Hate crime
Australia passes toughest hate crime laws in country's history, despite significant opposition
The Combating Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Act 2026 expands and strengthens Commonwealth criminal offences to address the spread of hatred and extremism.
‘We are not made of wood and paper’: Jackson synagogue marks first Shabbat after arson
Winnipeg man arrested for spray painting swastikas on synagogue, mosque, school
'Curse all of you': Queens man indicted for threatening to kill Jews, Zionists, police
Illinois top court reverses actor Smollett's false hate crime report conviction
The court agreed that Smollett should not have been charged a second time for filing a false hate crime report because prosecutors had already agreed to drop such charges.
Man arrested for attempted kidnapping of Jewish boy was family's neighbour
Stephan Stowe was previously arrested in 2013 for aggravated harassment as a hate crime, after harassing a Jewish man on the subway.
Anti-Israel protester indicted for hate crime for allegedly threatening Jewish man on subway
NY man indicted for antisemitic hate crime tied to protests over October 7 Nova music festival exhibit.
NY Jewish man requires 18 stitches after being slashed in face in ‘vicious’ antisemitic hate crime
The attacker, wearing a mask, shouted “F*** you guys” at the victim before slashing him with a blade.
Police arrest Maryland man for stabbing rabbi with wooden stake in antisemitic attack
The investigation is ongoing, however, police are treating the attack on the rabbi as a hate crime.
Foreign terrorist organizations may coax attacks on US on Oct. 7 anniversary, FBI warns
The FBI and DHS warned that extremists may “view the anniversary as an opportunity to conduct an attack or other high-profile, illegal activity.”
Berlin pub victim of alleged arson attack, following months of pro-Hamas graffiti
The pub has been graffitied with antisemitic slogans almost daily, including multiple pro-Hamas slogans over the past week.
Jewish student wearing Star of David attacked by group in Pittsburgh
"Despicable hatred runs rampant on Pitt's campus," Pitt's Chabad rabbi wrote on Instagram after the attack.
University of Michigan student assaulted by group after saying he was Jewish
AAPD Police Chief Andre C. Anderson said that there "is absolutely no place for hate or ethnic intimidation" in the city.
Jewish baby thrown from building to escape fire ignited by antisemitic London arsonist
Ian Pitkin, 64, was handed a life sentence after he ignited his own apartment in an attempt to harm the Jewish family living above him.
