The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/death-threats/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:15:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png death threats | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/death-threats/ 32 32 Threatening messages, and an arrest, bring antisemitism close to home for a New York rabbi https://www.timesofisrael.com/threatening-messages-and-an-arrest-bring-antisemitism-close-to-home-for-a-new-york-rabbi/ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 01:10:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3782495 Rabbi Matt Cutler stresses the need for vigilance following a Detroit area synagogue attack, amid the Iran war and one of the most challenging times for US Jewish security in modern history

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]]> Australian teen charged with making death threats against Herzog ahead of upcoming visit https://www.timesofisrael.com/australian-teen-charged-with-making-death-threats-against-herzog-ahead-of-upcoming-visit/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 03:58:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3748541 Suspect, who also reportedly threatened Trump, faces up to 10 years in prison for threatening 'a foreign head of state and internationally protected person' on social media

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]]> Anonymous website offers $100,000 to kill top Israeli research academics https://www.timesofisrael.com/anonymous-website-offers-100000-to-kill-top-israeli-research-academics/ Fri, 21 Nov 2025 13:12:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3694104 English-langauge page lists dozens of 'criminals and collaborators,' accuses them of being 'involved in the murder of Palestinian children'; site taken down after several hours

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]]> Muslim NY mayoral candidate reports receiving threats from anonymous caller https://www.timesofisrael.com/muslim-ny-mayoral-candidate-reports-receiving-threats-from-anonymous-caller/ Fri, 20 Jun 2025 10:10:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3579232 Jewish lawmaker says he was run off the road by man with Palestinian flag a day earlier; incidents add to growing concern in US over rise in antisemitic, anti-Muslim hate post-Oct. 7

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]]> Candace Owens says she was target of death threats by New Jersey Jewish man https://www.timesofisrael.com/candace-owens-says-she-was-target-of-death-threats-by-new-jersey-jewish-man/ Sat, 17 May 2025 08:46:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3550941 Far-right US pundit identifies herself as victim of Haim Braverman, accused of seeking to carry out 'death sentence' against the Holocaust denier for disparaging Lubavitcher Rebbe

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]]> ‘You’ll be buried by next week’: Police probe threatening text messages sent to Israelis https://www.timesofisrael.com/youll-be-buried-by-next-week-police-probe-threatening-text-messages-sent-to-israelis/ Sat, 10 Aug 2024 07:10:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3351399 Messages reportedly include full names, cities of residence; authorities advise people to ignore 'fake messages intended to induce panic during war' and block senders

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]]> Olympics ceremony director threatened for sexual identity, false claim of Israeli roots https://www.timesofisrael.com/olympics-ceremony-director-threatened-for-sexual-identity-false-claim-of-israeli-roots/ Fri, 02 Aug 2024 22:38:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3346205 French police say they have opened an investigation into online threats, hate speech against Thomas Jolly; LGBTQ+ icon who performed in opening event also faces online abuse

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]]> France probing death threats against three Israeli Olympic athletes https://www.timesofisrael.com/france-probing-death-threats-against-three-israeli-olympic-athletes/ Sun, 28 Jul 2024 16:11:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3342017 Source tells AFP no link with Iran has been found and that the threats are unrelated to Israeli athletes' personal information leaked on Friday

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]]> ‘We will repeat Munich 1972’: Israeli Olympic athletes threatened ahead of Paris Games https://www.timesofisrael.com/we-will-repeat-munich-1972-israeli-olympic-athletes-threatened-ahead-of-paris-games/ Sun, 21 Jul 2024 07:13:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3336230 Though Israeli security officials say threats generated by bots and are not of real concern, country's Olympic Committee remains on alert

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]]> Man arrested on suspicion of threatening to murder Netanyahu https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-threatening-to-murder-netanyahu/ Thu, 18 Jul 2024 14:06:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3334515 Resident of Binyamina allegedly wrote in Telegram group: 'I'm saying it now, on Saturday night I'm murdering Bibi'

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]]> Man in France accused of threatening Jewish woman’s life to ‘avenge Palestine’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-in-france-accused-of-threatening-jewish-womans-life-to-avenge-palestine/ Wed, 24 Apr 2024 05:34:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3274940 Suspect allegedly held victim in Paris apartment, sent messages to her mother that she would never see daughter again; rape suspicions also being probed

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]]> French politicians in uproar after school principal resigns over hijab altercation https://www.timesofisrael.com/french-politicians-in-uproar-after-school-principal-resigns-over-hijab-altercation/ Wed, 27 Mar 2024 21:58:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3255137 Paris school head receives death threats after getting into a fight with a student who refused to remove her hijab as per French law

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]]> Student hit with federal charges for online death threats aimed at Cornell Jews https://www.timesofisrael.com/student-hit-with-federal-charges-for-online-death-threats-aimed-at-cornell-jews/ Wed, 01 Nov 2023 07:15:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3141284 Patrick Dai faces five years in prison after allegedly posting gruesome threats on forum, sparking alarm on university campus in upstate New York

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]]> Death threats: Security for Arab party leader Odeh after he denounced crime families https://www.timesofisrael.com/arab-political-leader-odeh-gets-security-detail-after-denouncing-crime-families/ Sat, 26 Aug 2023 10:26:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3080891 Knesset Guard informs Hadash chief of danger to his life as his party accuses government of giving criminals 'a green light... to run wild and murder' amid surging deadly violence

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]]> FBI shoots and kills Utah man accused of posting death threats against Biden https://www.timesofisrael.com/fbi-shoots-and-kills-utah-man-accused-of-posting-death-threats-against-biden/ Thu, 10 Aug 2023 06:03:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3068886 Special agents were trying to serve a warrant on the home of Craig Deleeuw Robertson, who had written online about wanting to 'put a nice hole in [the president's] forehead'

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