Ben Carasso, an 11-year-old Israeli boy, is pushing back against antisemitism. At a time when more kids are being targeted for their religion, he has taken to social media to offer his peers a way to respond with facts and hope.

Carasso has already lived through multiple conflicts and wars, experiences that have shaped both his perspective and his voice. Seeking to represent Israeli children, his advocacy began shortly after the Hamas attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. What started as a response quickly became a mission.

He began posting on social media after a close friend’s father went missing following the Nova music festival attack and was later confirmed killed.

«I’m speaking about it so the whole world understands what kind of childhood we have,» Carasso said.

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Carasso speaks directly to audiences in both English and Hebrew, reaching hundreds of thousands across social media. His message is clear. He aims to give a voice to children who often feel unheard, and to show that even at a young age, speaking up matters.

Born in Israel and a third-generation descendant of a Holocaust survivor, Carasso’s advocacy is shaped by both history and experience. He grew up during periods of ongoing conflict, where rocket attacks and air raid sirens are part of daily life. His posts reflect those realities, from running to shelters to supporting friends whose family members are serving on the front lines.

His advocacy has also placed him directly in the line of hostility.

After being featured in an article about Israeli children, Carasso became the target of a wave of antisemitic abuse online. Hundreds of comments appeared across social media, many directed at him personally, including Holocaust imagery telling the 11-year-old to «go back to Auschwitz like his grandfather,» while others repeated antisemitic tropes and used dehumanizing imagery.

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Students participate in an anti-Israel protest on Columbia University campus. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Antisemitism is rising globally and is increasingly visible for children. Carasso says he won’t be silenced.

«My duty is to continue spreading the truth everywhere,» he said.

In an environment where misinformation spreads quickly, Carasso takes his responsibilities seriously.

«In today’s world, there’s so much misleading information online,» he said. «Just because you see a photo or a post doesn’t mean it’s true. We all have a responsibility, kids and adults, to check the facts before sharing anything.»

In recent months, Carasso traveled to Australia, where he met with Jewish children to better understand how antisemitism is affecting their lives. Among them was Summer Britvan, the sister of 10-year-old Matilda Britvan, who was killed during the Chanukah massacre at Bondi Beach.

«I met with Summer, and she opened up so much about her sister, how much she misses her, and how strong she is,» Carasso said.

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An Israeli flag flutters at the memorial for victims of the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attack on the Supernova music festival near Kibbutz Re’im, Israel, on May 27, 2024. (Kobi Wolf/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Those conversations, he said, are part of a broader effort to give children a voice and a way to heal, something experts say is important.

For Carasso, one of the most important gaps in social media is the absence of children’s voices.

«The side of the children is not talked about,» he said. «There are children whose parents were murdered or injured. Their lives are not the same anymore.»

He says his message remains focused on strength, courage and the responsibility to speak.

«Be yourself. Be authentic,» Carasso said. «Believe in yourself when you do advocacy. I started at the age of eight. I believe others can do it even better.»

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His efforts have not gone unnoticed. Carasso has received the Resilience Award from the Jewish Agency for Israel and was selected as Israel’s youngest torchbearer at the country’s Independence Day ceremony.

His advice to other kids his age, «If you believe in something, speak up and don’t be afraid.»

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., wants to extend protections for Haitian migrants, and Republicans say it’s a perfect example of him putting the interests of illegal immigrants over Americans. 

Schumer fast-tracked a House-passed bill that would extend the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) of Haitian migrants for three years earlier this week onto the Senate schedule. Whether it actually makes it to the floor is ultimately up to Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D.

The top Senate Democrat’s desire to pass the legislation in the Senate comes at an inflection point for both the protected status of Haitian migrants and a funding battle started, in part, over immigration operations in the country. 

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Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., who led negotiations for Senate Republicans to try to strike a compromise deal to end the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown, told Fox News Digital, «I’m so glad that he is prioritizing people who are not American consistently.»

«What about the countless Americans that have died at the hands of illegal aliens? I mean, the fact that you’re literally trying to defund the organization that is tasked with keeping our streets safe, our borders secure, keeping Americans — allowing Americans to go home to their families at night,» Britt said. «It’s just totally, his priorities are completely and totally off.»

While Schumer is trying to extend the protected status of Haitian migrants, DHS is still shut down over disagreements on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) funding.

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President Donald Trump tried to revoke the program for Haiti, but his administration’s effort is currently snarled in the courts.  (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

The legislation made it through the House last week after 10 Republicans bucked President Donald Trump and joined Democrats to shield more than 350,000 Haitian nationals from deportation.

The TPS program allows foreign nationals whose home countries face humanitarian crises or dangerous conditions to temporarily live and work in the United States without fear of deportation, but it does not provide a pathway to citizenship.

Schumer noted on the Senate floor earlier this week that Haitian migrants became a political flash point during Trump’s campaign, in which he claimed that a community of Haitians in Ohio were eating pets. 

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., spoke with reporters as he headed to the Senate chamber at the U.S. Capitol on March 12, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

«Despite ongoing violence, gang violence, civil instability, terrible medical infrastructure, and poor food access in Haiti,» Schumer said, «Trump directed Kristi Noem to strip Haitian immigrants of their TPS, their Temporary Protected Status, disregarding the process Congress set into law.»

Trump tried to revoke the program for Haiti and argued that because conditions have improved in the country, granting Haitians legal protections runs counter to American interests. But his administration’s effort is currently snarled in the courts. 

And if it were to make it to a vote, Republicans plan to swiftly kill it.

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When asked whether the bill stood a chance in the upper chamber, Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, flashed a zero sign by connecting his index finger and thumb. 

«Zero point zero,» Moreno told Fox News Digital.  «Schumer is all illegals first, it’s crazy.»

“Mañana 16 de abril tiroteo. No vengan. Avisé”. Ese mensaje apareció escrito en la pared de un baño en un centro educativo de Uruguay y formulaciones similares se reiteraron en varias instituciones, al punto que las autoridades nacionales de la educación debieron dar explicaciones.

Los locales de estudio se mantuvieron abiertos, pero dieron la posibilidad a los padres para que decidan enviar a sus hijos o no ya que los docentes no pasaban la lista.

No se trata de un fenómeno exclusivo de Uruguay. Y, de hecho, Infobae lo ha venido reflejando en varios artículos sobre una seguidilla de amenazas de tiroteos en escuelas.

La Fiscalía de Adolescentes responsabilizó a un menor de edad por las amenazas ocurridas en liceos, informó este martes el noticiero Telenoche de Canal 4. La Justicia condenó a un menor mediante un proceso abreviado, que implica el reconocimiento de un delito a cambio de una pena menor.

Se le tipificó un delito de amenazas con circunstancias agravantes especiales por haber realizado inscripciones intimidatorias en el baño de un liceo. Su pena es una medida socioeducativa en régimen de libertad asistida.

Desde este miércoles, en tanto, los centros educativos volverán a pasar la lista.

Pablo Caggiani, el presidente de la Administración Nacional de Educación Pública (ANEP), expresó al noticiero Subrayado de Canal 10 la “preocupación” que estos episodios generan..

“Estamos ante un fenómeno que estaba en la nube, que era parte de cuestiones que los estudiantes visualizaban en redes sociales, y las pasan a la realidad. Es decir, escriben en una puerta o generan una amenaza”, dijo el titular de la ANEP, que es el organismo rector de la educación pública.

“Esto en general responde a no tener claro que cuando hacen ese procedimiento pasan de algo que está en la nube a ser algo que efectivamente choca con una realidad, que tiene por un lado una denuncia y por otro una intervención policial”, expresó.

Caggiani también describió que hubo una “afectación” al normal funcionamiento de los centros educativos del país.

Las autoridades han monitoreado la situación desde el miércoles de la semana pasada, que fue cuando se dio la primera situación. A partir de ese momento, comenzó el trabajo en conjunto con el Ministerio del Interior de Uruguay, a cargo de la seguridad del país, y la Fiscalía.

Caggiani dijo que, si bien los centros educativos se mantuvieron con las puertas abiertas, quienes no asistían no tenían ninguna consecuencia administrativa (es decir, no se les contabilizaba la falta).

La ANEP ha exhortado a los centros educativos y a las familias a que charlen de este problema con los estudiantes. “Requiere que todo el mundo adulto esté logrando transmitir esto con claridad a los adolescentes”, comentó Caggiani en la entrevista televisiva.

Más allá de la condena a un adolescente, el jerarca detalló que también hubo intervenciones en otros lugares de los departamentos de Lavalleja, Canelones, Rivera y Montevideo. “Estamos ante una situación donde adolescentes toman algo que está en las redes y lo ponen en la realidad.

A su vez, hubo movilizaciones de padres del interior del país tras las amenazas de tiroteos. “Pusieron de forma escrita –en los baños tanto de las niñas como de los varones– ‘tiroteo’. A los padres esto les enciende las alarmas y nos pone en un grado de alerta total”, dijo uno de ellos, entrevistado en el programa Puesta a punto de Canal 12.

“Uno no tiene las garantías suficientes de poder mandar a tu hijo a la escuela. Gracias a Dios nosotros tenemos una muy buena convivencia con la Policía de la zona y el comisario siempre está dispuesto a recibirnos”, comentó un padre de la escuela 96 y del liceo Delta del Tigre en Ciudad del Plata.