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US advocacy organisation, run by the Combat Hate Foundation, that campaigns against antisemitism and for the IHRA definition

Combat Antisemitism Movement

Logo Combat Antisemitism Movement logo.png
Combat Antisemitism Movement logo, from its website
Type Advocacy organisation; public project of the Combat Hate Foundation (US 501(c)(3))
Founded 2019
Registration ID EIN 84-2208774 (Combat Hate Foundation)
Headquarters PO Box 957, Moundridge, KS 67107, United States
Location United States and Israel
Key people Sacha Roytman (chief executive); Natan Sharansky (chair of the global advisory board); Alyza D. Lewin (president of US affairs)
Website combatantisemitism.org

The Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) is a US advocacy organisation that campaigns against antisemitism and for adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism. It is the public project of the Combat Hate Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charity registered in Moundridge, Kansas (EIN 84-2208774).[1][2] The Forward reported that the group was founded in 2019. The Combat Hate Foundation's 2024 Form 990 also gives 2019 as its year of formation; the IRS recognised the foundation's tax-exempt status in February 2020.[1][3][4]

CAM's website describes a coalition of "over 850 interfaith organizations". Its public partner-logo feed, which supplies the logos shown on its coalition page, contained 462 entries (441 after de-duplication) when it was downloaded in November 2026.[2][5][6]

History

In April 2021 The Forward reported that CAM was "the only public project" of the Combat Hate Foundation, which had been created in 2019 and registered to Donna Stucky, chief financial officer of Berexco LLC, an oil company owned by Adam E. Beren. The foundation reported less than $50,000 in revenue in 2019 and filed only an IRS electronic postcard that year. Misha Galperin, who the paper said helped create the group and served as a senior adviser, declined to name donors, saying it was "funded by a few people for whom this was important and who didn't want their names and organizations and their foundations to be out front."[1]

David Miller wrote in Al Mayadeen English in November 2024 that "there is no organization registered in the US with that name [Combat Antisemitism Movement]. There is, though, a Combat Hate Foundation which is the organizational vehicle which runs the movement."[7] See Combat Hate Foundation for the foundation's officers and grants.

Links to the Israeli state

The website of Voices of Israel states: "Voices of Israel has a joint venture agreement with the State of Israel led by the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combat Antisemitism."[8] Writing in Al Mayadeen English in November 2024, David Miller noted that "there is no mention of this relationship on the website of Combat Antisemitism Movement". He concluded that CAM "is, in fact, a front for the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs".[7]

A CAM spokesperson, asked for comment on that reporting, said that CAM "is not a joint venture with the Diaspora Ministry through Voices of Israel", and that the earlier reporting was false, "based on the journalist's misreading of the Voices of Israel website". CAM added that the ministry's full name is the "Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism", and that the second part of the ministry's name appeared to have been confused with the Combat Antisemitism Movement.[9] The ministry's own name is not treated here as a reference to CAM. No document has been found that names CAM as a party to the Voices of Israel joint-venture agreement.

CAM's partner-logo feed includes an entry that links to the website of the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs (mda.gov.il).[6]

The Guardian reported in August 2024 that CAM "has publicly disclosed that it is a partner of Concert and Israel's ministry of diaspora affairs", but that the organisation had "refused requests from journalists to disclose its funders". When reached for comment, CAM told the paper that it "was not established by, nor is it influenced by, the Israeli government" and that it is "a global interfaith coalition that unites over 850 partner organizations". The paper also wrote that CAM "was set up one year after the ministry of strategic affairs, where Vaknin-Gill was director-general, proposed its strategy to mitigate Fara risk by setting up an American nonprofit funded by Concert."[10]

In June 2024 The Guardian reported that Sima Vaknin-Gil, a former Israeli intelligence officer and the government's liaison to Concert, told a Knesset committee in January 2024: "Combat Antisemitism Movement has championed the IHRA definition... We shifted the focus to work at the local level." The paper described CAM as "a dark money partner of the ISGAP, Concert and the ministry of diaspora affairs". It said CAM was chaired by Natan Sharansky and that Vaknin-Gil was a board member.[11] Vaknin-Gil does not appear on CAM's advisory board or staff list on its About page as of 10 November 2026.[2]

Words of Iron

A post by CAM's chief executive, Sacha Roytman, was among those picked for amplification by Words of Iron. Its founder described the tool as part of a joint initiative with Israel's National Information Directorate and the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs.[12] The tool's feed for X, archived on 14 November 2023, lists Roytman's post of 7 November 2023 ("You can't erase the truth.").[13] The tool gave users ready-made replies tagged #wordsofiron.[14] At least 63 such replies from 43 accounts appeared under the post between 8 and 21 November 2023.[15] A listing shows that the campaign picked the post. It does not by itself show that Roytman or CAM knew about it or took part.

A CAM spokesperson later said: "Neither the Combat Antisemitism Movement nor Sacha Roytman have a relationship or even familiarity with Words of Iron, Israel Tech Guard, or the IsraelTechGuards."[9]

In October 2026 CAM's Antisemitism Research Center published a study of "bot-like" accounts amplifying the news aggregator Mario Nawfal on X. It said its model counts "duplicate text" and "generic or repetitive replies" among its signals, and it found "no copy-paste text across accounts" in Nawfal's case.[16][17] In November 2023 a Nawfal post had itself been listed by Words of Iron. At least 83 replies using the tool's ready-made texts appeared under that post.[18][19]

Campaigns

IHRA definition

CAM's own site says the IHRA working definition is central to its work, and its website includes an "IHRA Adoptions" tracker.[2] The Forward reported in 2021 that the definition was "central to Combat Anti-Semitism's work and specifically to its 'pledge'", which the organisation said was "based on" the IHRA definition.[1] In January 2024, according to The Guardian, Sima Vaknin-Gil told a Knesset committee that CAM "has championed the IHRA definition" and that "We shifted the focus to work at the local level."[11]

Mayors and municipal work

The Forward reported in April 2021 that CAM had co-hosted "a major international summit for mayors" the previous month, in which more than a dozen mayors took part, including the leaders of Amsterdam, Toronto and Pittsburgh. The paper said the summit's "partners" included the Israeli ministry of foreign affairs.[1] A more precise date for that summit has not been confirmed from a primary programme or CAM notice.

On 15 May 2026, according to a news item listed on CAM's About page, the organisation launched the Jewish Mayors and Municipal Leaders Association.[2][20] CAM's About page also names a Global Coalition of Cities Fighting Antisemitism among its advocacy initiatives, and lists collaborations with US governors and state legislators.[2]

Research, outreach and other programmes

CAM's About page describes an Antisemitism Research Center that, it says, produces weekly, monthly and annual reports and has "monitored more than 10,000 incidents".[2] The center's October 2026 study of accounts amplifying Mario Nawfal is discussed under Words of Iron.

The same About page lists Christian outreach and Latin American affairs among its staff roles, and describes a network of "250 social media influencers" which it says "collectively represent 260 million followers". It also says an "innovation lab" has "nurtured over 50 projects".[2] In a 31 July 2026 news item listed on the About page, CAM named Liran Amrany as senior technology and AI adviser.[2][21]

Coalition

CAM's About page says it has "partnerships encompassing over 850 interfaith organizations".[2] The partner-logo feed that supplies the coalition page contained 462 entries in November 2026, or 441 organisations once duplicate logo records were removed.[6][5]

Among the organisations in that feed are the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and other listed partners including StandWithUs, the CAMERA, HonestReporting, UN Watch, NGO Monitor, UK Lawyers for Israel, Act.IL, the World Zionist Organization, the Jewish Agency for Israel, Christians United for Israel, Hasbara Fellowships, the Alma Research and Education Center, the AMCHA Initiative, Scholars for Peace in the Middle East, Taglit Birthright, the Israel Britain Alliance, Northern Ireland Friends of Israel, the European Coalition for Israel, the European Jewish Association, the World Jewish Congress, the Jewish People Policy Institute, the Philos Project, Faith Matters, Children of Peace, Hadassah, the Simon Wiesenthal Center, the Orthodox Union, B'nai B'rith International, the American Jewish Congress, the American Zionist Movement, the Endowment for Middle East Truth, the American Foreign Policy Council, the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem, Israel Bonds and Muslims Against Antisemitism.[6]

The feed also lists Reut Group (reutgroup.org). It is not clear from the feed alone whether this is the same body as the Reut Institute.[6] The City of David Foundation (Elad), which is also in the feed, operates in occupied East Jerusalem.[6]

The Forward reported in 2021 that CAM's then list of more than 300 partner organisations included the American Jewish Committee and the Jewish Federations of North America, as well as the Clarion Project and Americans for Peace and Tolerance.[1] Americans for Peace and Tolerance remains in the 2026 partner-logo feed (peaceandtolerance.org).[6]

CAM's About page says it engages in "high-level interfaith relations with entities like the Vatican, the Muslim World League, and the Greek Orthodox Church". That is CAM's own description of its relations; the Muslim World League does not appear as a named entry in the November 2026 partner-logo feed.[2][6]

Funding

CAM is the public project of the Combat Hate Foundation (EIN 84-2208774), Moundridge, Kansas. In 2021 The Forward reported that the foundation was registered to Donna Stucky, chief financial officer of Berexco LLC, owned by Adam E. Beren.[1] The foundation's Form 990s, and the figures compiled by ProPublica, show revenue of $2,784,178 (2020), $2,372,842 (2021), $4,329,961 (2022), $10,721,020 (2023) and $9,857,892 (2024).[22][4][23][3]

David Miller reported that the Beren Sea Foundation gave "$6.6 million to the Combat Hate Foundation in the three years from 2020-2022, nearly 70 per cent of its total income in the period".[7] The IRS returns bear this out: $2,000,000 (2020), $1,500,000 (2021) and $3,125,000 (2022), or 69.8 per cent of the foundation's revenue over the three years. They also show further grants of $3,592,222 in 2023 and $2,775,000 in 2024, a total of $12,992,222 for 2020–24.[24][25] Two other Beren family charities have also funded the foundation: see Combat Hate Foundation.

Funding declared to the EU Transparency Register for January–December 2021:[26]

EU Transparency Register, contributions declared for 2021
Type Name Amount in €
Contribution Beren Sea Foundation on behalf of anonymous 1,500,000
Contribution Schwab Charitable 175,000
Contribution Vanguard Charitable 140,000
Contribution Community Foundation of Greater Memphis 115,000
Contribution Jewish Communal Fund of NY 80,000
Contribution Jewish Community of Oporto 50,000

People

Staff

CAM's About page as of 10 November 2026 lists the following staff and senior advisers. Titles are those shown on that page.[2]

Current staff and senior advisers, from CAM's About page
Name Role
Sacha Roytman Chief executive officer
Alyza D. Lewin President of US affairs
Barney Breen-Portnoy Editor-in-chief
Lisa Katz Chief government affairs officer
Hadas Bar-Erez Chief program officer
Oriana Krüger Director of executive operations
Shay Salamon Executive director of Latin American affairs
Shannon Seban Executive director of European affairs
Yigal Nisell Executive director of Australian affairs
Eliana Goodman Director of public policy
David Soffer Director of state engagement
EJ Kimball Director of Christian outreach and engagement
Nurit Caplivschi Manager of Hispanic affairs
Eyal Gamba Director of digital communications
Shira Granot Director of community engagement
Arthur Dubov Local government engagement manager
Natalie Sanandaji Public affairs officer
Gwynn Trinder Executive affairs coordinator
Matan Schwartz Director of executive affairs and partnerships
Rachel Hirshfeld Deputy editor-in-chief
Dazia Wallerson African-American alliance manager
Yana Naftalieva Director of engagement and outreach for Central Asia and the Balkans
Oliver Marks Tech engagement and digital threats research lead
Zoef Menovsky Research associate (Arabic language)
Sheina Gutnick Public affairs advocate for Australia
Joel Eisdorfer Senior adviser
Alexander Polson Senior adviser

Yigal Nisell's About-page biography says he previously served as CAM's chief operating officer and global head of partnerships.[2] Oriana Krüger's biography says she began as director of European affairs before becoming director of executive operations.[2]

Advisory board

The About page lists Natan Sharansky as chair of the global advisory board and Arie Lipnick as chair of the US advisory board. The other members listed on 10 November 2026 are: Robert Singer (global), Gabriel Groisman (United States), Elan S. Carr (United States), Rev. Johnnie Moore (United States), Father Patrick Desbois (global), Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt (United States), Irwin Cotler (global), Dr. Anita Friedman (United States), Professor Dina Porat (global), André Azoulay (global), Mario Adolfo Búcaro Flores (global), Valentina Leskaj (global), Lord John Mann (global), Lord Eric Pickles (global), State Secretary Uwe Becker (global), Prof. Ruth Wisse (United States), Martin Oliner (United States), Aaron Keyak (United States), Noam Lee (United States), Dr. Sharona Nazarian (United States), Barbara Feingold (United States), Scott Singer (United States), Jonathan Zamir (United States), Ezra Gontownik (United States), Tanya Tsikanovsky (United States), Jordana Yechiel (global), Alan Feld (global), Eitan Neishlos (Australia), David Gonski AC (Australia), Dr. Ron Weiser AM (Australia), Dr. Orna Triguboff (Australia), Gilad Katz (Israel), Manuel Valls (Europe), Nora Bussigny (Europe), Father Alexandre Comte (Europe) and Ariel Heller (Europe).[2]

The Forward reported in April 2021 that former US senator Joe Lieberman "now serves on Combat Anti-Semitism's advisory board", and that Danny Danon and Isaac Herzog "both serve on CAM's advisory council". None of the three appears on the About page list as of 10 November 2026.[1][2]

Former staff and early officers

CAM's About page, as accessed on 27 October 2023, listed Arthur Maserjian as chief of staff and Meorah Ha-Me'ir as chief marketing officer and creative director. Neither appears on the About page as of 10 November 2026.[27][2]

The Combat Hate Foundation's 2023 and 2024 returns list Elan Carr and Carrie Jablonski as directors. Donna Stucky is listed as president and Roger Barton as treasurer. Earlier returns (2020–22) list Misha Galperin as director, paid $119,000 in 2021 and $127,500 in 2022.[23][3][28]

See also

External links

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Arno Rosenfeld, Dark money, questionable partners behind new group fighting antisemitism The Forward, 22 April 2021, accessed 10 November 2026.
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 Combat Antisemitism Movement, About combatantisemitism.org, accessed 10 November 2026.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Combat Hate Foundation, Form 990 for 2024 IRS e-file data, filed 2025, accessed 10 November 2026. The return gives FormationYr as 2019 and CYTotalRevenueAmt as 9857892.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 ProPublica, Combat Hate Foundation Nonprofit Explorer, accessed 10 November 2026. The record gives a ruling date of 1 February 2020.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Combat Antisemitism Movement, Our Coalition combatantisemitism.org, accessed 4 November 2026.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 Combat Antisemitism Movement, partner-logos feed combatantisemitism.org, accessed 4 November 2026. 462 entries; 441 organisations after de-duplication of the logo metadata.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 David Miller, The Zionist regime front and the Beren family Al Mayadeen English, 9 November 2024; republished as Combat Antisemitism Movement Tracking Power, 18 December 2024.
  8. ↑ Voices of Israel, Who We Are voicesofisrael.org, accessed 20 October 2026; archived 3 October 2024.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 CAM spokesperson, reply to David Miller, as quoted by Miller in his subsequent article on Words of Iron and CAM. CAM said it "is not a joint venture with the Diaspora Ministry through Voices of Israel" and that earlier reporting was "based on the journalist's misreading of the Voices of Israel website". It also said: "Neither the Combat Antisemitism Movement nor Sacha Roytman have a relationship or even familiarity with Words of Iron, Israel Tech Guard, or the IsraelTechGuards."
  10. ↑ Lee Fang and Jack Poulson, Israel feared legal trouble over US advocacy efforts, leaked files suggest The Guardian, 17 August 2024, accessed 10 November 2026.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Lee Fang and Jack Poulson, Israeli documents show expansive government effort to shape US discourse around Gaza war The Guardian, 24 June 2024, accessed 10 November 2026.
  12. ↑ Ariela Karmel, Words of Iron: Combating propaganda and documenting the brutality of Hamas' crimes Ctech, 12 October 2023.
  13. ↑ Words of Iron, X "share" feed (archived 14 November 2023) Wayback Machine, accessed 21 October 2026.
  14. ↑ Words of Iron, Reply page script (archived 14 November 2023) Wayback Machine, accessed 21 October 2026.
  15. ↑ Replies containing "wordsofiron" to Sacha Roytman's post of 7 November 2023, found by X full-archive search on 21 October 2026; examples: 1, 2, 3.
  16. ↑ Combat Antisemitism Movement, Around 40% of X Accounts Amplifying News Aggregator Mario Nawfal's Most-Shared Posts Show Bot-Like Signals, New ARC Analysis Finds combatantisemitism.org, 13 October 2026, accessed 21 October 2026.
  17. ↑ Combat Antisemitism Movement, Bots, Fake Profiles, and Inauthentic Accounts Amplifying Mario Nawfal on X bots.combatantisemitism.org, 13 October 2026, accessed 21 October 2026.
  18. ↑ Words of Iron, X "share" feed (archived 2 November 2023) Wayback Machine, accessed 21 October 2026.
  19. ↑ Replies containing "wordsofiron" to Mario Nawfal's post of 1 November 2023, found by X full-archive search on 21 October 2026; examples: 1, 2, 3, 4.
  20. ↑ Combat Antisemitism Movement, Combat Antisemitism Movement Launches Jewish Mayors and Municipal Leaders Association combatantisemitism.org, 15 May 2026, as listed on CAM's About page, accessed 10 November 2026.
  21. ↑ Combat Antisemitism Movement, With Eye on AI-Era Fight Against Antisemitism, CAM Names Liran Amrany Senior Technology and AI Advisor combatantisemitism.org, 31 July 2026, as listed on CAM's About page, accessed 10 November 2026.
  22. ↑ Combat Hate Foundation, Form 990 for 2020 IRS e-file data.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 Combat Hate Foundation, Form 990 for 2023 IRS e-file data.
  24. ↑ Beren Sea Foundation, Form 990-PF for 2023 IRS e-file data.
  25. ↑ Beren Sea Foundation, Form 990-PF for 2024 IRS e-file data.
  26. ↑ LobbyFacts, Combat Antisemitism Movement lobbyfacts.eu, accessed 10 November 2026.
  27. ↑ Combat Antisemitism Movement, About combatantisemitism.org, accessed 27 October 2023.
  28. ↑ Combat Hate Foundation, Form 990 for 2022 IRS e-file data.
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