Assault

Petah Tikva man indicted for rape after allegedly posing as Nova festival survivor

Prosecutors say the 22-year-old ignored the woman's repeated objections, forced his way into her Petah Tikva apartment, and sexually assaulted her. They asked that he remain in custody pending trial.

|ByHODAYA RAN
An illustrative image of an individual with handcuffs.
Yigal Amir

Yashar Party activist attacked while attempting to remove Yigal Amir protest sign from bridge

Footage of the incident shows several protesters surrounding and attacking the Yashar Party activist after he tried to take down a sign calling for Yigal Amir's release.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli daycare-aged children (illustrative). March 24, 2026.

Three Tel Aviv daycare workers indicted over alleged physical abuse of infants, toddlers

The childcare workers allegedly assaulted the children under the care, who were between six months and one-and-a-half years old, treating them as if they were objects.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
X post showing Fatemeh Soltani and her father, who stabbed her outside of her salon.

Iranian man who murdered teenage daughter outside salon receives eight-year sentence

Over a year after stabbing his daughter outside a salon in Iran, the father of Fatemeh Soltani was sentenced to eight years in prison by the Tehran Criminal Court.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

Israeli attacks bus driver after ‘bumpy ride’ woke him up

Multiple instances of assaults against bus drivers have been reported in recent years – a concerning trend as bus accidents have the capacity to injure many people.

JANUARY 31, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Electra Afikim's lineup of electric buses; Israel's first wireless charging electric bus depot.

Israeli arrested for slapping Minister Idit Silman in Rehovot

The suspect, in her 50s, was taken in for questioning by police after a physical altercation with the minister.

JANUARY 24, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli Environmental Protection Minister Idit Silman is seen at the handover ceremony replacing outgoing minister Tamar Zandberg, in Jerusalem, on January 2, 2023.

Israeli trio beaten by London mob in antisemitic hate crime

While the police claimed to have attended the scene 28 minutes after the attack, media reports say the victims claimed the police failed to attend to them for 16 hours.

JANUARY 22, 2024ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
C130 Hercules aircraft from RAF Brize Norton fly near the London Eye, on the day of Trooping the Colour parade to honour King Charles's official birthday, in London, Britain, June 17, 2023

Jewish teen assaulted, called ‘w****’ in US mall for wearing IDF sweater

The 16-year-old girl had been out shopping with her 12-year-old sibling and parents when she was attacked.

JANUARY 2, 2024ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
American Dream mall is pictured after New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy closed indoor shopping malls, to avoid the spreading of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S., March 18, 2020.

Londoner on bike punched Jews, threw off their hats

Shomrim asked for anyone who recognizes the offender to contact Hackney Police.

DECEMBER 28, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Rabbi Herschel Gluck, President of the Shomrim and Chairman of the Arab-Jewish Forum, shakes hands with a Stamford Hill resident in London, Britain, June 12, 2023

Man attempts to run over his wife, police indictment filed

Footage from the incident shows the 45-year-old man from Abu Tor arriving at his son's kindergarten, noticing his wife, and attempting to run her over. 

DECEMBER 24, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Police vehicles

Turkish soccer club president arrested for punching referee

The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) said it had suspended all leagues after the "shameful" incident when Koca punched referee Halil Umut Meler

DECEMBER 12, 2023ByREUTERS
Referee Halil Umut Meler lies on the ground at the end the Turkish Super Lig soccer match between MKE Ankaragucu and Caykur Rizespor, December 11, 2023

UK Jewish woman left unconscious after brutal attack

Two women were filmed continuing to kick the victim as she lay on the ground unconscious.

DECEMBER 9, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
DEMONSTRATORS PROTEST against the lack of police action during pro-Palestine demonstrations, and condemn the increase of antisemitic hate crimes in London, last week.

Jewish UMass student violently assaulted after attending hostage release event

The student also stole and spat on the victim's Israeli flag, according to the university's Hillel.

NOVEMBER 6, 2023ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
A symbolic Shabbat dinner table is set as families of hostages vow to not return home until their loved ones are freed.

Jewish man attacked in suspected antisemitic incident in Berlin

The suspect was released on the spot and is being investigated on suspicion of conducting an assault with an antisemitic motive.

AUGUST 20, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
A Berlin police car crosses Stahnsdorfer Damm after police warned the public that a suspected lioness was on the loose in Kleinmachnow, near Berlin, Germany July 20, 2023.