The campaign follows several violent incidents and acts of antisemitic terrorism, including the recent machete attack in Monsey, New York, the shooting in Jersey City, New Jersey, last December, the synagogue shooting in Halle, Germany, last October, the synagogue shooting in Poway, California, last April and the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in October 2018.Antisemitic incidents in the US, the UK and France are at record highs, while recent surveys by the European Union, CNN and the Anti-Defamation League have indicated high levels of antisemitic sentiment and belief across the Western world.“Antisemitism, in all its various forms, harms Jews around the world on a daily basis, whether in their homes, streets, schools, universities, synagogues and online,” said Moshe Kantor, president of the World Holocaust Forum Foundation and the European Jewish Congress, upon the launch of the Stop this Story! campaign. “This phenomenon causes more than 80% of the Jews of Europe to fear for their safety and more than 40% of them to consider leaving their homes and communities,” he said. “The best way to spread any message today is through social media, because social networks and those who use them have the power to make the necessary changes in our societies.”“Instagram users are a significant demographic segment that is growing rapidly, and I have always argued that the best way to fight any form of prejudice is through education and awareness. Creating awareness of the story of antisemitism is the first step necessary to stopping it,” Kantor said.The campaign was launched ahead of the Fifth World Holocaust Forum at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem next week, entitled “Remembering the Holocaust, Fighting Antisemitism.” French President Emmanuel Macron, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Italian President Sergio Mattarella, Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen, Russian President Vladimir Putin and the UK’s Prince Charles are among the leaders expected to participate in the event.