism and assimilation. This interview was held on Jan. 13.Take our annual survery: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WZKXNWRJoin Share in supporting victims of terror on Jan. 25 while learning Torah and connecting to your soul. Sign up for Jerusalem here and Modiin (with David Bashevkin) here.Here are our 18 questions:As an Israeli, and as a Jew, how are you feeling at this moment in Israeli history?What has been Israel's greatest success and greatest mistake in its war against Hamas?How do you think Hamas views the outcome and aftermath of October 7—was it a success, in their eyes? What do you look for in deciding which Knesset party to vote for?Which is more important for Israel: Judaism or democracy?Should Israel treat its Jewish and non-Jewish citizens the same?What role should the Israeli government have in religious matters?Now that Israel already exists, what is the purpose of Zionism?Is opposing Zionism inherently antisemitic?Is the IDF the world's most moral army?If you were making the case for Israel, where would you begin?Can questioning the actions of Israel's government and army — even in the context of this war — be a valid form of love and patriotism?What do you think is the most legitimate criticism leveled against Israel today?Do you think peace between Israelis and Palestinians will happen within your lifetime?What should happen with Gaza and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict after the war?Is Israel properly handling the Iranian threat?Where do you identify on Israel's political and religious spectrum, and do you have friends on the “other side”?Do you have more hope or fear for Israel and the Jewish People?

The African National Congress (ANC) has sold its soul, its democratic principles, its “brilliant” legacy, its own people to anti-democratic, “Nazi-inspired” forces. That is the view of Dr. Charles Small, the Founding Director of the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy and a former Chair of the ANC Solidarity Committee of Canada. In this interview with BizNews, he charges that the ANC went to the Hague for “two pieces of silver” from “paymasters” with “Nazi ideology”. Dr Small says the fact that SA has paved the way for the Iranian Revolutionary Regime to join BRICS, and its working with Russia, and Hamas, “is not going over very well” in Washington. “I think they're going to be checked by democratic countries. I don't think this can go on,” he warned. “…we can see the Iranian Revolutionary regime and Hamas preaching hatred based on Nazism. And for the ANC to be aligned with this is shocking. And it's just, I would say for money, for political expedience…And the ANC leadership needs to question itself. Do you want a quick fix for your financial troubles or do you want to rectify it slowly and methodically for a bright future? Or do you want to take bribes from anti-democratic entities that are diametrically opposed to the raison d'etre of the African National Congress?”

"From the Frontlines" is an ADL podcast which brings listeners to the frontline in the battle against antisemitism and hate. The one-year anniversary of the attack on Israel on October 7th was a difficult day for all people of good will who mourned the horrific loss of innocent life, the brutalization of many more who were injured and the inhuman taking of hostages. Today's show is part two of a two-part series which reflects on the year since that terrible day. It features Dr. Kenneth Jacobson, the long-time Deputy National Director of ADL in conversation with the host for this podcast Scott Richman. It is a podcast version of the discussion that they had at the launch event for Kenny's new book, entitled, “October 7 and Shifts in Perspectives: Essays on Israel and the Surge in Global Antisemitism.” Kenny is a prolific writer, and this is compilation of his insightful writings since 10/7. The book launch was attended by ADL staff and volunteer leaders who came not only to hear about this book and to congratulate Kenny but also to laud a treasured colleague, mentor and thought leader. For a pdf version of Kenny's book, visit: https://www.adl.org/october-7-and-shifts-in-perspectives. To listen to part one of this series with Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove and Jonathan Greenblatt, visit: https://soundcloud.com/scott-richman-2/from-the-frontlines-one-year-since-107-with-rabbi-elliot-cosgrove-and-jonathan-greenblatt. This conversation was recorded in October 2024.

Tune in here to this Tuesday edition of the Brett Winterble Show!   Brett kicks off the program by talking about UNC braces as anti-Israel group dubbed 'voice for Hamas' condones 'armed rebellion': 'By any means necessary' Anti-Israel agitators at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill are vowing resistance "by any means necessary" as the 2024-2025 school year officially begins on Aug. 18. The group, which has received funding from Hamas-linked groups, according to research from the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy, is responding to the arrest of some 40 agitators on campus in May, when they set up an encampment on the school's quad to protest the Israel-Gaza war.  Brett also talks about New studies estimate long-COVID rates, identify risk factors As new variants continue to emerge and infect people, older adults remain highly vulnerable to long-term health effects from this pathogen. Of the 165 patients, 84% reported lingering symptoms 1 year after infection, while 61% still had them at 2 years. About half (49%) of participants who had long-COVID symptoms at 2 years had reported them at 1 year, had received the COVID-19 vaccine, and hadn't been reinfected in the interval. Having long COVID at 1 year postinfection and getting reinfected were significant risk factors for persistent symptoms at 2 years. Vaccination wasn't observed to be a protective factor, which the researchers attributed to the small number of unvaccinated participants.  We're joined by Michael Whatley Chairperson of the Republican National Committee to talk about  Trump's interview with elon musk on X  as a successful strategic move to engage directly with voters. Whatley emphasizes Trump's ability to leverage various platforms to reach a massive audience and suggests that this demonstrates Trump's aggressive and innovative approach to campaigning.  Whatley discusses Harris's role in Senate decisions that led to inflation and increased spending. Whatley accuses Harris of inconsistency and flip-flopping on various issues, including inflation, border security, and Medicare for All. He argues that Harris's shifting positions are attempts to appeal to voters as the election approaches   for voter engagement and election integrity: TrumpForce47.com and ProtectTheVote.com.  Beth Troutman from Good Morning BT is also here for this Tuesday episode of Crossing the Streams. Brett and Beth  talk about trumps interviews with Elon Musk and and talks about NASA has found water on mars.  also Beth shares what's  coming up Wednesday on Good Morning BT!  Listen here for all of this and more on The Brett Winterble Show!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the morning of October 7th, Israeli citizens faced a tragic and monstrous attack, the dimensions of which had not been seen nor imagined in its 75 years of existence. The massacre of Israeli civilians in the Gaza-border communities by Hamas and civilian accomplices—defined as the deadliest atrocity against Jews since the Holocaust—and the subsequent Israel–Hamas war resulted in an unprecedented increase in Jew hatred worldwide. Specifically, on campuses of elite universities across the United States and Europe, antisemitic and anti-Israel demonstrations have been widespread, creating an environment of fear among Jewish students. In this program, INSS researcher Adi Kantor sits down with Dr. Charles Asher Small, founding director of the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP). Together they discuss the relationship between academia and antisemitism. Who is behind the mass antisemitic demonstrations on campuses? Who supports and funds them? What is the connection to Qatari money? And finally, what can be done to combat this rising hatred toward Jews?

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University students across North America have set up encampments to protest Israel's war in Gaza. These demonstrations are well organized and supplied, with tents, signs, banners, meals, and educational workshops/ So how exactly are these demonstrations being funded? One think tank has made it their mission to “follow the money” - so to speak. ISGAP, The Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy - has uncovered that Qatar,  which is currently housing the senior leaders of Hamas, is the single largest foreign donor to American universities and is also sending money to Student for Justice in Palestine, the organization supporting pro-Palestinian protests on campus. Qatar has more than $500 billion dollars of assets in the United States. Charles Asher Small, our guest on this Munk Dialogue, is the Executive Director of ISGAP and argues that Qatar - a small country which adheres to the ideology of the Muslim Brothers - is using soft power to influence western society, and especially our youth.      The host of the Munk Debates is Rudyard Griffiths Tweet your comments about this episode to @munkdebate or comment on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/munkdebates/ To sign up for a weekly email reminder for this podcast, send an email to podcast@munkdebates.com.   To support civil and substantive debate on the big questions of the day, consider becoming a Munk Member at https://munkdebates.com/membership Members receive access to our 15+ year library of great debates in HD video, a free Munk Debates book, newsletter and ticketing privileges at our live events. This podcast is a project of the Munk Debates, a Canadian charitable organization dedicated to fostering civil and substantive public dialogue - https://munkdebates.com/ Executive Producer: Ricki Gurwitz Senior Producer: Daniel Kitts Editor: Kieran Lynch

Join Aaron and Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) Research Fellow, Naya Lekht, PhD, in a timely conversation about the ideologies converging on campuses creating violent rage. Students are not only screaming “death to Israel” but “death to America.” Find out what is driving the extreme narrative in this important conversation.

Islamist extremism is on the march, as Hamas, ISIS, Hezbollah, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the Houthis and al Shabab unleash attacks against the West. Highly organized support for radicalized violence parades openly on our city streets. What connects them all is money, as Haras Rafiq tells Brian this week. And he says Canada has become a critical nexus of funding from Qatar, Iran and other sponsors connected to the Muslim Brotherhood. Rafiq is at the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy and served as anti-extremism adviser to top U.K. ministers. He explains how Islamists exploit Canada's system to launder billions here and spread money globally to promote their ideology of destroying Israel and spreading shariah law worldwide. (Recorded March 27, 2024) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Please join us for another episode of Conversations with Alan featuring Dr. Charles Asher Small, the Founding Director of the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP).Join this discussion that will take a hard-hitting look at a series exposing the root causes of rising antisemitism in academia, presenting the evidence in no uncertain terms, and deepening the ongoing conversation. ISGAP was created in 2004 after being inspired by the late Elie Weisel, who was a great scholar, a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and one of the most well-known Holocaust survivors. Dr. Small attended the first United Nations conference ever held on antisemitism in 2003 organized by Elie Weisel and UN Secretary-General Kofi Anan. He started ISGAP with the support of Dr. William Prusoff and Elie Weisel was the first President of ISGAP.Listen to Dr. Small to learn more about ISGAP's mission to explore antisemitism within a comprehensive, interdisciplinary framework from an array of approaches and perspectives as well as global, national, and regional contexts.

Charles Asher Small, founder and executive director of ISGAP (the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism & Policy) leads a seminar with ISGAP senior research fellow Joel Kotek, in the premiere of a new series from ISGAP.

Join Aaron and Dr. Charles Small, founder of The Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP), in a shocking conversation about ISGAP's recent report about its discovery of the radical Islamic funding of American universities. The flow of money is in the tens of billions of dollars. Now we know why Antisemitism is allowed to run amuck on US college campuses—in many cases, their administrators have sold out to radical Islamic dollars.

Join Aaron and Charles Asher Small in an important conversation about why everyone should be concerned about the rise of hatred against the Jewish people. Charles is the founder of The Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and policy (ISGAP) based at the Woolf Institute at Cambridge University in the UK.

Join Aaron and Venezuelan Jewish Journalist Sammy Eppel in a fascinating discussion about the Jewish communities in Latin America and the present threat against Jews due to the rise of Antisemitism.Sammy is a Research Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP), a political analyst, journalist, and former columnist for the Venezuelan newspaper, El Universal. Sammy has published over 600 articles, many of which have been reprinted in other newspapers and websites. Sammy has served as a member of the governing body of the Venezuelan Jewish community (CAIV) and the Acting Director of the Commission of Human Rights of B'nai Brith Venezuela. Sammy is active in interfaith relations and since 2004 has concentrated on the Venezuelan phenomenon of government-sponsored Antisemitism and how it relates to judeophobia.

#ANTISEMITISM: Qatar is the source: Charles Small- Charles Small is the Founding Director and President of the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) and the Director of the ISGAP-Woolf Institute Fellowship Training Programme in Critical Contemporary Antisemitism Studies, Discrimination and Human Rights at the Woolf Institute, Cambridge, UK. https://isgap.org/follow-the-money/ https://www.thefp.com/p/qatars-war-for-young-american-minds 1850 Nassau Hall Princeton NJ

Join Aaron and Yehudit in a discussion about the difference between peace loving Muslims and radical Islamists and why anti-Zionism is Antisemitism.Yehudit Barsky is a Research Fellow at The Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) and has devoted her career to the study of Islamic terrorist organizations and movements.Ms. Barsky regularly briefs media, law enforcement agencies and Jewish communities on the implications of terrorism on US policy. Yehudit has led the Division of Middle East and International Terrorism at the American Jewish Committee for fourteen years.

Aaron welcomes to the podcast special guest Naya Lekht. Naya is a scholar on contemporary Antisemitism and Research Fellow at The Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP). Naya is the Director of Education at Club Z, a Zionist youth movement. Under her leadership at Club Z, she developed a curriculum on Jewish peoplehood, Zionism, and Advocacy that is currently being used across the nation.Join Aaron and Naya in an eye opening conversation about how California's public school curriculum has been taken over by anti-Israel activists whose aim is to demonize and delegitimize the Jewish State.

This is a special "Full Measure After Hours" edition of The Sharyl Attkisson Podcast. Subscribe to "After Hours" wherever you like to listen to podcasts. The Muslim nation of Qatar, which harbors and supports leaders of the Islamic extremist terrorist group Hamas, is the biggest foreign donor to America's colleges. Charles Small of the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy follows the money and finds all that money buying influence that stokes racism and hatred against Jews on campus. Subscribe to my two podcasts: “The Sharyl Attkisson Podcast” and “Full Measure After Hours.” Leave a review, subscribe and share with your friends! Support independent journalism by visiting the new ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sharyl Attkisson store⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Preorder Sharyl's new book: “⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the $cience⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.” Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SharylAttkisson.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.FullMeasure.news⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for original reporting.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sharylattkissonpodcast/message

This is a special "Full Measure After Hours" edition of The Sharyl Attkisson Podcast. Subscribe to "After Hours" wherever you like to listen to podcasts. The Muslim nation of Qatar, which harbors and supports leaders of the Islamic extremist terrorist group Hamas, is the biggest foreign donor to America's colleges. Charles Small of the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy follows the money and finds all that money buying influence that stokes racism and hatred against Jews on campus. Subscribe to my two podcasts: “The Sharyl Attkisson Podcast” and “Full Measure After Hours.” Leave a review, subscribe and share with your friends! Support independent journalism by visiting the new ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sharyl Attkisson store⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Preorder Sharyl's new book: “⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the $cience⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.” Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SharylAttkisson.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.FullMeasure.news⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for original reporting.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sharylattkissonpodcast/message

“I cannot recall a moment where we have seen this kind of openly expressed antisemitism.” Dr. Remko Leemhuis, AJC Berlin Director, sums up the state of antisemitism in Germany post-October 7 with this chilling statement. Hear from Leemhuis, along with Asia Pacific Institute (API) Assistant Director Hana Rudolph, and AJC Abu Dhabi Director Marc Sievers, on how the October 7 Hamas massacre of Israelis has impacted Jews in Germany, Asia, the Pacific Islands, and the United Arab Emirates. *The views and opinions expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views or position of AJC.  Episode Lineup:  (0:40) Hana Rudolph (7:18) Remko Leemhuis (15:20) Marc Sievers Show Notes: Take action to bring all hostages home now. Listen – People of the Pod on the Israel-Hamas War: Global Antisemitism Report Part 1: What It's Like to Be Jewish in Europe, Latin America, and South Africa Right Now What Happens Next: AJC's Avital Leibovich on the Hostage Deal and Challenges Ahead What Would You Do If Your Son Was Kidnapped by Hamas? The Good, the Bad, and the Death Threats: What It's Like to Be a Jewish College Student Right Now Mai Gutman Was Supposed to Be at the Music Festival: IDF Lone Soldier Recounts Harrowing Week Responding to Hamas Terror: IsraAID CEO on How You Can Help Israelis Right Now Learn: Debunking the False Equivalency Between Israeli Hostages and Palestinian Prisoners How much do you know about Hamas? Try to ace our quiz and expose the truth about the terror group today. Follow People of the Pod on your favorite podcast app, and learn more at AJC.org/PeopleofthePod You can reach us at: peopleofthepod@ajc.org If you've appreciated this episode, please be sure to tell your friends, and rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. Transcript of Interview with Hana Rudolph, Remko Leemhuis, and Marc Sievers: Manya Brachear Pashman: American Jewish Committee has 14 international offices around the world. This week, we checked in with some of those offices to learn what they're seeing and hearing on the ground since the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel. In an earlier installment, we took you to Europe, Africa, and Latin America. Our journey continues today in Asia, Berlin, and Abu Dhabi.  We started in South and East Asia, and the Pacific Islands. Since the director of the Asia Pacific Institute (API) [Shira Loewenberg] was en route to Indonesia, we caught up with Assistant Director Hana Rudolph. Hana, let's start with Indonesia, a predominantly Muslim country, the country with the world's largest Muslim population. In fact, where AJC has made tremendous inroads in recent years engaging with faith and political leaders. What has the response to the October 7 attacks been there? Hana Rudolph:  The Indonesian government doesn't have ties with Israel, though it does support a two state solution. So we don't expect there to be a vocal kind of support for Israel. But the anti semitism and the conspiracy theories, the false narratives happen incredibly alarming. There was a rally on November 5, a pro Palestinian rally, and rally organizers think that there were 2 million people who turned out for that. So we're talking huge numbers.  The prevailing narrative there is really that Israel is the indiscriminate aggressor, they are just killing women and children for no reason in Gaza. There's very little mention of Hamas' massacre on October 7, and that's the narrative.  AJC has taken several delegations of Indonesians to Israel for our Project Interchange. A lot of our alumni had been receiving death threats. And we're not talking about death threats for posts that they're actively making right now in support of Israel. We're talking about death threats because, you know, some long time ago, when they were on this delegation, they posted something that was seen as something pro-Israel, and now they're receiving this kind of pushback and hate and condemnation for it. Manya Brachear Pashman:   You mentioned the dominant narrative. Are there other narratives developing? Hana Rudolph:  One of the most, I think, notable and disappointing reactions across our region has been China. China refused to condemn Hamas' terrorist attack on October 7. And there has been a notable uptick in antisemitic rhetoric across Chinese social media platforms, which, as you know, are heavily censored when the government chooses to do so. So here the government is choosing not to censor. And in fact, several state-run institutions are actively promoting radically antisemitic content. So I'll give you a few examples. CCCB describes Jews as accounting for 3% of the US population and manipulating and controlling, in their words, 70% of the country's wealth. The China Internet Information Center compared Israel to the Nazis.  And these are, of course, narratives that, you know, once they're once they're put out there, they're being actively promoted and popularized by other social media influencers. So the content that's being generated, you know, as a result goes far beyond even those examples. We've noticed that there are several major Chinese map platforms that are no longer labeling Israel as a country, you know, they'll demarcate the borders, they'll identify cities, but you don't see Israel labeled.  Most likely, China is seeing the current conflicts within the context of the US versus China and this whole conflict is just another opportunity to champion itself as the leader of the developing world. You know, it's a continued strengthening of the China, Russia, Iran, North Korea bloc of malign actors.  It's just very laughable, really, that China is maintaining what is described to be a position of neutrality, when one, it won't condemn Hamas' attack; two, it won't condemn antisemitism. But instead, it'll explicitly denounce Israel for quote, going beyond self defense, and, again, in the foreign minister's words, collectively punishing the Gaza people in its counterstrike.  Manya Brachear Pashman:   What are we seeing in Australia, where the Jewish community numbers about 100,000? I know historically, antisemitic incidents per capita have remained low there.  Hana Rudolph:  The Australian government has, by and large, really supported Israel in the same way that the US has. But the politics and public sentiment also look a lot like here. So there's been growing pressure for the government to call for a ceasefire, things like that. The uptick in antisemitism also looks a lot like here. It's been very alarming. There's actually a very sizable Jewish community in Australia. It's about 100,000, and Australia has the largest number of Holocaust survivors per capita, just to give some context.  Since October 7, the Executive Council of Australian Jewry has documented 221 incidents of antisemitism, so we're just talking about one month. This includes threats to Jewish schools and synagogues, property damage, even a few physical assaults. There has also been large pro-Palestinian demonstrations. I think the one that probably everyone signed in the news is a demonstration on October 9. So we're talking just two days after the attack. Outside of the Sydney Opera House where pro-Palestinian protesters were chanting ‘Gas the Jews.' Manya Brachear Pashman:   Remarks and resolutions coming out of the United Nations General Assembly have shown little support for Israel since the beginning of this conflict. There was a resolution calling for a truce this week. There's one calling on Israel to withdraw from the Golan Heights, the buffer between Israel and yet another hostile neighbor, Syria. How have the nations in the Asia Pacific voted on these resolutions?  Hana Rudolph: I would say that the most kind of encouraging signs coming out of some of these countries have really been in terms of the government's position. So I want to especially highlight Japan, South Korea, and India. These are all countries that have joined the U.S. in condemning Hamas' attack on October 7, affirming Israel's right to self defense. They all abstained from a recent UN General Assembly resolution that called for an immediate humanitarian truce. And the reason why they abstained is because there has been a Canadian amendment to unequivocally condemn Hamas terrorist attacks and demanding immediate release of hostages.  This amendment was backed by the U.S. but was rejected by the resolution. And so these three countries all abstained. We see it as a positive. The Marshall Islands and Micronesia Islands, both Pacific Islands, voted against it. They have always been strong supporters of Israel. We're incredibly grateful for that relationship. …. Manya Brachear Pashman: Since October 7, AJC Berlin director Remko Leemhuis has taken two German delegations to Israel to speak with hostages' families, to see the homes raided by Hamas, and understand the military operation underway there. Remko joined us from Berlin to speak about those missions, but also to talk about what he's seeing and hearing back home. Remko Leemhuis:  We had an attack on a synagogue here in the center of Berlin that was attacked with Molotov cocktails, even though there was police protection. We had the homes of people marked with a star of David. You know, where members of the Jewish community live. And these are the things that happened sort of outside of demonstrations–we had people that have been threatened, because they were wearing a kippah or are visibly Jewish. And when we look at the demonstrations, we see what we've seen, this is nothing too new. All sorts of expressions of antisemitism beginning with, from the river to the sea. People chanting that. We're also seeing that they compare what's happening in Gaza with the shoah, so, Holocaust trivialization.  Again, we see attacks on police officers, and thinly veiled, classic antisemitic stereotypes. You know, they're not saying the Jews but saying, you know, the Zionist. And that's also something not too new, but the how forceful these things press.  We're also seeing attacks against the press, and saying that the press is lying, and they're always, you know, portraying them in the wrong way and using chants that are hard to translate, but that, up until now, we've mostly seen right wing manifestations. So it's very weird to see how they're now using the same slogans.  We've seen it across the board, in every region in every major city. We don't have numbers, over the past month or so. But I can tell you that, for example, in the first week, after October 7, we had 202, antisemitic incidents that were recorded by a different NGO. And that was just the first week after, after October 7.  And we had until the end of October, 80 antisemitic crimes that have been registered with the police and the authorities. So we've seen it across the board and online, but especially during demonstrations, so called pro-Palestinian demonstrations, where we have seen violence–violence against the police, but obviously also expressions of antisemitism and very clear expressions of antisemitism. That's been frightening, to be honest, because we have seen, you know, these kinds of before during other rounds of conflict between Hamas and Israel, but this time, it's just the sheer number and the openness is pretty stunning. And I cannot recall a moment where we have seen this kind of openly expressed antisemitism. Manya Brachear Pashman:   Are you also hearing it from government leaders? Remko Leemhuis:  I have to say that, especially for Germany, that the government, the ministers, they are all very clear in their support for Israel. And this is obviously not a winning theme for them, oftentimes, but the chancellor is very straightforward in his support for Israel, on numerous occasions.  The Economy Minister Habeck, has put out a video that got a lot of attention, where he very clearly addresses antisemitism. Antisemitism coming from the left, so sort of his own, he's from the Green Party. So when he's talking about antisemitism from the left, he's sort of talking about where he is coming from. And I think that's always a good starting point for people when they talk about antisemitism always, start by addressing it in your own sort of political spectrum and not pointing fingers at others.  And so I think that this is a very good sign. And today, we're weeks after October 7, and they're still very forceful in their support for Israel, which, again, given the pictures that we unfortunately see coming out of Gaza, I wouldn't have imagined that it would be the case, but it still is. So that is, that is good.  What is still lacking, in my opinion is, or something that we've seen over the past years, and now seeing much more, that there's a gap between sort of the political class, if you like to call political class and or politicians and mainstream society.  Manya Brachear Pashman:   But then again, government leaders have had the opportunity to see the battleground firsthand, right? I mean, you've taken two delegations now, can you tell us what they've seen, what they've heard?  Remko Leemhuis:  I was on two missions. The first mission, this was a delegation with members of parliament, members of the European Parliament and other national parliaments in the European Union, including two German Members of Parliament. That was my first mission to Israel since October 7.  And I can say that, obviously, seeing it firsthand among, you know, we had obviously political meetings and meeting with lawmakers in Israel, members of Knesset, but we also went to Kfar Aza, one of the kibbutzim that was attacked on October 7. And we met with survivors' families from there, with families whose loved ones have been abducted, and are now hostages in Gaza. And I think that seeing this firsthand, hearing it firsthand, from the families there's nothing that can substitute for that.  You can read a lot, you can watch everything that's in the news or on TV, but being there yourself really has really an impact on people and gives them a better understanding of what Israel is facing and what the enemy is that Israel is facing. My second trip was with the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, and again, it's someone to be there and be able to go into one of these, you know, small houses which seem like frozen in time. And I mean, nothing has been touched and it looks like it looked on this Saturday morning and in some houses you think, the inhabitants or the people who live there are just out for a while and will come back. Then you go through these houses and then you get to the safety room or the security room and bomb shelter. And you see what happened in that house and that obviously people have died there. And then again, speaking to the families, to the survivors, and seeing how desperate they are.  It's something that no one will ever forget who was there and will impact everyone going forward and obviously will also have an impact on how they view the ongoing military operation in Gaza, differently than somebody who's just seeing it from the news. …. Manya Brachear Pashman:   In addition to its Jerusalem office, AJC also has a Middle East presence in Abu Dhabi. With us to discuss how Israel's Abraham Accords partner United Arab Emirates has been reacting to the news is AJC Abu Dhabi Director Marc Sievers. Marc, welcome to People of the Pod.   Marc Sievers: Hi, Manya. Great to be with you. Manya Brachear Pashman:   You are right there in the region, in the neighborhood, if you will. Tell us what you're seeing or hearing and do you feel safe? What's top of mind there? Marc Sievers: Certainly there's a great concern about the potential for escalation. We hear that, it comes up in almost every discussion. Certainly, it's bad enough to see the combat and the situation in Gaza. But there's been concern from the beginning that it could spread to Israel's northern border with Lebanon, with Syria, even potentially, to Iran directly, although I think that's quite unlikely. But it's not entirely out of the realm of the possible.  But I think the US military presence in that sense, in the two aircraft carrier groups that are in the waters in the Mediterranean and the Red Sea. There is a significant US military presence that's been brought into the region to help deter an escalation, an expansion of the fighting to Lebanon and Syria. Manya Brachear Pashman:   Does the tiny Jewish community there feel safe? Marc Sievers: First of all, threatening or commenting in a hostile manner toward people here because of their race or their religion or their nationality is a crime. It's taken very seriously. There have been a few cases of Jewish people. Not anyone I'm directly involved with, but I heard about who took some complaints to the police and the police took legal action. So there is a legal basis to ban any expression, public expressions of antisemitism. The messages we've received are to keep a bit of a low profile, you know, avoid being obvious or provocative. But other than that, everything's normal. I walk around the city, I drive myself, I go to a lot of public places. I feel perfectly comfortable. I don't feel any particular tension. I'm sure if there were any threats, specific threats that we would be notified. I'm not aware of any.  Look, it's a difficult period and emotions run high. And certainly emotions are high in Israel, but they're also high across the Arab world. There is a lot of, as I said earlier, a lot of concern for Palestinian civilians. I think, to some extent, Hamas has managed to project itself, particularly through social media, as the embodiment of the Palestinian people in a way that's kind of hard for us to understand, but it's out there. And that is a factor.  Here the Israeli embassy is open and functioning. And there's also a consulate in Dubai that is open and functioning. My understanding is that at least Israeli ambassadors in the other countries, including Egypt and Jordan have been asked to come home, not because they've been kicked out, but out of security concerns. So I think it also speaks highly of the environment in the UAE, that the Israeli diplomatic missions are still here. Manya Brachear Pashman:   But will the relationships that AJC has built, that Israel has built through the Abraham Accords, are they strained? Or is your work continuing through all of this? Marc Sievers: As I keep saying this is a difficult period. But I think we're all hoping that we'll all get through this together and that there will be a new situation after the military campaign is completed, that we want to see the hostages released safely. And that's very much on people's minds.  A number of people here have family or friends who either died on October 7, or in some cases were kidnapped or they know somebody who was. So we share that concern and hope with all of the Jewish people around the world. That's certainly on our minds, but I'm very hopeful still that we will get past this and that there will be new opportunities to rebuild some of what's been disrupted. And there's no question that things have been disrupted, that's just a fact. Manya Brachear Pashman: Marc, Remko, Hana, thank you all for joining us. Be sure to listen to our previous episode from earlier this week featuring updates from Paris, Latin America, and Africa. And last week, before fighting resumed, we spoke with AJC Jerusalem Director Avital Leibovitch about Israel's efforts to root out Hamas and bring the rest of the hostages home.   

Following Hamas' October 7 massacre of Israelis Jews around the world have experienced a  surge of antisemitism. We checked in with some of AJC's global experts  to learn what they've been seeing and hearing on the ground and to understand what efforts are underway to protect Jews and counter this hate. In the first of two installments, we hear from AJC Europe Managing Director Simone Rodan Benzaquen, AJC Africa Director Wayne Sussman, and Dina Siegel Vann, Director of AJC's Belfer Institute on Latin American Affairs. Take action to bring all hostages home now. *The views and opinions expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views or position of AJC.  Episode Lineup:  (0:40) Simone Rodan Benzaquen, Wayne Sussman, and Dina Siegel Vann Show Notes: Listen – People of the Pod on the Israel-Hamas War: What Happens Next: AJC's Avital Leibovich on the Hostage Deal and Challenges Ahead What Would You Do If Your Son Was Kidnapped by Hamas? The Good, the Bad, and the Death Threats: What It's Like to Be a Jewish College Student Right Now Mai Gutman Was Supposed to Be at the Music Festival: IDF Lone Soldier Recounts Harrowing Week Responding to Hamas Terror: IsraAID CEO on How You Can Help Israelis Right Now Learn: Debunking the False Equivalency Between Israeli Hostages and Palestinian Prisoners How much do you know about Hamas? Try to ace our quiz and expose the truth about the terror group today. Follow People of the Pod on your favorite podcast app, and learn more at AJC.org/PeopleofthePod You can reach us at: peopleofthepod@ajc.org If you've appreciated this episode, please be sure to tell your friends, and rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. Transcript of Interview with Simone Rodan Benzaquen, Wayne Sussman, and Dina Siegel Vann: Manya Brachear Pashman: American Jewish Committee has 14 international offices around the world. For today's episode, we checked in with some of those offices to learn what they're seeing and hearing on the ground since the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel. Today, we take you to Europe, Africa and Latin America. We start in Paris, where years of work to combat rising antisemitism has seen a serious setback. For more than two decades, since the Second Intifada, antisemitism has been on the rise on the European continent. In fact, it was that ripple effect that prompted AJC to ramp up its advocacy there. AJC Managing Director of Europe Simone Rodan Benzaquen joined us from Paris. Simone Rodan Benzaquen: What we have seen, I think, in Europe is more or less what we've seen, everywhere, what can only be described as an explosion of antisemitism across the European continent, I would say, mostly in Western Europe, here in France in particular, but also in the United Kingdom, we have seen the same. In Germany, we have seen similar things going on in Sweden and Denmark. But of course, here in France, where antisemitism has existed for at least two decades, or at least this contemporary form of antisemitism, for the past two decades with high numbers of antisemitic hate crimes. The situation is very, very serious. We've had basically three times the number of antisemitic hate crimes, since October 7 of what we had during the entire year, last year.   We have desecration of cemeteries, we have antisemitic tags. We have intimidation, we have spitting on people. It is as if the sheer horror, the violence that happened on October 7, unleashed an antisemitic passion, an antisemitic violence across the world. As if the horrible images that were filmed by the Hamas terrorists on October 7 sort of was a legitimization. Manya Brachear Pashman: So what does that mean for the Jewish community and daily life? Simone Rodan Benzaquen: We've reached a point where people are hiding every single aspect of their Jewish identity. People are changing their names on their delivery apps, people are changing their names on their doorbells, if they believe that they sound Jewish. People are hiding every single aspect of their Jewish identity. On Uber apps, on taxi apps, myself, you know, I go on TV and do interviews quite a bit and so I give a different name to the taxi, and I give a different address a few blocks down the street is to be sure that you know, just in case, the taxi driver doesn't know where I actually live. So everybody takes precautions. It's gotten to a point where we just don't live the same life as everybody else. Manya Brachear Pashman: Has the work you've done over the past two decades made a difference? For example, since the Second Intifada, there have been a number of conflicts between Israel and terrorist groups in Gaza. Do you see progress? Simone Rodan Benzaquen: We in Europe have felt like we've been doing a little bit of the work of Sisyphus over the past two decades, where we have moments of hope and things are getting better. And we say to ourselves, oh, maybe this is a wakeup call. And sort of, then we go back to, you know, before. And I hope that this this time around, given the level of violence, given the level of antisemitic hate crimes, given the number of sheer antisemitic attacks.  When you actually take it down, you come to on average about 40 antisemitic acts a day. I mean, that's huge for a population that represents far less than 1% of the entire French population. I hope this will serve as a wakeup call. But there is the question of what does it mean, how do you translate it politically? How do you translate it into government action? I mean, Europe has come up with different plans, action plans against antisemitism, but it's not enough and more needs to be done. I think one of the things that we as Jewish communities were very wary about was the fact that  over the past sort of two decades, there was sort of a lack of how can I say, solidarity from other French people. Again, we've had antisemitic hate crimes for the last 20 years, people have been murdered. But every single time, when you look at the demonstrations, at the marches after something horrible happened, you would mostly have a few hundred, or maybe a few thousand Jews in the streets.  And so there was sort of a feeling that within the French Jewish community that they were a little bit abandoned by the rest of society. And so we know from our surveys, AJC does a survey every two years where we know that, for example, French people, and Germans as well, are convinced about the fact that antisemitism is not the problem of Jews alone, but that of the entire society.  So both in Germany and in France, 73% of the population say that it is not the problem of Jews alone. But despite that number, it has never sort of translated into something concrete. So we would never have marches. We would never have like sort of big shows of solidarity with the Jewish community. And I think, since, if there's one good news, and there's not a lot of good news these days, if there's one good news is that last Sunday there were massive demonstrations across France, against antisemitism with basically the entire political class were present, with 20 government ministers who were present, with a prime minister who was present, with three former prime ministers who were present, two former presidents, plus a lot of people on the streets. We had over 180,000 people in the streets of France, basically expressing solidarity with the Jewish community and saying that they want to fight against antisemitism. So I think that was a sort of a very important sign of hope for many French Jews. …. Manya Brachear Pashman: Now we go to the continent of Africa, where AJC Africa Director Wayne Sussman joins us from the South African city of Johannesburg to explain how the war that began on October 7 affects Israel's relations with African countries.  Wayne Sussman: I would say the tensest of the relationships right now is between Israel and South Africa. The Ambassador of Israel to South Africa received a démarche.  So when the first two countries to recall their ambassadors were South Africa and Chad. When it comes to Chad, that was more unexpected than South Africa. Because relations were recently increasing between Chad and Israel. Sadly–and one's got to remember that the largest Jewish community in Africa by a country mile is in South Africa. But sadly, the government of South Africa has had a very adversarial relationship with the State of Israel over the last few years. And this has manifested in the last few weeks. Manya Brachear Pashman: Because of this antagonistic relationship with Israel, has the South African Jewish community faced quite a bit of antisemitism? Wayne Sussman: Even though the current government of South Africa has had an adversarial relationship with the State of Israel, levels of antisemitism are extremely low–far lower than Europe, far lower than Latin America, far lower than the United States of America, far lower than Canada, far lower than Australia.  So we are working off a very low base here in South Africa. But over the last few weeks, antisemitic incidents have increased. For the time being, levels of violent incidents have been low. A turning point was on Sunday afternoon in Cape Town on the Sea Point Promenade, just to zone in on Sea Point, where the majority of Jews in Cape Town live. And the promenade is a beautiful public space, which all residents of the city use.  And what we saw the day before was a pro-Palestinian demonstration through the streets of the City of Cape Town. It was a largely peaceful protest. There were pockets of the protests, which had hateful slogans and made concerning threats against the main Jewish Day School in Cape Town.  And then the next day, a group of Christians at the Sea Point Promenade, which I referred to earlier, which is in the Jewish neighborhood of Sea Point, were going to have a prayer vigil for the State of Israel. They had a stage set up, microphones, etc. And a group of 200 to 300 pro-Palestinian, pro-Hamas supporters sympathizers came and disrupted it. And the police had to get involved and use water cannons. It's very rare for us to see sights like this in South Africa, particularly in Sea Point. Manya Brachear Pashman: So what I'm hearing you say is the antagonism toward Israel doesn't normally translate into antagonism that targets the Jewish community there? Wayne Sussman: One of the worrying sides we see is our threats against, first of all, multinational corporations. I think these threats will not be impactful. But what is more concerning are privately owned Jewish businesses. And we have seen specific targets in this regard. Because of  the CEOs of these businesses purporting to support and stand with Israel. But I think we need to see how successful these are going to be.  But I think the community is incredibly united right now. They are standing strong. And it's vital because this is a very important Jewish community in South Africa. A rich history, this community has made a remarkable contribution to the fight against apartheid, to building this economy, to creating jobs in the field of medicine and law, to arts and culture, and even some in sport. Manya Brachear Pashman: There was a United Nations resolution calling for a truce. I believe 35 African states voted in favor of that resolution but Cameroon and Ethiopia abstained. Can you shed a little light on where other African countries stand? Wayne Sussman: I would say the overwhelming amount of countries have adopted a neutral position that might change when we come to the United Nations and a multinational forum on the African continent like the African Union. But countries like Kenya, who under the new president have stood firmly and strongly with Israel. Countries, like Zambia have shown a lot of empathy towards Israel. That's a version relationship. And then we look at countries in the west of Africa, Togo and Cameroon. They've historically had very strong ties with Israel, those ties remain. And then you have countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, those countries have stood firmly with Israel at this time. An interesting development. And again, this is a very fluid situation. But Indian Ocean islands like Mauritius, and Seychelles, where I was, I've been surprised at their even-handedness on this particular situation.  Ethiopia is a fascinating country. It's a country which for many years had remarkable levels of economic growth, a very young population, one of the largest populations in Africa, also the center of the African Union, and also the hub of African air travel. And, of course, a country where many of Israel's citizens hail from and still maintain deep personal ties to. So I think that Ethiopia abstaining was very, very interesting in that regard. And that ties will be stronger between the two countries after this. Manya Brachear Pashman: I should note that Sudan and Morocco, two signatories of the Abraham Accords, did vote in favor of a truce. Do you see those ties weakened by all of this? Wayne Sussman: I think universally, it's going to be a challenging time for Israel. But I think once the dust settles, that you will see countries like Morocco return to embracing normalization. You'll see countries like Zambia, who are not part of the Abraham Accords, but are deepening ties, I think they will continue to do that. So I think the next few days and weeks will be very difficult. But again, back to what I was saying earlier, from a bilateral level, I think African countries are pragmatic.  Those which were considering the Abraham Accords will see the benefit with regards to Israel, agritech Israel in fintech, Israel in rural health care, Israel in rural development. I think countries have seen a great benefit in deepening those ties. So it is going to be tested, certainly in places like the United Nations, certainly in forums like the African Union.  What's very interesting, there was an interview in a Saudi Arabian newspaper recently with the president of Somalia. And he was very bullish, saying that if Israel and the Palestinians agreed to a two-state solution, that it would be right for Somalia to engage in peaceful relations with Israel.  So even though we're in a very difficult and dark time, and it's unclear what's going to happen, we're seeing signs from Somalia, which is obviously in Africa, and also signs in Saudi Arabia, that even once the dust settles over here, that diplomatic doors will still remain open. …. Manya Brachear Pashman: In July 1994, terrorists bombed the AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, killing 85 people and injuring more than 300 others. From that point on, the Argentine capital became known as the site of the worst and most fatal antisemitic attack since the Holocaust. That distinction changed on October 7 when terrorists breached the border between Israel and Gaza and murdered more than 1,200 people. As the Director of AJC's Belfer Institute for Latin American Affairs Dina Siegel Vann explains, it has not been an easy time for Jews on the South American continent or other Spanish-speaking regions.  Dina Siegel Vann: Some of the countries that have really concerned us the most, are countries like Colombia, which in the past used to be the most steadfast ally of the United States and of Israel. But since the arrival of President Petro, who is a leftist ideologue, I would say, this has changed. And since October 7, we have seen really the country go in a totally different direction, which is really endangering the relationship not only with Israel, but with the United States.  Colombia, President Petro has tweeted on October 8, he was already tweeting, where he was comparing Gaza to Auschwitz, where he was talking about international bankers, and he was talking about, the media, international media being on the side of those who commit genocide.  So, you know, that has already made for a very rarefied environment, in terms of relations, as I said, both with the United States and what Israel. He also threatened through his foreign minister, the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador who was responding to his attacks, and now he has recalled his ambassador to Israel. Manya Brachear Pashman: Chile also has been unfriendly, but that's been the case for a while. It is home to the largest Palestinian diaspora outside the Middle East, and leaders of that community have expressed support for Hamas. But AJC will hold its annual strategic forum for Latin American and Iberian leaders in Santiago this month. Can you give us the lay of the land there?  Dina Siegel Vann: So what has happened since is that President Boric, who, you know, who identifies with those positions of the Palestinian community has also had very hostile attitudes towards Israel. Number one, you know, he has not met with the Jewish community, he has not expressed his condolences, he hasn't expressed his condolences to Israel, and to the families of the victims. And he has also spoken, you know, mostly about what is going on in Gaza, and has characterized Israel's efforts to defend itself as genocidal as crimes against humanity, etc. And that also has created a very very vulnerable sense in the Jewish community in Chile that feels, you know, totally alone when it comes to this development. So I would say that Chile and Colombia have been the most egregious cases. Particularly because we're not talking about insignificant countries in the region, we're talking about Colombia, which is the third largest recipient of U.S. aid after Israel and Egypt. And we're talking about a country like Chile, who has always been or considers itself a paragon of human rights, not only in the region, but around the world. So their voices count, and that's why, you know, it concerns us a great deal. Manya Brachear Pashman: As I mentioned at the beginning of this conversation, until October 7, the worst antisemitic attack since the Holocaust had taken place in Argentina in 1994, carried out by Iran's terror proxy, Hezbollah. And just recently, Brazilian police detained a couple of Hezbollah operatives who were in the country with plans to attack Brazilian Jewish institutions, correct?  Dina Siegel Vann: It underscores the really, really dangerous role that Iran plays in the region. And we know firsthand about it, because of course, the attacks in 1992 and 1994. But we know about it also, because of the tri-border area, where we know that Hezbollah and Hamas are very active, undertaking all kinds of money laundering activities. It's very important that we keep a focus on that. I think the U.S. is very, very keen on following very closely what's going on in that area, and in other areas in other areas of the region, including Venezuela, which has been the gateway to Iran in the region. Iran is very well positioned in that country and has ties to President Maduro. Started with President Chavez and it has continued with President Maduro.  So we need to keep in focus, when we talk about, you know, potentially dangerous scenarios, not only from lead for Latin America, but for the United States for the whole hemisphere., this, you know, Iran is quite  active. And is really, you know, thinking about how to create mischief, you know, whether in Brazil or elsewhere.We don't remember that, you know, that we have really a dangerous situation very close in our own neighborhood. Manya Brachear Pashman: You have told me that 30% of the hostages hail from Latin America: Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Mexico, 15 from Argentina.  Dina Siegel Vann: Yes. Well, I have to say that Argentina, for example, President Fernandez published in the New York Times a half a page with a letter an open letter demanding that the hostages be brought home and talking about their own hostages their own citizens. So yeah, absolutely. I mean, the hostages are traveling, there's some hostages from Latin American families that are traveling all around the region, meeting with members of Congress meeting with government officials and others and the media to raise more awareness about the issue and pressure the governments, their own governments to to speak up, you know, on on on, on behalf on to bring that these hostages home.  Manya Brachear Pashman: Since recording this episode, many of those hostages with Latin American citizenship have been able to return home. Of course, there are still so many hostages– nearly 160. To push for their safe return, listeners can head to AJC.org/BringThemHome or follow the link in our show notes.  Dina, take us back to Europe–tell us about the situation in Spain.  Dina Siegel Vann: Spain has been a mixed bag, because you have President Sanchez and Foreign Minister Alvarez has come out from the very beginning with very strong signs of support towards Israel, recognizing Hamas as a terrorist organization recognizes Israel's right to defend itself. But they they were in the process of creating a government and they need some of the more radical parties, independent parties, and, you know, some other parties like Soomad, who are very anti-Israel, they needed them to form coalition's and this parties were speaking, you know, in very vile terms regarding Israel, and really indulging on some antisemitic themes, and President Sanchez, didn't come out publicly as well as, you know, Foreign Minister Robotis to denounce them. But at the same time, they made clear that everybody understood that in foreign policy, what counts is the voice of the President and the voice of the foreign minister.  They met with the Jewish community, they expressed their their their solidarity, they express their concern about antisemitism, they met with the families of the kidnapped. So they have really tried to, you know, to keep a very balanced and very difficult position, vis a vis, their current situation. They formed a government yesterday, the government was finally formed. And maybe at this point, they will be more, they'll have more leeway to come out to protest this type of discourse.  But at the same time, you know, in Spain, you have seen some vandalism, you have seen some intimidation in schools against Jews and Israelis. So as I said, it's a mixed bag. And we are still monitoring this very carefully. Spain wants to be a leader, wants to be a convener when it comes to negotiating some sort of peace deal, they did it in the Madrid Conference a while back, they see their role, once again, as you know, as as a liaison, as a bridge between both worlds and therefore, you know, they always try to keep a very careful stance when it comes to both communities.   

A conversation with Bill Kolbrener, senior research fellow at the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy and professor at Bar Ilan University in Tel Aviv, Israel. Why is there Antisemitism? Why is the hatred of Jews growing on American university campuses? Hear Bill's perspective on these and other issues in this podcast.

Join Aaron and Yehudit in an important conversation about the culture of death in Gaza.Yehudit Barsky is a senior Research fellow at The Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) and has led the Division of Middle East and International Terrorism at the American Jewish Committee for fourteen years.

Welcome to the Jew and Gentile Podcast.   Text the Jew and Gentile your comments, questions, concerns (OY!), and news at: 424-444-1948   MUG-ON-A-MUG With your gift of $10 or more to FOI Equip, you to can have your very own Mug-on-a-Mug. Your generous donation helps to expand the important work of teaching the Bible from a Jewish perspective while raising up new FOI volunteers and representatives serving Jewish communities all around the world. Visit gofoi.org/mug to make your gift today and receive your own Jew and Gentile Podcast Mug-on-a-Mug. Oy, look at Steve's punim!   From the Scriptures:   Daniel 5 The Most High God By:  Renald Showers https://store.foi.org/purchase/the-most-high-god   FOI Equip Classes:   A Thanksgiving from Leviticus TEACHER: CHRIS KATULKA NOVEMBER 16 Foiequip.org    Thanksgiving is a time to gather around the table with loved ones to show our gratitude and thankfulness to God. It's more than lots of turkey and stuffing–the day to give thanks has its roots planted deeply in American history when the Mayflower Pilgrims shared a feast with the Native American Wampanoag people in 1621. But was that really the first Thanksgiving meal? Join Chris Katulka as he takes you to the Biblical thanksgiving feast from the book of Leviticus, a thanksgiving meal eaten thousands of years before the Pilgrims stepped foot on Plymouth Rock. To Give visit: gofoi.org/foiequip   Get a free one-year trial subscription to Israel My Glory https://israelmyglory.org/subscribe/ Get Involved with Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry https://www.foi.org/outreach   Chris Katulka's book: Israel Always foi.org/israelalways   Steve Herzig's book: Jewish Culture & Customs https://store.foi.org/purchase/jewish-culture-customs From the news surrounding Israel and the Jewish People:   Global antisemitism soars by 1,180% amid war with Hamas https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-771154?utm_source=jpost.app.apple&utm_medium=share   Tamimi: 'We will drink your blood; what Hitler did to you was a joke' https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/article-771102?utm_source=jpost.app.apple&utm_medium=share   Israel's war has spurred thousands of haredi Israelis to volunteer, cook — and serve in the army https://www.jta.org/2023/10/27/israel/israels-war-has-spurred-thousands-of-haredi-israelis-to-volunteer-cook-and-serve-in-the-army Yiddish Word(s) of the Day Yiddish: Frum - Deeply religious/piety and stringent adherence to Jewish Law  Hebrew: Echad - One/Oneness

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The horrific Hamas terrorist attacks of October 7th have placed our scheduled event on the U.S.-Israel alliance into a wholly new and more urgent context. The geostrategic importance of this relationship remains the same, but the need to discuss both antisemitism, which is obviously a grim problem not only in the Middle East but also here at home, and the security partnership between our two countries, particularly in terms of the savage and growing threat to us both from the Islamic Republic of Iran, and to chart a new path into the next quarter century is now an imperative.AgendaIntroductory RemarksVictoria Coates, Ph.D., Vice President, Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy, The Heritage FoundationEliav Benjamin, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of IsraelSession I: The U.S.-Israel Security Partnership at 75Robert Greenway, Director, Center for National Defense, The Heritage Foundation (Moderator)The Hon. Joni Ernst (R-IA), Senator, U.S. SenateVictoria Coates, Ph.D., Vice President, Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy, The Heritage FoundationSession II: Enriching the U.S.-Israel Alliance by Combatting Anti-SemitismEllie Cohanim, Senior Fellow, Independent Women's Forum (Moderator)The Hon. Chip Roy (R-TX), Representative, U.S. House of RepresentativesKenneth L. Marcus, Founder and Chairman, Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under LawCharles Asher Small, DPhil., Founding Director and President, Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and PolicySession III: Keynote Address by Amb. Ronald LauderAmb. Ronald S. Lauder, President, World Jewish Congress Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Your money is a vote; but it's not just where you spend it that matters, it's also where it comes from. Nicole knows people who have taken jobs at companies with iffy ethics and investments from nefarious sources. Do the ends justify the means? Nicole explores that question with Dr. Small, a terrorism finance expert who founded the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy. Dr. Small illuminates the money trail of funds to American universities from Qatar— a country known for supporting terror groups, including Hamas, the group responsible for the attack in Israel last week. Then, Nicole is joined by Peter Rahbar, a workplace legal expert and lawyer, on what entrepreneurs should do to make sure their investments don't come with unethical strings attached.

Join the conversation with Aaron and Dyanne and hear Dyanne's story about how and why she became passionate about helping students become aware of the long history of Antisemitism.Dyanne is a Senior Research Fellow at The Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) based at The Wolfe Institute at Cambridge University in the United Kingdom.

Back on for the third time, we are pleased to have Ben M. Freeman back on the program. Ben is a Jewish studies educator and chief participant in the modern day Jewish pride movement. He serves as a Jewish Diplomat for the World Jewish Congress and a Research Fellow for the The Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP). A frequent lecturer on the global stage, Ben has come to serve as a preeminent leader for Jews globally, representing the intersection between Jewish triumph and tragedy, illuminating the subtle yet symbolic nuances of Jewish identity required to bring about Jewish pride.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/twotalljewshow/support

Less than meets the eye, and not likely to last. David Wurmser gave that assessment of the Israeli-Lebanese maritime agreement the same day it was being signed. Wurmser, senior analyst and director of the Project on Global Antisemitism and the U.S.-Israel Relationship at the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Security Policy and former Middle East advisor […]

Holly Huffnagle serves as AJC's U.S. Director for Combating Antisemitism, spearheading the agency's response to antisemitism in the United States and its efforts to better protect the Jewish community. Before coming to AJC, Holly served as the policy advisor to the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism at the U.S. Department of State and as a researcher in the Mandel Center of Advanced Holocaust Studies at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. She received her master's degree from Georgetown University where she focused on 20th century Polish history and Jewish-Muslim relations before, during, and after the Holocaust. Most recently, she was a Scholar-in-Residence at Oxford University with the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy.The Religica Theolab is now at home at The Center for Ecumenical and Interreligious Engagement at Seattle UniversityMore from The Religica Theolab at religica.orgMore from The Center for Ecumenical and Interreligious Engagement at Seattle University at www.seattleu.edu/thecenter/Facebook: www.facebook.com/Religica.org/Twitter: twitter.com/religicaYouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCPuwufds6gAu2u6xmm8SBuwSoundcloud: @user-religicaSpotify: open.spotify.com/show/3CZwIO4uGP1…mwTkuTQC2rgdGObQApple Podcasts: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/relig…d1448005061?mt=2The Religica Theolab is a comprehensive online platform at the axis of religion and society that provides non-sectarian, coherent, integrated and accessible awareness about the role of religion in society, with a focus on strengthening local communities.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Natan Sharansky was born in Donetsk, Ukraine. He was a spokesman for the human rights movement, a Prisoner of Zion and leader in the struggle for the right of Soviet Jews to immigrate to Israel. Subsequent to his request to make aliya, Mr. Sharansky was arrested on trumped up charges of treason and espionage. He was convicted in a Soviet court and served nine years in the Gulag with many stretches in a punishing cell. Following massive public campaigns by the State of Israel, World Jewry and leaders of the free world, Mr. Sharansky was released in 1986, making aliya on the very day of his release. In his first few years in Israel, Mr. Sharansky established the Zionist Forum to assist Soviet olim in their absorption in Israel. In the 1990's, he established the Yisrael B'Aliyah party in order to accelerate the integration of Russian Jews. He served in four successive Israeli governments, as Minister and Deputy Prime Minister. In 2018 he received the highest Israeli award - the Israel Prize for promoting Aliyah and the ingathering of the exiles. Mr. Sharansky is the recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1986 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2006. He is the only living non-American citizen who is the recipient of these two highest American awards. 2009-2018 Natan Sharansky served as Chairman of the Executive of the Jewish Agency for Israel. After retirement from the Jewish Agency, he continues to serve as Chairman of the Shlihut Institute, which he founded. In July 2019 Mr. Natan Sharansky became Chair of ISGAP (The Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy). Mr. Sharansky is also the author of four books: - Fear No Evil - The Case for Democracy - Defending Identity - Never Alone: Prison, Politics and My People.

George Floyd family attorney Antonio Romanucci discusses the family’s perspective on the ongoing murder trial and the $27 million civil settlement. Evanston Alderman Robin Rue Simmons discusses the first city-wide reparations program for Black residents. The Public Interest Law Center Staff Attorney Benjamin Geffen discusses the recent King Soopers shooting and firearm preemption laws. Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy and […]

#MediaDeception Dan Gainor @dangainor Media Research Center (MRC) @Newsbusters joins @PastorGregCGR to discuss the media deception in ignoring the Joe Biden lies from the debate and on the Campaign trail. No follow up on the preponderance of evidence tying Joe Biden to Hunter Biden and shady business deals with Russia, Ukraine, China and apparently many others. Including being the Attorney for Chairman Chi in dealings with Russia. Little is written about the death of Sgt Harold Preston, who was killed by a repeat offender that was also an illegal immigrant. No mention of the rioting and looting that has taken place in Philadelphia. Elijah Schaffer, a journalist with The Blaze recorded some of the widespread lootings taking place in Philadelphia. As he entered a discount store, dozens of masked rioters were in the process of looting. He became the target of a violent assault as looters demand he stop recording their criminal activity. President Trump showed the video at a rally in Nebraska. Media attacked the Dodgers for allowing Justin Turner on the field to celebrate after he tested positive for CCP Virus. #AntiSemitism #MiddleEastPeace David Wurmser r, is a senior fellow and director of the Project on Global AntiSemitism and the US-Israel Relationship at the Center for Security Policy, as well as being a senior fellow at the Kohelet Policy Forum. We discuss the New York attack on "Jews for Trump" and the citied attack on their community as well. Then we will highlight the tremendous good that is a part of the historic Pease treaty involving Israel and the UAE. Abraham Accords Peace Agreement: Treaty of Peace, Diplomatic Relations and Full Normalization Between the United Arab Emirates and the State of Israel deals with the Palestinian issue by offering them an opportunity to join the agreement under specified terms. No terrorist money, Stop support of Hamas, accept occupation of a northeast land outside Jerusalem and the biggest issue acknowledge Israel and its right to be a state and possess the land. President Trump has done what was said to be impossible. He has brokered a peace accord with the Aras without giving in to Palestinian demands or settling with them first. #ElectionFraud David Shestokas Constitutional Attorney discusses the states where election fraud is most likely. He also discusses the SCOTUS decisions and there potential impact on the election. Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Arizona and Florida all have potential issues, As do Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota. David explains the details. #PowerOfGod #RestoringAmerica “The Prophetic Restoration of The United States of America as a Christian Governed Nation is Upon Us” Author—Pastor Marvin Paul Brecht The same biblical prophecies foretelling the coming of Jesus Christ also foretold that he would set up a government in the Kingdom of Heaven.  This book presents historical proof that The United States of America was founded as a Christian nation and government in the Kingdom of Heaven and that’s what makes America great. To help Christians know where the battle is for this country and equip them to fight this spiritual war right now. This book shows exactly how we got to this point here in the USA, it has prophecies to lead us and reveals what God is calling us to do for a restoration and the enactment of his providence

Natan Shransky and Gil Troy discuss their new book - Never Alone: Prison, Politics, and My People.   Gil Troy is an American presidential historian and a popular commentator on politics and other issues. He is Professor of History at McGill University and a 2015 visiting scholar at the Brookings Institution.    Natan Sharansky is an Israeli politician, human rights activist and author who, as a refusenik in the Soviet Union during the 1970s and 1980s, spent nine years in Soviet prisons. He served as Chairman of the Executive of the Jewish Agency from June 2009 to August 2018.[1] Natan Sharansky currently serves as the Chairman of the Institute of the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy.   Follow Shmuel Rosner on Twitter.  

The National Religious Broadcasters gathered in the final week of February 2020 at Gaylord Opryland in Nashville for their annual convention. It is an opportunity to address media issues and programming for the largely Christian Evangelical communicators who have had an outside influence on Trump Administration policy regarding Israel and increasingly on the rising Global Antisemitism in the West, particularly here in the US. Attending as major speakers are several figures in the Administration and of the President: Attorney General William Barr, Secretary of Education Betsey DeVos and personal attorney to the President Jay Sekulow. Rod Reuven Dovid Bryant and Jerry Gordon interviewed Dexter Van Zile, Christian Media Analyst for CAMERA – the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis - and Rabbi John Hausman spiritual leader of Congregational Ahavath Torah who has been active in Christian Evangelical outreach - who will presenting at a Panel Discussion sponsored by Proclaiming Justice to the Nations PTJN on Thursday afternoon February 27, 2020, entitled: Strategies for Christians in Media Wars.

February 11, 2020 “Understanding Contemporary Global Antisemitism: the University as the Purveyor of Delegitimization” Dr. Charles Asher Small, Executive Director, ISGAP; Research Scholar, St. Antony's College, Oxford Chairs Professor Alessandro Saggioro, “King Hamad” Chair for Inter-religious Dialogue and Peaceful Coexistence, La Sapienza University Professor Andrea Carteny, Director of Research Center for Cooperation with Eurasia Mediterranean Sub-Saharan Africa Program Organizers Ramy Aziz, ISGAP Research Fellow Dr. Robert Hassan, Director, ISGAP Italy An ISGAP International Seminar Series lecture at La Sapienza University to an audience of40 PhD Students and Professors.

Dr. Saba Soomekh, American Jewish Committee–LA, speaking at Kehillat Israel’s annual Israel Matters speaker event on November 19, 2019. The event is introduced and moderated by Rick Entin, past Chair of Israel Matters programming at KI. Dr. Soomekh discusses some of the most pressing issues confronting American Jewish support for Israel including: political divisiveness in America, the rise in Anti-Semitism and Anti-Zionism, and the changing demographic landscape in Israel. Saba Soomekh, PhD is the Assistant Director of Interreligious and Intercommunity Affairs at American Jewish Committee (“AJC”) -LA and a lecturer at UCLA, where she teaches Religious Studies, Middle Eastern History, and Women’s Studies courses. She received her BA in Religious Studies from the University of California, Berkeley. Her Masters in Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School and her Ph.D. in Religious Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Dr. Soomekh teaches and writes extensively on World Religions, Women and Religion, intersectionality and its impact on the Jewish community, and the geo-politics of the Middle East. In the summer of 2019, Dr. Soomekh was a Scholar-in-Residence at Oxford University with the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy. Professor Soomekh is the editor of the book Sephardi and Mizrahi Jews in America (Purdue University Press, 2016) and the author of the book From the Shahs to Los Angeles: Three Generations of Iranian Jewish Women between Religion and Culture (SUNY Press, 2012). Her book was awarded the Gold Medal in the 2013 Independent Publisher Book Award in the Religion category. Besides giving numerous scholarly and public presentations on the Middle East, world religions and women in the developing world, she is also a member of the city of Los Angeles’ Human Resource Commission where she is involved in numerous interfaith and intercultural projects and she is a consultant for numerous schools in Los Angeles focusing on creating honest dialogue about cultural issues. Dr. Soomekh was the Exhibition Coordinator of the exhibition at the Fowler Museum at UCLA entitled: Light and Shadows: The Story of Iranian Jews. She was a consultant and participant for PBS’ documentary “Iranian Americans,” which aired on PBS on Dec. 18, 2012. She was also featured in an NPR story on Iranian Jews in America, and the Times of Israel wrote a piece on her entitled “Iranian Scholar Breaks Stereotypes While Studying Them”. Rick Entin is a long-time member of Kehillat Israel where he formerly served as a Board Trustee and Chair of its Israel Matters Committee. Rick’s past leadership positions in the Los Angeles community include Chairman of the Board of Hillel 818 and Chair of the Real Estate and Construction Division of the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles. He is currently on the LA Leadership Counsel of Birthright. Rick is also a fellow of the Wexner Heritage Foundation. He was recently certified as a facilitator by Resetting the Table, an organization dedicated to creating courageous communication across divides. Rick was also recently selected to participate in a two-year Leadership Summit with the Wexner Foundation to explore key challenges facing the North American Jewish Community and the State of Israel.

ABOUT Evelyn Markus: Evelyn holds a Ph.D. in psychology from Erasmus University Rotterdam. She was a member of an advisory task force to Dutch Parliament on policies against cultural violence. She co-founded the Dutch non-profit organization "Network on Antisemitism," a pressure group and think tank that urged and advised authorities to take measures against the rising antisemitism. She also worked as a consultant to the Anne Frank House on combating rising antisemitism of Dutch immigrant youth. Evelyn's articles on antisemitism are being published in leading Dutch newspapers and in the American online sites, Gatestone Institute and Frontpage Magazine, and she is also speaking throughout the United States.

The US State Department has played a critical role in combating global Antisemitism through its office of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism. Elan Carr, newly appointed to the post, has already made a significant impact in the fight against the world’s oldest hatred. How does the US currently see the problem of global Antisemitism? What are we doing to address it?Elan S. Carr serves as the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism. As Special Envoy, he advises the Secretary of State and is responsible for directing U.S. policies and projects aimed at countering Antisemitism throughout the world.

Speaker: Dr. Charles Asher Small Affiliation: Founder and Executive Director, Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) Title: "Oxford Union Debate on Holocaust Denial Criminalisation" Location: Oxford University Date: January 28, 2016 Description: Dr. Charles Asher Small explains the various phases of antisemitism throughout history and maintains that contemporary antisemitism attacks notion of Jewish peoplehood. Dr. Small argues that today, Islamist reactionary social movements use European antisemitism and the Protocols of the Elders of Zion to openly call for the extermination of the Jewish people and the destruction of the State of Israel. Dr Small argues that while antisemitism begins with the Jews, it never ends with the Jews, but threatens democratic principles and human rights worldwide.

Speaker: Dr. Charles Asher Small Affiliation: Founder and Executive Director, Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) Title: "Academia And Antisemitism Today" Date: December 9, 2010 Location: Global Forum on Antisemitism, Jerusalem Description: Dr. Charles Asher Small asserts that there is a blind spot in academia to deal with contemporary antisemitism.

Speaker: Dr. Dovid Katz Affiliation: Editor, DefendingHistory.com Title: “Holocaust Obfuscation: The 21st Century Version of Denial” Convener: Dr. Charles Asher Small, Founder and Executive Director, Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) Location: Fordham University, New York Date: December 13, 2012 Description: Dr. Dovid Katz speaks about antisemitism and the problematic situation of Lithuanian and European Holocaust history revisionism.

Speaker: Dr. Dovid Katz Affiliation: Editor, DefendingHistory.com; Chief Analyst, Litvak Studies Institute (Vilnius) Title: "The Unique and 'Successful' Antisemitism in the East of the European Union" Convener: Dr. Charles Asher Small, Founder and Executive Director, Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) Location: Yale University, New Haven, CT Date: April 14, 2011 Description: Dr. Dovid Katz poses the question: "What is 'successful' antisemitism?" He contrasts the 'old' antisemitism with the 'new' antisemitism and notes that while there is a small group of scholars dealing with modern manifestations of antisemitism, the phenomenon is often regarded and taboo and not easily accepted.

Speaker: Dr. Charles Asher Small Affiliation: Founder and Executive Director, Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) Title: "Globalization and Contemporary Antisemitisms: From Islamism as a Social Movement to the Acquiescence in the West" Location: Yale University, New Haven, CT Date: April 21, 2011 Description: Dr. Charles Asher Small argues that there are many different forms of antisemtisms and explains how globalization contributes to the marginalization of various groups in society, which, in turn, impacts contemporary antisemitism. Multiculturalism, which is essential in understanding contemporary societies in the age of globalization, is based on the recognition of the “other.” If a social movement is diametrically opposed to recognizing “the other,” there cannot be peace or regional stability. He further contends that neo-liberal driven processes and policies associated with globalization are the most important driving forces impacting the economy, as well as political, social and cultural marginalization throughout the world. These forces create conditions that are largely responsible for the reemergence of contemporary antisemitism.