Antisemitism

UK Prime Minister Burnham's October 7 op-eds show a gap between rhetoric and reality - analysis

Burnham acknowledged the role of hostile states "peddling lies and conspiracy theories about minority communities," and the "poison spreading online."

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaks during an interview with BBC journalist Laura Kuenssberg at No 10 North at Heron House, in Manchester, Britain, July 24, 2026.
People walk on the campus of Northwestern University, a day after a U.S. official said $790 million in federal funding has been frozen for the University while it investigates the school over civil rights violationsm in Evanston, Illinois US April 9, 2025.

Northwestern University evacuates October 7 play performance after fire alarm was set off

The production, written by Irish journalists Phelim McAleer and Ann McElhinney, is built from word-for-word survivor testimonies detailing the Hamas terror attacks in Israel.

|ByALEX CARSON
British mystery author Agatha Christie (1890-1976) autographing French editions of her books, circa 1950.

Danish university study examines antisemitic stereotypes in Agatha Christie’s novels

New research finds Agatha Christie used antisemitic tropes as plot devices to mislead mystery readers, shifting to coded caricatures after WWII.

|ByALEX CARSON
Picture taken on July 7, 2026 in Swiebodzin, western Poland, shows the statue of Jesus Christ measuring 36 m in height, six metres more than the famous landmark Jesus statue of Rio de Janeiro. The statue, called "Jesus Christ the King of the Universe" was completed in November 2010.

Theological beliefs linked more strongly than church attendance to antisemitism in young Christians

The strongest predictor of antisemitic attitudes was belief that God’s promises to the Jewish people have ended, while men who believed God's covenant endures had lower antisemitic attitude scores.

|ByALEX CARSON

The absent paradox: Jew-hatred persists where Jews are absent - opinion

Every generation imagines that it has finally outgrown antisemitism, only to rediscover that the impulse and the hate remain, even when hibernating beneath the surface.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2026ByMICAH HALPERN
Giant figures depicting Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel (C) and other politicians are seen during the 87th carnival parade of Aalst February 15, 2015. The Aalst Carnival, which is inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, often shows informal groups

Canadian Jews considering immigration to US under Trump amid increasing fear of antisemitism

Florida Sen. Rick Scott, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, and US President Donald Trump, all Republicans, have alluded to the idea of extending refugee status to Canadian Jews who fear antisemitism.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2026ByEMMA PAIDRA/JTA
A Shomrim Toronto Jewish Safety Patrol vehicle is parked under police tape outside the Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto (BAYT) synagogue following gunshots fired at the building in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada, April 09, 2026.

Republican incumbent spars with Democrat challenger over antisemitism in strongly Jewish NY distict

More than one in five voters in the district, which includes all of Rockland and Putnam counties, as well as parts of Westchester and Dutchess, are Jewish, according to Rosenblum.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2026BySHARON UDASIN/ JTA
US Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) speaks on stage on the second day of the 2026 Republican National Convention at the American Airlines Center on September 10, 2026 in Dallas, Texas.

CST: Antisemitism on UK campuses still higher than pre-October 7, despite reduction from last year

A total of 178 university-related antisemitic incidents were recorded as having occurred during the two years in question, with 83 incidents in 2024-2025, and 95 in 2025-2026.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2026ByTZVI JASPER
People walk past tents at The University of Manchester campus, as students occupy parts of British university campuses to protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza, May 7, 2024.

Mamdani unveils NYC antisemitism strategy with millions for security, hate crime prevention

"Jewish New Yorkers should feel cherished and celebrated in the most Jewish city in America," Mamdani said as he unveiled a plan to combat antisemitism in New York City.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2026ByIDAN KWELLER
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference to announce new legal action to protect immigrant families at City Hall in New York, New York, US, September 14, 2026.

Israel faces growing hostility around the world, going beyond its policies - opinion

Israel faces growing global hostility driven by religious, ideological and historical forces that extend far beyond its policies.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2026ByEFRAIM INBAR
Hezbollah rockets found by the IDF during operations in the Mount Dov area in southern Lebanon, September 15, 2026.

'Pressing concern': US commission on civil rights releases report on campus antisemitism

"This bipartisan, unanimously adopted report sends a clear message that protecting students from antisemitism is a shared civil rights responsibility," said Rochelle Garza, Chair of the commission.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2026ByALEX CARSON
The US Capitol exterior after the US House of Representatives approved legislation to avert a government shutdown before the midterm elections, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, September 1, 2026.

How jihad learned to speak the West’s language - opinion

The West hears are other words: freedom, justice, liberation, resistance, human rights. Words it knows, loves, and has built its moral identity around. A mind doesn't check where a word comes from.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2026ByAVIRAM BELLAISHE
TENTS ARE pitched outside the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, as students occupy parts of British campuses in support of Palestinians in Gaza, this week. Supporters of genocidal jihadist groups are spreading mayhem across the Western world, says the writer.

Faculty's role in campus antisemitism overlooked over last decade, new AMCHA research reveals

AMCHA Initiative Director Tammi Rossman-Benjamin argues that faculty-led anti-Zionist activism served as a central driver of campus antisemitism.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2026ByALEX CARSON
A PRO-PALESTINIAN demonstrator holds a sign that reads, ‘Glory to the martyrs, victory to the resistance,’ on Columbia University campus, on the first anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel.

New Octagon Project promotes civic engagement in response to ‘erosion of truth’ following October 7

“It wasn’t that October 7th radicalized me. It was October 8th that radicalized me,” David Christopher Kaufman explained.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2026ByFELICE FRIEDSON/THE MEDIA LINE
A view of homes destroyed and burned in the Hamas October 7, 2023 massacre at Kibbutz Nir Oz, near the Gaza border, August 5, 2026