Hate crime

Watchdog reports uptick in online antisemitism, conspiracy theories after Canada synagogue attack

The flagged content included posts celebrating the shooting and expressing regret that no worshippers were injured.

Belleville deputy police chief Sheri Meeks speaks to reporters near the scene of a shooting where a police officer was shot outside a Yom Kippur gathering at Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville, Ontario, Canada, September 21, 2026.
A police vehicle passes the Downing Centre Local and District Court, on the day of a hearing on an application in connection with the mass shooting during a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on December 14, in Sydney, Australia, December 22, 2025

Man charged with ramming gates of Brisbane synagogue released immediately after sentencing

A Canadian flag flies along the waterfront of Lake Ontario, in Toronto, Canada, in August.

Canadian man charged with three hate crimes by Ontario police over antisemitic social media content

 The Lincoln Square Synagogue at 200 Amsterdam Avenue on the corner of West 69th Street in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, was built in 1970 and designed by Hausman & Rosenberg.

Man accused of stabbing two men in antisemitic attacks in New York charged with hate crime


California man faces trial over alleged threats to shoot up Jewish community center

Paul Dean Andrews, 43, faces trial after allegedly threatening a Jewish community center in California, months after he was previously ordered to complete an anti-bias program.

Security guards stand watch in front of a synagogue in Los Angeles, Oct. 9, 2023.

UK courts sentence two offenders for antisemitic attacks on Jewish community, children

In one case, files show a defendant shouting antisemitic abuse at a mother carrying a baby before aggressively swinging her arms at the schoolchildren.

A general view outside Westminster Magistrates' Court on July 21, 2026 in London, England.

Billboard truck calls out antisemitism in neighborhoods targeted weekly by anti-Israel protesters

Michael Teper, president of CAEF, described the mobile billboard campaign in a statement to The Jerusalem Post as an experiment to shift the community’s approach to public demonstrations.

Billboard truck calls out antisemitism in neighborhoods targeted weekly by pro-Palestinian protesters on August 30, 2026.

US urges countries to boost security around synagogues ahead of High Holidays

The State Department is also seeking increased protection around Jewish community residential areas and along routes used by worshippers walking to synagogues.

 A kippah demonstration in front of a synagogue in Berlin

Maine Jewish summer camp seeks protection order against neighbor after shooting incident

The court records detail an initial confrontation on the evening of August 7, when Hewett and his father, Raymond, walked up to the property to demand an interaction with a staff member.

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Reform synagogue vandalized in Ramat Hasharon as religious tensions rise nationwide

This comes one week after the Tel Aviv-Jaffa District Court deleted a petition seeking to force Ramat Hasharon to enforce its Shabbat business-closure bylaw at BIG Fashion Glilot.

Shattered window at Reform synagogue Darchei Noam in Ramat Hasharon, which was vandalized on August 23, 2026.

'It’s all a racial thing': Man faces federal charges after synagogue attack

While Montes was handcuffed and arrested in the lobby of the synagogue, he then allegedly told a security guard “F–ck you [n-word]” and headbutted him near his left eye socket.

This image shot on May 20, 2019 shows New York Central Synagogue on Lexington avenue.

Two-thirds of religion-based hate crimes in 2025 were against Jews, FBI report reveals

The number of hate crimes targeting Jews was over seven times higher than the next highest target: anti-Muslim crimes (205 incidents).

New York Police Department officers stand guard at Central Synagogue in New York, US, December 11, 2019.

Belfast man charged after alleged attack on Israeli TV crew

'He came over to us and started asking questions. We put the camera on him, and then he gave us the middle finger and shouted: “f*** Israel.'

Crew from i24NEWS attacked by a man in Belfast, Northern Ireland, August 16, 2026.

Attacker convicted in 2024 antisemitic hate crime at DePaul sentenced to nearly two years in prison

The attack, which was premeditated, left one of the victims with a brain injury and his friend with a broken wrist that required surgery.

Max Long, one of the allegedly assaulted DePaul students.