Hate crime

Brisbane synagogue targeted in antisemitic hate crime, suspect arrested

A truck crashed into the gates of a Brisbane synagogue on Friday night, sparking an investigation into a suspected hate crime. Police swiftly arrested the 32-year-old suspect.

|BySHOSHANA BAKER
(Illustrative) Australian police patrol in central Melbourne, Australia, December 22, 2017.
Brandon Koschel delivering a speech in Sydney on January 26, 2026.

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
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

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.

FEBRUARY 5, 2026ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
YARON LISCHINSKY and Sarah Lynn Milgrim were killed on May 21, 2025 as they left an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington.

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.

FEBRUARY 4, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The skyline of Lower Manhattan is seen at dawn from across the Hudson River in New York City, US, October 18, 2025.

NYPD: 'Kill all the Jews' email sent to 300 students leads to teen arrest

Police said the case was being handled as a possible bias incident and involved the NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force. 

FEBRUARY 4, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Members of the Orthodox Jewish community walk past NYPD officers as they stand guard outside of Congregation Shaarei Zion of Bobov on June 02, 2025 in the Borough Park neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough in New York City (Illustrative).

Jews, Hindus react more passively in hate incidents, Muslim responses broader, UK study finds

Participants described their immediate reactions in one of four ways: outward inaction, seeking some form of recourse, verbally confronting the perpetrator, or retaliating with violence.

FEBRUARY 1, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Demonstrators wave Israeli flags at a march against the rise of antisemitism in the UK, during a temporary truce between the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas and Israel, in London, Britain November 26, 2023.

German police arrest Lebanese Hamas terror suspect linked with planning attacks on Jews, Israelis

German authorities arrested a 36-year-old Lebanese man at Berlin Brandenburg Airport, accused of supplying weapons and ammunition for Hamas-linked terror plots targeting Jewish and Israeli sites.

JANUARY 25, 2026ByJAMES GENN
An illustrative silhouette of a rifle over a background of the Hamas flag.

Australia passes toughest hate crime laws in country's history, despite significant opposition

The Combating Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Act 2026 expands and strengthens Commonwealth criminal offences to address the spread of hatred and extremism.

JANUARY 21, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attends a press conference following a shooting at Bondi Beach, at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, December 14, 2025.

‘We are not made of wood and paper’: Jackson synagogue marks first Shabbat after arson

"We will not only survive, we will thrive,” the congregation’s student rabbi and spiritual leader, Benjamin Russell, told his community, draped in the only surviving tallit that survived the fire.

JANUARY 18, 2026ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
Beth Israel Congregation hosts Shabbat services at the Northminster Baptist Church in Jackson, Mississippi, on Jan. 16, 2026.

Winnipeg man arrested for spray painting swastikas on synagogue, mosque, school

The suspect had allegedly vandalized the Congregation Shaarey Zedek marble facade and door glass panels with graffiti that included swastikas and the word “hate.”

JANUARY 11, 2026ByMICHAEL STARR
Winnipeg Friends of Israel share image of antisemitic graffiti, including a swastika, spray painted on a community center. January 4, 2025

'Curse all of you': Queens man indicted for threatening to kill Jews, Zionists, police

The X account, which also had the tag "BXSniper," also expressed animosity toward white people and US President Donald Trump, who was described as a devil and pedophile.

JANUARY 8, 2026ByMICHAEL STARR
A Jewish family walks in Manhattan, NY, May 3, 2024.

Jews targeted in NYC hate crimes more than all other groups combined for second year

Governor Kathy Hochul announces house of worship safety zones after Mayor Zohran Mamdani puts local orders limiting protests under review.

JANUARY 7, 2026ByMICHAEL STARR
PEOPLE ATTEND a march in support of the Jewish community called No Hate No Fear in Cadman Plaza on January 5, 2020 in New York City.