Andre Oboler

October 7 and the antisemitic flood

In Australia, it is now October 7, the first anniversary of the horrific Hamas terrorist attack that killed 1,200...

Tackling our extremism problem

The sight on the steps of the Victorian Parliament on Saturday, black clad neo-Nazis throwing Hitler salutes over and...

Andre Oboler reports on the summit on online antisemitism

Last week, members of parliament from around the world and a select group of experts gathered at the Capitol...

Antisemitism claims and the election

Media articles today about the "Angel of Death" are an abuse of Holocaust memory. I don't mean the comments...

Ben & Jerry’s and antisemitism

Twitter exploded with the news of Ben & Jerry's new position on Israel.

Nazi prank highlights the need for greater care in tackling antisemitism

Dr Andre Oboler: At 10:30pm on April 1, a group of Melbourne based neo-Nazis posted an April Fools’ Day prank to their channel on the Gab social media platform.
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Nazis marching through the Ranges are only a small part of the threat

Dr Andre Oboler: Over the Australia Day weekend the Grampians ranges, also known by its Indigenous name of  Gariwerd, hosted a neo-Nazi gathering complete with a KKK style cross burning and marches complete with Nazi salutes.

Boycotting Facebook is not the answer

The Facebook boycott in the United States is deeply concerning.

Twitter tackles online hate

After Charlottesville American attitudes on Hate Speech are shifting. Artificial Intelligence tools that extract hate speech on social media are becoming more wide-spread among both academics and civil society organisations, creating greater transparency and pressure on Social Media companies....writes Andre Oboler.

Will the world come around to Israeli public opinion on Palestinian statehood?

While the international community hangs on to visions of a two-state solution, Israeli public opinion is unified in asserting that the establishment of a Palestinian state is unrealistic and undesirable...writes Ariel Ben Solomon/JNS.org.

Tackling Holocaust denial and Fake News

The internet had become our go to place for information and search engines serve as its gateway.

Protecting the memory of the Holocaust

The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) has held a conference in Romania attended by Australian experts.