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Hate crimes targeting Jews rise 10% in England and Wales, Home Office reports

Jews faced the highest rate of religious hate crime as community groups urged stronger action.

A counter-protest displaying Israeli flags watches as a National March in support of Palestine, organized by Palestine Solidarity Campaign, moves through central London on October 10, 2026
Counter-protester holds signs against the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran in Toronto Saturday, 7th March 2026

'We will honor all our martyrs': Hundreds march through Toronto to mark three years since October 7

ABRAHAM’S POOL, whose waters and fish were sanctified according to Jewish tradition

Visiting Abraham’s ‘birth chamber’ in southern Turkey

Leader of the Green Party, Zack Polanski, takes part in a march against far-right extremism from Park Lane to Trafalgar Square, organised by the Together Alliance, a coalition of unions and civil society groups, in London, Britain, March 28, 2026.

With anti-Zionist motion, Britain's Green Party shifts the Overton window on antisemitism - opinion


Nessel gets Queen Esther wrong: Jews don’t have to sacrifice themselves - opinion

Michigan Attorney-General Dana Nessel told Jews to sacrifice themselves and their homeland to feed the antisemites hijacking her political party.

 Dana Nessel Michigan is preparing for 'Every scenario' on Election Day, 17 October 2020

Canadian man charged with three hate crimes by Ontario police over antisemitic social media content

Hamilton police launched an inquiry in July 2025 after receiving a report concerning material posted publicly to an account on the social media platform X/Twitter.

A Canadian flag flies along the waterfront of Lake Ontario, in Toronto, Canada, in August.

Would Jews really be more accepted if the State of Israel did not exist? - opinion

After centuries of persecution, Israel gives Jews a homeland where they can defend themselves.

A person holds two Palestinian flags as supporters of the pro-Palestinian campaign group Palestine Action gather outside the High Court in London, Britain, July 4, 2025.

Rosh Hashanah 2026: What does ‘shana tova’ mean in an Israel divided by politics? - opinion

Israelis may share a wish for a shana tova, but their visions for the country’s future could not be more different.

 A Jewish worshipper blows a Shofar as he takes part in Slichot at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, 2017

Rosh Hashanah 2026: Israel’s 78-year miracle was never supposed to happen - opinion

In May 1948, a battered remnant of a people declared a state on a sliver of land no one else wanted. Five regular armies crossed its borders within hours. Twenty more governments wished it were gone.

 A FLAG march takes place through the Old City on Jerusalem Day, in May. Israel will become a bi-national state and its Jewish expressions, including the national flag, will lose their status and their meaning, the writer warns.

Meet The Jerusalem Post's 50 Most Influential Jews of 2026

Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump take the No. 1 spot. Discover who else made The Jerusalem Post's 50 Most Influential Jews of 2026.

50 Most Influential Jews 2026

Mao Zedong, Israel and the road not taken - 50 years after leader’s death

Israel was the first Middle Eastern country to recognize Mao Zedong’s Communist China, and briefly came close to establishing full diplomatic relations.

The Israeli and Chinese flags fly beside the portrait of Mao Zedong at Tiananmen Gate in Beijing on May 8, 2013.

Twenty-five years after 9/11: Looking back at the 'Before Times' for American Jewry

Despite the conspiracy theories that tried to pin the attacks on Israelis and Jews, the dominant narrative was that Israel and the United States were engaged in battle against a common enemy.

The new 9/11 Memorial Wall is seen at One Police Plaza in New York, on September 9, 2026.

Israelis should become more selective about where they travel - opinion

Israel exists so that Jews have a place where the state – not a foreign government, and certainly not a hotel manager – is ultimately responsible for the security of Jews.

A poster against antisemitism is seen on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in Markham, Ontario, Canada on March 22, 2025.

Fringe anti-Zionist group leads campaign pushing Australian parliament to sanction Israel

An initiative aimed at sanctioning Israel is supported by the Australian Palestine Advocacy Network and other groups at the forefront of the pro-Hamas marches that erupted after October 7.

A demonstrator takes part in a protest against President Isaac Herzog's state visit, in Melbourne, Australia, February 12, 2026