Antisemitism

Influencer Myron Gaines performs Nazi salute at Ohio University, mocks Holocaust death toll

Influencer Myron Gaines sparked outrage at Ohio University after performing a Nazi salute, mocking the Holocaust, and spreading antisemitic conspiracy theories during his campus appearance.

|ByGRACE GILSON
Myron Gaines speaks on Ohio University's campus on March 26, 2026.
Leonie Gittani, instructing solicitor for alleged Bondi Beach gunman Naveed Akram, speaks to the media as she leaves Downing Centre Local and District Court with Senior Public Defender for New South Wales Richard Wilson SC, in Sydney, Australia, March 17, 2026.

Bondi Beach terrorist Naveed Akram loses bid to give family anonymity

Naveed Akram is facing 59 criminal charges, including 15 counts of murder, 40 counts of wounding with intent to murder, and a terror offense, after he opened fire on a Hanukkah celebration last year.

|ByREUTERS
A crowd packs the United Center for the Democratic National Convention, Chicago, Aug. 21, 2024.

Democrats to weigh resolution condemning AIPAC, fueling concerns of antisemitism

Democrats propose a resolution condemning AIPAC’s influence in elections, amid concerns that vilifying the group could fuel antisemitism while questioning its political power.

|ByJOSEPH STRAUSS/JTA
Rabbi Josh Bennett of Temple Israel in Detroit holds Lego blocks, urging families to add the children’s toy to their Seder plates in the wake of a recent attack on the synagogue.

A Lego on the seder plate: Temple Israel calls for new ritual object after attack

“This Passover, we’re adding something new to our Seder plates: a single Lego block,” Temple Israel wrote in a post on Facebook.

|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA

Toronto Police to deploy armed officers, bans pro-Palestinian protests in Jewish areas

As part of the measures, which come amid "heightened tensions," officers will be equipped with patrol rifles and other long guns as part of a deterrence strategy,

MARCH 25, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
Toronto police stand watch near the Al-Quds day protest in Toronto, Ontario, on March 14, 2026.

Feds charge Chicago man with threatening to ‘shoot up a synagogue’ after Khamenei’s killing

Timothy Holmes, 31, posted other antisemitic comments in response to posts about Israel, including “the jew will be destroyed and discarded.”

MARCH 24, 2026ByPHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
The logo of the Federal Bureau of Investigations.

The Ayatollah Regime’s greatest fear: An Israeli-Iranian partnership - opinion

Israel’s true path to long-term security may lie not in confrontation with Iran, but in standing with the Iranian people seeking freedom from the ayatollah regime.

MARCH 24, 2026ByYIFA SEGAL
Members of the Iranian diaspora hold an Israeli flag during a protest in Puerta del Sol square in support of the Iranian people, following strikes by the U.S. and Israel against Iran, in Madrid, Spain, February 28, 2026.

Belgian authorities arrest two Ashab al-Yamin-linked minors for suspected antisemitic Antwerp arson

Ashab al-Yamin claimed responsibility for the incident, claiming that such attacks will continue until "the blood of Palestinians, Lebanese, and all Muslims" is avenged.

MARCH 24, 2026ByJAMES GENN, REUTERS
Belgian police in Antwerp

Yad Vashem Chairman Dayan meets with Pope Leo XIV to discuss Holocaust remembrance

Dayan and the Pope discussed potential collaborations between the Vatican and Yad Vashem regarding Holocaust commemoration, documentation, and education.

MARCH 23, 2026ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN
Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan meets with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, March 23, 2026

In Broadway’s ‘Giant,’ Roald Dahl is a warped messenger for a vital debate about Israel 

The play, which opens tonight on Broadway, revisits the controversy over an antisemitic book review he wrote for a UK literary journal, one that veered immediately off the rails into bigotry.

MARCH 23, 2026ByANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
John Lithgow stars as Roald Dahl in "Giant." Mark Rosenblatt's play moved to Broadway after a successful run on London's West End.

Trump administration launches further probes into Harvard University

The US Department of Justice escalated legal action against Harvard on Friday, suing the Ivy League school for billions of dollars due to an alleged failure to protect Jewish and Israeli students.

MARCH 23, 2026ByREUTERS
The Harvard University Coat of arms (Ve Ri Tas) is displayed on the front of the Harvard Business School building on October 25, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts.

First cohort of Belgian soldiers take up position outside Jewish sites as security bolstered

The move follows an explosion this month at a synagogue in Liege, an arson attack on a synagogue in Rotterdam, and an explosion at a Jewish school in Amsterdam.

MARCH 23, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER, REUTERS
Belgian military personnel armed with FN SCAR assault rifles stand guard outside a synagogue in central Antwerp as part of Belgium's reinforced security measures established at Jewish schools and synagogues, on March 23, 2026.

Antisemitic art may upset British Jews, but is it illegal? - analysis

In the United Kingdom, freedom of expression and protection from hate speech are both protected by law, and these protections sometimes clash.

MARCH 23, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
Exhibition 'Drawings Against Genocide' by British artist and art critic Matthew Collings.

Iran-linked extremism fuels violence against Jewish institutions in the Diaspora - opinion

Violent assaults on Jewish institutions in the Diaspora reveal the international reach of Middle East conflicts.

MARCH 23, 2026ByJOSHUA M. DAVIDSON
Smoke rises from the building after the Michigan State Police reported an active shooting incident at the Temple Israel Synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, US, March 12, 2026 in a still image from video.