The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/hate-crimes/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:00:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png hate crimes | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/hate-crimes/ 32 32 Police investigating deadly San Diego mosque shooting as hate crime https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-investigating-deadly-san-diego-mosque-shooting-as-hate-crime/ Tue, 19 May 2026 15:12:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3826574&preview=true&preview_id=3826574 'There was definitely hate rhetoric that was involved,' says police chief; teenage shooter's mother contacted police before attack began, reporting her son as suicidal, armed

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]]> US Jewish groups say Islamic Center shooting proves need for federal security funding https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-jewish-groups-say-islamic-center-shooting-proves-need-for-federal-security-funding/ Tue, 19 May 2026 03:53:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3826344 Michigan synagogue targeted in recent ramming attack says images out of California 'all too familiar to us'; chair of state's Legislative Jewish Caucus calls out Islamophobia

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]]> 2 convicted for going to London Jewish area to film themselves verbally abusing locals https://www.timesofisrael.com/2-convicted-for-going-to-london-jewish-area-to-film-themselves-verbally-abusing-locals/ Sun, 10 May 2026 08:29:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3820017 Adam Bedoui, 20, and Abdelkader Bousloub, 21, traveled to Stamford Hill to make TikTok clip; British MP gets death threats tied to Jewish wife, amid string of incidents targeting community

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]]> Firebomber sentenced to life without parole for deadly attack on Colorado hostage rally https://www.timesofisrael.com/firebomber-sentenced-to-life-without-parole-for-deadly-attack-on-colorado-hostage-rally/ Thu, 07 May 2026 20:55:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3818670 Mohamed Soliman, 46, pleads guilty to 184 felony counts in state court but not guilty to federal hate crime charges, with his lawyers arguing 'Zionists' not protected class

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]]> LA police investigating attack on Jewish teacher outside synagogue as hate crime https://www.timesofisrael.com/la-police-investigating-attack-on-jewish-teacher-outside-synagogue-as-hate-crime/ Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:49:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3814109 No arrests made yet in assault outside Adas Israel, where violence erupted during an anti-Israel protest in 2024; 'I thought it was the end of my life,' says 32-year-old victim

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]]> Man convicted of hate crime for attacking Israeli in New York after Oct. 7 https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-convicted-of-hate-crime-for-attacking-israeli-in-new-york-after-oct-7/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:21:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3786320 Yehia Amin to serve 90 days in prison for punching tourist; vandal who defaced home of Brooklyn Museum's Jewish director has felony dropped

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]]> As NYC Oct. 7 hate crime offenders get sentenced, a victim wonders what justice looks like https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-nyc-oct-7-hate-crime-offenders-get-sentenced-a-victim-wonders-what-justice-looks-like/ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 01:10:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3773410 Assailants are set to have their records cleared, while a Jewish woman who was clawed just after start of the Hamas onslaught grapples with ongoing trauma

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]]> ‘Die, Jews, die!’: NYC man convicted for harassing couple who saw him rip hostage posters https://www.timesofisrael.com/die-jews-die-nyc-man-convicted-for-harassing-couple-who-saw-him-rip-hostage-posters/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 08:53:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3762590 Court finds Skiboky Stora guilty of assaulting, stalking, harassing strangers in string of hate crimes with antisemitic, anti-white and anti-woman motives

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]]> Driver charged with hate crime after ramming truck into Brisbane Synagogue https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-charged-with-hate-crime-after-ramming-truck-into-brisbane-synagogue/ Sat, 21 Feb 2026 14:17:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3759036 Australian police investigating incident as criminal, not terror; Jewish groups condemn 'chilling assault on sacred place of worship'

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]]> ‘No one to back us’: Arab bus drivers grapple with surge of racist attacks https://www.timesofisrael.com/no-one-to-back-us-arab-bus-drivers-grapple-with-surge-of-racist-attacks/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 09:27:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3753223 Transportation minister, announcing pilot security program, says violence has crossed 'red line'; drivers have faced assaults for years

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]]> Australian Muslim community reports spike in hate crimes since Bondi terror attack https://www.timesofisrael.com/australian-muslim-community-reports-spike-in-hate-crimes-since-bondi-beach-attack/ Wed, 31 Dec 2025 14:45:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3724055 Watchdogs say number of incidents has multiplied since deadly shooting at Hanukkah event; mosques, other institutions targeted with graffiti and abuse

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]]> France launches probe over video of man seen harassing Jewish boy at Paris airport https://www.timesofisrael.com/france-launches-probe-over-video-of-man-seen-harassing-jewish-boy-at-paris-airport/ Tue, 23 Dec 2025 20:41:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3718671 Video from June shows suspect snatching video game from child's hands, calling him a pig, demanding that he dance for him

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]]> Police dismiss claim by family of woman attacked in Jaffa that their car was vandalized https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-dismiss-claim-by-family-of-woman-attacked-in-jaffa-their-car-was-vandalized/ Sat, 20 Dec 2025 03:55:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3716213 While Hanan Abu Shehadeh's husband said incident was aimed at intimidating them following last week's alleged hate crime, police suspect vehicle broken into by ordinary criminals

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]]> Court extends detention of 3 suspects in attack on pregnant Arab woman in Jaffa https://www.timesofisrael.com/court-extends-detention-of-3-suspects-in-attack-on-pregnant-arab-woman-in-jaffa/ Tue, 16 Dec 2025 15:14:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3713464 Police rep said to call suspects in alleged racist attack 'hilltop youth'; one was reportedly put in administrative detention in the past on suspicion of attacking Palestinians in West Bank

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]]> US Coast Guard reverses course on policy to call swastikas merely ‘potentially divisive’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/coast-guard-reverses-course-on-policy-to-call-swastikas-potentially-divisive/ Fri, 21 Nov 2025 08:34:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3693965 Move comes hours after reports that the service had decided that neither the Nazi symbol, nor other motifs such as the noose, would be considered hate symbols, drawing outrage

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