Hate speech

Authorities charge two Edmonton men in separate cases for threats against Jewish community

EPS Chief Warren Driechel said in a statement that following events in Australia, and other conflicts around the world, he wanted to assure all faith communities that their safety was a priority.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
Edmonton Police investigate at the scene where a man hit pedestrians then flipped the U-Haul truck he was driving, pictured at the intersection at 107 Street and 100th Avenue in front of the Matrix Hotel in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, October 1, 2017.
People gather at the floral tribute at Bondi Beach to honour the victims of a mass shooting targeting a Hanukkah celebration on Sunday at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, December 16, 2025.

Antisemitic incidents in Australia rose by 600% in days following Bondi Beach massacre

Online antisemitic discourse, reports of verbal attacks, and property damage, in Australia spiked by up to 600% following the Bondi Beach terror attack, Israeli government data shows.

|ByYOAV ETIEL
Muslims perform their evening prayers around the holy Kaaba as they start arriving to perform the annual Haj in the Grand Mosque, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, June 16, 2023.

Normalization with Saudi Arabia cannot begin while Mecca broadcasts antisemitic hate - editorial

In a weekly sermon delivered at Mecca two days before the Bondi Beach terror attack the preacher called on God to punish the Jews and portrayed Israel as a cruel “Zionist enemy."

|ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Admiral Kevin Lunday prepares to testify during his confirmation hearing to be the commandant of the US Coast Guard, Nov. 19, 2025, in Washington, DC.

'Outraged and baffled': Jewish groups condemn Coast Guard for secret swastika policy change

The Nazi insignia and the noose, a symbol closely associated with lynchings, were now labeled as “potentially divisive,” downgraded from hate symbols.

|ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA

Supporters of terrorism abusing freedom of speech - opinion

Legislation is needed that clearly defines the boundaries and intended purpose of freedom of speech.

OCTOBER 25, 2023ByDUVI HONIG
PRO-PALESTINIAN/anti-Israel groups hold a demonstration across from the Washington Monument, earlier this year. A sign reads: ‘From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.’

Actress, social media influencer arrested in Nazareth, suspected of hate speech

Elhadi was arrested after a series of social media posts that seemingly endorsed the violent actions of Hamas.

OCTOBER 24, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Male hands arrested with handcuffs in Criminal concept (illustrative)

Islamist rally in London calls for 'Muslim armies' to invade Israel

The group, which is banned in Germany, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan, officially opposes Hamas but described the October 7 attack as "a day of good news." 

OCTOBER 22, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators in London, 2021.

Elon Musk and social media’s profit-making mechanisms - comment

Forget the news; now it’s all about entertainment. And that’s how billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk got into trouble over antisemitism.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
IN THIS video grab posted on his account, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk shows himself in Oct. 2022 carrying a sink into Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters, days before his contentious takeover of the social media giant (which he eventually renamed X).

Protest against Rabbi Levinstein is justified - Merav Michaeli

Opposition leader Yair Lapid also refused to condemn the incident.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023ByARIELLA MARSDEN
Rabbi Yigal Levinstein delivers a lesson while activists protest against him outside an apartment building in Tel Aviv, on September 19, 2023.

'Jews won't replace us': Neo-Nazis rally in Disney World, across Florida

The neo-Nazis hurled insults and abuse at a female Jewish journalist present at the rally.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023BySAM HALPERN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
A Nazi Swastika flag captured and signed by members of a black segregated U.S. Army unit in World War II is displayed amid the collection of Elizabeth Meaders, New York, February 2, 2022.

How can Jews fight progressive antisemitism? - opinion

A professor told me that the “Jew with the violin” is endearing, but the Jew with the rifle is “not my type of Jew.”

AUGUST 13, 2023ByNAYA LEKHET
U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) lead a House Progressive Caucus news conference on Capitol Hill in the midst of ongoing negotiations seeking a deal to raise the United States' debt ceiling and avoid a catastrophic default, in Washington, U.S. May 24, 2023.

German police busted for Nazi symbols and child porn

Investigators discovered five junior police officers who were in possession of child pornography and exchanged Nazi imagery in a group chat. 

AUGUST 10, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
German police secures the area at the scene of a hostage situation at a pharmacy in the western German city of Karlsruhe, Germany, March 10, 2023. Police in Karlsruhe cordoned off an area in the central part of the city and urged residents to avoid the area.

Glaring, blatant anti-Israel hate speech at EU - opinion

Vitriolic anti-Israel hate speech in the EU is tolerated and ignored.

AUGUST 7, 2023ByOLGA DEUTSCH
SVEN KUHN von Burgsdorff, the representative ambassador of the European Union in Palestine, speaks to the media at Jenin refugee camp, last month.

Watchdog says Musk threatened legal action after hate speech report

A letter from a law firm representing Musk's X. Corp accused a watchdog of attempting to harm Twitter's ad revenue.

AUGUST 1, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of Twitter, looks on as he attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, France, June 16, 2023.