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American Muslims for Palestine (AMP)

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A screenshot from an AMP mashup video from June 2021 showing AMP Executive Director Dr. Osama Abuirshaid speaking at a demonstration in Washington, D.C., standing alongside Nerdeen Kiswani and Abdullah Akl, leaders of radical anti-Zionist group Within Our Lifetime (WOL)
Key Points American Muslims for Palestine is at the core of the anti-Israel and anti-Zionist movement in the United States.AMP’s leadership frequently engages in rhetoric that promotes antisemitic tropes and support for violence against Israel, such as praising Hamas for the October 7, 2023 attack which marked the deadliest massacre of Jewish people since the Holocaust.A current board member of AMP was implicated in Hamas activity in the 1990s, according to an FBI memorandum.AMP has…
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Candace Owens

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Candace Owens speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on February 25, 2022 in Orlando, Florida
Key Points Candace Owens is a right-wing public figure and political commentator who has come to embrace and promote antisemitic tropes and anti-Israel rhetoric.She also espouses conspiracy theories related to the LGBTQ+ community and has downplayed the impact of slavery and racism on the Black community.Owens began gaining recognition in 2016-2017 as a MAGA supporter and critic of the Black Lives Matter movement.She developed a large following while working for Turning Point USA, and later…
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Who's Who of Holocaust Denial

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Learn about the antisemitic people, organizations and publications that advance Holocaust denial, and dig deeper into their commentary and activities.
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Debunking Holocaust Denial Claims

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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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Key Holocaust Denial Tropes

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Explore the prominent tropes of Holocaust denial — and how Holocaust deniers base their claims on longstanding antisemitic conspiracy theories.
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Profiting off Holocaust Denial

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There’s money in Holocaust denial — explore the financial and merchandising platforms that help deniers capitalize on their hateful lies.
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Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP)

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Students from Brooklyn College and supporters hold signs during a pro-Palestinian protest at the entrance of the New York campus on October 12, 2023
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…
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Antisionismo

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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…
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Sionismo

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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…
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Acusación: Israel es culpable de "pinkwashing"(lavado rosa y otros lavados) para encubrir acciones contra los Palestinos

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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…
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Acusación: Israel está perpetrando una limpieza étnica

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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…
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Acusación: Israel es un proyecto colonialista de asentamiento

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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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White Lives Matter

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White Lives Matter
The mission of ADL is to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all.
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National Justice Party

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National Justice Party
Key Points: 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…
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“The Great Replacement:” An Explainer

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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 …
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Rizza Islam

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Rizza Islam
Rizza Islam speaking at the Nation of Islam’s 2021 Saviours’ Day conference at Mosque Maryam in Chicago. Key Points:   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…
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About the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism

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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…
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