Arson

CAM Weekly Antisemitism report – Synagogues attacked by arsonists in the US and Germany

This marks the latest cases of a growing trend of antisemitic hatred manifesting as physical acts of violence.

Summary of Events Over Last Week
Suspected arson at Beth Israel synagogue in Jackson, Mississppi, that destroyed two torah scrolls, January 11, 2026.

When moral clarity can’t wait at City Hall

Beth Israel Congregation hosts Shabbat services at the Northminster Baptist Church in Jackson, Mississippi, on Jan. 16, 2026.

‘We are not made of wood and paper’: Jackson synagogue marks first Shabbat after arson

AMBASSADOR DEBORAH Lipstadt, US Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism speaks during 'March For Israel' at the National Mall on November 14, 2023 in Washington, DC.

Jackson synagogue arsonist unconnected to pro-Palestinian movement


Suspect arrested for terror attack outside French synagogue causing car explosion, one injured

A French police officer was injured on Saturday when a blazing car exploded in the car park of a synagogue in the coastal town of La Grande-Motte.

 Reported footage of the suspect who perpetrated a terror attack in a synagogue in France, wrapped in a Palestinian flag and armed with a pistol.

Antisemitic New Jersey arsonist sentenced to 7 years for destroying home

Ron Carr burned down the home of the Rivas family, damaged three others, and vandalized 14 homes in an antisemitic crime spree in Manchester, New Jersey.

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Toronto synagogue, school signs set on fire

Signs at a synagogue and Jewish school in Toronto were set on fire Wednesday, suspected to be hate-motivated arsons by a motorcyclist.

 Screenshot of the suspect on his motocycle.

Ablaze: Arson attack damages Russian synagogue

Russian Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar expressed concern to the CIS Federation, which he said came under the same context as recent terrorist attacks in the Russian Republic of Dagestan.

 A view of Derbent synagogue following an attack by gunmen and a fire, in Derbent in the region of Dagestan, Russia June 24, 2024.

Palestinian terrorist arsons have been ignored and must be stopped - opinion

The reality of Palestinian terrorist violence and belligerence does not stand a chance of grabbing anybody’s attention in Tel Aviv, Washington, or Brussels.

 AN IDF SOLDIER stands guard at the entrance to Kalkilya. The Palestinian Authority cities of Nablus, Jenin, Tulkarm and Kalkilya have become dens of hard-core, Iranian-backed terrorist groups, the writer asserts.

Greece arrests seven over arson attacks on synagogue, Israeli-owned hotel

Four were accused of arson that could potentially put human lives at risk and of causing damage to foreign-owned property in a racially motivated attack.

 Riot police officers detain a demonstrator during a protest in solidarity with Palestinians, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, near the Israeli embassy in Athens, Greece, May 15, 2024.

Police arrests Beit Shemesh synagogue arsonist

Police arrested a suspect for setting fire to a Beit Shemesh yeshiva synagogue, damaging holy books and property. Following initial investigation, more allegations were associated with the suspect.

 Scenes of the burned-down synagogue in Beit Shemesh on June 24, 2024

Anti-Israel serial arsonist receives support from Columbia encampment protest groups

Jewish Voice for Peace Columbia,  Students for Justice in Palestine Columbia, and CUAD, a coalition of around 100 students groups, published on Instagram a statement of support for Casey Goonan.

 A ‘FREE PALESTINE’ banner hangs from a window at Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall in April. The writer asks: ‘Is Palestine an Arab creation or was Palestine created for the Jews?’

Oakland man arrested for four anti-Israel UC Berkeley arson attacks

Oakland resident Casey Robert Goonan allegedly was involved in the arson against a UCPD vehicle, bushes near a library, a construction site, and a campus building.

 A PRO-PALESTINIAN protester uses a bullhorn during a demonstration on the UC Berkeley campus on Monday.

Australian Jewish MP Josh Burns’s office vandalized, burnt by pro-Palestinian vandals

The vandals set small fires in the telecommunication pits at the office, broke windows and painted "Zionism is fascism" in red.

 Josh Burns, member of the Australian House of Representatives. 4.5.2019