Hate crime

Austria recorded 671 antisemitic incidents in first half of 2026, majority tied to anti-Israel acts

Israel-related incidents remained the dominant manifestation of antisemitism in Austria, contributing to 75.4 percent of all registered cases.

 Participants waving Palestinian flags walk behind a banner reading "Austria you enable genocide" during a pro-Palestinian demonstration under the motto 'Song Protest Vienna 2026 - No Stage for Genocide' against Israel's participation in Eurovision in Vienna, Austria, on May 16, 2026.
A counter-protest displaying Israeli flags watches as a National March in support of Palestine, organized by Palestine Solidarity Campaign, moves through central London on October 10, 2026

Hate crimes targeting Jews rise 10% in England and Wales, Home Office reports

Illustration image of handcuffs on the hands of an arrested man, in Jerusalem, May 21, 2025.

Yitzhar man indicted for spitting toward Jerusalem church door

Belleville deputy police chief Sheri Meeks speaks to reporters near the scene of a shooting where a police officer was shot outside a Yom Kippur gathering at Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville, Ontario, Canada, September 21, 2026.

Watchdog reports uptick in online antisemitism, conspiracy theories after Canada synagogue attack


London man charged after alleged antisemitic attack on Orthodox Jewish women

Francis Achile was charged with aggravated assault, two counts of assault by beating, racially aggravated harassment, and racially aggravated assault.

METROPOLITAN POLICE officers stand on duty as people attend a rally last month in London following the stabbing of two Jewish men the day before in the Golders Green neighborhood.

Antisemitism without borders and our responsibility without borders

At a time when antisemitism is rapidly changing form, often disguised as political activism and “progressive” language, the Jewish world must learn to think globally.

Dr Haim Ben Yaakov

The UK is no country for old, or any, Jews - opinion

Platitudes came out in force as politicians condemned the acts of violence in time-honored meaningless words.

Orthodox Jews stand by a police cordon, after a man was arrested following a stabbing incident in the Golders Green area, which is home to a large Jewish population, in London, Britain, April 29, 2026.

Attack on Jewish man outside Los Angeles synagogue investigated as hate crime

The assault occurred after the victim was followed for a short distance by a man in a car.

Adas Torah synagogue, near which the assault was perpetrated.

Why would an Israeli soldier use a sledgehammer to smash the face of Jesus? - opinion

The desecration of the statue was wrong and a breach of Jewish morality. But if our response begins and ends with condemnation, we miss the deeper calling.

Here, the Israeli soldier damages the head of a statue of Jesus, in Debel, Lebanon, in this still image obtained from social media released on April 19.

Man with Iranian flag shirt charged in Brooklyn hate crime assaults on three Jews

Forty-one-year-old Andrze Wnuk was charged with three hate crime assaults, said the NYPD, after the force responded to reports of multiple assaults.

A New York City Police Department (NYPD) vehicle is seen outside the Israeli Consulate building in Manhattan, New York City, US, May 22, 2025

'Die, Jews, Die!': NYC man sentenced to prison for antisemitic, anti-white assaults

42-year-old Skiboky Stora had been convicted of numerous crimes, including two hate crime assaults in the third degree, and hate crime stalking in the third degree.

A view of the Manhattan skyline as seen from Roosevelt Island with United Nations building in the forefront on April 14, 2026 in New York City.

NYPD: 55% of confirmed hate crimes in New York City are antisemitic

Confirmed hate crimes rose by 11.7%, with 55% of all these confirmed hate crimes being antisemitic, despite Jews making up only approximately 10% of NYC's population.

New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch speaks during for a press conference at the New York Police Department headquarters in New York City, US, April 2, 2026.

Four Hatzola ambulances destroyed in London, Iran-aligned group claims responsibility

Surveillance footage shared on social media appears to show several hooded or masked men pouring gasoline on the vehicles before fleeing the scenes.

An aerial view as fire services continue to monitor the scene after four Hatzola ambulances were set on fire overnight next to Machzike Hadath Synagogue, on March 23, 2026 in the Golders Green area of London, England.

NYC synagogues boost security as DHS shutdown stalls federal funding

While the Temple Israel attack prompted a heightened sense of alarm among Jewish institutions, some argue that, after years of bolstering security, there is little left to reinforce.

A security guard stands outside the front door of Machzikei Hadas Orthodox synagogue on Oct. 8, 2023, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.