Join us for a roundtable discussion featuring leading researchers from the Institute for Jewish Policy Research and the Decoding Antisemitism Research Project, on how the recent events in Israel sparked a rise in antisemitism worldwide, and what can be done about it
The events of 7th October, the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust, along with the subsequent Israeli response in Gaza, mark a pivotal moment in the Arab-Israeli conflict and Jewish life worldwide. They have sparked extensive media and public response and fervent reactions from all sides.
Social media has been central to the way this response has played out over the past months – fierce debates have been joined by denial, distortion and the harassment and abuse of Jewish and Israeli social media users.
How have these events affected Jewish communities in the UK? What patterns can be found in the online responses to the Hamas attacks and the subsequent war? What do the data being generated by the community and global polling agencies tell us about the current state of antisemitism in the UK, both on- and offline?
This event brings together leading researchers from the Institute for Jewish Policy Research and the Decoding Antisemitism Research Project, who will present the latest findings regarding trends both online and offline during this escalation phase, and discuss potential courses of action within an increasingly toxic social climate.
With
Dr Jonathan Boyd, Executive Director of the London-based Institute for Jewish Policy Research (JPR)
Dr Matthias J. Becker, lead of the Berlin-based international Decoding Antisemitism project (DA), along with colleagues Dr Matthew Bolton and Karolina Placzynta
