June 2020 Bulletin Contents Reports and Surveys Essays Articles Journals Books & Book Reviews 1 Reports and Surveys The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) Report on Antisemitism to UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief ACLJ – June 21, 2020 https://aclj.org/israel/taking-a-direct-stand-against-antisemitism--our-report-to- un-special-rapporteur https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/ngo-pushes-for-un-adoption-of- ihra-working-definition-of-antisemitism-632199 Spreading Hate on TikTok Studies in Conflict & Terrorism Journal - Gabriel Weimann &Natalie Masri University of Haifa and Institute for Counter Terrorism (ICT) June 19, 2020 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1057610X.2020.1780027?scroll=top&needAcce ss=true& The CNCDH 2019 Report on Combating Racism, Antisemitism and Xenophobia in France CNCDH (The French National Consultative Commission on Human Rights) June 18, 2020 https://www.cncdh.fr/fr/actualite/le-rapport-2019-sur-la-lutte-contre-le-racisme- lantisemitisme-et-la-xenophobie 2 Teaching Antisemitism and Terrorism in Hezbollah Schools ADL June 18, 2020 https://www.adl.org/antisemitism-and-terrorism-in-hezbollah-schools https://www.adl.org/news/press-releases/analysis-of-hezbollah-textbooks-shows- lengths-group-will-go-to-indoctrinate Far-Right Spreads Anti-Semitic Conspiracies About COVID-19 and George Floyd’s Death Canary Mission Special Investigation June 12, 2020 https://media90.canarymission.org/Campaign_PDF/corona_report_canarymission. pdf https://jewishjournal.com/news/317373/far-right-spreads-anti-semitic- conspiracies-about-covid-19-and-george-floyds-death/ Cartoon by Mohammad Sabaaneh/ Twitter - An Israeli border policeman suffocates a Palestinian; an American policeman suffocates a black man. 3 Toronto Police Service: 2019 Annual Hate Crime Statistical Report https://canadadocs.org/toronto-hate-crime-report-2019-jewish-community-the- most-victimized-group/ Hate Fuel: The Hidden Online World Fuelling Far Right Terror Cst.org.uk (The Community Security Trust) June 11, 2020 https://cst.org.uk/news/blog/2020/06/11/hate-fuel-the-hidden-online-world- fuelling-far-right-terror Annual Report on Manifestations of Antisemitism in the Czech Republic in 2019 Federation of Jewish Communities in the Czech Republic June 3, 2020 https://www.fzo.cz/en/571/annual-report-on-manifestations-of-antisemitism-in- the-czech-republic-in-2019/ New report finds Anti-Semitism on The Rise In Czech Republic Associated Press June 3, 2020 https://apnews.com/7f5f5547027d649d8d5abda8e0c452a0 Essays The Haredim and Anti-Semitism The American Thinker - Mike Konrad June 19, 2020 https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/06/the_haredim_and_antisemitis m.html 4 The Shifting Boundaries of Antisemitism Besa Center (The Begin Sadat Center) - Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld June 1, 2020 https://besacenter.org/perspectives-papers/antisemitism-boundaries/ Whitewashing Achille Mbembe’s Antisemitism Besa Center (The Begin Sadat Center) - Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld June 9, 2020 https://besacenter.org/perspectives-papers/achille-mbembe-antisemitism/ Intolerance, Anti-Semitism, and Praise for Terror in Palestinian Education Have Worsened Mosaic Magazine - Arnon Groiss June 8, 2020 https://mosaicmagazine.com/picks/israel-zionism/2020/06/intolerance-anti- semitism-and-praise-for-terror-in-palestinian-education-has-worsened/ Bernard Lewis on Why It’s Possible to Hate Jews Without Being an Anti-Semite Mosaic Magazine – Martin Kramer - in Commemoration of Bernard Lewis June 9, 2020 https://mosaicmagazine.com/picks/history-ideas/2020/06/bernard-lewis-on-why- its-possible-to-hate-jews-without-being-an-anti-semite/ Articles The Holocaust Remembrance Alliance allies to deny anti-Semitism 5 June 28, 2020 haaretz.com - Dmitry Shumsky https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-the-holocaust-remembrance-alliance-allies-to- deny-antisemitism-1.8951890 U.K. Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer Has Just Set New Standards for Fighting Left-wing Antisemitism June 27, 2020 haaretz.com - Anshel Pfeffer https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/europe/.premium-keir-starmer-has-just-set-new- standards-for-fighting-left-wing-antisemitism-1.8951028 Why it is Antisemitic to Claim that Israel was to Blame for the Killing of George Floyd CCA (Campaign Against Antisemitism) June 26, 2020 https://antisemitism.uk/why-it-is-antisemitic-to-claim-that-israel-was-to-blame-for-the-killing- of-george-floyd/ For a bitter taste of Polish populism, just watch the evening news The Gurardian.co.uk - Timothy Garton Ash June 25, 2020 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jun/25/polish-populism-evening-news- public-broadcaster-presidential- election?CMP=share_btn_fb&fbclid=IwAR2STZvJ8O7tH9SV3ykB4y57y6- 0Eb7z1musxJC7RVUEH8Ctqq9wH84QgZQ Croatia’s Fascist Movement Is on the Rise Yet Again Independent.co.uk - Menachem Z Rosensaft June 25, 2020 https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/croatia-fascism-nazi-usta-a-sasenovac-antisemitism- zoran-milanovi-a9583146.html 6 Foreign Minister: Bulgarian Government Consistent Against Antisemitism, Hate Speech Sofiaglobe.com June 25, 2020 https://sofiaglobe.com/2020/06/25/foreign-minister-bulgarian-government-consistent-against- antisemitism-hate-speech/ Tiktok Social Media Platform Users Target Young People With Anti-Semitism and Holocaust Denial, Study Finds JTA June 22, 2020 https://www.jta.org/quick-reads/tik-tok-social-media-platform-users-target-young-people-with- anti-semitism-and-holocaust-denial-study-finds Black Lives Matter hijacked by anti-Semitism Financial Review - Zoe Strimpel June 21, 2020 https://www.afr.com/world/europe/why-black-lives-matter-protests-are-a-catalyst-for-anti- semitism-20200623-p555ch George Soros Conspiracy Theories Surge as Protests Sweep US June 21, 2020 Associated Press - David Klepper And Lori Hinnant https://apnews.com/f01f3c405985f4e3477e4e4ac27986e5 NGO Pushes for UN Adoption of IHRA Definition of Antisemitism Jerusalem Post - Aaron Reich June 21, 2020 7 https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/ngo-pushes-for-un-adoption-of-ihra-working- definition-of-antisemitism-632199 Why Black Lives Matter Protests Are A Catalyst For Anti-Semitism https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/politics/black-lives-matter-protests-catalyst-anti- semitism/ telegraph.co.uk - Zoe Strimpel June 20, 2020 A Nazi Term or a Legal Concept? Germany’s Debate Over ‘Rasse’ bloomberg.com - Karin Matussek June 20, 2020 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-20/a-nazi-term-or-a-legal-concept- germany-s-debate-over-rasse Polish State TV Incited Hatred against Jews, Media Ethics Panel says JTA - Katarzyna Markusz June 19, 2020 https://www.jta.org/2020/06/19/global/polish-state-tv-incited-hatred-against-jews-media- ethics-panel-says Polish State TV Seeks to Discredit President’s Key Rival Associated Press - Vanessa Gera June 19, 2020 https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/polish-state-tv-seeks-to-discredit-presidents-key- rival/2020/06/10/10f0f730-ab35-11ea-a43b-be9f6494a87d_story.html GOP Leaders Blast Georgia Congressional Candidate Over Antisemitic, Racist Remarks 8 Algemeiner.com / JNS.org - Jackson Richman June 19, 2020 https://www.algemeiner.com/2020/06/19/gop-leaders-blast-georgia-congressional-candidate- over-antisemitic-racist-remarks/ Ice Cube, Louis Farrakhan, and Antisemitism Algemeiner.com - Eunice G. Pollack June 19, 2020 https://www.algemeiner.com/2020/06/19/ice-cube-louis-farrakhan-and-antisemitism/ The resurrection of Christian antisemitism Jerusalem Post - Brian Schrauger June 18, 2020 https://www.jpost.com/jerusalem-report/the-resurrection-of-christian-antisemitism-631109 Unearthing the Unvarnished Truth about Lithuania’s Holocaust Jerusalem Post – Neville Teller June 18, 2020 https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/unearthing-the-unvarnished-truth- about-lithuanias-holocaust-631924 Portugal Honors a Diplomat Who Saved Jews from the Nazis Nytimes.com – Raphael Minder June 18, 2020 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/18/world/europe/portugal-honors-diplomat-nazis.html Is Anti-Semitism Racism? Depends Who You Ask Times of Israel - Michael Laitman June 17, 2020 https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/is-anti-semitism-racism-depends-who-you-ask/ 9 Jewish Scholars and the Tangled History of Race Relations Algemeiner.com - Harold Brackman June 17, 2020 https://www.algemeiner.com/2020/06/17/jewish-scholars-and-the-tangled-history-of-race- relations/ Is Anti-Zionism Just Antisemitism by Another Name? Australian Jewish News/Times of Israel June 17, 2020 https://ajn.timesofisrael.com/is-anti-zionism-just-antisemitism-by-another-name/ Rising Anti-Semitism Requires Communal Security Response Washington Jewish Week - Robert Graves June 17, 2020 https://washingtonjewishweek.com/67450/rising-anti-semitism-requires-communal-security- response/editorial-opinion/ Portugal Finally Recognises Consul Who Saved Thousands from Holocaust James Badcock June 17, 2020 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53006790 We Must Rethink Holocaust Education Jewishpress.com - Jeff Ballabon and Bruce Abramson June 17, 2020 https://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/opinions/we-must-rethink-holocaust- education/2020/06/17/ 'Erdogan's anti-Semitism Has Done Great Harm to Turkey' Israel Hayom - Dean Shmuel Elmas June 16, 2020 10 https://www.israelhayom.com/2020/06/16/erdogans-anti-semitism-has-done-great-harm-to- turkey/ Polish Jews Express Support for Antisemitism Campaigner Targeted by Far Right Algemeiner.com -Ben Cohen June 16, 2020 https://www.algemeiner.com/2020/06/16/polish-jews-express-support-for-antisemitism- campaigner-targeted-by-far-right/ Why Can’t You