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.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attends a press conference following a shooting at Bondi Beach, at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, December 14, 2025.
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

 Winnipeg Friends of Israel share image of antisemitic graffiti, including a swastika, spray painted on a community center. January 4, 2025

Winnipeg man arrested for spray painting swastikas on synagogue, mosque, school

A Jewish family walks in Manhattan, NY, May 3, 2024.

'Curse all of you': Queens man indicted for threatening to kill Jews, Zionists, police


Australian officials say attempted arson is an escalation in antisemitic incidents

"This is an escalation in anti-Semitic crime in New South Wales. Police and the government remain very concerned that an accelerant may have been used," said New South Wales Premier Chris Minns.

 Firefighters work at the scene of a fire at the Adass Israel Synagogue in Ripponlea, Melbourne, Australia, December 6, 2024.

Second Sydney synagogue sprayed with antisemitic graffiti within 24 hours

The latest attack on a Sydney suburban synagogue comes only one day after a separate synagogue was sprayed with "Hitler on top."

(Illustrative) Australian police patrol in central Melbourne, Australia, December 22, 2017.

Antisemitic crime up by 94% in Florida, 70% in Mass., states warn

“Following the terrorist attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, the Jewish community was increasingly targeted on college campuses, places of worship, and other areas of our country,” said Moody.

 Demonstrators take part in an "Emergency Rally: Stand with Palestinians Under Siege in Gaza," amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., October 14, 2023.

Molotov cocktail thrown at Mykolaiv synagogue during Hanukkah

Both local police and the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) arrived quickly and launched an investigation into the attack.

 Molotov cocktail thrown at Mykolaiv synagogue during Hanukkah.

Los Angeles: Anti-Jewish crimes rise by 90%, anti-Israeli crimes by 450%

Anti-religion-motivated crimes surpassed sexual orientation crimes to become the second greatest motivation, representing 20% of hate-motivated crimes.

 Police officers stand guard, on the day a pro-Palestinian activists' set up an encampment, at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Los Angeles, California, US, May 23, 2024.

'See the Good': Online campaign aims to combat global hate

The idea is to spotlight individuals from marginalized communities whose work and inventions have impacted the world positively.

 ANTHONY WOLCH: You’re either on the side of good or you’re not.

Special committee created to commemorate Diaspora Jewish victims of antisemitic attacks

Based on figures from the Jewish Agency and the WZO, 155 non-Israeli Jews have been murdered abroad between 1958 and 2024.

 Police at a hostages rally in Central Park, March 24, 2024.

UAE official pays respects at shiva of murdered Chabad emissary, vows commitment to coexistence

Dr. Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, a senior member of the UAE, visited the shiva of Rabbi Zvi Kogan to offer his condolences to the grieving family personally.

 Photo of the Shiva

Jewish schoolgirls attacked by man hurling glass bottles in London, one badly wounded

The attack took place in Stamford Hill, which has a large Orthodox Jewish population.

 Police officers keep guard outside the Rolls Building of the High Court ahead of the appearance of Britain's Prince Harry in London, June 6, 2023.

Man charged with shooting Chicago Orthodox Jew had map of potential Jewish targets 

His phone also had over 100 "antisemitic and pro-Hamas" videos and images, the prosecutor added.

 Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi