CAM weekly Antisemitism report – Mamdani effect seen on the streets of New York

The latest Global Antisemitism Report highlights 288 new incidents of antisemitism monitored worldwide by the Antisemitism Research Center (ARC) by CAM during the past three weeks.

Categorized by ideological motivation, 46.9% were Far-Left (135 incidents), 13.2% Islamist-Inspired (34 incidents), 9.4% Far-Right (11 incidents), and 13.7% Unattributable (16 incidents).

Broken down by type, 56.3% were Anti-Israel/Anti-Zionism (162 incidents), 12.2% Classical Antisemitism (35 Incidents), 8.7% Islamist-Inspired (25 incidents), 2.8% Holocaust Minimization/Denial (8 incidents), and 20.0% Unattributable (58 incidents).

The start of the new year saw a shocking display of antisemitic hatred on the streets of New York City. Protesters openly chanted "We support Hamas," alongside calls for "intifada" and a "people’s war," outside a Jewish yeshiva in Kew Hills Garden neighborhood of Queens on Thursday night.

The demonstration took place only a week after newly-inaugurated Mayor Zohran Mamdani revoked executive orders issued by his predecessor Eric Adams recognizing the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism.

With these first actions in office, Mayor Mamdani showed the concerns of Jewish New Yorkers about his long record of anti-Israel radicalism were justified, and that the Mamdani-led City Hall will incite, rather than fight, the most common form of modern-day antisemitism, which is anti-Zionism. The scenes from Thursday’s protest in Queens only further proved this point.

As 2026 got underway, antisemitic violence, vandalism, and hate speech continued to plague the world. Incidents tracked by the ARC included:

• Germany: In Templin, a shed next to the home of Brandenburg Commissioner for Combating Antisemitism Andreas Büttner was burned in a suspected arson attack, and an inverted red triangle was spray-painted at the scene.
• Australia: Children's author Matthew Jones published an essay defending the Bondi Beach Hanukkah massacre and denying the innocence of the Jewish victims.
• Spain: Members of Spain’s Jewish community filed a complaint with the online platform GoGoCarto over an interactive mapping project that blacklisted Jewish businesses in the Catalonia region.
• Nepal: The Chabad House in Kathmandu was forced to vacate its longtime location after sustained pressure from its landlord, who viewed the Jewish presence as a liability.

Municipal leaders from the Atlanta area convened in Sandy Springs on Thursday for the Georgia Mayors Roundtable on Antisemitism. The participants shared experiences and explored best practices and actionable cities-oriented strategies to combat Jew-hatred.

Over the past two weeks, massive demonstrations have taken place across Iran against the tyrannical Tehran regime. The Combat Antisemitism Movement salutes the brave protesters and looks forward to the day when the people of Iran are free!