Michael Starr
Michael Starr is the Diaspora affairs correspondent for The Jerusalem Post, covering global Jewish affairs, antisemitism, and radical anti-Israel activities.
Previously, Starr was the legal affairs and police affairs correspondent.
Starr is a veteran of the October 7 war and earned a BA in government and diplomacy and an MA in security studies at Reichman University.
How one NGO is using AI to change how antisemitism is monitored
Australia, Sweden arrests show Iran's long arm of terror against Israelis, Jews in West - analysis
German man sets fire at entrance of Jewish community building, causing damage
Key figure in Iran-tied criminal network targeting Israelis, Jews in Sweden arrested in Iraq
The 21-year-old Swedish national, listed as one of Europol's most wanted and a leading member of the Foxtrot network, was arrested in December.
‘Foreign power’ attempted to use South Africa art entry as ‘proxy’ against Israel
South African Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie cancelled a working agreement with Art Periodic, citing concerns that the installation was intended to promote a message about the Israel-Hamas War.
Jewish MP banned from visiting Bristol school to avoid angering teachers, fellow lawmaker says
MP Steve Reed revisited an anti-Israel campaign to prevent a pro-Israel Labour Parliament Member from visiting a school at the Sunday Jewish Labour Movement Conference.
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.
‘Synagogue of Satan': Beth Israel arson suspect laughed when admitting crime to father
Madison, Mississippi resident Stephen Spencer Pittman was alleged to have used an axe to break a window of Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn, and entered to pour gasoline and set it ablaze.
Edmonton man charged for online threats against Jewish community
The suspect has been released under a series of conditions, including restriction from coming within 100 meters of any Jewish house of worship, community center, or community event.
Redlands police arrest suspect in Hanukkah drive by airsoft shooting of Jewish home
Redlands resident Garrett Bailey Stater was charged with terrorizing and making terrorist threats in connection to the December 12 incident in which he fired several airsoft rounds from his vehicle.
Jewish, Israeli restaurants are on front line in war waged by anti-Israel activists - analysis
Attacks on synagogues are treated as part of a broader problem, but all too often, attacks on Jewish-owned, kosher, and Israeli restaurants are treated as isolated incidents.
After debate backlash, California Democrat Scott Wiener says Israel carried out 'genocide' in Gaza
The California State Senator explained that he had been reluctant to call the war between Israel and Hamas a genocide because of the term's creation in response to the Holocaust.
Jackson, Mississippi's sole synagogue set ablaze in arson attack, suspect arrested
According to Southern Jewish life, there were no injuries, but the building suffered significant fire and smoke damage. The library was reportedly charred, and two Torah scrolls were destroyed.