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| Formation | October 2018 |
|---|---|
| Type | Advocacy organization |
Executive Director | Liora Rez |
| Website | stopantisemitism |
StopAntisemitism is an American nonprofit advocacy group focused on exposing individuals for alleged antisemitic statements and behavior. [1] [2] [3] Critics have said they use "doxxing" and are mostly focused on anti-Zionist voices. [4] [5]
Social media influencer Liora Rez founded StopAntisemitism in October 2018 to monitor and expose online antisemitism with a website StopAntisemitism.org. She started her social media career in 2013, under the name "Jewish Chick". [6] [7]
Rez says the organization's goal is to "create consequences for those who espouse hatred and violence against Jewish people". [2] The organization's social media posts were viewed more than 750,000 times per month, as of September 2019 [update] . [8]
StopAntisemitism receives tips about suspected antisemitic incidents via its website and social media accounts. The organization checks the submission for accuracy, ensures it has not been edited, and confirms the location of the incident. The organization does not post all the submissions it receives, and can take several hours to vet a submission, according to Rez. The organization researches the individual and their employers, both internally and using crowdsourcing, intending to create consequences and "expose antisemites" using a name and shame approach. [8] [2] In the aftermath of the October 7 attacks, the number of reports submitted increased by over 1,500% to more than 500 reports of antisemitism per day. [2]
The organization releases an annual report called Antisemitism on U.S. College & University Campuses, using a report card-style system to assess 25 universities across the United States on their efforts to address campus antisemitism and protect their Jewish students. [9]
The organization sent a petition with 2,000 signatures to the US Department of Education in October 2019, calling on the agency to keep the Council on American–Islamic Relations (CAIR) out of college campuses. The petition said CAIR pushes "Islamist propaganda, anti-Semitism, and anti-American bias" on college campuses. [10]
StopAntisemitism launched StopDontShop.org in November 2023, a website that informs consumers about businesses which it said supported Hamas in the Gaza war, or expressed hatred towards the Jewish people or Israel. [11]
The Washington Post reported in April 2024 that almost three dozen people had been suspended or fired from their jobs after the group raised allegations of antisemitic comments made by the individuals, based on the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition of antisemitism, which includes denying Israel's right to exist. [5] The organization tweeted in September 2025 that a boycott led by Film Workers for Palestine was against Jews and called for signers to be boycotted. Snopes reported that this was false and the boycott targeted Israeli companies. [12]
In December 2023 social media accounts, including that of StopAntisemitism, falsely stated in posts that a video showing a dead child in Gaza was actually a doll, an example of what they call Pallywood, the conspiracy theory that Palestinians fake their suffering for cameras, using actors, dolls, or orchestrated scenes. The Palestinian journalist who took the video stated the child in the video was a 4-year-old boy, Omar Bilal Al-Banna, killed in Gaza City, providing footage and photos to support this. [13] [14]
In April 2025, StopAntisemitism criticized American educator and YouTuber Ms. Rachel for "spreading Hamas propaganda" after she expressed concern for children in Gaza. The organization called on U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate whether Ms. Rachel was being paid by foreign actors under the Foreign Agents Registration Act. The group disputed a photo Ms. Rachel shared of a malnourished Gazan child, stating the child's condition was solely due to cystic fibrosis; however, the Washington Post later interviewed the child's mother, who said he was suffering from both the condition and starvation. The organization also dismissed reports of children dying from hypothermia in Gaza as "fake cold deaths", despite the Gaza Health Ministry, Doctors Without Borders, and UNICEF reporting multiple cold-related child deaths between December 2024 and February 2025. [15] [16] StopAntisemitism asserted that 1.7 million tonnes of aid entered Gaza, despite Israel enforcing a blockade on supplies from March 2, 2025. [16] [17]
Each week, the organization's website highlights an "Antisemite of the Week." [8] Since 2019, the organization has also selected a figure as the "Antisemite of the Year". [18] According to Rez, the "Antisemite of the Week" notifications went to 50,000 people per week in 2022. [6]
Newsweek reported in January 2024 that the group named Rashida Tlaib "Antisemite of the Year" over Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in 2023. [19] [20] The New Arab reported in November 2024 that activist Greta Thunberg, politician Cori Bush, and actor John Cusack were included alongside far-right commentators Candace Owens, Jake Shields and Jackson Hinkle as candidates for the "award". Several of those named to the list have mocked their inclusion. Hasan Piker called it "unserious", John Cusack called the group "lunatics" and their statements about him "ridiculous lies", and Bassem Youssef said he would be upset if Candace Owens and Dan Bilzerian win instead of him. [21]
The New Arab reported in November 2025 that the group named ten candidates for its "Antisemite of the Year" contest, including Ms. Rachel. [4] The group responded to criticism for the nominations by stating that the YouTube star had "shar[ed] debunked images, inflated casualty claims, and almost entirely ignor[ed] Israeli child victims", and accused her of spreading "Hamas propaganda". [22] The list of nominees was criticized for including celebrities such as Ms. Rachel, Cynthia Nixon, and Marcia Cross alongside figures such as far-right personality Stew Peters, Holocaust denier Bryce Mitchell, and conservative commentator Tucker Carlson, while excluding white supremacist Nick Fuentes. [23] Carlson was ultimately named "Antisemite of the Year" for 2025. [24] [25]
Ms. Rachel told The New York Times that she has spent her life "committed to the learning and well-being of children". [26] Congressman Ro Khanna defended her, saying her activism was not antisemitic, and urged support for her. [27] The Intercept reported in December 2025 that she had received harassment and threats after the group included her in its "Antisemite of the Year" list. [28]
| Year | Image | Choice | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 |  | Ilhan Omar | Member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota since 2019. [29] |
| 2020 |  | Nerdeen Kiswani | Palestinian-American activist and event organizer. [30] [31] |
| 2021 | Anuradha Mittal | Head of Ben & Jerry's Board of Directors; also known for her pro-Palestinian activism. [32] [33] | |
| 2022 |  | Kanye West | American rapper and songwriter; self-identified Nazi. [34] [35] |
| 2023 |  | Rashida Tlaib | Member of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan since 2019. [20] |
| 2024 |  | Candace Owens | American conservative commentator and author. [36] |
| 2025 |  | Tucker Carlson | American conservative commentator and former host of Tucker Carlson Tonight on Fox News. [24] [25] |
According to Rez, StopAntisemitism is 100% privately funded. [2] The Adam and Gila Milstein Family Foundation states the organization among those they support. The Washington Post reported that the Merona Leadership Foundation pays the salary of Rez and provides about $270,000 to the organization. [37]
A University of Michigan men's ice hockey player sued StopAntisemitism in late 2023 for defamation, saying they falsely accused him the previous September of spraypainting antisemitic graffiti at the Jewish Resource Center (JRC) in Ann Arbor. The JRC stated that the graffiti was actually homophobic and graphic, not antisemitic, and that the two parties had resolved the incident. [38] A federal court ruled in December 2024 that the suit could proceed, [39] but the player dropped it in May the next year. [40]
The Intercept reported in December 2025 that a former music teacher in Oregon, a physician and former professor at the Emory University School of Medicine, and a Palestinian former Cabrini University professor had separately sued the organization for defamation. The latter's case was dismissed in federal court. [28]
Journalist Jonathan Tobin of the Jewish News Syndicate lauded StopAntisemitism for carrying forward the education effort of established civil rights groups, such as the Anti-Defamation League.[ citation needed ] Rez was chosen by The Algemeiner as one of "The Top 100 People Positively Influencing Jewish Life" for her work with the organization in 2019, [7] 2021, [41] and 2022. [42]
Viki Auslender of Calcalist questioned the appropriateness of the group revealing the employment location of a podiatrist who made a social media post defending Hamas. [43] The Michigan Daily reported in November 2025 that progressives criticize the organization for equating criticism of Israel with antisemitism, and linked to an anti-Islamophobia website. [4] [44] The New Arab and The Independent reported in December 2025 that the group has been increasingly criticized for labelling public figures as antisemites for opposing the Gaza war. [4] [27] Critics accuse StopAntisemitism of bias against Muslim personalities, pro-Palestinian activists and non-prominent individuals, but its defenders point out that StopAntisemitism also regularly spotlights neo-Nazis and Holocaust deniers on the right. [23] Dylan Saba, an attorney for Palestine Legal, which defends people who support Palestine, advocated calling out StopAntisemitism for its actions. [28]
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