Hate crime

Maine Jewish summer camp seeks protection order against neighbor after shooting incident

The court records detail an initial confrontation on the evening of August 7, when Hewett and his father, Raymond, walked up to the property to demand an interaction with a staff member.

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Shattered window at Reform synagogue Darchei Noam in Ramat Hasharon, which was vandalized on August 23, 2026.

Reform synagogue vandalized in Ramat Hasharon as religious tensions rise nationwide

This image shot on May 20, 2019 shows New York Central Synagogue on Lexington avenue.

'It’s all a racial thing': Man faces federal charges after synagogue attack

New York Police Department officers stand guard at Central Synagogue in New York, US, December 11, 2019.

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


Toronto police probe suspected antisemitic attacks on Jewish bagel chain

Shattered windows were found at two Kiva’s Bagel Bar locations in Toronto, prompting a hate crime investigation and increased police presence.

Shattered windows at Kiva’s Bagel Bar after suspected antisemitic attack in Toronto, Canada. July 26, 2026.

Prosecutors file attempted aggravated murder charges in stabbing of Muslim man in Utah

US rights advocates have said Islamophobia has risen in recent decades following the September 11, 2001, attacks.

 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."

 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.

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."

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.

Two antisemitic attacks in one week shake Canada’s Jewish community

Comment from B'nai Brith Canada, attributable to Richard Robertson, Director of Research and Advocacy, told The Jerusalem Post that "Being Jewish is not a provocation."

A police officer looks toward the scene of an antisemitic shooting attack (near the tall building at L) in Montreal on June 22, 2026, which left three people dead; Illustrative.

White nationalist group Patriot Front marched through Washington DC ahead of Independence Day

Many were carrying the group's flag, Confederate flags, and variations of the US flag, at times chanting "Reclaim America."

A passenger looks on as members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front ride the Washington Metro on July 04, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Florida teen arrested for spraying Jewish pedestrians with unknown liquid from a water gun

Authorities arrested the 19-year-old male a week after obtaining a warrant and plan to charge him with two felony counts of battery with prejudice, classifying the incident as a more serious offense.

A Miami-Dade police car is seen outside the Shul of Bal Harbour synagogue in Surfside, Florida, on May 22, 2025.

Florida man indicted for federal hate crimes in attempted mass shooting targeting Jews at AIPAC

According to court records, Pemberton armed himself with an AR-15 kitted with a silencer and traveled to an AIPAC office on 23 Dec, 2024, where he attempted to target the organization's employees. 

A police officer carries a weapon as he helps after two City of Miami police officers were shot on October 09, 2025, in Miami, Florida. Two City of Miami police officers were shot in the city’s Allapattah neighborhood during an investigation.

Nineteen new charges brought against Bondi Beach massacre terrorist, bringing total to 78

Akram had been previously charged with committing a terrorist offense, 15 counts of murder, 40 counts of attempted murder, discharging a firearm with intent, and other criminal acts.

Leonie Gittani, instructing solicitor for alleged Bondi Beach gunman Naveed Akram, speaks to the media as she leaves Downing Centre Local and District Court with Senior Public Defender for New South Wales Richard Wilson SC, in Sydney, Australia, March 17, 2026.

Antisemitic hate crimes in London surge 72% in May 2026 compared to April

Most of the incidents in May 2026 were concentrated in the borough of Barnet, which is where the Jewish neighborhoods of Golders Green, Hendon, and Finchley are located.

PEOPLE ATTEND a vigil organised by the Campaign Against Antisemitism and Chabad UK to honour victims of the Bondi attack in Sydney and mark the second night of Hanukkah, in London, Britain, December 15, 2025.