New laws to tackle anti-Semitic attacks
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New laws to tackle anti-Semitic attacks

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How a wave of antisemitic attacks roiled Australia and provoked claims of foreign influence
1 month, 1 week ago

How a wave of antisemitic attacks roiled Australia and provoked claims of foreign influence

Associated Press  

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A wave of antisemitic attacks has roiled Australia, with a dozen arrests for vandalizing or setting homes, schools, and synagogues on fire since October and hundreds more charged in just over a year with crimes targeting Jews. Antisemitic episodes in the two biggest cities, Sydney and Melbourne — home to 85% of Australia’s Jewish population — …

Extremism in sights as anti-Semitic attacks on the rise
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Extremism in sights as anti-Semitic attacks on the rise

Daily Mail  

Major tech companies are in the firing line over concerns young people are being radicalised amid a spate of anti-Semitic attacks. Social media platforms profiting off kids need to do more to keep them safe online but failed to do so because of a focus on profits, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton said. Mr Dutton said ambiguity from the government about …

Opposition MPs warn of escalating antisemitism after explosives found in caravan
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Opposition MPs warn of escalating antisemitism after explosives found in caravan

ABC  

The federal member for the semi-rural Sydney suburb where police discovered a caravan packed with explosives more than a week ago says he is "deeply disturbed" by the potential terror plot targeting the Jewish community. The series of anti-Semitic attacks that have shocked Sydney Photo shows Alex Ryvchin, the co-chief executive of Executive Council of the Australian Jewry, outside former …

Intensive efforts to stop anti-semitic attacks
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Intensive efforts to stop anti-semitic attacks

ABC  

Sabra Lane: The violence in the Middle East has been spilling into Australia during recent months with a series of anti-Semitic attacks. The Australian Federal Police is now investigating whether overseas actors are funding anti-Semitic attacks and authorities are under increasing pressure to bring to an end the violence. Alison Xiao: Sabra, the taskforce set up to investigate this spate …

Sydney synagogue daubed in swastikas in latest anti-semitic attack on Australian Jews
2 months, 1 week ago

Sydney synagogue daubed in swastikas in latest anti-semitic attack on Australian Jews

The Hindu  

A synagogue in Sydney was daubed in antisemitic graffiti on Friday, police said, the latest in a spate of incidents targeting Jews in Australia. Police will deploy a special task force to investigate the attack on the Southern Sydney Synagogue in the suburb of Allawah that happened in the early hours of Friday morning, New South Wales state Police Assistant …

Anti-Semitic hate crimes overtake Islamophobic incidents in London
5 months, 1 week ago

Anti-Semitic hate crimes overtake Islamophobic incidents in London

The Telegraph  

A spokesman added: “Over the past year, most of this protest activity has continued to take place peacefully and without issue, but where we have seen incidents of criminality occur, officers have been on hand to respond swiftly and gather evidence to support prosecutions. “This includes arrests at assemblies, processions, direct action and post-event protest arrest, when someone has been …

‘We expect intimidation’ – why Britain’s Jewish community provides its own volunteer security force
1 year, 5 months ago

‘We expect intimidation’ – why Britain’s Jewish community provides its own volunteer security force

The Telegraph  

For Dave Rich, it is all depressingly predictable: every time Israel is attacked or involved in conflict, it results in a “surge” in reports of anti-Semitic incidents here on British soil. Rich is director of policy for CST – the charity that provides extra security services at synagogues, Jewish schools and community events, and works with the police to report …

Antisemitism in Australia, and how to counter it
5 years, 1 month ago

Antisemitism in Australia, and how to counter it

ABC  

Although Australia remains a relatively safe and free environment for its small Jewish population, there have been some disturbing trends in anti-Jewish incidents over the past year. One set of graffiti spread over a large building complex in Prahran, Melbourne, in July 2019 included the words: “Reject Jewish Poison”; “Gas Kikes”; “Zionist Occupied Government”; “Smash Zog”; “Hitler Was Right”; “Hitler …

Anti-Semitic attacks show a society at risk of falling apart (opinion)
5 years, 2 months ago

Anti-Semitic attacks show a society at risk of falling apart (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Frida Ghitis, a former CNN producer and correspondent, is a world affairs columnist. Federal prosecutors have charged him with hate crimes; in the filing of those charges, authorities report finding journals with references to Hitler and a drawing of a swastika and Star of David, as well as a phone used recently to search terms like “German Jewish …

Jewish leaders urge action after another ‘senseless’ attack
5 years, 2 months ago

Jewish leaders urge action after another ‘senseless’ attack

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — When a suspect walked into the home of a rabbi celebrating Hanukkah and stabbed five celebrants it was the latest in a week of anti-Semitic attacks in the nation’s most demographically diverse area — and an incident that reverberated across the country. “Again, here we are: mourning another act of senseless anti-Semitic violence committed against our community …

Anti-Semitic attacks spike, killing most Jews in decades
5 years, 10 months ago

Anti-Semitic attacks spike, killing most Jews in decades

Associated Press  

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli researchers reported Wednesday that violent attacks against Jews spiked significantly last year, with the largest reported number of Jews killed in anti-Semitic acts in decades, leading to an “increasing sense of emergency” among Jewish communities worldwide. “There is an increasing sense of emergency among Jews in many countries around the world,” said Moshe Kantor, president …

Poway synagogue shooting is the latest in a trend of anti-Semitic incidents
5 years, 10 months ago

Poway synagogue shooting is the latest in a trend of anti-Semitic incidents

LA Times  

“We’re not necessarily seeing a historic rise in anti-Semitism when you zoom out,” said Brian Levin of Cal State San Bernardino. “We’re not necessarily seeing a historic rise in anti-Semitism when you zoom out,” said Brian Levin, director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at Cal State San Bernardino. Not anymore.” The Anti-Defamation League and other …

Study: Online attacks on Jews ramp up before Election Day
6 years, 4 months ago

Study: Online attacks on Jews ramp up before Election Day

Associated Press  

— Far-right extremists have ramped up an intimidating wave of anti-Semitic harassment against Jewish journalists, political candidates and others ahead of next month’s U.S. midterm elections, according to a report released Friday by a Jewish civil rights group. The Anti-Defamation League’s report says its researchers analyzed more than 7.5 million Twitter messages from Aug. 31 to Sept. 17 and found …

Anti-Semitic attacks hit record high in UK amid warnings over rise of 'hatred and anger'
7 years, 7 months ago

Anti-Semitic attacks hit record high in UK amid warnings over rise of 'hatred and anger'

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A record number of anti-Semitic incidents have been recorded in …

Police and prosecutors 'failing to protect British Jews from hate crime', new data suggests
7 years, 8 months ago

Police and prosecutors 'failing to protect British Jews from hate crime', new data suggests

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Gideon Falter, chairman of the Campaign Against Antisemitism, which …

UK Jewish community endures record year of anti-Semitic incidents; Australian attacks also up
10 years, 1 month ago

UK Jewish community endures record year of anti-Semitic incidents; Australian attacks also up

ABC  

One week after the world commemorated the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp, new statistics reveal that the Jewish community in the UK has just endured a record year of anti-Semitic incidents. New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies chief executive Vic Alhadeff said similarly in Australia Jews have experienced increased hostility over the last 12 …

Despite claims that anti-Semitism is on the rise in the UK, it's Israel's critics who need protection
10 years, 7 months ago

Despite claims that anti-Semitism is on the rise in the UK, it's Israel's critics who need protection

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The latest harbinger of “holocaust” was …

Report: Attacks on Jews down, anti-Semitism up
10 years, 10 months ago

Report: Attacks on Jews down, anti-Semitism up

Associated Press  

TEL AVIV, Israel — Violent attacks against Jews worldwide dropped in 2013, but anti-Semitism is becoming more widespread in Europe amid a rise in popularity of extremist parties, according to a report released Sunday. Researchers at Tel Aviv University recorded 554 violent anti-Semitic acts in 2013, including attacks on people and vandalism against synagogues, cemeteries and other Jewish institutions. “This …

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