Hate crime
Australia passes toughest hate crime laws in country's history, despite significant opposition
The Combating Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Act 2026 expands and strengthens Commonwealth criminal offences to address the spread of hatred and extremism.
‘We are not made of wood and paper’: Jackson synagogue marks first Shabbat after arson
Winnipeg man arrested for spray painting swastikas on synagogue, mosque, school
'Curse all of you': Queens man indicted for threatening to kill Jews, Zionists, police
Bullet-riddled Quran found outside Stockholm mosque, note urges Muslims 'return to their homeland'
Attached to the Quran was a sticker bearing a message, written in both Arabic and Swedish, urging Muslims to “return to their homeland.”
WATCH: Woman goes viral for blowing out Hanukkah candles at Tel Aviv mall
Based on the number of lit candles, the incident likely occurred on Thursday.
Australian PM Albanese introduces sweeping new reforms to tackle 'evil scourge' of antisemitism
Albanese said he hoped the legislative reforms would "crack down on those who spread hate, division and radicalisation."
Toronto mayor condemns mezuzah thefts from Jewish seniors as ‘vile antisemitism’
Many tenants are older, Russian-speaking Jews who use a small synagogue in the building. He added that the mezuzahs had been firmly affixed to the doorframes, requiring effort to remove.
Times Square attacker receives two year sentence for group assault on Jewish man
After seeing a Jewish man in Times Square, Salam Seleiman was among a group who threw the victim to the ground, punched him, struck him with a crutch, pepper-sprayed him, and kicked him
British pro-Israel org will not counter-protest pro-Palestinian march for first time
Stop the Hate alleges that the police are weaponizing their presence to suppress Jewish opposition, forcing counter-protesters into isolated, barricaded areas they call the "Jewpen."
UK police suppress pro-Israel speech, pastor says, as jury acquits him for 16th time - interview
UK pastor Shaun O'Sullivan acquitted after hate crime charge, says police suppress pro-Jewish speech and expression.
Family suspected in stabbing of transgender woman in Beersheba
A transgender woman from the Bedouin community was seriously wounded in Beersheba in a suspected family-based hate crime, prompting a police investigation.
Arizona man charged with hate crime for synagogue arson
The 31-year-old is alleged to have destroyed part of the Khal Chasidim synagogue in a March 3 fire.
Neo-Nazi leader pleads guilty to plot to poison NYC Jewish kids
A neo Nazi cult leader pleaded guilty to plotting mass killings, including a plan to poison Jewish schoolchildren in Brooklyn, after directing followers toward violence worldwide.
