TORONTO — A short video clip circulating on social media shows a woman whom the poster identifies as Lily Musa making an explicit accusation that “Zionists” are seeking 10 to 12-year-old children to drink their blood ahead of Jewish holidays. The post and embedded video were shared widely. They provoked immediate denunciations from users who described the claims as an unmistakable revival of the blood libel, an ancient and false antisemitic trope.
The clip was posted by the X account Leviathan, which supplied the video and accompanying text. The account’s caption framed the clip as evidence of what it termed extreme views circulating in rallies and online circles. The original poster’s identification of the speaker as Lily Musa has been repeated by other accounts. Numerous users have since reshared the footage and have drawn critical responses from journalists and researchers who monitor online antisemitism.
Toronto Neo-Nazi Lily Musa explains how Zionists are currently looking for kids 10-12 years old to drink their blood just before the Jewish holidays.
— Leviathan (@l3v1at4an) September 17, 2025
Lily Musa is a frequent Pro-Palestine protest attendee & despite many radical statements she gets exemption from @TorontoPolice https://t.co/DIVmUj7Cgg pic.twitter.com/bZHjcttu3i
Independent experts and watchdogs quickly condemned the statements. Journalist Idit Shamir called the remarks “violent, antisemitic and rooted in ancient, debunked blood libel conspiracy theories,” and urged platforms and authorities to treat the clip as a dangerous form of hate speech rather than political commentary. The video’s spread alarmed many observers who noted that the blood libel has a long record of motivating real-world attacks and communal persecution.
The term blood libel describes the false accusation that Jews ritually murder or harm non-Jewish children for religious purposes. Scholars trace blood libel myths to the Middle Ages; they were recycled repeatedly in early modern Europe and used in propaganda in the 19th and 20th centuries. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and Encyclopaedia Britannica note that blood libel allegations have historically triggered pogroms, trials, and violent persecution of Jewish communities. Modern invocation of this trope is widely recognized as a core form of antisemitic demonization.
Social media posts accompanying the clip argued that the video illustrated the extremism present at some public rallies. Other users characterized the footage as a staged provocation or as evidence of fringe disinformation aimed at inflaming tensions.
Experts stress that the circulation of such content matters because it revives a well-known and deadly libel. Blood libel narratives have no factual basis and have been repeatedly debunked, yet their repetition has historically been enough to spark mob violence and institutional discrimination. That is why civil society and Jewish communal organizations treat modern echoes of the trope as a serious security and public-policy concern.
Online responses quickly bifurcated. Some users urged platform moderation and removal of the video as hate speech. Others argued for preserving the clip as evidence that would allow police and civil society to assess whether the statements constituted a criminal threat or incitement.
Community safety implications were immediate for some. Jewish communal leaders have long warned that ancient tropes, when resurfaced in modern settings, can feed environments in which harassment and violence become more likely. The historical record shows that false accusations against Jews have been used to justify expulsions, arrests, and pogroms across centuries. For that reason, many advocates call for rapid, transparent responses from platforms and law enforcement when such narratives go viral.
Platform responsibility is now again in the spotlight. X and other social networks face recurrent pressure to act quickly when user-generated content appears to promote hate against a protected group. Companies typically balance enforcement of community standards with questions about verification and context. In recent years, civil society groups have urged platforms to adopt clearer, faster procedures for removing content that repeats debunked and dangerous conspiracies, such as the blood libel.
For Jewish and pro-Israel audiences, the video underscores a persistent danger: ancient antisemitic myths persist online and can reemerge in new forms. Historians and communal advocates say education about the origins and consequences of libelous tropes is essential to preventing their escalation into threats or violence. They also urge social platforms, law enforcement, and community leaders to coordinate responses that protect vulnerable communities while preserving legitimate speech and investigation.
This article is based on verified information from the Leviathan X posts sharing the video, journalistic commentary, and condemnations posted on X, and historical and encyclopedic treatments of the blood libel by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and Encyclopaedia Britannica.