Assault

At least one in four women experienced violent behavior from partner or relative, study finds

According to data collected by The Israel Women’s Network (IWN) and presented in the “Great Women’s Survey 2026," at least 900,000 women have experienced violence from a partner or relative.

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Israeli soldiers inspect the Shavei Shomron checkpoint after a Palestinian was killed near Deir Sharaf, west of the West Bank city of Nablus, November 12, 2024 (Illustrative).

Police commander charged with assaulting Palestinian at West Bank checkpoint

Tel Aviv Deputy Mayor Chen Arieli at a memorial event, July 2025; illustrative.

Israel Police arrest two following attack on Tel Aviv deputy mayor, activist group

Mohammad Reza Morad Bahrouzi was beaten in an Israeli prison over alleged communication with oppostiion groups or groups affiliated with Israel.

Iranian political prisoner accused of conspiring with Israel brutally beaten in prison


Italian poll finds 15% see attacks on Jewish people as 'justifiable'

An SWG poll finds 15% of Italians view attacks on Jews as justifiable, as protests over the Israel-Hamas war intensify and PM Meloni maintains support for Israel.

Pro-Palestinian activists demonstrate in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla and Gaza as they march towards Italian Foreign Ministry, in Rome, Italy September 25, 2025.

WATCH: Elderly rabbi pelted with chicken bones in antisemitic London incident

A 41-year-old man was arrested after hurling chicken bones and abuse at a 77-year-old rabbi outside a Stamford Hill pharmacy.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews stand in a street in the predominantly Jewish neighborhood of Stamford Hill in the UK; illustrative.

Man wearing Star of David kicked, beaten, nearly thrown off tram in Germany by unknown attacker

A man was insulted, kicked, and beaten twice in Erfurt, Germany, after an attacker saw his Star of David. Police are searching for the suspect.

A police car in Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany; illustrative.

Pro-Palestinian crowd in California beats hostage’s cousin for speaking Hebrew

Ariel Marciano, cousin of slain Gaza hostage Guy Illouz, was assaulted, pepper-sprayed, and threatened at Santa Monica Pier for speaking Hebrew.

A Santa Monica Police Department patrol car driving along the Santa Monica Pier, California, July 29, 2025; illustrative.

Lil Nas X pleads not guilty to felony charges of assaulting police

A Los Angeles judge set bail at $75,000 and said the "Old Town Road" singer must attend Narcotics Anonymous meetings.

Lil Nas X poses at the Met Gala, an annual fundraising gala held for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute with this year's theme 'Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion' in New York City, New York, U.S., May 6, 2024.

Ohio man pleads guilty to assaulting students because they were Jewish

Timur Mamatov, 20, pleaded guilty to assaulting two Jewish OSU students in a hate crime that left both hospitalized with serious injuries, the DOJ said Friday.

Timur Mamatov, 20, pled guilty to assulting OSU students because of their Jewish identity.

‘You want more?’ Border Police officer indicted for assaulting journalist

Police assaulting journalists has become an increasingly common trend in Israel in the wake of the Israel-Hamas War.

 A Border Police officer conducting operations, May 2025.

British woman issues warning after suspected encounter with Devil's Breath, 'world's scariest drug'

The tasteless and odourless drug has been used by criminal groups to target victims for rape, theft and, according to some reports, forced harvesting of organs.

A line of cocaine is seen being snorted through a rolled up dollar.

Florida State University suspends student for shoving, verbally abusing Jewish peer

The student - Eden Deckerhoff - was seen shouting "f*** Israel, free Palestine, you're an ignorant f***ng son of a bi***" at a student wearing an IDF shirt.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators attend a gathering nearby Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort as he meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., July 26, 2024.

New victim testimony links Tel Aviv man to multiple assaults

Despite the troubling similarities between the victims' testimonies, the prosecution has only attributed one attack to Fadlon so far. The reason: a lack of conclusive evidence.

An Israel Police officer is seen arresting a man on a highway in an illustrative