Hate crime

Australian who called Jews 'greatest enemy' of nation gets year in jail under new hate crime laws

"They [Jews] are an enemy to Western civilisation," said Brandon Koschel in an Australia Day speech, before being charged with publicly inciting hatred on the grounds of race.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
Brandon Koschel delivering a speech in Sydney on January 26, 2026.
The playground at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School following a mass shooting on Feb,10.

Canada's deadliest mass shooting linked to antisemitic tweets

The Tumbler Ridge shooter’s deadly attack was preceded by antisemitic tweets, shedding light on his online radicalization and ties to neo-Nazi ideology.

|ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
A demonstrator displays a placard with the lettering 'From the river to the sea' during a rally in solidarity with Palestinians at Oranienplatz Square in Berlin's Kreuzberg district, Germany, on November 11, 2023.

Queensland to ban 'from river to sea' and 'globalize intifada' chants under new legislation

As part of the package, Crisafulli is making chanting or displaying the slogans “globalise the intifada” and “from the river to the sea” an offense.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
YARON LISCHINSKY and Sarah Lynn Milgrim were killed on May 21, 2025 as they left an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington.

Elias Rodriguez indicted on terrorism charges over killing of two Israeli diplomats in Washington

Elias Rodriguez killed Yaron Lischinsky, 30, and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, 26, who both worked for Israel's Embassy in Washington, in May 2025.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Man who fired gun outside NY synagogue while shouting ‘Free Palestine’ pleads guilty to hate crime

A man has pleaded guilty to hate crime charges after firing a gun outside an Albany synagogue while shouting "Free Palestine!" in December 2023 - he faces up to 20 years in prison.

FEBRUARY 5, 2025ByBEN SALES/JTA
The FBI logo is seen outside the headquarters building in Washington, D.C., July 5, 2016.

Two punished for separate Long Island antisemitic incidents at Jewish sites

“Hate-fueled behavior and violence have no place in Nassau County," said Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly.

FEBRUARY 3, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
Police at a hostages rally in Central Park, March 24, 2024.

Sydney area man charged for antisemitic abuse of woman

The 21-year-old man was charged with intimidation intended to cause fear of physical harm.

FEBRUARY 3, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
Police officers and detectives inspect the area where anti-Israel graffiti was written on a wall in the Sydney suburb of Woollahra on December 11, 2024.

France: Antisemitic incidents decrease 6%, but anti-Jewish violent acts rise 25%

There were 106 violent antisemitic incidents in 2024, compared to 85 acts of physical violence in 2023.

JANUARY 29, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
People attend a demonstration against anti-Semitism at the Place de la Bastille after three teenagers aged 12 to 13 were indicted in Courbevoie, accused of rape and anti-Semitic violence against a 12-year-old girl, in Paris, France, June 20, 2024.

Australian PM announces national antisemitism database after antisemitic kindergarten arson attack

"Every act of antisemitism is an affront to who we are as Australians," Albanese said on X.

JANUARY 21, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
Firefighters work at the scene of a fire at the Adass Israel Synagogue in Ripponlea, Melbourne, Australia, December 6, 2024.

France commemorates 10 years since Hypercacher attacks, still grappling with antisemitism, jihadism

"This is our mourning, and this is our fight," said Prime Minister Francois Bayrou.

JANUARY 13, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
Flowers and messages in tribute to the victims of last year's January attacks are seen in front of the Hyper Cacher kosher supermarket at the Porte de Vincennes in Paris, France, January 6, 2016.

How many more attacks before Australia defends its Jewish community? - editorial

Just this weekend, two Sydney synagogues, a home, and cars were vandalized, as part of the latest in a series of antisemitic incidents in Australia.

JANUARY 13, 2025ByJPOST EDITORIAL
A PRO-PALESTINIAN rally is held outside Sydney Opera House, last month. From Sydney to New York, thousands called for the genocide of millions of Jews, celebrating October 7 as an act of defiance against evil.

Australian pro-Israel counter-protesters told ‘go back to Germany’

"Go Back to Poland! Go Back to Germany!" A woman shouted at pro-Israel activists at the Free Palestine rally in Melbourne's central business district.

JANUARY 12, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
Members of the Palestine Action Group gather ahead of a rally, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Sydney, Australia May 3, 2024.

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.

JANUARY 12, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
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."

JANUARY 11, 2025ByREUTERS
(Illustrative) Australian police patrol in central Melbourne, Australia, December 22, 2017.