The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/arson/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:16:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png arson | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/arson/ 32 32 Suspect in UK ex-synagogue arson was in touch with person with Iraqi number, prosecutors say https://www.timesofisrael.com/suspect-in-uk-ex-synagogue-arson-was-in-touch-with-person-with-iraqi-number-prosecutors-say/ Tue, 12 May 2026 13:58:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3821849 Moses Edwards, 45, appears in court over firebombing of former East London Central Synagogue, no indication of plea; 52-year-old woman was also arrested, released on bail

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]]> UK police make third arrest over arson attempt on London synagogue last month https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-police-make-third-arrest-over-attempted-arson-on-london-synagogue-last-month/ Thu, 07 May 2026 18:17:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3818629 19-year-old man taken into custody for April 15 assault on Finchley synagogue; police say 30 people arrested over recent arsons, eight charged, one has pled guilty

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]]> UK Counter Terrorism police probe arson attack at former London synagogue https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-counter-terrorism-police-probe-arson-attack-at-former-london-synagogue/ Tue, 05 May 2026 13:17:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3816717 Minor damage caused to gates of building in east of capital, no injuries reported; officers looking at potential links to other incidents targeting Jewish community

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]]> London memorial for victims of Iran regime, Oct. 7 targeted in suspected arson attack https://www.timesofisrael.com/london-memorial-for-victims-of-iran-regime-oc-7-targeted-in-suspected-arson-attack/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:43:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3811901 Solidarity wall in Golders Green, a heavily Jewish area, was set up in 2023, expanded after Tehran's deadly crackdown on protests; Iran's embassy in UK said to recruit would-be 'martyrs'

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]]> Teen pleads guilty to arson at London synagogue, says he has ‘no hate’ toward Jews https://www.timesofisrael.com/teen-pleads-guilty-to-arson-at-london-synagogue-says-he-has-no-hate-toward-jews/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:03:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3807905 17-year-old prosecuted in latest attack on UK Jewish institution says he didn't know it was a synagogue; police still seeking two other suspects

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]]> Arson attempt hits London synagogue; Iran-linked group claims attack https://www.timesofisrael.com/arson-attempt-hits-london-synagogue-iran-linked-group-claims-attack-on-jewish-tied-building/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 09:49:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3805154 UK Chief Rabbi Mirvis: A 'sustained campaign of violence and intimidation against the Jewish community'; no injuries reported; counter-terror police investigating

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]]> Settlers set fire to Palestinian buildings, cars in West Bank; no injuries or arrests https://www.timesofisrael.com/settlers-set-fire-to-palestinian-buildings-cars-in-west-bank-no-injuries-or-arrests/ Sat, 18 Apr 2026 11:37:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3804726 Attacks reported near Nablus and in Masafer Yatta, where assailants appeared to be guarded by armed man in IDF gear; military says it is investigating incident

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]]> Two arrested over antisemitic arson attack on London Jewish community ambulances https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-arrested-over-antisemitic-arson-attack-on-london-jewish-community-ambulances/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:12:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3787058 Third suspect believed to still be at large, as police examine claim of responsibility by group with possible links to Iran

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]]> Four London Jewish community ambulances set ablaze outside synagogue in hate crime https://www.timesofisrael.com/four-london-jewish-community-ambulances-set-ablaze-in-suspected-hate-crime/ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 07:21:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3784921 Police looking for three suspects seen in footage pouring gasoline on Hatzola emergency vehicles parked at Golders Green's Machzike Hadath Synagogue, setting them on fire; no injuries reported

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]]> Jackson synagogue arson jolts, but doesn’t stop, a Jewish nonprofit serving the US South https://www.timesofisrael.com/jackson-synagogue-arson-jolts-but-doesnt-stop-a-jewish-nonprofit-serving-the-us-south/ Sat, 07 Mar 2026 02:29:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3770030 The Institute of Southern Jewish Life takes stock of its legacy as it persists in its mission of serving some 70 congregations spread across 13 states

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]]> West Bank mosque set on fire, graffitied with ‘revenge’ in apparent settler attack https://www.timesofisrael.com/west-bank-mosque-set-on-fire-graffitied-with-revenge-in-apparent-settler-attack/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 08:59:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3760129 IDF, police forces investigating arson at Abu Bakr al-Siddiq mosque near Nablus; PA says attack shows depths of 'barbarity' of the 'racist Israeli incitement machine'

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]]> Man to face charges for allegedly trying to set 12-year-old boy on fire on bus https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-to-face-charges-for-allegedly-trying-to-set-12-year-old-boy-on-fire-on-bus/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 18:31:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3752953 Police say suspect poured gasoline on child, tried to set him alight, with aim of hurting his family due to spat with the boy's father whom he knows from synagogue

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]]> ‘We are not made of wood and paper’: Jackson synagogue marks first Shabbat after arson https://www.timesofisrael.com/we-are-not-made-of-wood-and-paper-jackson-synagogue-marks-first-shabbat-after-arson/ Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:32:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3736916 'Jewish life in Jackson is still here, and we are not going anywhere,' says student rabbi Benjamin Russell; service for 170 congregants held in local church

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]]> A ‘deliberate attack on Jews’: Community condemns arson attack on Mississippi synagogue https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-deliberate-attack-on-jews-community-condemns-arson-attack-on-mississippi-synagogue/ Mon, 12 Jan 2026 10:39:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3731951 The pre-dawn blaze at the state's largest and oldest synagogue, previously bombed by the Ku Klux Klan, has yet to be formally declared a hate crime

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]]> Mississippi’s largest synagogue severely damaged in suspected arson attack https://www.timesofisrael.com/mississippis-largest-synagogue-severely-damaged-in-suspected-arson-attack/ Sun, 11 Jan 2026 14:32:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3731456 Suspect arrested, but authorities have yet to divulge a motive for attack on 160-year-old Beth Israel Congregation

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