Keywords: Hate crime


UK pledges additional funding and fast-tracks legislation to combat antisemitism

The United Kingdom has announced new measures to strengthen the fight against antisemitism, including increased funding and the acceleration of legislative efforts aimed at improving national security. The move comes in response to a recent violent incident in north London involving members of the Jewish......

Synagogue fire in London leads to two arrests

Authorities in London have arrested two individuals following an attempted arson attack on a synagogue in the northern part of the city. The incident, which occurred over the weekend, caused limited damage, mainly from smoke, and resulted in no reported injuries. According to police statements, a 17-year-old......

UK police arrest two men over arson attack on Jewish community ambulances

British authorities have arrested two men in connection with an arson attack that targeted four ambulances belonging to a Jewish community organization in northwest London earlier this week. The incident, which occurred on Monday, is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime. Counter-terrorism officers......

London ambulances targeted in anti-semitic attack

London police are investigating an anti-Semitic attack in which four ambulances belonging to the Jewish Community Ambulance service, known as Hatzolah, were set on fire overnight Sunday into Monday. No injuries were reported, though nearby homes were evacuated as a precaution. Prime Minister Keir Starmer......

Starmer condemns ‘deeply shocking’ antisemitic attack on ambulance service in London

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has strongly condemned what authorities are treating as an antisemitic attack targeting a volunteer ambulance service in north London. The incident took place in the district of Golders Green, where four ambulances belonging to the Jewish emergency response organization......

Car displaying Hanukkah sign set on fire in Melbourne

Australian police have opened an investigation after a car bearing a sign celebrating the Jewish festival of Hanukkah was set on fire in Melbourne early Thursday morning. The incident occurred in St Kilda East, a coastal suburb of the city, and no injuries were reported. According to local authorities,......

England: Mosque fire treated as a hate crime by police

Police in southern England are investigating a fire outside a mosque in the coastal town of Peaceheaven as a hate crime, authorities said on Sunday. The incident occurred on Saturday night, just three days after a deadly attack on a synagogue in Manchester that......

Woman injured in antisemitic stabbing attack in Ottawa

Canadian police have confirmed that a 71-year-old woman injured in a stabbing attack at a supermarket in Ottawa was the victim of an antisemitic assault. The incident, which occurred on Wednesday, has sparked widespread condemnation from political leaders. According to police, the victim was shopping......

Macron vows zero tolerance for antisemitism after Ilan Halimi memorial vandalized

French President Emmanuel Macron vowed on Friday that the Republic will remain “unyielding” in its fight against antisemitism following the destruction of a tree planted in memory of Ilan Halimi, a 23-year-old French Jew who was kidnapped, tortured, and murdered in 2006. In a statement posted......