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.
Ex Navy SEAL with 'Amalek' shirt convicted of planning to throw explosives at cops
Hochul proposes buffer zones around houses of worship after pro-Hamas synagogue protest
Jailed UK Palestine Action members end hunger strike, claim victory
If New York can expel Betar US, why can't it crack down on anti-Israel extremists? - comment
If the legal tools exist, and they can be applied to marginal groups such as Betar, then Jewish leadership and the state of New York can also apply them to WOL and other anti-Israel groups.
The war in Israel is in a lull, but Jewish soldiers are still fighting in Ukraine
Chernetsky says he continued fighting so that no one would say that Jews didn't fight.
How one NGO is using AI to change how antisemitism is monitored
Created in 2012 in a collaboration between Hungarian Jewish communities and civil society groups, the Action and Protection Foundation (TEV) began operation in 2013.
Australia, Sweden arrests show Iran's long arm of terror against Israelis, Jews in West - analysis
Arrests in Iraq reveal an alliance: Iran is outsourcing its jihad, hiring biker gangs and drug lords to target Israelis, Jews, and dissidents across the West.
German man sets fire at entrance of Jewish community building, causing damage
A 32-year-old man was arrested and is in police custody, but the circumstances and motive of the suspect are still unknown, and the investigation is ongoing.
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.