Weaponizing History: How the Gestapo Is Invoked in American Politics
In today’s polarized political climate, Holocaust-era comparisons have become increasingly common on social media. One example is the term “Gestapo,” once reserved for describing the Nazi regime’s brutal secret police, the term is now being used to label modern U.S. law enforcement agencies. Our analysis of social media data from 2017 to 2024 shows a […]
What Research Tells Us About What Works In The Fight Against Antisemitism
New research from FCAS reveals how to move Unengaged Americans from bystanders to allies in the fight against antisemitism. Learn what messaging actually shifts attitudes—and sparks action.
BSA Data Shows Meta’s Decision on Content Moderation Could Amplify Hate
Meta, the parent company of Instagram, Facebook, and Threads, announced Tuesday that it will discontinue its third-party fact-checking program in favor of a Community Notes system, modeled after the approach used on X. An analysis by the BSA Command Center found that since adopting such a community-based moderation system, X accounts spreading conspiracy theories and hate have […]
Blue Square Alliance Data Reveals Antisemitism Spike in Healthcare
Data from the BSA Command Center was included in a recently published academic paper that revealed a sharp rise in antisemitism within the U.S. healthcare sector, particularly after October 7, 2023. We analyzed the X accounts of over 220,000 self-identified healthcare professionals and found antisemitism-related posts increased 5.4x since October 7, 2023, while mentions of […]
Attitudes On Campus Protests, Including Associated Jewish Hate, Vary By Age
The new academic year brings a resumption of protests on college campuses about the Israel-Hamas war, but the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism’s (FCAS) ongoing research reveals that while many younger Americans on college campuses feel strongly about the protests, these views are not shared by all Americans.
Nationwide Survey Reveals All Types Of Prejudice Are On The Rise
In 1963 Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” It is precisely this mutuality that we have identified in FCAS’ nationwide tracking survey on Jewish hate and all forms of hate.
BSA Study Reveals Jewish Hate Is Escalating In The United States
Antisemitism has been on the rise in the United States for years, but since the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel and the ensuing war in Gaza, prejudice against Jewish people in America has accelerated profoundly. That’s the central finding of FCAS’ latest research into attitudes around Jewish hate.