Assault

MK Ofer Cassif indicted for assaulting police officer during South Hebron Hills protest

According to the indictment, Cassif had attempted to drive towards the protest, but was prevented from doing so by police.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN, TZVI JASPER
Hadash-Ta'al MK Ofer Cassif says the IDF attempted to delay him from entering Kusra by declaring it a 'closed military zone,' August 14, 2026.
Israeli daycare-aged children (illustrative). March 24, 2026.

Three Ra'anana daycare aides arrested on suspicion of abusing toddlers

The investigation began after an 11-month-old was hospitalized with an ear injury, and later raised suspicions of additional violence against toddlers at the daycare.

|ByHODAYA RAN
Disabled Saudi-backed Yemeni government soldiers gather at the Jabal Han front west of the city of Taiz following fierce battles earlier in the day as Yemen's Houthis reportedly attempted to seize control of the main route between the inland city of Taiz and the coastal city of Aden, on October 3.

Saudi-led coalition, Yemeni government forces launch massive three-pronged assault on Houthis

The Saudi-led coalition said that it is providing air cover for Yemeni armed forces on the ground, with 100 fighter jets reported to have taken part in the operation.

|ByREUTERS
A student walks by a sign at the entrance of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, US, October 1, 2026.

How did Cornell University internally punish the seven men accused of sexual assault? - report

The lawsuit filed by Jane Doe added fuel to the fire online when it stated that the accused were “afforded the opportunity to mitigate their conduct by submitting essays to Cornell.” 

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Man arrested for threatening, spitting on female soldier in Jerusalem

The soldier tried to escape into a nearby business, but the suspect chased after her and threatened her, saying, “I will kill you tomorrow.”

JULY 13, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Footage of IDF soldier spit and threatened by Jerusalem man.

US singer Chris Brown pleads not guilty to lesser assault charge in UK court

US singer Chris Brown pleaded not guilty to 2023 assault charge on a music producer after being arrested in Manchester on Friday.

JULY 11, 2025ByREUTERS
U.S. singer Chris Brown, who has been charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm in what prosecutors said was an "unprovoked attack" on a music producer at the Tape nightclub in central London in 2023, walks outside the Southwark Crown Court in London, Britain, July 11, 2025

'F*** the Jews': San Francisco man charged with antisemitic hate crime

A nearby worker witnessed the altercation and antisemitic language and attempted to intervene, but was kicked and punched while trying to help the victim.

JUNE 19, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
Conversation JCRC Bay Area @SFJCRC Anti-Israel activists vandalized property along Market St. in San Francisco with pro-Hamas graffiti.

Police arrest six minors, one Israeli suspect in gang-affiliated Tel Aviv bus assault

Police have announced that all suspects will be brought before the court today for hearings on extending their detention.

JUNE 8, 2025ByJOANIE MARGULIES
Buses in central Jerusalem, February 12, 2025

French rabbi tells of two attacks in one week as hate crimes rise

Friday's incident follows another in the town of Deauville in Normandy last week, when Elie Lemmel said he was punched in the stomach by an unknown assailant.

JUNE 6, 2025ByREUTERS
French CRS police stand guard in front of the church a day after a hostage-taking in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray near Rouen in Normandy, France, where French priest, Father Jacques Hamel, was killed with a knife and another hostage seriously wounded in an attack on the church that was carried out by a

R&B singer Chris Brown denied bail over alleged London nightclub assault

Chris Brown was denied bail by an English court over a serious assault charge on Friday, throwing his upcoming world tour into doubt.

MAY 19, 2025ByREUTERS
Chris Brown performing during his Under the Influence Tour, at Jamaica National Stadium

Border Police officer awarded medal after conviction for assaulting Arab-Romani woman

“I saw firsthand her motivation, her love of country, and her strong desire to serve and defend Israel,” Ben-Gvir said. “Despite the difficulties, Orian did not give up."

APRIL 28, 2025ByANNA BARSKY, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Orian Ben Khalifa, a former Israeli police border officer accused of assaulting a Palestinian woman in Jerusalem Old City, seen as she arrives for a court hearing at the Magistrate's Court in Jerusalem, on June 20, 2023

Travelers attack bus drivers at Jerusalem CBS, reportedly due to lack of seating

The footage, seen by The Jerusalem Post, shows travelers pushing, kicking, and dragging a bus driver along the floor.

APRIL 20, 2025ByJAMES GENN
The assaulted bus driver lays on the floor (blue shirt) as a colleague stands over him and calls for help in Jerusalem's Central Bus Station, April 20, 2025.

'Dirty Jew': French Jew beaten on street in latest antisemitic attack in Villeurbanne

A man wearing a Star of David pendant necklace was allegedly attacked by two men on Friday, with one man filing and another striking the victim on the head while calling him a "dirty Jew."

APRIL 14, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
French police in Villeurbanne, near Lyon, central France, August 31, 2019. (illustrative)

Jewish DePaul students sue university for over $50,000 after alleged antisemitic attack

Two Jewish students are suing DePaul University, claiming it failed to protect them from an antisemitic attack on campus last November.

APRIL 3, 2025ByJAMES GENN
Max Long, one of the allegedly assaulted DePaul students, addresses the media outside Chicago's Cook County Circuit Court, wearing a yellow hostage pin and commemorative dog-tag necklace, April 2, 2025.