Hate crime

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.
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.

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

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.

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

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.

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


Police investigate after woman goes viral for blowing out Hanukkah candles in Tel Aviv mall

The 17-year-old suspect and her 19-year-old relative were summoned for questioning at the police station on suspicion of offending religious feelings.

Woman blows out candles of menorah in Tel Aviv mall.

British teacher accused of terrorism, causing 'emotional harm' after showing Trump video in class

British officials in charge of child protection suggested that the decision to expose the US President's videos in class could be configured as a "hate crime."

Police officers look on as protesters gather on the day of an anti-immigration rally organised by British anti-immigration activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, also known as Tommy Robinson, in London, Britain, September 13, 2025.

Crown Heights stabber who wanted to 'kill a Jew' arrested

Twenty-three-year-old Armani Charles was charged with attempted assault, assault, and menacing with hate crime modifiers, and aggravated harassment for stabbing a Jewish man in a street altercation.

People walk next to a NYPD vehicle outside of Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters in Brooklyn, New York City, US, May 22, 2025

‘Dance, pig’: Man harasses young Jewish boys in France, orders them to ‘free Palestine’

“Are you gonna free Palestine, bro?’ the man asked, adding, “If you don’t free them, I’ll snatch your hat, bro.” the man said to the children.

Youtube screenshot of the video.

Australia sets eyes on Hizb ut-Tahrir, neo-Nazis for post-Bondi ‘hate organization’ list

The new proscription, part of a package of counter antisemitism legislative measures in the wake of the Bondi Beach massacre, would make it a criminal offense to join and support hate organizations.

A group of extremists of the National Socialist Network (White Australia) march through Ballarat with a banner that reads "AUSTRALIA FOR THE WHITE MAN."

Bullet-riddled Quran found outside Stockholm mosque, note urges Muslims 'return to their homeland'

Attached to the Quran was a sticker bearing a message, written in both Arabic and Swedish, urging Muslims to “return to their homeland.”

An Iranian protester holds the Quran in her hand during a protest against a man who burned a copy of the Quran outside a mosque in the Swedish capital Stockholm, in front of the Swedish Embassy in Tehran, Iran June 30, 2023.

WATCH: Woman goes viral for blowing out Hanukkah candles at Tel Aviv mall

Based on the number of lit candles, the incident likely occurred on Thursday.

Woman blows out candles of menorah in Tel Aviv mall.

Australian PM Albanese introduces sweeping new reforms to tackle 'evil scourge' of antisemitism

Albanese said he hoped the legislative reforms would "crack down on those who spread hate, division and radicalisation."

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to the media at Parliament House Canberra on December 14, 2025 in Canberra, Australia.

Toronto mayor condemns mezuzah thefts from Jewish seniors as ‘vile antisemitism’

Many tenants are older, Russian-speaking Jews who use a small synagogue in the building. He added that the mezuzahs had been firmly affixed to the doorframes, requiring effort to remove.

Pro-Palestinian protestors wave flags and signs in Toronto, Ontario, on September 10, 2025. (illustrative)

Times Square attacker receives two year sentence for group assault on Jewish man

After seeing a Jewish man in Times Square, Salam Seleiman was among a group who threw the victim to the ground, punched him, struck him with a crutch, pepper-sprayed him, and kicked him

Pro-Palestinian supporters demonstrate near the Israeli Consulate following the flare-up of Israeli-Palestinian violence, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, May 18, 2021.