Blood Libel

Israel must treat the media war as seriously as Iran’s nuclear threat, Gil Hoffman says

MEDIA AFFAIRS: Gil Hoffman talks to the ‘Post’ about his new book 'The Blood Libel Machine' and Israel’s war for global public opinion.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
Author Gil Hoffman stands with his new book, ‘The Blood Libel Machine,’ which argues that the spread of anti-Israel narratives and the surge in global antisemitism were the result of a premeditated information campaign that had been in the works for decades.
This general view shows the logo of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague on January 12, 2024, prior to the hearing of the genocide case against Israel, brought by South Africa.

Prominent scholars, legal experts among 6,000 signatories to letter rejecting Gaza genocide charge

“The bitter irony is that Israel, home to half the world’s Jews, is the only country to face a sustained war of attempted genocide – from its inception in 1948 until today,” the letter states.

|BySAM HALPERN
Protesters carry Palestinian flags near the White House, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 28, 2026

CAM weekly antisemitism report: Demonstration outside Israel’s US embassy descends into blood libel

Demonstrators drenched the pavement in fake blood invoking classical "blood libel" tropes long used to incite antisemitic violence.

|ByCOMBAT ANTISEMITISM MOVEMENT
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk (R) looks on next to Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada al-Nashif during a UN Human Rights Council debate over Israel’s actions on September 16, 2025. PremiumPremium

The blood libel that won't die: How the UN weaponized genocide claims against Israel - analysis

How accusations of genocide have become the latest expression of a centuries-old campaign to demonize the Jewish state

|ByBEN COHEN

From blood libels to ‘genocide’: Has the Church of England learned from history? - opinion

These libels, often promoted or legitimized by influential churchmen, fueled massacres, dispossession, and ultimately the expulsion of every Jew from England in 1290.

JULY 18, 2026ByYAKOV NAGEN
Yaël Perl-Ruiz, Alfred Dreyfus' great grand-daughter

A two-pronged blood libel: The truth behind accusations of Jewish settler violence - opinion

In fact, Baskin peddles two blood libels: the “Jewish settler violence” blood libel and the “Jewish right-wing extremist politicians” blood libel. Both aim to demonize Jewish residents in Israel.

JULY 15, 2026ByAVNER AMICHAI
A construction site of a new residential neighborhood at the mixed religious-secular Jewish settlement in the West Bank Kfar Adumim, March 9, 2023.

Jewish schoolgirls get lost in NY creek tunnel, online abuse follows

The girls, students from the Toras Emachu school in Monsey, New York, had been visiting Nyack Memorial Park on a school trip.

JUNE 12, 2026ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
Police officers keep guard outside the Rolls Building of the High Court ahead of the appearance of Britain's Prince Harry in London, June 6, 2023.

New York Times shareholder demands inspection of Board documents after Kristof article

This includes the design and operation of legal review programs, source verification programs, and corrections procedures, among others.

MAY 31, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
People walk by The New York Times building in Manhattan, New York City, US, September 16, 2025.

Spotify declines to take down rap song cited for antisemitic conspiracy claims

Spotify rejected a request by the International Legal Forum to remove Chris Webby’s song Raw Thoughts VII, which the ILF said contained antisemitic tropes.

MAY 20, 2026ByMICHAEL STARR
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‘Dog rape’ to ‘genocide’: How lies become weapons in mainstream reporting - interview

Olga Deutsch, incoming head of NGO Monitor, reveals how false allegations, media distortions, and politicized NGOs shape narratives against Israel and Jewish communities.

MAY 18, 2026ByFELICE FRIEDSON/THE MEDIA LINE
People take part in the National March for Palestine - hands off Gaza, a pro-Palestinian protest calling for the government to "end the genocide and stop arming Israel", in London, Britain, January 31, 2026.

Ancient blood libels continue to shape modern antisemitism - opinion

Antisemitic conspiracy theories have deep historical roots and continue to resurface, driving prejudice and violence against Jews today.

MAY 17, 2026ByROZ ROTHSTEIN
The Simon of Trent blood libel: Illustration in Hartmann Schedel’s Weltchronik, 1493

Israel slams NYT opinion article on Palestinian abuse, ignoring Oct. 7 sexual violence

While labeled as an opinion, the piece was several thousand words long and included claimed testimonies from alleged Palestinian victims of Israeli prison sexual abuse.

MAY 12, 2026ByJAMES GENN
The New York Times building in Manhattan, New York City, pictured September 16, 2025; illustrative.

'Blood libel repackaged': Israeli ambr. condemns Stockholm mock slaughter protest

"It's the same centuries-old stereotypes and blood libels, repackaged by replacing ' Jews' with 'Zionists," said Israel's ambassador to Sweden Ziv Nevo Kulman.

APRIL 21, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
A demonstration in support of Palestine and Lebanon marches through Stockholm to Gustav Adolfs Torg, Sweden October 5.

Jeremy Corbyn repeats claim Israel 'harvested organs' of Gazans

The Israeli Embassy in London rejected the allegations by the former British Labour Party leader, describing them as recycled smears and blood libels

FEBRUARY 26, 2026ByTOBIAS SIEGAL
FORMER UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn speaks at a pro-Palestinian rally in London last month. He has congratulated Zohran Mamdani on his New York City mayoral primary win.