The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/swastika/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:41:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png swastika | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/swastika/ 32 32 Daily Briefing May 17: Pro-Israel groups protest NYT sexual abuse op-ed, say it foments hatred https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-may-17-pro-israel-groups-protest-nyt-sexual-abuse-op-ed-say-it-foments-hatred/ Sun, 17 May 2026 12:23:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3825051&preview=true&preview_id=3825051 NY correspondent Luke Tress discusses New York Times protest, New School's attempt to defund Hillel, anti-Israel demonstration in Jewish neighborhood and swastikas around the city

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]]> Sex, Nazism and rock ‘n’ roll: Why rockers love to goose step in the gaslights https://www.timesofisrael.com/sex-nazism-and-rock-n-roll-why-rockers-love-to-goose-step-in-the-gaslights/ Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:29:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3759752 In 'This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll: Pop Music, the Swastika, and the Third Reich,' music historian Daniel Rachel unpacks role of Nazi symbols for icons from Bowie to Lennon

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]]> After backlash, US Coast Guard again retracts policy easing rules against swastikas https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-backlash-us-coast-guard-again-retracts-policy-easing-rules-against-swastikas/ Thu, 25 Dec 2025 09:06:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3719618 In second reversal, Coast Guard now explicitly lists swastika and noose as hate symbols; move clears way for branch's new chief to be sworn in, after objection from Jewish senator

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]]> Jewish organizations slam US Coast Guard for quietly easing rules against swastikas https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-organizations-slam-us-coast-guard-for-quietly-easing-rules-against-swastikas/ Fri, 19 Dec 2025 04:48:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3715621 Apparent decision to no longer classify swastika as 'hate symbol' comes after acting head of US military branch told Jewish groups that earlier reports on policy shift were inaccurate

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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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]]> Fortnite removes ‘Peacemaker’ dance ’emote’ that users said resembled a swastika https://www.timesofisrael.com/fortnite-removes-peacemaker-dance-emote-that-users-said-resembled-a-swastika/ Tue, 30 Sep 2025 03:38:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3653178 'Peaceful hips emote' in hit video game is linked to character in television series 'Peacemaker' who finds alternate reality version of the US where the Nazis won World War II

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]]> Finland to finally remove swastikas from air force flags, as it deepens NATO ties https://www.timesofisrael.com/finland-to-finally-remove-swastikas-from-air-force-flags-as-it-deepens-nato-ties/ Sun, 31 Aug 2025 03:48:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3630817 Symbol still lingers on some of country's military banners, with Finns claiming it's not linked to Nazis even though it was introduced to the country by relative of Hermann Goering

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]]> NY Yankees knowingly picked player who once drew a swastika on Jewish classmate’s door https://www.timesofisrael.com/yankees-knowingly-picked-player-who-once-drew-a-swastika-on-jewish-classmates-door/ Thu, 21 Aug 2025 04:48:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3624860 Core Jackson says he was drunk during incident at age 17, says, he's grown up and 'I don’t want there to be any excuses for my actions'

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]]> Belgian politician apologizes after compromising photo shows him draped in Nazi flag https://www.timesofisrael.com/belgian-politician-apologizes-after-compromising-photo-shows-him-draped-in-nazi-flag/ Sat, 02 Aug 2025 16:52:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3612008 Nivelles town councillor says photograph of him in his underwear with flag around him was 'crass mistake' during a 'far too drunken' evening

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]]> Banners with swastikas hung over Swedish highway https://www.timesofisrael.com/banners-with-swastikas-hung-over-swedish-highway/ Sun, 20 Apr 2025 16:52:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3531018 Local police remove display, which coincides with Hitler's birthday; no suspects arrested

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]]> Chicago Jewish man finds swastika protest against Elon Musk on his Tesla https://www.timesofisrael.com/chicago-jewish-man-finds-swastika-protest-against-elon-musk-on-his-tesla/ Wed, 02 Apr 2025 05:26:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3516316 Peter Katz goes public about incident, files police report; days later, perpetrator leaves apology note on his vehicle for causing offense, but still raging at Trump official

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]]> After accusations of antisemitism, a rising US hockey star nets a teshuva-fueled comeback https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-accusations-of-antisemitism-a-rising-us-hockey-star-nets-a-teshuva-fueled-comeback/ Sat, 15 Mar 2025 03:58:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3499915 At 16, Trevor Connelly was dropped from his youth team for an Instagram post containing a swastika. The incident sparked a learning process - and an unlikely friendship with two clergy

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]]> Swastikas sprayed over Israeli flag logo on ambulances in Haredi Jerusalem neighborhood https://www.timesofisrael.com/swastikas-sprayed-over-israeli-flag-logo-on-ambulances-in-haredi-jerusalem-neighborhood/ Sun, 09 Mar 2025 10:55:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3498937 After responding to call in Mea Shearim, paramedics return to vehicle to find graffiti; Magen David Adom head decries 'shocking incident that has no place in our society'

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]]> In act of defiance, Jews produce T-shirts responding to Kanye’s antisemitic merch https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-act-of-defiance-jews-produce-t-shirts-responding-to-kanyes-antisemitic-merch/ Fri, 14 Feb 2025 05:45:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3482307 Rapper's swastika shirt is no longer for sale online, but spin-offs from Jewish groups push back on hate with messages of 'pride, philosemitism, and American values'

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]]> ‘The swastika shirt was the last straw’: Kanye West and wife reportedly split up https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-swastika-shirt-was-the-last-straw-kanye-west-and-wife-reportedly-split-up/ Fri, 14 Feb 2025 01:36:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3482268 Reports on split between rapper, Bianca Censori follow extended rant in which he boasted of being a 'Nazi' and said he had 'dominion over' her

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