Swastika

German high court rules comparing Israel to Nazi Germany is protected speech

A German appeals court acquitted a woman who compared Israel to Nazi Germany online, ruling that the posts were protected expression and did not meet the legal threshold for incitement.

Israel flag and Germany flag.
The vandalized statue of the Rambam.

Police investigate swastika graffiti painted over Rambam statue in Cordoba, Spain

US rapper and producer Kanye West gestures upon arriving at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on July 11, 2025.

Holocaust survivors, Sen. Rick Scott condemn Kanye West’s Florida concerts

 Tel Aviv University

Tel Aviv University student wounded in Gaza finds swastika on his car - report


Nazi swastika flag flown at NYU during graduation week, condemned by officials, including Mamdani

A flag featuring Nazi swastikas and a Star of David was flown on an NYU building, prompting condemnation from the university and political officials, including NYC Mayor Mamdani.

A flag flown at the New York University graduation week bearing the school colors and torch logo, fused with a Star of David, flanked by two Nazi swastikas, in apparent mockery of the Israeli flag, May 2026.

WATCH: Foreign national detainee vandalizes Israeli prison wall with swastika graffiti

Guards found the swastika drawn on a wall during a routine patrol of the yard. The drawing was inside a bathroom stall, which was accessible from the yard itself. 

(ILLUSTRATIVE) A swastika was painted onto a busy road in Australia.

'Kill all Jews:' Synagogue defaced with swastika, apartments graffitied in German cities

The Cottbus Synagogue was found vandalized with a swastika painted on its facade before dawn Monday, Brandenburg Police said, marking the second defacement of the Jewish house of worship in four days

Graffiti calling for the death of Jews found in Berlin on April 26, 2026.

Long Island father and teen son arrested for swastika graffiti, explosive materials in home

During the investigation, police found "highly unstable" materials that had been combined to make explosives in the suspects' home.

Francisco Sanles, 48, was arrested by Nassau Sounty Police in Syosset, New York on April 22, 2026.

Israel Police arrest Jerusalem rioter who assaulted officer, waved Israeli flag with swastika

A rioter was arrested in Jerusalem after assaulting an officer with a swastika flag, with police using dispersal measures to control the situation.

An Israeli flag with a swastika emblazoned on it, waved at police officers during a Jerusalem protest, April 23, 2026.

Swastika shown in Polish parliament during March of the Living

A Polish member of parliament described Israel as a "New Third Reich" as the March of the Living was held on Tuesday.

General view of the Polish parliament as Poland's Minister of Foreign Afairs Radoslaw Sikorski (C) presents the main points of the Polish government's foreign policy to delegates of the Polish Parliament in Warsaw on February 26, 2026.

Milwaukee rabbi and son ordered to pay $1,000 to muralist who reportedly praised Hamas in court

“What we did was illegal and needed to be answered," said Zechariah “Zee” Mehler, who also explained that he saw a very strong response from the city against antisemitism.

A controversial pro-Palestinian mural in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, depicting a Jewish star turning into a swastika, put up by a Palestinian business owner on Sept. 14, 2024.

Swastika found at US Coast Guard training center in New Jersey, referred for investigation

The incident follows the Coast Guard's November 2025 controversy, where it had attempted to recategorize swastikas from hate symbols to "potentially divisive."

A US Coast Guard official looks through binoculars at the ship Marinera (Ex-Bella 1) in this handout image released January 7, 2026.

Antisemitic hate crimes in NY surge by 182% in January 2026 compared to previous year

NYPD figures show antisemitic hate crimes surged in New York City in January, with Jews targeted in the majority of reported bias incidents.

The skyline of Lower Manhattan is seen at dawn from across the Hudson River in New York City, US, October 18, 2025.

Italian Senate advances bill to codify IHRA definition, ban antisemitic rallies

Italy’s Senate approved the base text of a bill that would allow bans on antisemitic rallies and codify the IHRA definition into law, sparking debate over free speech and protest.

 Pro-Palestinian protestors hold a banner during a demonstration demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, as the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in Rome, Italy, January 27, 2024. The banner reads: "Cease fire! Justice for Palestine, peace for two peoples