The Ministry for Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism on Sunday presented its first report on the rise of antisemitism around the world, encompassing the entire year of 2024, the first such review since the October 7 massacre. The report was to be presented to ministers during the meeting of the government.
According to the report, antisemitism became more organized in 2024 and receives funding from official international institutions and even some governments. The report provides data on the rise of antisemitism in different countries in the West compared to the first 10 months of 2023, before the massacre.
The Diaspora Ministry report points to Spain and Ireland as the most antisemitic countries in Europe and ranks France, Britain, Canada and Australia as showing "moral ambiguity" in the way they responded to antisemitism while expressing disproportionate criticism of Israel, in a manner that puts Jewish communities at risk.
French President Emmanuel Macron is especially noted in the report after he made statements regarding the killing of women and children by Israel during the war in Gaza, and claims that by his remarks, the president has legitimized antisemitic rhetoric by the French far-left.
In fact, in 2024, Canada was branded the "champion of antisemitism" with antisemitic attacks rising by 7.5 times in the past year. Some 85% of Jewish Canadians believe the Trudeau government did not do enough to respond to antisemitism.
The report also criticizes the UN and the Palestinian Authority and accuses the TikTok social media platform of being the major instigator of antisemitism. It noted that an Israeli executive in the company resigned after he called the platform "an existential threat to Israel and identified those responsible for policy who were supporters of Hamas and the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.
The BBC was also noted in the report for its refusal to call Hamas a terrorist group. A former employee of the British broadcaster reported that complaints about antisemitism were covered up by BBC management. Leaders of the Jewish community in Britain said the conduct of the BBC contributed to antisemitism around the world and to denials of the atrocities committed by Hamas or to diminishing their veracity.
The report calls for recognition of the IHRA definition of antisemitism and for enforcing the laws against hatred of Jews. It demands that governments act against one-sided criticism of Israel or indifference in the face of antisemitism, putting Jewish communities around the world in danger.
