Some of what we cover this week is antisemitism. Some of it is the word being used for something else. The distinction is the whole point of Nexus, and this edition is a good illustration
Antisemitism is a tangible reality, not just theory or online debates. This week showed how few people with a platform treat it that way. In their hands the word became a verdict, handed down or
An AI-generated image of a Jewish candidate with devil horns is still the same image antisemites have drawn for centuries. A conspiracy theory about Israel engineering a migrant crisis is just another form of the
Everything this week comes back to a single question: what actually keeps Jews safe? Not statements, not confrontation, not investigations announced in the name of Jewish safety. Working institutions and working relationships. This week showed
This week, New York’s mayor called for the arrest of a foreign head of state over the war in Gaza. Meanwhile, a leader of one of the country’s most prominent young Republican clubs was photographed
For years, the extremists were supposed to be somewhere else: anonymous accounts, fringe forums, men marching with torches in someone else’s city. This week showed how far inside they’ve come, and how little resistance they’re
Election season is turning Israel and AIPAC into central campaign issues, and the rhetoric around them is testing everyone’s ability to hold two ideas at once. Criticism of AIPAC’s spending is legitimate politics. Claiming Jews
Antisemitism keeps surfacing inside movements that believe they are incapable of it. This week it wore the language of liberation, and the test that matters stayed the same: not the politics of the speaker, but
The conspiracy theories that recruit people into antisemitism rarely announce themselves as hate. They show up as history you were never taught, a war you have every right to question, a death that feels too
Antisemitism is getting easier to say out loud, and easier to invoke when it’s convenient. That’s the tension this week. A college student turns a job rejection into open bigotry and walks away with a
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Comment-section codes, a decades-old conspiracy theory on the House floor, a Senate primary shadowed by antisemitism allegations. What connects this week’s items is language: who’s using it, what it’s actually saying, and whether the people
Dear friends, As America approaches the 250th anniversary of its independence, the ongoing fights for democracy and civil rights are facing some of the greatest challenges we’ve seen in decades. We invite you to join
Dehumanization is portable. Once a group is cast as outside the human community, violence against them stops looking like violence and starts looking like justice. That logic ran in three directions this week. A student
The news Nexus tracks is usually grim, and this issue has its share. But it isn’t all dark. Alongside a horrific attack and a candidate running on open antisemitism, this past week also brought a
The word “antisemitism” is being stretched so thin it’s starting to tear. Actual Jew-hatred is finding its way into congressional primaries and left-wing coalition politics. At the same time, the accusation keeps getting deployed against
Antisemitism is not a feeling, and fighting it is not a vibe. It is concrete work. It looks like enforcing a content policy you wrote. It looks like reading a candidate statement before printing it
Six months ago, the FBI cut ties with the ADL and Southern Poverty Law Center. This week, the Justice Department indicted the SPLC. The arc is not subtle. First, you strip the watchdogs of standing.
The same week Hungarians voted out a sixteen-year authoritarian, the world’s richest man revived the Soros conspiracy to explain it away. That sequence captures where we are: democratic resistance still works, and the people who
On Passover, we tell the story of our people emerging from “Mitzrayim” – “the narrow place.” A place of fear. A place of shackles and of oppression closing in around us. The word evokes a
This week, Nexus produced a wave of original analysis. From Jonathan Jacoby’s op-ed in The Hill on the antisemitic chain reaction sparked by the Iran war, to NCAR’s first published piece on Tucker Carlson’s influence
If you are shaken this week, you are not alone. The attack on Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan, struck at the heart of Jewish life in America. A synagogue. A preschool. Over 100 children
The U.S. is at war alongside Israel in Iran. Antisemites are blaming Jews. Critics of the war are being falsely labeled antisemitic. Members of Congress are posting open hatred of Muslims. And a DOGE staffer
A CAIR official told the Ohio Senate that Israel is skinning Palestinian bodies. AIPAC called a congressman’s question about Gaza a “blood libel.” One is the real thing. The other drains the term of meaning.
The DOJ sued UCLA after the university refused to pay a $1 billion antisemitism fine. Rep. Randy Fine compared Muslims to dogs. And the administration continues to gut the very civil rights office responsible for
On January 30th, the DOJ released over 3 million pages of Epstein documents. Within hours, millions of people were watching posts that framed a dead sex trafficker’s private emails as proof of how “Jews” think.
Announcing the Nexus Antisemitism Research Center This week, Nexus took a major step forward in our mission to confront antisemitism and the forces that weaponize it. We launched the Nexus Center for Antisemitism Research (NCAR),
I have some very exciting news to share with you. Today, the Nexus Project is launching the Nexus Center for Antisemitism Research (NCAR). This exciting new effort will work to advance a clear, evidence-based understanding
This week, antisemitism appeared in two familiar forms. In Minneapolis, it showed up as a conspiracy theory, with protests against federal violence linked to George Soros by American political leaders. In Miami, it showed up
A synagogue burned in Mississippi. Protesters chanted support for Hamas outside a Queens shul. Swastikas appeared in schools from New York to Arizona. A Jewish family’s Hanukkah decorations made them a target in California. Many
Antisemitism continues to surge, no longer at the margins but in the open and at scale. Antisemitism moves fastest when it can hitch itself to something bigger: war, elections, institutional distrust, or a fight over
The entire Jewish community is in mourning. Gunmen opened fire on Jewish families at a public menorah lighting at Bondi Beach. It was the deadliest antisemitic attack in Australian history. Sadly, within hours, the responses
Today, in the wake of the Bondi Beach Massacre, the Antisemitism Response and Prevention Act (ARPA) was introduced by Representatives Jerrold Nadler (NY-12), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Maxwell Frost (FL-10) and Becca Balint (VT-AL). We at
The Nexus Project Newsletter This week’s newsletter examines how antisemitic movements build political power by forging alliances between establishment figures and extremist voices from the margins. It also looks at how antisemitism shows up when
The Nexus Newsletter: Watchdog Edition Across the country, the mask is slipping. Antisemites are gaining influence in politics, the far right is rebuilding its militias, and extremist rhetoric is being rewarded with power. The same
The Nexus Newsletter: Watchdog Edition When Hate Goes Mainstream Tucker Carlson gave a Hitler-praising Holocaust denier two hours of unchallenged airtime this week. The Heritage Foundation, the same institution behind Project 2025and Project Esther, defended
The Nexus Newsletter: Watchdog Edition When Hate Goes Mainstream Tucker Carlson gave a Hitler-praising Holocaust denier two hours of unchallenged airtime this week. The Heritage Foundation, the same institution behind Project 2025and Project Esther, defended
The Nexus Project Newsletter Two stories this week show how antisemitism is no longer confined to the political fringe. President Trump’s nominee for a senior federal post was exposed for racist and antisemitic texts, while
The Nexus Newsletter: Watchdog Edition The past two weeks have revealed a surge of antisemitism coming directly from within American power structures. Federal agencies have shared antisemitic content. Republican leaders and staffers have been caught
The Nexus Newsletter: Watchdog Edition This week shows how antisemitism spreads when systems meant to stop it collapse. Jews murdered at prayer in a horrific attack in Manchester. A rabbi was attacked outside his home.
The Nexus Project Newsletter The Justice Department is investigating the Open Society Foundation, George and Alex Soros’s foundation for alleged ties to “terrorism.” Vice President Vance used the term “blood libel” to attack political opponents.
The Nexus Project Newsletter After Charlie Kirk was assassinated, conspiracy theories surged. A Jewish philanthropist was blamed by name. Israel was accused of orchestrating the killing. And the Vice President amplified it all. Meanwhile, a
The Nexus Newsletter: Watchdog Edition Once again, recent events expose the dangerous reality of weaponized antisemitism accusations: while the government prosecutes universities, it employs officials with Nazi sympathies. Meanwhile, real antisemitism escalates: from death threats
The Nexus Project Newsletter From George Soros conspiracy theories about corporate AI systems quietly redrawing the boundaries of debate, the fight against antisemitism is being reshaped on multiple fronts. Add to that coordinated campaigns targeting
Welcome to the First Nexus Watchdog Newsletter As a seasoned watchdog group that has spent years monitoring and analyzing antisemitism across digital platforms, we are launching our dedicated Nexus Watchdog newsletter to bring our expertise
