Antisemitism

'New enemy rising': Likud MK Dan Illouz decries Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens in Knesset address

Illouz’s comments come as the Republican party has been roiled in recent months by debates over the mainstreaming of antisemitic influencers within the GOP.

|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
MK Dan Illouz speaks during Economic Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, on March 26, 2025.
US Vice President JD Vance attends a Breitbart News policy event in Washington, November 20, 2025; illustrative.

JD Vance’s risky fence-sitting on antisemitism and Israel - opinion

VP JD Vance has been sitting for quite a while on a splintery fence, trying to camouflage his dislike of Jews and Israel with fancified language.

|ByJOAN SWIRSKY
NSW Premier Chris Minns and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attend a press conference at NSW Police headquarters, following a deadly shooting incident during a Jewish holiday celebration at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, December 16, 2025.

Australia's Albanese announces Royal Commission into antisemitism after weeks of pushback

The commission will explore the key factors driving antisemitism in Australia, recommendations for law enforcement on antisemitism, for social cohesion, and the Bondi Beach mass shooting.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
A New York City police officer stands guard outside Central Synagogue during Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, in New York City, US, October 2, 2025.

Synagogues across the US targeted in bomb threat Bitcoin extortion campaign

At least six synagogues were targeted in similar incidents that according to Israeli crypto transaction monitoring company Nominis were similar to bomb threat hoaxes in 2018.

|ByMICHAEL STARR

'Curse all of you': Queens man indicted for threatening to kill Jews, Zionists, police

The X account, which also had the tag "BXSniper," also expressed animosity toward white people and US President Donald Trump, who was described as a devil and pedophile.

JANUARY 8, 2026ByMICHAEL STARR
A Jewish family walks in Manhattan, NY, May 3, 2024.

Anti-Israel activists cancel NYC Nefesh b'Nefesh protest

PAL-Awda justified the cancellation, asserting that their announced protest had forced NBN "into the shadows" with a strict vetting process.

JANUARY 8, 2026ByMICHAEL STARR
Demonstrators attend a pro-Palestinian protest on the day of the two-year anniversary of the attack on Israel by Hamas, in New York City, US, October 7, 2025. REUTERS

Employees of Tel Aviv bakery spinoff in NYC call for Jewish Israeli owners to cut Israeli ties

The new union is calling on the bakery’s operators, CEO Yonatan Floman and founder Gadi Peleg, to end Breads’ ties to Israel.

JANUARY 8, 2026ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
Breads Bakery in NYC

Pardoned January 6 protester Jake Lang does Nazi salute during anti-AIPAC demonstration in DC

Lang stood before a banner that read “Make Jerusalem Christian Again,” and peddled a slew of antisemitic tropes, including the Great Replacement Theory.

JANUARY 7, 2026ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
Right-Wing activist Jake Lang leads a protest against Islam in Dearborn, Michigan, U.S. November 18, 2025.

Audio bench bearing testimony of Holocaust survivor destroyed, thrown in lake in Manchester park

The bench, dedicated to Holocaust survivor Chaim Ferster, was placed on the route of his daily walk as a way of paying tribute and preserving his wartime experiences.

JANUARY 7, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
An audio bench, bearing the testimony of Holocaust survivor Chaim Ferster, was smashed to pieces and dumped in a frozen lake at Salford’s Clowes Park on Wednesday.

Popular Israeli restaurant in Lisbon forced to close due to antisemitic targeting, hostile campaign

Tantura was opened ten years ago by chef couple Elad Budenshtiin and Itamar Eliyahu.

JANUARY 7, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
Popular Israeli restaurant in Lisbon forced to close due to antisemitic targeting, hostile campaigns

Armenian lobby escalates criticism of Israel, cites 'Jewish traditions'

Congressional bill to lift limits on US security aid to Azerbaijan draws sharp ANCA pushback; New York’s new mayor faces backlash over antisemitism definition.

JANUARY 7, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A man holds a placard as members of the Armenian diaspora in the U.S. rally to mark the anniversary of the 1915 genocide, in Los Angeles, California, US April 24, 2021.

Antisemitism in China is not accidental, or marginal - opinion

Israel must be firm in its rejection of China’s official denials that it has become a breeding ground of antisemitism.

JANUARY 7, 2026BySHALOM SALOMON WALD
Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister for Foreign Affairs of China speaks at Security Council meeting at UN Headquarters in New York on September 27, 2024.

One nation, many homes: Confronting antisemitism across the world - opinion

Across the globe, Jews face fear from rising antisemitism, and only shared courage will keep the nation strong.

JANUARY 7, 2026ByAMITAI FRAIMAN
An aerial view of emergency personnel working at the scene of a shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, December 14, 2025, in this screen grab from a video.

Jews targeted in NYC hate crimes more than all other groups combined for second year

Governor Kathy Hochul announces house of worship safety zones after Mayor Zohran Mamdani puts local orders limiting protests under review.

JANUARY 7, 2026ByMICHAEL STARR
PEOPLE ATTEND a march in support of the Jewish community called No Hate No Fear in Cadman Plaza on January 5, 2020 in New York City.

The writing is on the wall: Why Jewish communities are still at risk - opinion

When terror meets political correctness, the next disaster is already on its way

JANUARY 7, 2026ByILAN GEAL-DOR
A mourner lights candles as people gather around floral tributes outside Bondi Pavilion in Sydney on December 17, 2025, to honour victims of the Bondi Beach shooting that targeted a Hanukkah celebration.