From the Desk October marked the third anniversary of the October 7 Hamas massacre. Jews were attacked in ordinary public settings, Jewish schools and synagogues faced threats and attacks, and Jews were pushed out of professional and cultural life over their real or perceived ties
From the Desk August 2026 brought repeated incidents in which Jews and Israelis were targeted because of their identity, from physical assaults and threats to exclusion from everyday services. These incidents occurred in streets, tourist destinations and businesses, as well as in and around Jewish
From the Desk Several patterns continued to shape antisemitic activity during July 2026 across physical space, online environments, and attacks on Jewish symbols. While Jewish institutions remained frequent targets, many incidents also unfolded in ordinary public settings after individuals were recognized as Jewish or Israeli.
From the Desk By January 2026, antisemitism continued to appear across physical space, institutional settings, and online environments in familiar, recurring forms, increasingly embedded in everyday life. This pattern was particularly visible in the physical sphere, where incidents unfolded through repeated acts targeting visible Jewish
During March 2026, a series of attacks and antisemitic incidents targeting Jewish and Israeli sites were recorded worldwide, alongside foiled plots and arrests indicating ongoing intentions to carry out additional attacks. In Europe, several explosive attacks were carried out. On March 9, an explosive device
The Chanukah massacre of Sydney’s Jewish community. Australian authorities had good reasons to be more alert about the potential jihadist threat Introduction On December 14, 2025, a terrorist mass shooting occurred at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. Two gunmen targeted a “Chanukah by the Sea”
Introduction Bondi Beach, a central public space in Sydney, became the site of a terrorist attack against members of the Jewish community during a Hanukkah event. This incident occurred against the backdrop of a rise in antisemitic discourse and violence, including increased mobilization around anti-Zionist
Download The motives of terrorism — ideology and hatred It is widely recognized that there is no consensus among scholars of terrorism regarding a single, agreed-upon definition of the phenomenon of terrorism. I use the following definition: “Terrorism is the deliberate use of violence aimed against
Abstract In the aftermath of Hamas’s violent assault on Israel on October 7, 2023, and the ensuing conflict, global antisemitism surged dramatically. The Israeli Diaspora Office’s report revealed a 235% increase in antisemitic events in 2023 compared to 2022, with significant incidents reported in the
On October 20, 2023, the ISIS organization published through the weekly “Alanba”, No. 413, an operation to support Muslims in Palestine. The document talks about three main ways in which believers around the world can join the campaign against Israel and in favor of the
This analysis focuses on the increased threats and calls for violence against Jewish and Israeli targets globally, particularly in the context of the campaign in Gaza and subsequent actions by Hamas and other jihadist groups. Islamic State (IS) and Al-Qaeda have both issued calls for
