Antisemitism

'Heil Hitler': NYC synagogues, homes vandalized in spate of antisemitic graffiti

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani confirmed in a post on X/Twitter that the NYPD hate crimes task force was investigating the incidents.

|ByMIKE STARR
Pre-K Antisemetic Graffiti
Judea and Samaria military court judge Uriel Dreyfus

A century since Dreyfus's wrongful conviction, a family member is promoted in the IDF

With this promotion, Uriel has reached the same rank his forefather had achieved in his lifetime, over a century after he was wrongfully convicted of treason and used as an antisemitic scapegoat. 

|ByMICHAEL STARR
A police van arrives at Westminster Magistrates' Court as Essa Suleiman is due in court charged with attempted murder on May 01, 2026 in London, England.

Two arrested over Golders Green Iranian memorial wall arson

The memorial, which was not damaged by the fire, is devoted to protesters murdered by the Islamic Republic of Iran.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
The Palazzo del Podesta (L) and Palazzo dei Banchi are pictured in Piazza Maggiore, the central square of Bologna.

Threats Against Jews and Israeli Consul in Florence prompts condemnation by officials

The incident follows other antisemitic episodes in Italy, including the recent vandalism of Holocaust memorial stumbling stones in Turin.

|ByTHE MEDIA LINE

All mainstream Norwegian Jewish organizations condemn Holocaust Center for Holocaust revitalization

An open letter to the HL Center stresses that the Holocaust represents "an industrial, ideologically driven genocide whose aim was the total extermination of the Jewish people."

MAY 4, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
Picture taken on March 23, 2022 in Oslo shows the Holocaust Center on Bygdoy with it's building "Villa Grande" illuminated in the colors of Ukraine in support for the Ukrainian people.

The UK is no country for old, or any, Jews - opinion

Platitudes came out in force as politicians condemned the acts of violence in time-honored meaningless words.

MAY 4, 2026ByNIGEL LITHMAN
Orthodox Jews stand by a police cordon, after a man was arrested following a stabbing incident in the Golders Green area, which is home to a large Jewish population, in London, Britain, April 29, 2026.

Germany's Merz visits Berlin's Chabad brass with officials in solidarity with rising antisemitism

The visit, which also included the President of the Bundestag (German parliament), Julia Klöckner, represents the highest meeting between German officials and the Jewish community in recent years.

MAY 4, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz with Berlin's Chabad rabbi, Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal, at Berlin's synagogue.

Michigan University professor praises anti-Israel student activists in commencement speech

Peterson allegedly deviated from his remarks, and according to UMich President Domenico Grasso did not represent the institutional position of neutrality.

MAY 4, 2026ByMICHAEL STARR
Students protest in support of Palestine during the University of Michigan's Spring Commencement ceremony on May 4, 2024; file photo.

Australia to hold first antisemitism commission hearing after Bondi Beach interim report

The Commission, which will first focus on tasks involving the definition of antisemitism, will hold the block of hearings until next Friday.

MAY 3, 2026ByMICHAEL STARR
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (C) speaks on the Royal Commission on last year's mass shooting incident in Sydney on April 30, 2026.

São Paulo creates Brazil-Israel Parliamentary Front, forming strategic alliance

The city was the second in Brazil to adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism in March 2024, following Rio de Janeiro.

MAY 3, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
Aerial view of houses in a wooded area in the Pinheiros neighborhood, Sao Paulo, Brazil, taken on September 5, 2023.

Norwegian university professor: October 7 attacks 'most beautiful thing to happen in our century'

Bassam Hussein further stated his belief that Israel’s ambitions are greater than being a regional power, and that the Jewish State wishes to "take over the Western empire."

MAY 3, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
A Norwegian flag flutters over building in Oslo, Norway May 31, 2017.

Pennsylvania's Swarthmore College sees 'hundreds of acts' of anti-Israel vandalism

Graffiti was spray-painted on buildings, trees, fences, and walkways, and while the college staff was working to remove the damage.

MAY 3, 2026ByMICHAEL STARR
Demonstrators occupy a makeshift protest camp on Parish Beach at Swarthmore College on April 24, 2024 in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.

CAM weekly Antisemitism report – London stabbings demonstrate it’s “open season” on Jews, says CAM

CAM CEO Sacha Roytman warned, "If governments do not respond forcefully at every level, this 'hunting season' against Jews will continue."

MAY 3, 2026ByCOMBAT ANTISEMITISM MOVEMENT
A member of the forensic team works at the scene, after a man was arrested following a stabbing incident in the Golders Green area, which is home to a large Jewish population, in London, Britain, April 29, 2026.

Toronto Jewish residents shot with gel pellet gun in suspected antisemitic incident

The victims sustained minor injuries after they were shot with the replica firearm, and the suspect fled in their vehicle.

MAY 3, 2026ByMICHAEL STARR
Toronto Police. (ilustration)