Combat Antisemitism Movement
The Combat Antisemitism Movement is a United States-based non-governmental organization with a stated goal of eradicating antisemitism. It claims "850 interfaith organizations, influential decision-makers, and a network of more than five million activists and 250 social media influencers". It has been criticized for conflating criticism of Israel with antisemitism.
Activities
CAM was founded in 2019 by Adam Beren in Kansas, even though Beren's name did not come to light until 2023. The Jewish Council of Australia has characterized CAM as a far-right group. CAM advocates for the adoption of the IHRA definition of antisemitism as well as the criminalization of the chant "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free". CAM has been accused of conflating criticism of Israel with antisemitism.According to The Forward in 2021, CAM's partner organizations include "establishment stalwarts like the American [Jewish Committee] and Jewish Federations of North America as well as several far-right fringe groups focused on attacking Muslims." One partner, the Clarion Project, was previously listed by the Southern Poverty Law Center as an anti-Muslim hate group.
In June 2023, CAM published a video against what it called "woke antisemitism", which led two progressive Jewish organizations, the Jewish Council for Public Affairs and the Jewish Federations of North America, to end their collaboration with CAM.
Following the 2023 October 7 attacks, CAM called for the resignation of United Nations secretary general António Guterres. In March 2024, CAM criticized British Jewish film director Jonathan Glazer, winner of an Oscar for The Zone of Interest, for having denounced the dehumanization of the victims of Israel's assault on Gaza. CAM has accused Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, of "legitimizing terrorism" and promoting "Jew-hatred."
In December 2025, CAM held the North American Mayors Summit Against Antisemitism, a summit in New Orleans. The summit was emceed by pro-Israel media personality Jacki Karsh, and the guest of honor was Eric Adams. According to Current Affairs, "A glance at the agenda reveals that the mayors’ conference is not really about 'combating antisemitism' at all. This event is about getting city governments to suppress pro-Palestine activism, plain and simple."