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UK Supreme Court rejects Bahrain immunity claim in dissidents’ spyware lawsuit

Britain’s Supreme Court ruled that Bahrain cannot use state immunity to block a lawsuit by two dissidents who allege the kingdom hacked their laptops with FinSpy surveillance software.

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Cyberattack on a smartphone. Beware of downloading spyware (Illustrative).
People carry a banner down Whitehall during a "National March for Palestine" calling on Britain's next Prime Minister Andy Burnham to stand up for Palestine, in London, Britain, July 18, 2026

CAM weekly antisemitism report – UK is this week's global antisemitism hotspot after hate march

The "National March for Palestine" in London was rife with antisemitic messaging built on classical tropes about Jewish financial, cultural, media, and political control of world affairs

|ByCOMBAT ANTISEMITISM MOVEMENT
People attend a rally organised by the Campaign Against Antisemitism, opposite Downing Street in central London on May 10, 2026.

Jewish man, son attacked in London, BB gun fired at Jews in Manchester in separate attack

Two people have been arrested after a BB gun was fired at a group of Jewish community members in Manchester, weeks after a father and son were assaulted in an antisemitic incident in London.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
JEWS ARE seen protesting against Israel and demanding Palestinian statehood recognition, in August 2025.

As antisemitism evolves, more Diaspora Jews are forced to pass anti-Zionist 'purity tests'

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: "There is a danger of antisemitism becoming normalized" as anti-Zionism masks anti-Jewish hate, UK rabbi Yoni Birnbaum warns.

|ByESTHER DAVIS

UK man convicted after assaulting people on the street while asking if they were Jewish

Thirty-four-year-old Dylan Ossei was convicted of religiously aggravated assault, religiously aggravated fear of violence, and religiously aggravated harassment when he appeared in court.

MAY 12, 2026ByMICHAEL STARR
Metropolitan Police officers stand on duty as people attend a rally organised by the Campaign Against Antisemitism, opposite Downing Street in central London on April 30, 2026.

Woman arrested for allegedly attacking London Jewish school boy

A Jewish student was allegedly punched by the woman, who reportedly shouted antisemitic abuse during the attack, Shomrim said on X.

MAY 11, 2026ByMICHAEL STARR
Police Cars are seen outside Finchley Reform Synagogue on April 15, 2026 in London, England. Police are treating the attempted arson attack on the Finchley Reform Synagogue as an antisemitic hate crime.

London man charged for assault on three Jewish residents

The victims, a fifty-three-year-old woman, a 58-year-old man, and a 26-year-old man, sustained injuries that did not require further medical treatment.

MAY 10, 2026ByMICHAEL STARR
Metropolitan Police interceptor vehicles are pictured ahead of a patrol in central London on April 25, 2026.

Two arrested in connection to arson against former synagogue in London

Minor damage was caused to the building gates in the latest incident in a wave of attacks on UK Jewish, Israeli, and Iranian dissident sites.

MAY 10, 2026ByMICHAEL STARR
Metropolitan Police officers stand on duty at Wembley Stadium in London on August 15, 2024.

British Jews, allies hold 20,000-strong protest against antisemitism in London

The tagline for this year is "Britain stands with British Jews," and organizers are encouraging everyone who opposes Jewish hate to join.

MAY 10, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
People attend a rally of Jewish community groups, including Campaign Against Antisemitism and Stop the Hate UK, calling for action to "extinguish antisemitism", outside Downing Street in London, Britain, May 10, 2026.

UK man pleads guilty after threatening to cut Jews throats while they were going to synagogue

Wayne Kelly pleaded guilty to charges of racially aggravated common assault, two charges of racially aggravated intentional harassment alarm, and two charges of racially aggravated harassment.

MAY 10, 2026ByMICHAEL STARR
Police officers keep guard outside the Rolls Building of the High Court ahead of the appearance of Britain's Prince Harry in London, June 6, 2023.

'Shame Hitler didn't kill you:' Hackney man charged for threats to kill Jews on London bus

Fifty year old James Agius was charged with religiously aggravated harassment and using threatening words for the alleged abuse of Orthodox Jews on a bus traveling through Stamford Hill on Thursday.

MAY 9, 2026ByMICHAEL STARR
A London bus circles Trafalgar Square in London December 16, 2011.

Ninth arrest made for Golders Green Hatzalah ambulances arson

The 48 year-old man was taken into custody on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson, following the March 23 incident in which four Jewish emergency service ambulances were set ablaze.

MAY 9, 2026ByMICHAEL STARR
Charred remains of ambulances belonging to Hatzola, a Jewish community organisation, which were set on fire in an incident that the police say is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime, in northwest London, Britain, March 23, 2026.

‘Broken Glass’ 2026: History repeats itself as Britain's Jews face new wave of terror - opinion

Attacks on synagogues and Jewish-owned businesses are increasing – not only in the UK but throughout the free world.

MAY 9, 2026ByBRENDA KATTEN
’LIFT THE BAN’ rally organized by Defend Our Juries, challenging the British government’s proscription of ‘Palestine Action’ under anti-terrorism laws, in London’s Parliament Square, Sept. 6, 2025

Gig economy terrorism: Ashab al-Yamin's rise brings new terror threat to Europe

BEHIND THE LINES: The emerging evidence suggests that this organization is a front for elements operating on behalf of the Iranian regime.

MAY 9, 2026ByJONATHAN SPYER
:ocal residents look on from outside a cordoned-off area in the Golders Green neighborhood of north London last month, following the stabbing of two people nearby.