Vandalism

Six anti-Israel activists charged for ramming down UAV factory gate, tearing into roof

Peter Jones, Michael Sackur, Megan Kennard, Seirol Davies, Rhae Rivers, and Hal Hockney were each charged with a count of burglary and count of causing criminal damage for their Friday attack.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
A POLICE officer stops a protester impeding staff turning onto the main road on October 16, 2023 in Leicester.
Herzl statue at Mikveh Israel before it was vandalized.

Statue of Theodor Herzl vandalized in central Israel days before Independence Day

According to findings at the scene, the vandals sawed off the bronze legs of Herzl's statue, which stands about seven meters tall, in an attempt to topple it.

|ByHODAYA RAN
Christian Syrians lift crosses and independence-era flags as they rally in the Duweilaah area of Damascus on December 24, 2024, to protest the burning of a Christmas tree near Hama in central Syria.

Protests erupt in Syrian Christian city Al-Suqaylabiyah, demand security accountability

The protests came amid heightened security tensions following an altercation that quickly escalated into a state of mobilization and limited gatherings.

|ByRIZIK AL-ABI/THE MEDIA LINE
Red paint was splattered on the entrance to a north London branch of Gail's, a popular bakery chain founded by Israelis.

Jews decry UK newspaper for appearing to justify attack on Israeli-founded bakery

The March 14 piece in The Guardian, by sports and culture writer Jonathan Liew, came days after the newly opened north London branch of Gail’s was repeatedly vandalized.

|ByANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA

Palestine Action defaces Amsterdam Royal Palace with red paint on October 7

Palestine Action NL said that its actions honored "resistance fighters and martyrs, recognizing the need for emancipatory violence and struggle against occupying force."

OCTOBER 14, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
Police stand outside the Royal Palace after it was defaced with red paint by activists of the group Palestine Action NL, in Amsterdam, October 7, 2025

Bern streets ravaged as anti-Israel protest devolves into violence

Bern streets suffered millions of francs in damages due to vandalism and exchanges of projectiles between activists and police after a Saturday anti-Israel protest devolved into intense riots.

OCTOBER 12, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
aftermath of bern protest

'Zionist food,' New York City Israeli eatery vandalized on Yom Kippur eve

Vandals defaced Safta restaurant in New York with antisemitic graffiti and “Free Palestine” stickers on Yom Kippur eve, the owners told the 'Post.'

OCTOBER 8, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
Antisemitic graffiti at New York's Safta restaurant, October 1, 2025.

Serbia arrests 11 for vandalizing Paris Jewish sites at behest of foreign intelligence

Serbian authorities say a foreign intelligence service ordered attacks on Jewish and Muslim sites, including synagogues and the Shoah Memorial in May.

OCTOBER 8, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
A synagogue in france that was vandalized with green paint, May 31, 2025.

Six appear in UK court charged over banned group Palestine Action

Six people face 50 charges in London court for organizing support for the proscribed Palestine Action group, accused of trying to make its ban unenforceable through civil disobedience.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2025ByREUTERS
A person holds up a placard outside the Royal Courts of Justice, on the day judges decide whether the co-founder of Palestine Action can challenge the UK government's ban on the group, in London, Britain, September 25, 2025.

'Accomplice of genocide': Spanish bookstore vandalized with anti-Israel graffiti

The owner of Pati De Llibres found on Tuesday morning that the bookstore's facade and windows had been spray-painted with a Palestinian flag and slogans.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
A Sant Cugat del Vallès bookstore was vandalized on Tuesday with anti-Israel graffiti accusing the business of complicity in a supposed genocide in Gaza, according to the shop and local Jewish groups.

Man charged for defacing three Halifax synagogues with graffiti blaming Jews for 9/11

Halifax resident Gezim Topalli was arrested at his residence and is set to appear before a provincial court to face three counts of mischief related to religious property.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
The suspect Halifax police are searching for related to a series of hate crimes.

Mastermind, accomplice charged for antisemitic attacks across Sydney, may link to wider network

Other suspects were arrested in relation to the Mount Sinai College incident, and were allegedly part of a criminal network orchestrating a series of antisemitic incidents across the state.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
Vandals at the Inner West Newtown Synagogue in Sydney on Saturday morning.

Anti-Israel groups campaign for hunger striking alleged arsonist and UK vandal

Palestine Action member Tueta Hoxha, who was arrested for her alleged involvement in the violent August 2024 Filton factory attack, has been hunger striking for 28 days.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
Oakland resident Casey Goonan placing a bag containing six Molotov cocktails under a University of California Police Department (UCPD) patrol car at UC Berkeley on June 1, 2024.

Lyon spate of antisemitic incidents: Teen attacked near synagogue, Holocaust memorial defaced

The Jewish community in France is feeling increasingly threatened as antisemitic attacks intensify.

AUGUST 31, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
A PRO-PALESTINIAN demonstration is held in Paris last month. By singling out Israel, and only Israel, for scrutiny and condemnation, President Emmanuel Macron feeds into an increasingly hostile political climate in France, the writer argues.