Islamophobia

British minor arrested after allegedly planning 'extreme right-wing' terror attacks on two mosques

Originally, the suspect was arrested for damaging a vehicle, but during a search police allegedly located plans to attack two mosques in the Sutton area, in South London.

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Police liaison officers stand guard outside the East London Mosque in Tower Hamlets, London on August 9, 2024.
Utah State Police officer stands guard behind tape during a crime scene investigation by FBI and state forensic agents at an apartment complex in Washington, Utah, U.S., September 12, 2025; Illustrative.

Muslim man stabbed multiple times in Utah hate crime, police say

The suspect told the police he "intends to kill Muslims" and that he constituted a "danger to the public if released based on his violent actions ... ideologies and pre-planned mass casualty events."

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Metropolitan Police officers stand on duty at Wembley Stadium in London on August 15, 2024.

UK police arrest 12 over far Right terror threat to Islamic event

British police arrested 12 people over a suspected far-right terrorism threat targeting an Islamic event attended by about 15,000 people.

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An effigy of a person holding a knife in a mosque stands atop the Moygashel bonfire ahead of its lighting as part of the annual bonfire events marking the 1690 Battle of the Boyne, in Moygashel, Northern Ireland, July 9, 2026.

Politicians condemn replica of mosque set alight in anti-migrant bonfire in Northern Ireland

Britain's minister for Northern Ireland, Hilary Benn, described the display on Thursday as a "sickening and cowardly act of intimidation."

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Would-be book burner admits: I never had any intention of burning a Torah

The 32-year-old said he had received permission to burn the Jewish texts simply to draw attention to the issue of Sweden allowing people to burn to Quran.

JULY 15, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, TOVAH LAZAROFF, ZVIKA KLEIN
A person who has been given permission by the police for a public gathering to burn a Torah and a Bible outside the Isaeli embassy, holds a Koran in his hand after choosing not to burn the books, according to local media, in Stockholm, Sweden July 15, 2023.

Muslim states demand action at UN after 'Islamaphobic' Koran burning

While Western states voice concerns about freedom of speech, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation is expected to bring its considerable influence in the UN to bear on the issue.

JULY 13, 2023ByREUTERS
Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr take part in a protest against a man who tore up and burned a copy of the Koran outside a mosque in the Swedish capital Stockholm, in Sadr city district of Baghdad, Iraq, July 12, 2023.

'Charlie Big Potatoes': Neo-Nazi arrested for encouraging violence on Jews

Kristofer Kearney, a Liverpool resident, ran a channel called "Fascist Fitness," where he shared considerably offensive material - plus fitness tips.

JUNE 24, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A Nazi Swastika flag captured and signed by members of a black segregated U.S. Army unit in World War II is displayed amid the collection of Elizabeth Meaders, New York, February 2, 2022.

The Knesset opposition is digging its own grave - opinion

It is important to recognize that the endless sectoral gifts the Likud party has been showering on its partners, with the goal of preserving the coalition, are destroying the economy.

JUNE 11, 2023ByNADAV TAMIR
MK RAM Ben Barak was one of only three Yesh Atid MKs voting against a bill criminalizing the raising of the Palestinian flag in a group of more than three people and making it punishable by imprisonment.

Man charged over hate crime at mosque near Toronto, police say

28-year-old Sharan Karunakaran allegedly tore up a Koran and ranted at worshippers

APRIL 9, 2023ByREUTERS
Male hands arrested with handcuffs in Criminal concept (illustrative)

Turkey summons ambassadors of nine countries over security alerts

Countries including France, Germany, Italy and the United States have warned their citizens of an increased risk of attacks in Turkey.

FEBRUARY 2, 2023ByREUTERS
A woman holds a copy of the Koran during a protest following the burning of the Koran in Stockholm, in Istanbul, Turkey January 29, 2023.

Turkey alerts citizens to risk of attack in United States, Europe on heels of Western warnings

This warning has come after protestors in Sweden burnt copies of the Koran

JANUARY 28, 2023ByREUTERS
Protesters demonstrate outside the Consulate General of Sweden after Rasmus Paludan, leader of the Danish far-right political party Hard Line, who has Swedish citizenship, burned a copy of the Koran near the Turkish embassy in Stockholm, in Istanbul, Turkey, January 22, 2023.

Israeli filmmaker sparks outrage in India for calling film 'propaganda'

Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid criticized Bollywood hit "The Kashmir Files as" being "a propaganda, vulgar movie, inappropriate for an artistic competitive selection."

NOVEMBER 29, 2022ByAARON REICH
Israeli director Nadav Lapid holds his Golden bear for best film for 'Synonyms', during a press conference at the Ben Gurion international airport near Tel Aviv

Neo-Nazi group held march in Maine - report

Neo-Nazi group Nationalist Social Club 131 held a march in Lewiston Maine, drawing condemnations from local leaders and the Muslim community.

OCTOBER 8, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Kennedy Park, Lewiston, Maine

Israeli think tank holds summit 'to confront obstacles facing US Jews and Muslims'

Diplomats from the Abraham Accords countries, Jewish and Muslim experts, and civil society experts took part in the summit.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022ByOMRI NAHMIAS
Jewish star necklaces are a signifier of Jewish identity and, some fear, a potential risk during times of antisemitism.