Hate speech

Normalization with Saudi Arabia cannot begin while Mecca broadcasts antisemitic hate - editorial

In a weekly sermon delivered at Mecca two days before the Bondi Beach terror attack the preacher called on God to punish the Jews and portrayed Israel as a cruel “Zionist enemy."

 Muslims perform their evening prayers around the holy Kaaba as they start arriving to perform the annual Haj in the Grand Mosque, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, June 16, 2023.
Admiral Kevin Lunday prepares to testify during his confirmation hearing to be the commandant of the US Coast Guard, Nov. 19, 2025, in Washington, DC.

'Outraged and baffled': Jewish groups condemn Coast Guard for secret swastika policy change

Mourners carry the casket of 10-year-old Matilda the youngest victim of a mass shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach targeting an event for the Jewish festival of Hanukkah on Sunday, at Chevra Kadisha Memorial Hall, in Sydney, Australia, December 18, 2025.

Ten-year-old Bondi victim Matilda laid to rest as PM Albanese promises hate-speech crackdown

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to the media at Parliament House Canberra on December 14, 2025 in Canberra, Australia.

Australian PM Albanese introduces sweeping new reforms to tackle 'evil scourge' of antisemitism


UK police suppress pro-Israel speech, pastor says, as jury acquits him for 16th time - interview

UK pastor Shaun O'Sullivan acquitted after hate crime charge, says police suppress pro-Jewish speech and expression.

Photo of O'Sullivan outside of court.

Syrian security forces arrested over participation in July's Sweida violence, cm'tee confirms

Syria committee into the investigation of July's violence issued a statement on Sunday, which also found there is no proof that "foreign fighters" participated in the Druze-Bedouin clashes.

People hold a Druze flag, following deadly clashes between Druze fighters, Sunni Bedouin tribes and government forces, in Syria's predominantly Druze city of Sweida, Syria July 25, 2025.

New York seeks dismissal of lawsuit by Elon Musk's X/Twitter over hate speech law

Musk's company argued that New York's law unconstitutionally exposed it to lawsuits and big fines unless it disclosed "highly sensitive and controversial speech" that the state found objectionable.

Elon Musk.

Time to end the lie: ‘Intifada’ is a hate cry, not a protest slogan - opinion

Classifying “intifada” under hate speech is not a leap into censorship; it is the dull business of naming a thing for what it is in this country, at this moment.

 Protesters gather for a Pro-Palestinian protest march in Whitehall on February 15, 2025 in London, England.

After Charlie Kirk's assassination, Arizona must choose between chaos and justice - opinion

Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination, Lt.-Col. Rodney Glassman says Arizona needs an A-G who will fight hate, defend speech, and protect public safety.

Jordyn Hackner, president of Turning Point USA's University of Houston chapter,and Lizbeth Aguilar stand behind a poster of conservative activist Charlie Kirk as people mourn following his fatal shooting, at the University of Houston in Houston, Texas, U.S., September 11, 2025.

Antisemitism is being normalized in America as free speech - opinion

As antisemitic rhetoric spreads with alarming ease, experts warn of the dangerous consequences of normalized hate.

Demonstrators in support of Gaza raise red hands behind Rabbi Mark Goldfeder, CEO of National Jewish Advocacy Center, a witness at the House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on "Antisemitism on College Campuses", on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 15, 2024.

One in four Americans believe recent attacks on Jews were ‘understandable,’ ADL survey finds

Some 78% of those polled by the ADL said they believed that recent attacks on Jews were antisemitic.

 Lisa Turnquist of Louisville, Colorado, lays flowers and a flag at the site of the attack outside the Boulder County Courthouse on June 2, 2025 in Boulder.

From Glastonbury to Nova: Free the dance floor of hate - opinion

What were once spaces for joy and connection are being hijacked by calls for violence and slogans designed not to support anyone, but to turn people against each other.

 BOBBY VYLAN spews venom at the Glastonbury music festival last week. There were on-stage chants of ‘Death, death to the IDF’ and ‘From the river to the sea, Palestine must be, will be, Inshallah, it will be free.’

The 'Free Palestine' rallying cry brings increasingly deadly results - opinion

These acts are the direct result of a global ideological campaign that too often paints Israel – and by extension, Jewish people – as villains, stoking anger that finds dangerous expression.

 An Israeli flag is placed near police tape, after an attack that injured multiple people, in Boulder, Colorado, U.S. June 1, 2025.

Victoria rabbi to Liberals: Drop candidate who blamed Israel for harming rep of West

Chabad Rabbi Meir Kaplan sent a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, cautioning that Liberal candidate Will Greaves had made public statements "that echo classic antisemitic tropes."

 Chabad Rabbi Meir Kaplan sent a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, cautioning that Liberal candidate Will Greaves had made public statements "that echo classic antisemitic tropes"

'I'm scared of what we've become,' former hostage Liri Albag says

Liri Albag, freed from Hamas captivity, responds to online threats and divisions in Israel, reaffirming her fight against Hamas and calling for unity.

(Left) Photo of Liri Albag during captivity; (Right) Liri Albag before being kidnapped by Hamas