Michael Starr

Michael Starr is the Diaspora affairs correspondent for The Jerusalem Post , covering global Jewish affairs, antisemitism, and radical anti-Israel activities. Previously, Starr was the legal affairs and police affairs correspondent. Starr is a veteran of the October 7 war and earned a BA in government and diplomacy and an MA in security studies at Reichman University.

PROTESTERS MARCH at a rally marking Al-Quds Day and opposing the war on Iran and Lebanon in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, March 14, 2026.

Five arrested in Toronto for antisemitic signs at anti-Israel rally in Jewish neighborhood

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to the Economic Club of New York in New York City, US, May 28, 2026.

Carney appoints denier of Al-Aqsa Martyrs' terror status, encampment lawyer to antisemitism council

UK AND Israeli flags together at a march in London.

British anti-Israel groups call to screen IDF veterans at UK border


Jews were Winnipeg’s top hate crime target in 2025, police data shows

Winnipeg Jews were targeted in nearly a third of hate crimes in 2025, despite making up less than 1.5% of the city.

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Global Intifada publishes locations, maps of factories, ports for targeted sabotage

In addition to targeting Israel-tied facilities, unrelated Western defense firms are also in the crosshairs, and the campaign promotes not only picketing but also sabotage.

People take part in the National March for Palestine - hands off Gaza, a pro-Palestinian protest calling for the government to "end the genocide and stop arming Israel", in London, Britain, January 31, 2026.

Khaled Mashaal, nine other Hamas political leaders sanctioned by EU along with four Jewish groups

The decision was implemented in the interest of curbing Hamas violence, according to the measure, which explained that the terrorist organization’s military wings are subject to political leaders

 Senior Hamas figure Khaled Mashal accidentally says “To a free Israel, with God’s help” at the Al Jazeera Forum in Doha on February 8, 2026.

After Santa Monica attack, setting dog to bite Jewish victim, man charged but not with hate crime

Nay Min Tar was charged with one felony count of criminal threats and one count of misdemeanor battery, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.

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Gaza-bound aid convoy dissolves in Libya after activists arrested at Sirte crossing, ten in custody

The Global Sumud Land Convoy said that it had been forced to end its journey across northern Africa to Gaza due to bureaucratic obfuscation, violence, and the detention of activists.

Italian activist from the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, Ilaria Del Mastro, a nurse at San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, May 21, 2026.

J Street’s Ilan Goldenberg: Liberal Zionism can reverse deteriorating US-Israel relationship

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: J Street senior vice president Ilan Goldenberg tells The Jerusalem Post that he believes that a liberal Zionist position will help Israeli relations with the US.

The liberal Zionist position represents the best approach to sustain the US-Israel bilateral relationship, former adviser to US vice president Kamala Harris and J Street official Ilan Goldenberg told the ‘Post.’

Second youth charged for shooting at Toronto area synagogues

The 17-year-old boy was charged with two counts of reckless firearm discharge, two counts of conspiracy to commit an indictable offense, and two counts of weapons trafficking.

Police officers keep watch over a situation during a demonstration march on April 21, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario. Protesters demanded a ceasefire in the current conflict in the Gaza Strip.

Germany arrests eighth member of Hamas network seeking to attack Israeli, Jewish sites in Europe

Yousif C was arrested near Copenhagen by Danish police after German prosecutors issued a warrant, following the alleged Hamas member's providing five pistols and ammunition to another member.

Pro-Palestinian protesters gather on the Zuiderstrand beach, during a protest against the violence in Gaza, on the sidelines of a NATO Summit, in The Hague, Netherlands, June 24, 2025.

Activists protest Jerusalem real estate event in Manhattan with terrorist memorabilia

"From the water to the water, Palestine is Arab," protesters chanted. "Brick by brick, wall by wall, Zionism will fall."

(ILLUSTRATIVE) DEMONSTRATORS HOLD banners in support of Palestinians during a protest in relation to the ceasefire in Gaza, in Dublin, Ireland, February 21, 2026.

Charity on Jgive's platform rose 200% post-October 7, signaling digitization of Jewish philanthropy

While Diaspora donations rose by 200% since the October 7 massacre, donations on the platform from within Israel rose by 226% within the same period.

THROUGH THE JGive platform one can donate to any recognized nonprofit in Israel, Ilustration.