September 07, 2012
Since 2006, the Anti-Defamation League has been following closely the anti-Semitic tone emanating from the government of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. ADL’s research sheds light on the relations of the government with fundamental Islam, the anti-Israel rhetoric used by the government apparatus, and the scapegoating of Israel and Jews as a political tool.
Reports in English
Anti-Semitism in Venezuela, 2014 Report
Venezuelan Government Fuels Incendiary Anti-Israel and Anti-Semitic Environment
Report from the CAIV: Anti-Semitism in Venezuela 2013
Classical Anti-Semitism: In the Venezuelan Presidential Elections (PDF)
Anti-Semitism in Venezuela in Wake of the Gaza Flotilla (PDF)
Chavez's Venezuela: The Jewish Community Under Threat (PDF)
The Chavez Regime: Fostering Anti-Semitism and Supporting Radical Islam (PDF)
CAIV Report, Anti-Semitism in Venezuela in 2012
Reports in Spanish
Informe de la CAIV: Antisemitismo en Venezuela 2014
Informe de la CAIV: Antisemitismo en Venezuela 2013
Informe de CAIV, Antisemitismo en Venezuela 2012 (PDF)
Antisemitismo Clasico: En las Elecciones Presidenciales de Venezuela (PDF)
Antisemitismo en Venezuela: Tras el Caso de la Flotilla de Gaza (PDF)
Anti-Semitic Statements Said by Hugo Chavez, President of Venezuela
Press Releases
2015
ADL Deeply Troubled by Anti-Semitic Incident in Caracas
2013
A March 3, 2012 editorial in the government-aligned Kikiriki newspaper stated: "...the Zionist Jews seized the money of the world and its large corporations, banks and companies; its radio, TV and print media, and now they have an eye on Venezuela. Capriles Radonski, billionaire, is the son of a Jewish father and Jewish mother, thus one needs to study his international connections and look deep into its history. We will be screwed if Jews come to power and whomever doubts it ask the Palestinians and Arabs."