Holocaust deniers rely on a range of myths to “prove” their claims. Read on to understand these myths — and learn the facts that debunk them.
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Explore the prominent tropes of Holocaust denial — and how Holocaust deniers base their claims on longstanding antisemitic conspiracy theories.
There’s money in Holocaust denial — explore the financial and merchandising platforms that help deniers capitalize on their hateful lies.
Trace the development of the Holocaust denial movement, from its post-World War II emergence through today.
Key Points SJP refers to a network of anti-Zionist student groups on university campuses across the U.S.SJP is also used as shorthand for National SJP or NSJP, the National Students for Justice in Palestine, which is led by a Steering Committee.Individual SJP chapters and National SJP have justified and/or glorified the Hamas-led October 7 attack on Israel. They were also a central organizer of the 2024 student encampments across US universities and colleges.SJP chapters take their cues from…
Learn about International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a date that marks the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau and is meant to honor the victims of Nazism.
El antisionismo es la oposición al sionismo, el movimiento por la autodeterminación y la condición de Estado del pueblo judío en su patria ancestral, la tierra de Israel. El antisionismo a menudo se expresa, explícita o implícitamente, en el rechazo de la nación judía y su derecho a la autodeterminación; la denigración de individuos y grupos asociados al sionismo; y la minimización o negación de la conexi…
El sionismo es el movimiento en favor de la autodeterminación y la condición de Estado del pueblo judío en su patria ancestral, la tierra de Israel. La gran mayoría de los judíos del mundo sienten una conexión o afinidad con Israel, ya sea que explícitamente se identifiquen o no como sionistas, e independientemente de sus opiniones sobre las políticas del gobierno israelí.
Aunque ha habido una continua presencia judía en…
A menudo se acusa injustamente a Israel de diversas formas de "lavado", incluyendo el lavado rosa (pinkwashing), el ecoblanqueo (greenwashing) y el veganwashing, términos utilizados para desestimar o negar características de la sociedad israelí que reflejan sus valores democráticos y liberales en un esfuerzo por deslegitimar al Estado y sus políticas.
El lavado rosa, una combinación de las palabras "pink" (rosa) y "whitewashing" (blanqueo), fue acu…
Algunos afirman que Israel está cometiendo una "limpieza étnica" contra los palestinos. Aunque en el derecho internacional no existe una definición precisa de limpieza étnica, la acusación sugiere que Israel trabaja sistemáticamente para librar su territorio de palestinos, incluidos los ciudadanos árabes israelíes, mediante la fuerza o tácticas de intimidación con el fin de crear una sociedad homogénea. Esta es una…
El término "colonialismo de asentamiento" evoca recuerdos históricos de explotadores imperios europeos blancos que invadían militarmente tierras del Medio Oriente, Asia y África[i], estableciendo a sus ciudadanos en colonias mediante el uso de la fuerza, subyugando a las poblaciones nativas e indígenas y robando sus recursos naturales.
Muchos activistas y académicos antiisraelíes utilizan el término "colonialismo de asentamiento" para…
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The National Justice Party (NJP) was formed in August 2020 by a number of well-known white supremacists, most of whom attended the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
NJP is virulently antisemitic and blames Jews for multiple problems in the U.S.
While the group refers to itself as a “party,” it is not registered with the Federal Election Commission.
NJP has an “unofficial” party platform that includes calls for whites to be…
Once largely relegated to white supremacist rhetoric, “The Great Replacement” has made its way into mainstream consciousness in the past several years. From the chants of “Jews Will Not Replace Us” on the University of Virginia campus to then-U.S. Rep. Steve King’s tweeted protest, “We can’t restore our civilization with somebody else’s babies,” to Fox News’ Tucker Carlson’s complaints that the Democratic party is attempting to …
Rizza Islam speaking at the Nation of Islam’s 2021 Saviours’ Day conference at Mosque Maryam in Chicago.
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Ronnie Steven “Rizza” Islam is a member of the Nation of Islam
Mr. Islam is also a social media influencer, with more than 500K followers
He regularly posts antisemitic, anti-LGBTQ and anti-vaccine rhetoric
Mr. Islam also espouses a range of conspiracy theories
Background:
Ronnie Steven &ldquo…
What is the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism? In 2016, the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), comprised of 31 member-states, including the United States, formally adopted the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism (“the IHRA Definition”). The IHRA Definition, initially published by a European Union agency in 2005, has been used by the U.S. State Department since 2010 and by the U.S. Department of Education since at least 2019. It was embraced in the…
Key PointsThe Goyim Defense League is a loose network of individuals connected by their virulent antisemitism. The group includes five or six primary organizers/public figures, dozens of supporters and thousands of online followers.GDL operates GoyimTV, a video platform that streams antisemitic content.GDL espouses vitriolic antisemitism and white supremacist themes via the internet, through propaganda distributions and in street actions.GDL engages in antisemitic stunts and schemes to…
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NSC-131 is a neo-Nazi group based in the New England region.
Members consider themselves soldiers at war with a hostile, Jewish-controlled system that is deliberately plotting the extinction of the white race.
NSC-131 seeks to form an underground network of white men who are willing to fight against their perceived enemies through localized direct actions.
Members espouse racism, antisemitism and intolerance via the Internet, propaganda distributions…
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Black Hebrew Israelites are not the same as Black Jews or Jews of color.
Not all Black Hebrew Israelite organizations are antisemitic or extremists.
The Black Hebrew Israelite movement is divided into organizations or sects that operate semi-independently across the United States.
Black Hebrew Israelites believe that they are the true Israelites and that the Twelve Tribes of Israel are people of color.
Popular activities include street teachings and public speaking…