Weekly Briefing
August 20–27, 2026
Dominican Republic Declares Adoption of IHRA Antisemitism Definition at CAM Latin American Summit
Incidents This Week
100
August 20–27, 2026
Incidents Monitored
4,484
Since Jan 1, 2026
Weekly Average
128
2026 to date
U.S. Incidents
27
Recorded this week
Fact of the Week:
The ARC tracked 100 antisemitic incidents across 26 countries worldwide, including 11 cases of vandalism and four violent attacks. Three death threats directed at Jewish influencers were also documented.
Global
Incidents by Ideology
Incidents attributable to a specific ideology
100
total
Far-Left
54%
Far-Right
14%
Islamist-Inspired
10%
Unaffiliated/Other
22%
Type of Incident
Rhetoric
69
69% of total
Conduct
31
31% of total
Conduct Breakdown
United States
Incidents by Ideology
Incidents attributable to a specific ideology
27
total
Far-Left
44.4%
Far-Right
29.6%
Islamist-Inspired
0%
Unaffiliated/Other
25.9%
Type of Incident
Rhetoric
16
59% of total
Conduct
11
41% of total
Conduct Breakdown

Featured News
The government of the Dominican Republic will soon adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism, President Luis Abinader declared on Monday at the Combat Antisemitism Movement’s sixth-annual Latin American Forum Against Antisemitism in Santo Domingo. The move will make the Dominican Republic the seventh Latin American nation officially embrace the IHRA definition of antisemitism.
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Featured Update
Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) President of U.S. Affairs Alyza D. Lewin issued the following statement on Wednesday, welcoming the announcement by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of sanctions targeting violent far-left terrorist networks, including Palestine Action and Masar Badil: “We welcome the Trump administration’s commitment and resolve to disrupting the financial and operational networks tied to violent far-left terrorist groups..."
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August 20–27, 2026
Surfside, Florida
United States
A Jewish visitor from New York was punched in antisemitic street assault.
Read moreBelgrade, Maine
United States
A man fired rifle shots toward the basketball courts of a Jewish summer camp.
Read moreToronto, Ontario
Canada
A university instructor told an anti-Israel rally that Zionists "rape, kill, and eat children."
Read moreBerlin
Germany
A man was stabbed with a boxcutter at a bus station after revealing to a fellow passenger that he was pro-Israel.
Read moreBasel
Switzerland
A "Death to Zionism" rally was announced for the upcoming 129th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress on Aug. 29.
Read moreAthens
Greece
An Israeli expat was expelled from an international social gathering after he identified himself as Jewish.
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Initiatives, partnerships & research this week · August 20–27, 2026
A new documentary short film series teaches students to recognize the thinking patterns that allow antisemitism and extremism to take hold. Seeds of Doubt grew out of its founder’s shock at what followed the October 7th massacre, the deadliest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. Before Israel launched a single airstrike in Gaza, people around
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