ALEX CARSON

Alex Carson is the Diaspora, Antisemitism and Jewish World Correspondent for The Jerusalem Post. Originally from London and now based in Jerusalem, he reports on the critical issues, trends, and challenges impacting Jewish communities across the Diaspora. Prior to joining the Post, he gained extensive experience researching these subjects through deep open-source investigations with major pro-Israel advocacy organizations, including the Israel Advocacy Movement.

Statement from elected UK Green Party Representative Eleanora Sophie Folan.

Elected UK Green Party representative celebrates victory with attacks on ‘feral Zionist press’

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

'This Shall Not Stand': Jewish, interfaith leaders protest antisemitism at rally

Pro-Palestinian protesters outside  Columbia University’s New York City  campus, Nov. 2023; an on-campus  protest encampment, April 2024.

New AEN-ADL report: Higher education unions failing Jewish faculty, graduate students


‘Battery is not protest’: US judge rejects defense in Israeli flag assault case

According to court filings, Ali approached Sumrall from behind while she was isolated from her group and yanked on the flag, causing brief choking, pain, and disorientation.

 US-ISRAEL-DIPLOMACY Israeli and US flags are seen on the table as US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Pentagon in Washington, DC on February 5, 2025; illustrative

UK court hears Jewish anti-Zionist activist invited support for Hamas after Oct. 7

During the hearing, lawyers detailed the posts, including one in which Greenstein allegedly wrote, "Please share. Full support for the Gaza ghetto uprising."

A general view of the Crown Court ahead of the trial for Australian football star Sam Kerr's racial harassment case on February 3, 2025 in Kingston upon Thames, England; illustrative

Over half of US Jewish studies faculty records linked to anti-Israel positions

The study was conducted by the Olam, an institutional intelligence platform for Israel and the global Jewish economy, and published in early August.

Students walk through campus at Harvard University on April 17, 2025 in Cambridge, Massachusetts; illustrative

UK Green Party members discussed 'killing Zionists' in leaked WhatsApp messages

The WhatsApp group, which members and activists used to coordinate party campaigning, conference motions, and foreign policy discussions, also contained remarks targeting British Jews.

A SIGN supporting the Green Party political party is displayed in a residential street on the eve of local and mayoral elections in England and devolved parliamentary elections in Wales and Scotland on May 7, in London, Britain, May 6, 2026.

Edinburgh Fringe venue admits to discrimination, canceling Jewish comedian

The venue owner, Morrison Bros Ltd, operating The Banshee Labyrinth, conceded liability on the eve of trial with Jewish comedian Philip Simon on Monday.

Comedian Philip Simon.

Most antisemitic incidents in NYC schools involve direct harassment, vandalism, and threats - study

The research, conducted by the United Jewish Teachers, tracked hundreds of hostile incidents occurring across the school system from October 2023 through July 2026.

Students wait a line to enter the school on the first day of classes at New York City public schools in Manhattan, US, September 4, 2025.

Buddhist monks, locals protest Chabad House in Sri Lanka amid threats, harassment

Rabbi Yossi Gabai told The Post that the center, which opened two weeks ago, has been targeted by individuals protesting its presence. 

A gathering of local Sri Lankans protesting a Chabad House in the town of Hiriketiya, on Friday, August 14, 2026

'Feared for my life': French Jew recalls antisemitic attacks in Barcelona when leaving synagogue

"For 40 minutes, hundreds of people humiliated us and spat on us. There was a huge crowd around us. We feared we would be murdered," Jimmy Zaghroun, a 41-year-old French Jew from Paris, said.

People march during a pro-Palestinian protest in Barcelona, Spain, October 4, 2025

Portuguese gov't demands investigation for antisemitic threats against Israeli doctoral student

Portugal’s attorney general has been asked to investigate alleged antisemitism, threats and incitement targeting doctoral student Bar Harel.

Hundreds of anti-Zionist stickers found at the University of Coimbra campus.

Saudi textbooks continue reforms, remove antisemitic content - report

According to the findings, the remaining examples of antisemitic content identified in previous IMPACT-se reviews have now been completely removed from Saudi textbooks.

Saudi students sit for their final high school exams in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah on June 19, 2010 at the end of 2009/10 school year; illustrative