Swastika

German high court rules comparing Israel to Nazi Germany is protected speech

A German appeals court acquitted a woman who compared Israel to Nazi Germany online, ruling that the posts were protected expression and did not meet the legal threshold for incitement.

Israel flag and Germany flag.
The vandalized statue of the Rambam.

Police investigate swastika graffiti painted over Rambam statue in Cordoba, Spain

US rapper and producer Kanye West gestures upon arriving at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on July 11, 2025.

Holocaust survivors, Sen. Rick Scott condemn Kanye West’s Florida concerts

 Tel Aviv University

Tel Aviv University student wounded in Gaza finds swastika on his car - report


Teens arrested after allegedly spray painting dozens of swastikas on Brooklyn playground

The teens have been charged with aggravated harassment charges, and one has been charged with criminal mischief as a hate crime, according to the New York Police Department. 

Antisemitic vandalism found at a playground in Brooklyn.

Atlanta-area mayors unite in municipal push against rising antisemitism

"We have people in our communities who are depending on us not just to lead, but to bring calm and solace to our communities and stop hate.”

Swastika graffited on window ofMagen David Yeshiva school in Brooklyn.

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.”

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

Coast Guard retracts proposal downgrading swastika as hate symbol, confirms new leader

The retraction late Thursday was enough to prompt Jewish Senator Jacky Rosen to drop the hold she had placed on Admiral Kevin Lunday’s nomination to permanently lead the organization.

ACTING US Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Kevin E. Lunday reacts as he is nominated to serve as the permanent Commandant, US Coast Guard, during commencement at the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, US May 21, 2025.

Nazi swastika graffiti, rocks target Michigan State Chabad in two attacks

The Chabad said that the center's reinforced glass windows remained largely intact after the incident, and no one was inside at the time.

The suspect in the antisemitic MSU incidents.

'Outraged and baffled': Jewish groups condemn Coast Guard for secret swastika policy change

The Nazi insignia and the noose, a symbol closely associated with lynchings, were now labeled as “potentially divisive,” downgraded from hate symbols.

Admiral Kevin Lunday prepares to testify during his confirmation hearing to be the commandant of the US Coast Guard, Nov. 19, 2025, in Washington, DC.

After outrage, Coast Guard says it will continue to define swastikas as hate symbols

The Coast Guard’s top official said the regulations had been mischaracterized and that promotion of the symbols “will be thoroughly investigated and severely punished.”

Admiral Kevin Lunday prepares to testify during his confirmation hearing to be the commandant of the US Coast Guard, Nov. 19, 2025, in Washington, DC.

US swastika flag planted as a targeted ruse said GOP Rep.

US Capitol Police were called after an American flag altered to include a swastika was found hanging in the office of Rep. Dave Taylor, who says he was targeted.

The U.S. Capitol during the thirteenth day of the U.S. government shutdown in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 13, 2025.

Second man arrested in connection to defacement of three Halifax synagogues, police announce

Halifax police arrested a second man for vandalizing three synagogues with swastikas and anti-Jewish graffiti, facing multiple charges including incitement to hatred.

Halifax synagogues were vandalized.

Security cameras capture man drawing swastika outside Beverly Hills elementary school

The swastika was removed, and a police investigation is underway.

Beverly Hills.