Lev Topor, at The Blogs

May 1, 2026, 6:07 PM

There is a grotesque simplicity to antisemitic violence. It often arrives dressed in ideology, grievance, revolution, religion, geopolitics, or madness. Yet beneath these costumes lies something far more primitive: the permission structure that tells a person he may harm...

Apr 13, 2026, 6:26 PM

They Deny the Dead, Then Threaten the Living

"And, finally, have we not tried to dispose of them by declaring that they were ‘things of another time?'"– Primo Levi, The Drowned and the Saved. As Israel marks Holocaust Remembrance Day in mid-April 2026, it does so in the...

Sep 17, 2025, 11:36 AM

Genocide? – When the UN Abandons Fairness

The United Nations has now released a report accusing Israel of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip. It is a grave and incendiary charge, the most serious under international law. Yet the report, produced by the UN Commission of...

Jun 30, 2025, 10:16 PM

Mamdani’s Socialism of the Fools

Zohran Mamdani’s potential rise to the office of New York City Mayor should be a wake-up call to anyone concerned about the growth of anti-Zionism and antisemitism masquerading as progressive politics. Mamdani, a self-proclaimed socialist and a member of...

Jan 21, 2025, 5:46 PM

If It Looks Like a Duck – It’s a Nazi Salute, Elon

Elon Musk has once again found himself at the center of controversy, this time over a gesture many observers have likened to a Nazi salute. To be clear - I also identify this as a Sieg Heil, even though...

Aug 13, 2024, 7:13 PM

AI-Generated Imagery of Hate

AI-Generated Image of the Antisemitic "Happy Merchant" Image

In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionized many fields, from healthcare to entertainment. However, alongside its positive contributions, AI has also been harnessed for more sinister purposes, particularly in the realm of online hate speech and antisemitism. One...

Jul 18, 2024, 11:14 PM

Terrorism Denial: The War On Memory Continues

The phenomenon of terrorism denial, particularly in the context of the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel, is a multifaceted issue that parallels the denial of other historical atrocities such as the Holocaust and the Armenian Genocide. Terrorism...

May 15, 2024, 3:33 PM

Red triangles, bee stings, and Hamas supporters

A cartoon is shared on X, promoting that Israeli soldiers are harmlessly stung by bees. The stings represent red targeting triangles promoted by Hamas.
Source: A Caricature by Mahmoud Abbas, shared on X, @QudsNen

In recent conflicts between Israel and the terror organization Hamas, a new and disturbing tactic has emerged – the use of red triangles by Hamas or other antisemitic anti-Zionist terror organizations to signify Israeli casualties. This symbol, which has...

May 1, 2024, 9:57 PM

Campus Stupidity, Useful Idiots, American Decline

Antisemitic expressions, calls to take action against Jews and pro-Jewish or pro-Israeli students, faculty members and visitors, have raised concerns among Jewish students and mainstream “sane” people in the United States after pro-terrorist movements like the Students for Justice...

Jan 27, 2024, 2:19 PM

Between Auschwitz and Gaza

Auschwitz Birkenau
Free to use under the Unsplash License

The International Holocaust Remembrance Day is observed on 27 of January each year, marking the date of liberation of the largest Nazi concentration camp – Auschwitz-Birkenau. It is internationally observed to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust. The Nazis...

About Me

Dr. Lev Topor is a member of the Israeli Delegation to the IHRA, an ISGAP fellow, and the co-author (w/ Prof. Jonathan Fox) of 'Why Do People Discriminate Against Jews?' Published by Oxford University Press in 2021 and the author of 'Phishing for Nazis: Conspiracies, Anonymous Communications and White Supremacy Networks on the Dark Web' Published by Routledge in 2023. Lev also published 'Cyber Sovereignty - International Security, Mass Communication, and the Future of the Internet' with Springer in 2024.