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Anti-Israel protester destroys painting of Lord Balfour, who paved way for modern Israeli state

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A woman apparently associated with the anti-Israel group Palestine Action is depicted in video, which circulated widely on social media, slashing a 1914 painting of Arthur Balfour, the first earl of Balfour, and defacing...

Oregon man charged with ‘repeatedly’ defacing Reconstructionist synagogue

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Adam Edward Braun, 34, was charged with hate crimes for allegedly defacing a Reconstructionist synagogue in Eugene, Ore., four times “because it was a place of religious worship for Jewish people,” the U.S. Justice...

Toronto police make two arrests in antisemitic vandalism cases

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Michael Park, 35, reportedly frightened Toronto residents in 2021 when he walked through a park shirtless, displaying a swastika painted in black on the right side of his chest, similar to Edward Norton’s neo-Nazi...

‘Generally, we feel very safe in Kansas,’ says rabbi of vandalized Topeka temple

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An antisemitic vandal spray-painted “Save Gaza” and “Free Palestine” on a driveway leading up to the only synagogue in Topeka, Kan., the Topeka Capital-Journal reported. The Topeka Police Department and the FBI are investigating the vandalism at...

Israeli hostage poster vandalized at legislator’s New Jersey office

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Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) reported an incident at his office he described as “truly deprived and heinous.” On Thursday, an unknown individual affixed a “Boycott Israeli Apartheid” sticker in the colors of the Palestinian flag...

Report: Jew-hatred ‘far higher’ in Italy in 2023 than prior year

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The 454 antisemitic incidents recorded in Italy in 2023—216 of which occurred after Oct. 7—represent the largest ever such statistic, according to a new report. The Observatory on Antisemitism of the Foundation Center for the Documentation...
U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) speaks during a Martin Luther King Jr. celebration. Photo by Lev Radin/Shutterstock.

Defund Israel X account, Jewish babies with ‘pure bloodlines,’ Bowman loses ‘J Street’ endorsement

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Brent Wood, 33, of Toledo, Ohio, who allegedly attacked two Jews outside Kesher Israel, an Orthodox congregation in Washington, was a no-show in D.C. Superior Court. The Toronto Police Service announced the arrest of Ian Locke, 40, who allegedly vandalized the...
Antisemitic graffiti was spray-painted on the Oporto Jewish community's synagogue on Oct. 10, 2023. Credit: Courtesy.

Vandalism of Oporto synagogue: ‘It is an offense, it is antisemitism’

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The synagogue of Oporto’s Jewish community was vandalized with graffiti on Wednesday in the wake of war between Israel and Hamas. The words, "Free Palestine," and "End Israeli apartheid" were spray-painted on the gate...
The Tel Saki memorial monument in memory of fallen Israeli soldiers, in the Golan Heights, April 13, 2021. Photo by Michael Giladi/Flash90.

Palestinian flag raised at memorial to slain IDF soldiers in Golan Heights

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An Israeli flag at a memorial site to slain IDF soldiers in the Golan Heights was replaced by a Palestinian Authority flag over the weekend. The site is located at the the entrance to Kibbutz...
Vienna, Austria. Credit: Pixabay.

Austria records nearly 1,000 anti-Semitic incidents in 2021

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The Jewish community of Vienna documented a record 965 anti-Semitic incidents in Austria in 2021, according to a new report. The statistic represents the highest number of incidents since the local community began compiling such data...