Antisemitism

Maine Democratic Senate nominee-in-waiting Troy Jackson raises eyebrows in the Jewish community

While some Jewish Mainers questioned Jackson’s recent rhetoric on Israel, others said his long record in local government offered some assurances.

|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
Troy Jackson, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks during a demonstration outside of a federal immigration office, on July 14, 2026, in Scarborough, Maine.
Graham Platner and Troy Jackson (R), who is running to replace Platner as the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate, stand together during a “Fighting Oligarchy” tour stop at the Collins Center for the Arts on the University of Maine campus on May 24, 2026, in Orono, Maine.

A community divided: Maine’s Jewish Democrats gear up for Platner’s replacement

The state of Maine has roughly 19,000 Jews across 10,600 households, with the population highly concentrated in and around Portland.

|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers a speech to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States of America at City Hall in New York, NY, US, July 3, 2026.

Charles Kushner leaves New York over what he calls Mamdani's 'antisemitism'

According to US Ambassador to France Charles Kushner, his decision is driven less by Mamdani's socialist policies than by what he characterized as hostility toward Jews and Israel. 

|ByIDAN KWELLER
A sign at Harvard Hillel in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, on December 12, 2023.

Hillel files, then withdraws, brief supporting Harvard's campus antisemitism fight against Trump

Hillel argued that the Trump administration’s moves to defund the school “do not help Jewish students or improve the campus climate.” 

|ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA

Australian academics sign open letter calling on Dan David winner to return 'Israel-linked' prize

The open letter reportedly said that keeping the award would contribute to "the ongoing normalization of the genocide and scholasticide in Palestine." 

JULY 10, 2026ByESTHER DAVIS
A man walks past a graffiti reading "Oct 7, do it again”' on a retail store in Melbourne, Australia, October 7, 2025.

Pennsylvania man arrested for alleged antisemitic threats against Gov. Josh Shapiro

The suspect allegedly used antisemitic slurs while threatening Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and was later charged with terrorist threats and ethnic intimidation.

JULY 10, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
PENNSYLVANIA GOV. Josh Shapiro takes the stage at an election rally for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, in Philadelphia, last week. Shapiro can show that he isn’t backing down from his lifelong mission of helping Jews and others in need, says the writer.

Antisemitism is the most dangerous human rights violation in the world today - opinion

Antisemitism is increasing rapidly throughout the United States and in the rest of the world.

JULY 9, 2026ByALAN DERSHOWITZ
A sign that reads "end Zionism" leans against a tent, at a protest encampment in support of Palestinians, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, on April 28, 2024.

Making aliyah shouldn’t feel like running the Grand National - opinion

Making aliyah fulfilled a lifelong Zionist dream, but navigating the system proved harder than expected.

JULY 9, 2026ByNIGEL LITHMAN
Israel and United Kingdom flags waving together.

New York is not Berlin in the 1930s, but the fear is real - opinion

The evil Jew haters must be stopped, and when that is accomplished, Jews will feel safer. t is as simple as that because New York today is not Berlin in the 1930’s.

JULY 9, 2026ByMICAH HALPERN
NEW YORK CITY Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani: What should trouble us most is how many are willing to back someone who openly mocks Jewish holidays, cheers for the Intifada, and tacitly supports antisemitic protests on university campuses, say the writers.

Norway drops case against professor who called October 7 'most beautiful thing this century'

Bassam Hussein, a project management professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, made the comments during an April 21 lecture.

JULY 9, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
Armed police cordon off the area outside the Norwegian parliament in Oslo, Norway, April 3, 2024.

At 250, America must remember what made it worth fighting for - opinion

America’s anniversary is a moment to celebrate its ideals and recognize the forces challenging the freedoms it was built to protect.

JULY 9, 2026ByMICHAL COTLER-WUNSH
Man holding an American flag.

World's top AI platforms ignore or deny antisemitism in Persian, ADL research reveals

The key finding of the new research is that the world's most widely used AI chatbots fail, "without exception," to identify and reject antisemitism as effectively in Persian as they do in English.

JULY 9, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
xAI Grok chatbot and ChatGPT logos are seen in this illustration taken, March 11, 2024

Rare Herzl letters, early Zionist treasures up for auction to support fight against antisemitism

Historic auction offers collectors the chance to own museum-quality Jewish, Zionist and Israeli memorabilia while funding global efforts to combat rising antisemitism.

JULY 9, 2026ByCOMBAT ANTISEMITISM MOVEMENT
THEODOR HERZL leaning over the balcony of the Hotel Les Trois Rois.

Former Virginia Attorney General lays out first blueprint for confronting antisemitism in US

Jason Miyares detailed the model he advanced in Virginia, including the establishment of dedicated antisemitism task forces, and encouraged peers to implement it in their states.

JULY 9, 2026ByCOMBAT ANTISEMITISM MOVEMENT
A demonstrator waves a Palestinian flag, during a protest against the U.S. backing of the Israeli military operation in Gaza, outside the Washington office of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in Washington, DC, US, September 22, 2025.