Summary
FOA’s mission is made possible by a vibrant, rapidly growing international community of hundreds of volunteers with diverse backgrounds, which forms the backbone of our organization. This is a cross-generational volunteer community in more than 27 countries, monitoring content in multiple languages.
In 2025, we broadened university partnerships, offering students credit-recognized, high-impact volunteering. Students are trained in FOA’s unique monitoring methods and contribute to digital threat intelligence, AI analysis, project management, web development, and social media strategy. This flexible online format allows students to combat online antisemitism at their convenience.
Volunteers are primarily from Israel (202), the United States (70), Canada (16), and the United Kingdom (8), with an additional 38 volunteers from 23 other countries. Volunteers aged 18 to 30 now make up nearly half of FOA’s monitoring workforce, complemented by experienced professionals and senior volunteers. Together, they provide continuous coverage across time zones, forming the backbone of FOA’s reporting, removing content and protecting Jewish lives. This geographic coverage enables FOA to track antisemitic content across time zones and respond quickly to emerging narratives.
Global and Cross-Regional Educational and Training Partnerships
Throughout 2025, cultivating strategic alliances remained a priority to enhance monitoring capabilities, expand educational reach, and influence international policy. By working alongside established leaders in the field, the organization has evolved from a localized monitoring initiative into a central actor in the global effort to secure the digital public sphere.
- Training more than 350 international participants in 12 cycles of the Online Activist Fellowships, supported by the Claims Conference. Participants were trained to identify antisemitism, Holocaust denial, and digital manipulation, as well as to operate effectively within social media reporting systems. The program expanded FOA’s geographic and language reach, launching new initiatives for Spanish-speaking communities in Europe and South America.
- Maintaining direct dialogue with major technology companies, including Google and TikTok, allowed for ongoing meetings with the platform’s policy teams to discuss policy enforcement and reporting mechanisms. TikTok remained a key partner through its Trusted Flagger program, which has been vital for the rapid removal of inciting content.
North America
- Implementing dedicated community training programs in partnership with the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County, the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ, and the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia. These programs included in-person and virtual trainings, delivered for communities in New Jersey and Miami to strengthen local responses to digital hate.
Europe
- Forming strategic links with EPNA, ENCATE, and the ECJC (European Council of Jewish Communities) to improve coordination among European civil society organizations and streamline reporting mechanisms. Collaborating with these networks enabled them to educate diverse audiences on how to identify and address antisemitism in its various manifestations.
- Concluding the flagship European ERASMUS-funded project, Report Hate!, marking a significant milestone in multinational research and educational cooperation. The project strengthened youth engagement and reporting capacities across multiple European countries.
- Participating in major European policy and advocacy forums included the European Commission Civil Society Forum in Brussels and the International Conference Against Antisemitism in Berlin. Additional activities included attending the Nordic Network Conference on countering online hate in Scandinavia, participating in a German Police Union event on law enforcement, and contributing to policy discussions hosted by Baroness Luciana Berger in the British Parliament.
Israel
- Establishing prominent institutions with a broad range of leading Israeli academic institutions in 2025, including Reichman University’s International School, Ono College, Ariel University, Gordon College of Education, Ben Gurion University, the Hebrew University, the Technion–Israel Institute of Technology, Bar Ilan University, and the Azrieli College of Engineering.
- Partnering with the OCT7 organization to empower digital activists through specialized training in Wikipedia management and Community Notes. Under this initiative, FOA identifies and recruits motivated volunteers, while the OCT7 provides the professional instruction needed to master these influential platforms. This collaboration combines recruitment reach with technical expertise to ensure factual accuracy and digital integrity across global discourse. By equipping volunteers with the tools to provide essential context and transparency, the joint effort creates a robust framework for navigating and improving the quality of online information.
- Partnering with the OCT7 organization to empower digital activists through specialized training in Wikipedia management and Community Notes. Under this initiative, FOA identifies and recruits motivated volunteers, while the OCT7 provides the professional instruction needed to master these influential platforms. This collaboration combines recruitment reach with technical expertise to ensure factual accuracy and digital integrity across global discourse. By equipping volunteers with the tools to provide essential context and transparency, the joint effort creates a robust framework for navigating and improving the quality of online information.
- Advancing the mission by bringing together diverse stakeholders through the Annual Conference, in partnership with Google, and a special session for social media influencers. These events examined how online narratives spread and how creators can help counter antisemitism while promoting responsible digital engagement.
Research
To support both professionals and the broader public, FOA published a comprehensive series of guides in 2025, each designed as a practical tool for navigating contemporary online hate, covering issues such as Antisemitism & Zionism on Social Media, Antisemitism Visual Guide, 13 Myths for Online Conversations, Zionism 101, and Talking to Kids about Online Antisemitism.
In August, FOA started releasing a monthly report summarizing the collected data, notably identified hashtags and key events, impacting the online antisemitism landscape: FOA Monthly Reports. By combining monitoring data with analysis, FOA’s reports identified patterns in online antisemitic content following geopolitical developments, including: When the Gaza Starvation Campaign Meets Antisemitism, Surge in Online Antisemitism Since the Israel-Iran War, Antisemitism on Gab.