On May 17, 2026, something unprecedented happened. Jews and non-Jews, among them scholars, survivors, lawyers, educators, and activists, gathered from across the world not to mourn, but to declare.

The declaration: Antizionism is Jew-hatred.

The World Symposium Against Antizionism, organized by StopAntizionism in partnership with Tafsik, was the first global event of its kind built on urgency, moral clarity, and the conviction that hatred, when left unnamed, becomes normalized.

What we are witnessing across the Western World is dark history repeating itself.

As a Soviet survivor, I carry this knowledge in my bones. Antizionism behind the Iron Curtain was never really about Israel. It was about Jews — a weapon of isolation, silence, and erasure, dressed in the language of politics.

My research in fall 2025 showed antizionist hostility had reached a 70–75% adoption rate on the diffusion curve, the Late Majority stage, with organized violence already underway. The next phase, if unchecked, is genocidal consensus: ideological saturation above 85%, where existential danger becomes acute.

Antizionism was a Stage 4 cancer. And like any cancer, it cannot be treated until it is named.

The “Come to Moses” Moment

Silence was not an option. As a Soviet survivor, I made a promise to myself: I will never surrender to hate.

StopAntizionism already had the message and education fully developed, including Dr. Naya Lekht’s Three-Era Framework of Jew-Hatred, tracing anti-Jewish hostility from religious anti-Judaism through modern antisemitism to contemporary antizionism. What was needed now was a moment of declaration.

I envisioned a “Come to Moses Meeting,” a Mount Sinai moment, where people from across countries, backgrounds, and beliefs would gather and name, without hesitation, what the world has been reluctant to name: antizionism is Jew-hatred. A global paradigm shift. A revelation.

Choosing a keynote speaker required someone with moral clarity, a command of Jew-hatred’s cycles, and the ability to expose the Marxist-Islamist ideologies fueling antizionism today. Ben Shapiro was the obvious choice.

Executing a vision of this scale required the right partner, someone who understood both the urgency and the complexity of mounting a serious, high-level event in a short period of time. I called Amir Epstein of Tafsik and asked if he wanted to make history. A partnership for the World Symposium Against Antizionism commenced.

That partnership reflects an essential truth: confronting antizionism cannot be done alone. It requires coalition, unity, courage, and a shared understanding that antizionism is a lethal threat to humanity.

On May 17, 2026 — a beautiful sunny Sunday, the first long weekend of spring in Canada — approximately a thousand people gathered at Paramount Events. This is where the “Zionists” made history, coming together for the first time to confront antizionism as the third era of Jew-hatred and trace its evolution.

The atmosphere carried both inspiration and tension. Due to serious security concerns and the risk of possible attacks, the location remained undisclosed, even to some speakers, until roughly 12 hours before the event. Bomb-sniffing dogs, private Jewish security personnel, bag checks, and extensive protective measures surrounded the symposium throughout the day.

Many attendees arrived not fully knowing what to expect. What they encountered was not simply another conference or political event, but a framework — a revelation about how antizionism evolved, how it functions, and why it must be confronted with moral clarity. Once people saw the pattern, they could no longer unsee it.

The full-day program examined antizionism across six panels — its origins, evolution, and consequences, not only intellectually, but practically.

Dr. Naya Lekht, scholar, educator, and developer of the Three-Era Framework of Jew-Hatred, led this panel, tracing the evolution of anti-Jewish hostility from religious anti-Judaism to modern antisemitism to contemporary antizionism. In each era, she argued, Jew-hatred reveals the corrupted morality of its time:........

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