THE LEGAL CENTER FOR COMBATING ANTISEMITISM - IJL

about us

Headed by Adv. Avraham (Avrumi) Yishai, The Legal Center for Combating Antisemitism was established in 2019, in response to the rise of antisemitism worldwide and the need to take drastic measures against this development.

VISION

The Center’s main goal, as identified by Adv. Meir Linzen, the president of IJL, is “To be the legal arm of the Jewish people.” To bring to justice anyone who dares to spread hatred in any form against Jews.

community

Part of our purpose is to foster the growth of a vibrant community from all over the world by joining forces in reporting and fighting hostility against Jews no matter where they are located.

Poland

Marie Andersen Case

The IJL is supporting a lawsuit filed in January 2025 against Marie Andersen and the Medical University of Warsaw.

Italy

Cecilia Parodi case

IJL is participating as a party in criminal proceedings against Cecilia Parodi, a prominent public figure and Instagram personality.

Germany

The Castle Hill Publishers Case

Castle Hill Publishers is an internet platform that produces and markets Holocaust denial literature to the public in Germany.

Latvia

Par brīvu Palestīnu case

The case involves legal action against a group called “Par brīvu Palestīnu” (English: For Free Palestine).

LAWS, ARTICLES, NEWS AND COURT CASES

Holocaust denial in a parliamentary speech: criminal conviction not a breach of Article 10

On 3 October 2019 the European Court of Human Rights dismissed an application by former NDP leader Udo Pastörs that his criminal conviction in Germany for making a “qualified Auschwitz denial” in a parliamentary speech infringed his right to freedom of speech under Article 10 ECHR.

Pastörs -v- Germany (Case no. 55225/14))

Holocaust scholars ordered
to apologize in Polish libel case

WARSAW, Poland (AP) – A court in Warsaw ruled Tuesday that two prominent Holocaust researchers must apologize to a woman who claimed her deceased uncle had been slandered in a historical work, citing alleged inaccuracies that suggested the Polish man helped kill Jews during World War II. Read more.

An antisemitic motive in a criminal act will significantly increase the penalty for such an act (Germany)

Change in the general part of the criminal law (Sec. 46 German Criminal Code):
If there are antisemitic motives for a crime, this will increase the penalty in the future – regardless of the criminal offense that has been committed. The new Section will be implemented in the general part of the German Criminal Code that applies for every crime.

AGEN AMI

PROTECTED COMMUNITIES PROJECT
A NEW LEGAL PROJECT TO SUPPORT AND PROTECT JEWISH COMMUNITIES AGAINST ANTISEMITIC OFFENSES

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