Antisemitism
Antisemitism tracking and reports from across the diaspora.
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The safety and comfort Jews around the world once knew seem like a distant memory. Be it the anti-Israel protests throughout the West or the plethora of recently elected officials who voice their disdain for…
Montreal police arrest suspect in pellet-gun attack on synagogue
Montreal police have arrested a suspect in an October pellet-gun attack on Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs said on Wednesday. The suspect targeted several buildings, including the synagogue and a…
Europe knows how to mourn dead Jews, and kill the living!
Europe knows how to commemorate dead Jews, but who will protect the living? At an international conference of the European Jewish Association (EJA) in Auschwitz, the association's president, Rabbi Menachem Margolin, denounced the continent's governments'…
Has Hamas Become a Trend? Pro-Palestinians Take Over the Netherlands
The streets of Amsterdam were filled this week with thousands of protesters who view Hamas as a legitimate "resistance movement." How is the Jewish community responding?
The War on BDS: The Israeli Move Against the British Boycott Organization
The Ministry of Diaspora Affairs recommended that the Population and Immigration Authority prevent the entry into Israel of activists of the British organization Amos Trust, following its activity to promote boycotts and sanctions against Israel…
South Carolina man pleads guilty to hate crime after vandalizing Jewish community complex
The 24-year-old admitted to posting threatening antisemitic flyers, including Nazi symbols, at a Jewish community complex in North Carolina
Why I urged my parents to avoid the counterprotest in Philadelphia
Parents usually tell their children whether they can go out, but last week, on a phone call with my parents, our roles reversed, and I urged them not to join a Philadelphia food crawl with…
BBC Charter may be amended to protect against antisemitism, Director General suggests
Matt Brittin writes to staff at the Corporation following scrutiny over the case of Oscar-winning filmmaker Lucie Kon
Chicago Needs a Higher Standard of Civic Leadership
Chicago, United States, on Aug. 22, 2024. Photo: J.W. Hendricks/NurPhoto via Reuters Connect As Illinoisans went to the polls this November, we heard plenty about political leadership. Candidates made promises, defended records, and told voters…
Trump's antisemitism envoy: "The next generation of Jews is being educated by TikTok and Qatar"
Ambassador Rabbi Yehuda Kaplan at the Israel Hayom conference in New York: "The alliance between socialists and the Muslim Brotherhood is anti-Western civilization" • On Jews who support anti-Israel candidates: "A failure of Jewish education"…
Near the Israeli ice cream parlor in Barcelona: the hate graffiti that was sprayed
Hate graffiti against Jews was sprayed tonight near an Israeli ice cream parlor in Barcelona: "Zionists get out of the neighborhood." The owner of the chain responded: "We are proud of our Israeli roots."
Advertisement with 'Friends' star sparks scandal: 'We don't want Zionists'
David Schwimmer, one of the most famous actors in the world, will forever remain in the memory of viewers thanks to his iconic role as Ross Geller in the series 'Friends'. However, after the actor…
Jessica Tisch accepts WJC Herzl Award and calls for ‘courage to confront’ anti-Jewish hate
A version of this piece first ran as part of the New York Jewish Week’s daily newsletter, rounding up the latest on politics, culture, food and what’s new with Jews in the city. Sign up…
A federal grand jury indicted Brian Charles (58) for sending antisemitic threats to Holocaust memorial leaders, the American Jewish Committee, AIPAC, and multiple Secret Service…
A federal grand jury indicted Brian Charles (58) for sending antisemitic threats to Holocaust memorial leaders, the American Jewish Committee, AIPAC, and multiple Secret Service protesters.
Deborah Lipstadt: Is Israel really the cause of surging antisemitism?
Welcome to "A Mandatory Listen," a new weekly podcast in which The Times of Israel deputy editor Amanda Borschel-Dan asks the big questions facing Israel and the Jewish people. In this episode of the new…
Shooter who fled and unusual explosion in Spain: "Dog handler who checked booby-trapped backpack killed, sapper lost leg"
In Spain, reports of a mysterious incident where police were called to handle a shooting event in which a 17-year-old girl was seriously injured, and near the scene they found a backpack "partially open with…
88 years ago today, on what would become known as Kristallnacht, the Nazis set fire to over 1,400 synagogues, looted and destroyed thousands of Jewish owned businesses and homes…
88 years ago today, on what would become known as Kristallnacht, the Nazis set fire to over 1,400 synagogues, looted and destroyed thousands of Jewish owned businesses and homes. That night, they attacked and murdered…
WATCH: NYPD arrested a suspect after an Orthodox Jewish man was attacked while walking to synagogue.
Surveillance footage shows the suspect pouring an unidentified substance on the victim before a physical confrontation. The victim fought back, before others jumped in to help.
Eric Fingerhut | American View
Eric D. Fingerhut, the President and CEO of The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA), joins Mike Wagenheim to discuss the dual challenges of Jewish disunity and antisemitism
Israeli Ambassador warns: Jewish parents in Germany again fear for their children
Israeli Ambassador Ron Prosor warns that Jewish families in Germany again fear for their safety, 88 years after Kristallnacht, amid rising antisemitism
UK Green councilor shared anti-Jewish posts—report
A city councilor representing the Green Party of England shared two posts on social media after October 2023 celebrating violence against Israelis and another warning Muslims no to support Jews, The Jewish Chronicle of London…
Milan: Mural in Tribute to October 7 Victims Erased
The mural in Milan depicting the hostages of October 7 erased By Canaan Lidor Last week, a leader of the Italian Jewish community accused municipal authorities of 'selective repression' after an unauthorized mural paying tribute…
Canada: Two years imprisonment for teenager who shot at two synagogues in Toronto area
A teenager who admitted to shooting at two synagogues in the Toronto area was sentenced to two years in prison. It emerged that he received payment for the attacks, but his senders have not yet…
Israeli Ice Cream Parlor Attacked in Barcelona – And the Owner Won't Stay Silent
A hateful graffiti was sprayed on a branch of the Israeli ice cream chain "Anita" in the Gracia neighborhood of Barcelona, reading: "Zionists get out of the neighborhood" • The chain reports repeated harassment since…
Judge cites religious hatred as suspect in Maronite Nahariya church vandalism remains jailed
Judge cites strong evidence and suspected religious hatred as a man accused of vandalizing a Maronite prayer hall in Nahariya remains in custody
Northwestern launches civil rights investigation into club that banned pro-Israel group from its food festival
Northwestern University’s Office of Civil Rights is investigating a club that said it canceled its annual “Cultural Food Fest” after students objected to its initial inclusion of a pro-Israel student group. Spoon University Northwestern, a…
The backlash to the Bell Report is as shocking as its findings on antisemitism in schools
Those who claim to care about the safety of children in Gaza are outraged at the idea of protecting Jewish children in Britain. I fear our country has crossed a line it once swore it…
Kosher Montreal Restaurant Vandalized Amid Wave of Attacks on Jewish-Owned Businesses Across Canada
A pro-Palestinian demonstrator playing drums in front of an Israel flag drenched in fake blood amid an anti-Israel protest, Montreal, Canada, May 16, 2026. Photo: Giordanno Brumas / SOPA Images via Reuters Connect A kosher…
"Hitler was too good": 'Wedding at First Sight' star under anti-Semitic attack
Dor Cohen shared photos of himself with his partner Sophie Benjamin and their baby son, and among the supportive comments lurked a horrifying one. Cohen uploaded a screenshot but refused to be upset by the…
"They Will Not Break Us": Unknown Vandals Deface Memorial for October 7 Hero
Unknown vandals defaced the memorial for Deputy Superintendent G'iar Davidov, who fell in battle on October 7. His widow Inbar published a painful post on Facebook and called to find those responsible: "They will not…
Arson and Attacks on Jews: US Exposes Iran Agent Network
The US Department of Justice charged three Iranian agents with coordinating nearly 20 terror attacks against Jews in the US and Europe
Museum cancels Amersfoort Synagogue’s tricentennial celebration over Israel tensions
An exhibition honoring the nearly 300-year-old Amersfoort Synagogue was supposed to be a celebration of Jewish life in Amersfoot, a small city in the central Netherlands. Instead, Dutch Jews say, it could become the latest…
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A Day Before Kristallnacht Commemoration: Giant Palestinian Flag - Opposite the German Parliament Building | Documentation
A day before the world marks 88 years since Kristallnacht, pro-Palestinian activists vandalized a national monument symbolizing German reunification opposite the Reichstag building - removed the German flag from it and replaced it with a…
How Belgium's Jewish community is confronting rising antisemitism
Threats, street attacks and harassment at work: Jews and people associated with Israel in Belgium describe growing hostility since October 7. i24NEWS correspondent Yonatan Raveh travels to Belgium to meet restaurant owners whose businesses collapsed,…
Holocaust survivors: Collateral damages of the “globalized Intifada"?
Throughout the world, after eighty years lived in relative peace, Holocaust survivors have become victims of modern antisemitic violence. Opinion
Teen gets two years in custody for Toronto-area synagogue shootings
A teenager who opened fire on two Toronto-area synagogues in March was sentenced on Tuesday to two years in a custodial facility followed by one year of community supervision, the maximum penalty available for the…
German students forced to hide their identity
During interventions in the amphitheater, the words "Zionism" and "genocide" keep coming up. Tim Gronert intervenes and is then surrounded and confronted by the occupiers.
Shock in Jerusalem: Unknown Individuals Painted a Swastika on a Magen David Adom Emergency Vehicle
A Magen David Adom volunteer who arrived this morning at his vehicle on Malachi Street in Jerusalem discovered that unknown individuals had vandalized the vehicle, painted a swastika on an Israeli flag, and blackened the…
How a Synagogue Was Attacked via Video Call | The Indictment Revealed
Last April, a synagogue in London was attacked. Now the US prosecution claims: the perpetrator received instructions via a video call from an operator in a network linked to Iran • The filed indictment reveals…
Europe remembers Kristallnacht, but are its leaders failing today's Jews? - analysis
European leaders marked Kristallnacht with pledges to fight antisemitism, but Jewish communities in Germany, the Netherlands, and Norway continue to face threats and insecurity
‘Jews are welcome, Zionists are not’: Is a Zionist ban at a restaurant legal?
Sap Sua, a Vietnamese restaurant in Boulder, Colorado, was one of Emily Lanigan’s favorite restaurants. She even celebrated her 44th birthday there in June. So Lanigan was stunned when the restaurant posted this since-deleted message…
Zionism is not racism – the fact that we need to bring a motion to say so should alarm us all
As a councillor representing a large Jewish community, I have seen first-hand the fear caused by rising antisemitism. We cannot remain silent as the Green Party legitimises this hostility
Proposed New Jersey Bill Would Establish ‘Islamophobia’ Definition to Be Used in Criminal Prosecution
Muslims attend Friday prayers at the Alhuda Islamic Center of Indiana , Friday , Sept . 4, 2026, in Fishers. Photo: USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect New Jersey Democrats are advancing a controversial proposal…
In the Dead of Night: Recorded Burning an Israeli Flag with a Lighter | Watch
The suspect, a resident of the city in his 40s, was recorded setting fire to an Israeli flag placed near a business last Friday • After an investigation and locating him, the one who spotted…
Moving display of support for Israel and Jews: Leaders from around the world arrived
At an emergency conference marking Kristallnacht, Jewish leaders warned of rising antisemitism in Europe and the gap between government promises and reality on the ground. In Auschwitz, an unusual guest from Iran joined them.
«Kill all Jews»: man detained in New York after threats
In New York, a man was arrested for threatening visitors to a kosher supermarket. During the attack, he shouted «kill all Jews» and «destroy Israel», and also mimicked firing a pistol. The incident occurred on…
‘Curb your antisemitism’: Anti-Israel bike protesters are met with Philly boos and humor
PHILADELPHIA — No, this was not your typical Sunday in Center City Philadelphia. A day that began with a flock of Philadelphia Eagles fans wearing team jerseys in anticipation of their upcoming game with the…
🚨 DISTURBING: A large rock was thrown through the window of Montreal’s Pizza Pita Prime on the 88th anniversary of Kristallnacht, when Nazi-led mobs shattered the windows of Jew…
🚨 DISTURBING: A large rock was thrown through the window of Montreal’s Pizza Pita Prime on the 88th anniversary of Kristallnacht, when Nazi-led mobs shattered the windows of Jewish businesses and burned synagogues. The vandalism…
Shooting Spree in Poland: "The Murderer Was a Far-Right Extremist, 3 Bodies Found at His Home"
According to authorities, the 25-year-old who opened fire from a moving vehicle in all directions in Krakow's main square, murdering six people before being wounded and arrested in a gun battle with police, held "extremely…
Last Righteous Among the Nations living in Israel passes away
Jarosława Lewicka, who helped save Jews during the Holocaust when she was just six years old, passes away in Haifa at the age of 91
Attorneys general from 13 states cite campus Jew-hatred in Supreme Court fight about free speech of professors
A group of 13 state attorneys general is taking its fight against campus Jew-hatred to the Supreme Court, arguing that public university professors should not receive special First Amendment protections for speech made in their…
Terror Attack Foiled at Central Synagogue in Milan
Italian security forces arrested a resident of a Milan suburb on suspicion of preparing explosive devices and planning to carry out a terror attack at the city's central synagogue.
Panic in Italy: 300 Schools Evacuated Following Threats, Also Against Meloni
The wave of bomb threats in Europe is expanding: More than 100 schools across Italy received threatening messages this morning, and many students were evacuated. The sender threatened to carry out a massacre of Italians…
Israel as the scapegoat for a Spanish train tragedy - opinion
When prejudice becomes part of the information landscape, the audience is predisposed to believe ludicrous allegations lacking evidence. The ensuing danger extends far beyond Israel or the Jews
Photos: Pro-Israel counter-protesters overwhelm anti-Zionist bike rally in Philadelphia, where police arrest 3
Hundreds of pro-Israel counter-protesters gathered around Philadelphia’s Rittenhouse Square Sunday morning ahead of a bike rally targeting six Jewish-owned restaurants. There were about 300 anti-Zionist protesters and about 200 pro-Israel counterprotesters, police estimated. Rally organizers…
‘I couldn’t understand it’: Kristallnacht eyewitness recalls ‘painful’ memories at commemoration service
Inge Gershfield recalled seeing people ‘laughing’ and ‘singing Nazi songs’ in front of a burning synagogue on her way to school on November 10, 1938
Nearly 7,000 Jewish Leaders Unite at Chabad Conference Amid Heightened Antisemitism Worldwide
The opening session of the International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries held at Brooklyn’s Major R. Owens Community Center on Nov. 5, 2026. Photo: Itzik Belenitzki/Kinus.com The 43rd International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries , the world’s…
Norway's Attorney General Rules: Support for the October 7 Massacre Is Not Incitement
Professor Bassam Hussein of NTNU University stated that the massacre carried out by Hamas is "the most beautiful thing in this century" • The institution refused to take action against him, and the Attorney General…
She Hoped He Would Operate on Her - Then Told Him What She Would Do If an Arab Doctor Arrived
Following the racist attack against a doctor at Assaf Harofeh, Prof. Fuad Azzam from Ichilov called on the Health Minister and the medical establishment to speak out. In an interview with Radio 103FM, he recalled…
