Antisemitism

Randy Fine beats Dan Bilzerian as another Jewish incumbent wins primary

In another race, South Florida Democrat Rep. Lois Frankel defeated outsider Victoria Doyle in a Democratic primary race on Tuesday.

|BySHARON UDASIN/ JTA
REP. RANDY Fine, former gambling executive, won a special election in a deep-red district on Florida’s northeast coast.
Jürgen Stroop watches his troops raze the Warsaw Ghetto.

Nazi war criminal's chilling account of Warsaw Ghetto destruction reaches English readers

After decades of being translated into over 15 languages and adapted for the stage and screen, “Conversations with an Executioner” was published Tuesday for the first time in English.

|BySHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA
A SIGN supporting the Green Party political party is displayed in a residential street on the eve of local and mayoral elections in England and devolved parliamentary elections in Wales and Scotland on May 7, in London, Britain, May 6, 2026.

UK Green Party members discussed 'killing Zionists' in leaked WhatsApp messages

The WhatsApp group, which members and activists used to coordinate party campaigning, conference motions, and foreign policy discussions, also contained remarks targeting British Jews.

|ByALEX CARSON
Comedian Philip Simon.

Edinburgh Fringe venue admits to discrimination and canceling Jewish comedian

The venue owner, Morrison Bros Ltd, operating The Banshee Labyrinth, conceded liability on the eve of trial with Jewish comedian Philip Simon on Monday.

|ByALEX CARSON

Most antisemitic incidents in NYC schools involve direct harassment, vandalism, and threats - study

The research, conducted by the United Jewish Teachers, tracked hundreds of hostile incidents occurring across the school system from October 2023 through July 2026.

AUGUST 18, 2026ByALEX CARSON
Students wait a line to enter the school on the first day of classes at New York City public schools in Manhattan, US, September 4, 2025.

Republican redistricting tests the strength of Florida’s pro-Israel Democrats

Among these solidly blue districts are those where veteran Democrats, Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Lois Frankel, are competing on Tuesday.

AUGUST 18, 2026BySHARON UDASIN
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Florida) with voters on July 4, 2026 in Sunrise, Fla.

Israelis and Jews under threat: When ‘globalize the Intifada’ goes global - opinion

This “anti-Zionism” is actually pure and plain antisemitism, not a political protest or a criticism of Israel’s policies or Israel’s government. None of those attacked are asked about their politics.

AUGUST 18, 2026BySEBASTIEN LEVI
NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani against backdrop of pro-Palestinian protest in New York. (illustration)

Florida congressional race set between anti-Zionist democratic socialist, staunch Israel supporter

The race offers a test of whether the Democratic Party’s progressive insurgency can extend to a district that includes Delray Beach, Boca Raton, and Miami Beach, and an electorate that is 25% Jewish.

AUGUST 18, 2026ByJOSEPH STRAUSS/JTA
Florida Democratic congressional candidate Oliver Larkin speaks with supporters on August 15, 2026 in North Miami Beach, Florida.

German state bans anti-Israel ‘Palästina e.V.’ group over antisemitic propaganda, terror support

The state announced the ban on Tuesday, after an administrative court determined that Palästina e.V.'s purpose and activities go against Germany's constitutional order.

AUGUST 18, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
A protester holds a sign reading "One Holocaust Does Not Justify Another Genocide," with the last word written in German, as she attends a demonstration in support of Palestine on November 18, 2023 in Berlin, Germany.

Two-thirds of religion-based hate crimes in 2025 were against Jews, FBI report reveals

The number of hate crimes targeting Jews was over seven times higher than the next highest target: anti-Muslim crimes (205 incidents).

AUGUST 18, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
New York Police Department officers stand guard at Central Synagogue in New York, US, December 11, 2019.

Florida primaries put Jewish politicians, Israel critics, and antisemitism in spotlight

No other low-polling candidate this cycle has grabbed as much attention as James Fishback, the former investment banker running for governor in Florida. 

AUGUST 18, 2026ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Florida) takes the stage alongside some of the city's commissioners at a Fourth of July celebration on July 4, 2026 in Sunrise, Fla.

Belfast man charged after alleged attack on Israeli TV crew

'He came over to us and started asking questions. We put the camera on him, and then he gave us the middle finger and shouted: “f*** Israel.'

AUGUST 17, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
Crew from i24NEWS attacked by a man in Belfast, Northern Ireland, August 16, 2026.

'Feared for my life': French Jew recalls antisemitic attacks in Barcelona when leaving synagogue

"For 40 minutes, hundreds of people humiliated us and spat on us. There was a huge crowd around us. We feared we would be murdered," Jimmy Zaghroun, a 41-year-old French Jew from Paris, said.

AUGUST 17, 2026ByALEX CARSON
People march during a pro-Palestinian protest in Barcelona, Spain, October 4, 2025

Portuguese gov't demands investigation for antisemitic threats against Israeli doctoral student

Portugal’s attorney general has been asked to investigate alleged antisemitism, threats and incitement targeting doctoral student Bar Harel.

AUGUST 17, 2026ByALEX CARSON
Hundreds of anti-Zionist stickers found at the University of Coimbra campus.