Antisemitism

Jewish US lawmakers warn antisemitic threats have surged since October 7

“We seem, Sara, to have passed a Rubicon now with these antisemitic threats,” Moskowitz said. “Now it’s every day, all the time.”

Rep. Jared Moskowitz in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on January 22, 2026 in Washington, DC.
Rabbi Meir Soloveitchik speaks at the "Rededicate 250" prayer rally on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., May 17, 2026

Orthodox rabbi at Washington faith rally says antisemitism is ‘utterly un-American’

Metropolitan Police officers stand on duty as people attend a rally organised by the Campaign Against Antisemitism, opposite Downing Street in central London on April 30, 2026.

Jewish man gang-beaten in antisemitic hate crime in Golders Green

Noam Bettan with Israeli President Isaac Herzog

Noam Bettan meets with President Isaac Herzog after winning second place at Eurovision


Jewish students deserve more than conditional empathy - opinion

A UCLA student leader reflects on the backlash that followed hosting former hostage Omer Shem Tov, and what it reveals about the conditional acceptance of Jewish trauma on campus.

Former hostage Omer Shem Tov speaks, as people celebrate at the "Hostages square", after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas agreed on the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 9, 2025.

Law of return reform reignites debate over Jewish identity in Israel - opinion

A controversial bill challenges the inclusivity of Israel’s Law of Return and sparks Diaspora tensions.

Religious Zionist Party leader Bezalel Smotrich discusses the Law of Return

Israel not adequately prepared to protect Israeli sports fans abroad

The procedure for evacuating Israelis abroad since March 2024 sets out an inter-agency process for collaboration between various bodies to ensure that Israelis abroad can be returned to Israel.

Police stand guard after the Israeli Premier League match between Hapoel Tel Aviv and Maccabi Tel Aviv was canceled at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv, on October 19, 2025.

Second assailant arrested in connection to vicious assault at DePaul University

Kasem Noubani, 24, appeared in court last week on counts of aggravated battery and two counts of a hate crime. The same charges were filed against the other attacker, who pleaded guilty in 2025.

DePaul university student Max Long

Israel slams NYT opinion article on Palestinian abuse, ignoring Oct. 7 sexual violence

While labeled as an opinion, the piece was several thousand words long and included claimed testimonies from alleged Palestinian victims of Israeli prison sexual abuse.

The New York Times building in Manhattan, New York City, pictured September 16, 2025; illustrative.

Two books, two realities: How October 7 transformed Lihi Lapid's American book tour - opinion

Publishing two books abroad revealed how October 7 reshaped Jewish identity in the Diaspora – and why shared culture may be the bridge linking Jews together

Israeli author Lihi Lapid struggled to get recognition for her first novel due to the Gaza war; but with her second book, published by a Jewish publishing house, she found greater support.

Noam Bettan shines in Eurovision rehearsal as Israel faces antisemitism campaign

Bettan performed inside a rotating structure with dancer Lihi Freud, and the staging creates a dynamic visual effect using mirrors and poses.

Israeli singer Noam Bettan, representing Israel with the song 'Michelle', performs during a dress rehearsal for the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 (ESC) at Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria on May 11, 2026.

'Too Israel-focused, too Jewy': How publishing closes its doors to Jewish writers - opinion

How politics, fear, and quiet boycotts are narrowing the space for Israel-related voices in the literary world

Aron Heller at his book launch for Zaidy’s Band: The Untold Stories of a Jewish Band of Brothers in World War II in Toronto, November 2025.

'Your story is too Jewish': Inside publishing's dirty open secret - from the editor

Jewish and Israeli writers are confronting growing exclusion in publishing, even as new voices continue to emerge and push forward

As antisemitism rises in publishing, Jewish and Israeli writers are confronting rejection, backlash, and growing pressure to silence their voices.

Wanstead man charged with arson of former London synagogue amid rising attacks

Moses Edwards was charged with arson at a former East London synagogue, part of a growing wave of attacks on Jewish and Israeli sites in the UK.

Police officers work as people gather outside the Old Bailey after British police officer Martyn Blake was acquitted of the 2022 murder of Chris Kaba, in London, Britain, October 21, 2024.