Is NZ Labour more tolerant of antisemitism than Jeremy Corbyn’s UK Labour party?

In January The Israel Institute of New Zealand exposed NZ MPs as members of an online group that frequently posts vile antisemitism. Labour MP for Christchurch Central, Dr Duncan Webb, was found to have posted, commented, and ‘liked’ posts in the group. Read more

New Israeli study exposes coded language used by anti-semites on social media

Anti-Semites are employing the use of a secret language, or “dog whistles,” to evade detection by algorithms on social media tracking antisemitism, posing challenges to law enforcement and social media platforms, a University of Haifa study has revealed. Read more

AIJAC’s makes its submission to the inquiry into extremist movements and radicalism in Australia.

The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) has made a submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS), addressing its Inquiry into extremist movements and radicalism in Australia. Read more

New Zealanders gather to remember the Holocaust

New Zealand, one of few countries in a Covid-ravaged world still able to have large gatherings for the observance of United Nations International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27, saw commemorations take place around the country in major centres including Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, as well as in Hamilton and Napier. Read more

Nazis marching through the Ranges are only a small part of the threat

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. Read more

The Grampians or Bavaria? Dvir responds

Fairfax Media has reported members of a far-right group burning a cross and chanting anti-semitic slogans close to holiday spots on Australia Day in the Grampians national park in Victoria. Read more

International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Despite the temporary closure of the Mount of Remembrance in Jerusalem as a result of the ongoing global health crisis, Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre, is actively marking the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust through a range of online events and activities. Read more

Shehecheyanu starts Wellington council meeting

The New Zealand capital city’s council meeting started off differently this week. Read more

Swastikas as part of exhibition

A recent The People of Colour exhibition which ran at Auckland’s Mercy Pictures from October 16 to November 7, featured swastika flags. Read more

Vic Alhadeff honoured in NSW parliament

NSW Opposition Leader Jodi McKay has hosted a morning tea at State Parliament House with Labor Party shadow ministers and MPs to honour NSW Jewish Board of Deputies CEO Vic Alhadeff, who has announced his resignation. Read more

NZ heads to the polls

When New Zealand entered its second lockdown in August it led to the election being postponed for nearly a month – from the original date of September 19 till October 17. Read more

MFAT officials justify NZ-funded hate to minister

Documents obtained under the Official Information Act by the Israel Institute of New Zealand show that, for the first time ever, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) briefed the minister about hate and incitement to violence taught in NZ-funded UNRWA schools. Read more

The lonely, angry anti-Semite

At high school, he made no friends and didn’t belong to any clubs. He liked girls but having a girlfriend was beyond his abilities. Academically, he was undistinguished, doing well in biology but failing in English. Read more

Boycotting Facebook is not the answer

It is a symptom of popularism and the modern post-fact world – not a solution to those problems. The demands attached to it, in fact, endanger democracy. Read more

Muslim World League’s General Secretary honoured for fighting antisemitism, calls for unity against hatred

At a special online event, General Secretary of the Muslim World League, Sheikh Dr Mohammed Al-Issa was honoured with an inaugural award for his contribution towards fighting antisemitism. Read more

GoDaddy pulls off Miss Hitler pageant site

The GoDaddy website hosting domain has deleted an account promoting a “Miss Hitler Pageant”, a vehicle for women to profess their love of Adolf Hitler and using Nazi imagery to demonstrate it. Read more

COVID-19 and hate crime in Australia

The Australian Hate Crime Network (AHCN) has called for greater vigilance in countering racism and other forms of bigotry that is erupting amidst the current COVID-19 pandemic. Read more

AIJAC reacts to arrest of man on terrorism charges

The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) has welcomed the news of the arrest of a man plotting a terrorist attack in NSW. Read more

Governments advertising was supporting the hosting of terrorist manifesto

The Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI) has put an end to advertising from the State Governments in NSW, Victoria and South Australia appeared alongside an antisemitic terrorist manifesto. Read more

An eternal reminder to us all – NZ PM on Holocaust Remembrance Day

It is critical to tell and retell the stories of those who perished in the Holocaust, and of those who survived, to fight against the rise of antisemitism and to ensure that such a genocide never happens again. Read more

Senior Saudi religious leader leads Muslim delegation on visit to Auschwitz

A senior Saudi religious leader led a delegation of Muslim leaders on a visit of the former Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Poland on Thursday timed to the 75th anniversary of its liberation. Read more

New Zealanders to commemorate IHRD

New Zealanders will gather around the country tomorrow to remember the Holocaust with the sad new realisation that New Zealand isn’t immune to racial hatred and violence, the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand says. Read more

A Nazi flag flies in Victoria and there is no way to bring it down

A woman who has German ancestry is flying a Nazi flag in her front garden in her home in the regional town of Beulah in Victoria. Read more

Jan-27 Auckland and Wellington: United Nations International Holocaust Remembrance Day

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Antisemitic incidents in Australia: a slight change but a major increase in serious incidents

The ECAJ annual Report on Antisemitism in Australia was released at yesterday’s at the organisation’s AGM revealing a 30% spike in serious incidents involving verbal abuse, harassment and intimidation. Read more

New Zealand joins bullies at UN again and supports online incitement

The United Nations just passed eight resolutions against Israel and zero against any other country. New Zealand participated in this bullying again, voting for seven and abstaining on one. Read more

Kristallnacht commemoration concert in Wellington

This year’s Kristallnacht commemoration concert on 10 November brought us more of the annual event’s distinctive quality – works associated with the Holocaust performed by leading New Zealand musicians. Read more

Jewish community horrified of shooting deaths in Germany

The World Jewish Congress joined the Australan and New Zealand community in being  horrified by the attack outside the synagogue of Halle an der Salle, in eastern Germany with local police confirming that two people were killed and several shots fired. Read more

Muslim Imams Council concerned of spawning prejudice

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A Rosh Hashanan perspective

“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” ~Anne Frank. Read more

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