Mar 19 Joe Kent's resignation over Iran war reignites antisemitism fears and debate over Israeli influence By Thomas Beaumont, David Bauder, Associated Press It was no surprise when Joe Kent showed up on Tucker Carlson’s podcast a day after quitting his counterterrorism job in President Donald Trump’s administration. But before long, the conversation moved in a different direction as Kent nodded to conspiracy… Continue reading
Mar 13 Watch 9:46 Michigan synagogue attack highlights rise in antisemitic violence By Amna Nawaz, Ryan Connelly Holmes, Azhar Merchant Investigators in suburban Detroit are searching for a motive behind Thursday's attack on a synagogue and school. The FBI called it “a targeted act of violence against the Jewish community," and it has touched off a wider conversation around antisemitism… Continue watching
Feb 24 Justice Department sues UCLA, alleging school failed to protect Jewish employees from hostility By Collin Binkley, Jocelyn Gecker, Associated Press The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in California, is the latest escalation in the Trump administration’s campaign to punish top universities that it says have been soft on antisemitism. Continue reading
Feb 16 Suspect in mass shooting at Bondi Beach Jewish festival appears in court By Associated Press A man accused of killing 15 people in a mass shooting at a Jewish festival on Sydney's Bondi Beach appeared in court Monday for the first time since his release from the hospital. Continue reading
Jan 27 'I see hatred resurgent.' World pauses to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press Bernard Offen, a 96-year-old survivor told participants that in today's world he sees "signs I know too well."… Continue reading
Jan 12 FBI says man targeted Mississippi synagogue in arson attack because of its 'Jewish ties' By Sophie Bates, Associated Press The FBI said Monday that a suspect in the arson fire at a Mississippi synagogue admitted to targeting the institution because of its ‘Jewish ties.’… Continue reading
Dec 29 Families of Bondi Beach victims demand major federal inquiry on antisemitism and security failures By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press In an open letter to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, 17 families of the dead and wounded called for a federal inquiry known as a royal commission to investigate a rise in antisemitism in Australia since the Israel-Hamas war began in… Continue reading
Dec 16 Holocaust survivor and 10-year-old with gentle soul among victims of Bondi Beach attack By Kristen Gelineau, Associated Press The victims of a mass shooting at Sydney's Bondi Beach range from a 10-year-old girl with a gentle soul to an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor. Continue reading
Dec 16 Australian police say Bondi Beach mass shooting was terrorist attack inspired by Islamic State group By Charlotte Graham-McLay, Rod McGuirk, Associated Press Authorities have identified the suspects as a father, who was killed, and son, who is hospitalized. Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch 6:02 Shock and grief matched by anger after antisemitic attack in Australia By Geoff Bennett, Zeba Warsi The massacre at a Hanukkah gathering at Sydney's iconic Bondi Beach killed 15 people this weekend. Two gunmen opened fire on celebrations for the first night of the Jewish Festival of Lights. Australian officials quickly labeled the assault an antisemitic… Continue watching