Manufactured Antisemitism

Is there a coordinated campaign underway to give the impression of increased antisemitism?

Incidents occur around the world where the methods are similar.

a) Typically, someone with a Jewish background enter a kiosk, a restaurant, an airplane, etc., where someone works who displays symbols showing support for the Palestinian cause.

They attack the person aggressively with verbal abuse to provoke a reaction, like being told to leave the area. Then they ask: “Is it because I’m Jewish?” Everything is filmed; the initial provocation is edited out, and the clip is spread on social media as “documentation” of antisemitism.

b) Someone with a Jewish background brings along a film crew and goes to a pro-Palestinian event.

They provoke until they get a reaction. The initial provocation is edited out, and the clip is spread in the same way as “documentation” of antisemitism.

We have concrete examples of this approach being used e.g. in the USA, England, Canada, Australia, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, and Norway.

Image taken from the web site of the Combat Antisemitism Movement

Is Israel behind it?

a) Cui bono? (who benefits).

Israel is under strong criticism for committing genocide in Gaza (also called “fraternicide” since it is carried out against what is genetically the same people), for displacing the indigenous population in the West Bank, for invading Lebanon, and for starting a war against Iran. The country has a lot to gain propaganda-wise by shifting attention to a narrative proclaiming that Jews are being attacked around the world.

b) History.

Israel has done this before. By referring to the traumas of World War II, they have portrayed themselves as victims on various occasions where they themselves were the perpetrators. Mossad has a history going back to when they placed bombs in synagogues in Baghdad to frighten the Jews there into moving to Israel. In London, Mossad agents blew up a car outside the Israeli embassy to increase protection and give the impression of increased antisemitism.

c) Network of organisations

Israel has built a network of organisations intended to influence public opinion in the country’s favor. Undercover investigations by these organisations show that actions like the ones described above are planned and carried out by their members.

These undercover operations document that the methods are not random individuals’ whims, but a coordinated and professionalized strategy based on three pillars:

Infiltration and provocation: Intentionally seek out the other side and pressure them verbally until they lose their composure.
Surveillance and recording: Ensure that their own cameras are rolling when the other side reacts aggressively.
Coordinated spreading: Use established lobbying and media networks to spread the edited clips quickly in order to create political and public condemnation.

Examples of concrete cases where Jews intentionally provoked “antisemitism”

France

Nice (March 2026): A man filmed an argument with pro-Palestinian protesters, then ran screaming toward the police to simulate a physical attack. Videos from other angles revealed that there was never physical contact.

England

London (April 2024): The leader of a pro-Israel organization filmed himself being stopped by police during a march, then edited the clip so it looked like he was refused entry only because he was Jewish.
An unedited video showed that he deliberately pushed into the crowd with a film crew, and that for ten minutes the police had offered him a safe way through.

USA

Boston, Massachusetts (2024): At Northeastern University, a pro-Israel counter-protester was filmed shouting “Kill the Jews” into a pro-Palestinian encampment and attempted later to use the provocation to discredit protesters and get police to intervene.
Los Angeles, California (2024): A video from UCLA showed a Jewish student being denied entry to the university library.
Longer footage showed that the entrance was closed to all students without access badges due to security, and that the student deliberately walked past open entrances to film the denial at the closed door.
New York City (2023–2024): Several viral videos from Columbia University and beyond showed activists shouting aggressively at people. Local fact-checkers revealed that the videos were systematically edited to remove the first minutes of political agitation and filming while getting in demonstrators’ faces.
USA / American Airlines flight (2024): A male passenger was removed by police before departure after confronting a flight attendant who was wearing a watermelon pin (a symbol of solidarity with Palestine). The man aggressively accused her of supporting terrorism, refused to calm down, and created a physical confrontation with the cabin crew, which led to the captain having him removed from the plane The video was quickly picked up and massively spread by pro-Israel “watchdog” organizations (such as StopAntisemitism). It was presented under headlines claiming that a Jewish passenger was harassed, held captive against his will, and refused permission to leave the plane due to his Jewish identity.What the video showed: In the passenger’s own recording, he can be heard shouting to the flight attendant: “You support terrorism, you’re antisemitic. Why won’t you let me off the plane — is it because I’m Jewish?” The flight attendant calmly responds that she didn’t even know he was Jewish, and that he was detained solely because he harassed the crew and refused to stop filming them.Editing and omission: The passenger cut the video so it started after he had originally approached and confronted the flight attendant. Thus, his initial aggression was omitted, as well as the fact (per the crew) that he had physically touched them. He tried to frame the situation so that the flight attendant’s unauthorized watermelon pin (which violated the airline’s uniform rules) was itself an antisemitic act.

Canada

Toronto (2024): Short video clips from the university campus were spread to show that Jewish students were being threatened and chased away. Full footage and live streams showed that the people approached the encampment with cameras to stitch together and verbally provoke the demonstrators, and that the clips only showed the angry reactions they received.

Australia

Sydney (October 2023): A grainy video from the Sydney Opera House went viral with claims that demonstrators were shouting “Gas the Jews.” A comprehensive forensic audio analysis conducted by police in New South Wales concluded it was false and that what was actually shouted was “Where are the Jews?”
Melbourne and Sydney (2024): Videos from tent camps at universities showed counter-protesters being escorted out.
Security footage and full recordings documented that these individuals entered protest areas solely to interrupt and provoke reactions, which were then spread in heavily edited versions.
Sydney / Cairo Takeaway (February 2025): A Jewish man wearing a Star of David cap entered a pro-Palestinian café equipped with hidden camera glasses to trigger an argument with staff. Outside, a news team from The Daily Telegraph waited. The plan to portray the café as antisemitic failed because employees filmed the entire setup on the street with their own mobile phones, forcing the newspaper to issue a public apology.
Sydney (2024–2025): A wave of vandalism with Nazi symbols on synagogues, burning cars, and a fake “terror hanger” filled with explosives shook the country. The investigation revealed that the attacks were not politically or ideologically motivated antisemitism by pro-Palestinian activists, but professional fraud. (Note — this is not demonstrably linked to pro-Israel groups.)

Germany

Berlin and several universities (2023–2024): Several videos were spread on social media showing pro-Israel activists (often with cameras or flags) being met with aggression, spitting, and being removed from tent camps and demonstrations. Longer footage and independent journalists documented that the activists intentionally sought out pro-Palestinian areas to provoke and film demonstrators’ faces at close range.The distributed clips were systematically edited to remove the initial verbal confrontation and started only when demonstrators reacted with anger.

Netherlands

Amsterdam (University of Amsterdam, 2024): Short social media videos showed pro-Israel activists being physically pushed and chased away by masked guards from a student encampment under headlines about violent antisemitism. Unedited footage and witness statements showed that the activists deliberately entered the encampment with cameras to tear down Palestinian flags and physically provoke a reaction in order to get the encampment shut down.
Autumn 2024: In Amsterdam, violent riots occurred in connection with a match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv. Media images and Western politicians (including in the UK) quickly called it an “antisemitic pogrom.” Later police investigations and independent videos showed that it was Maccabi ultras (hooligans) who started the unrest. They marched through the city while vandalizing taxis, tearing down Palestinian flags from private homes, and chanting racist slogans such as “Death to the Arabs” and “There are no children left in Gaza.” The violence that followed was largely retaliatory attacks and street clashes. Reports showing who started the violence were later suppressed in England and used as examples of antisemitism by, among others, the British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Belgium

Brussels (EU quarter, 2024): A video circulated by a man claiming he was harassed and not allowed to walk in peace on the street during a pro-Palestinian demonstration because he wore Jewish symbols. Police surveillance footage and independent journalists showed that, beforehand, the man had stepped into the middle of the march to shout political slogans directly at demonstrators while his own colleagues filmed—then he edited out the provocation.

Switzerland

Zürich (University of Zurich, 2024): Video clips circulated showing a Jewish student being verbally harassed and denied entry to a public debate area about Gaza. An internal investigation and longer video recordings revealed that the student intentionally interrupted a closed event to create a confrontation on camera, and that the clip omitted the ten minutes during which he was politely asked to wait his turn or leave the private meeting.

Ireland

Dublin (Trinity College, 2024): Social media accounts shared edited clips claiming that Jewish students allegedly felt unsafe and were shouted at on campus during a tent action. Local student newspapers and video recordings documented that a group of external counter-protesters entered the area with the purpose of filming demonstrators’ faces at close range and calling them “terror supporters,” before cutting the video so only the demonstrators’ angry responses remained.

Norway

Incident in Bergen involving the son of the pro-Israel activist On Elpeleg:
Nineteen-year-old Natanial Elpeleg provokes a Palestinian employee in a Narvesen kiosk in Bergen until he is asked to leave the premises.
Then he asks: “Is it because I’m Jewish?” The provocation is edited out, and the clip is shared and discussed in various newspapers and media as documentation of antisemitism. Interestingly, in the video one can hear the employee respond: “No, just get out,” but this is overshadowed by the framing and messaging of the media report.

🔗 Links / sources to find coverage per country

Below are useful link starting points (credible media + fact-checking + search queries) – Links were provided by AI.

🇫🇷 France (Nice)

Google News search (Nice, “antisemitism” + “Opera” not relevant, so use: Nice March 2026 + “video police edited”):
https://www.google.com/search?q=Nice+antisemitism+March+2026+video+police
Major French outlets (search within site):
- Le Monde: https://www.lemonde.fr/recherche/?q=Nice%20antis%C3%A9mitisme
- Libération: https://www.liberation.fr/recherche/?q=Nice%20antis%C3%A9mitisme

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Manufactured Antisemitism

Incidents occur around the world where the methods are similar.

Is Israel behind it?

a) Cui bono? (who benefits).

b) History.

c) Network of organisations

Examples of concrete cases where Jews intentionally provoked “antisemitism”

France

England

USA

Canada

Australia

Germany

Netherlands

Belgium

Switzerland

Ireland

Norway

🔗 Links / sources to find coverage per country

🇫🇷 France (Nice)

🇬🇧 England (London)

🇺🇸 USA (Boston / UCLA / Columbia / American Airlines)

🇨🇦 Canada (Toronto)

🇦🇺 Australia (Sydney/Melbourne; Cairo Takeaway; vandalism)

🇩🇪 Germany (Berlin / universities)

🇳🇱 Netherlands (Amsterdam; Ajax vs Maccabi Tel Aviv)

🇧🇪 Belgium (Brussels EU quarter)

🇨🇭 Switzerland (Zürich / Uni Zürich)

🇮🇪 Ireland (Dublin / Trinity College)

🇳🇴 Norway (Bergen / Narvesen)

By Terje Berg-Hansen