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Emergency personnel look on as a fire burns near the site of a suspected stabbing attack in the West Bank on July 23, 2026. (Fire and Rescue Service)
One of the attackers identified as Palestinian Authority cop
2 Israelis hurt in separate stabbings in West Bank; 3 Palestinian attackers killed
By Emanuel Fabian
Man, 51, seriously injured near outpost after trying to extinguish a fire; armed civilian kills 2 assailants; soldier lightly wounded in 2nd incident, troops shoot dead stabber
Damage caused by a fire that broke out a day earlier in the Israeli settlement of Havat Gilad in the West Bank, seen on July 19, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 19, 2026, 1:25 pm
13 homes burnt, dozens damaged in West Bank settlement as crews battle blaze for 2nd day
Over 100 families said to evacuate homes in Havat Gilad, no casualties reported; probe indicates cigarette caused fire, no other materials found at scene, arson not suspected
By ToI Staff
A Palestinian man and a child carry a burnt carpet out of a mosque whose entrance was torched and walls were daubed with Hebrew graffiti in an attack allegedly carried out by Israeli settlers in a Palestinian village near Hebron in the West Bank on July 19, 2026. (HAZEM BADER/AFP)
July 19, 2026, 11:28 am
Settlers accused of burning, vandalizing West Bank mosque in overnight attack
Pictures from scene show Star of David graffitied on wall; police investigating incident that caused damage to house of prayer, car, dairy factory in village in South Hebron Hills
By ToI Staff and AFP
A cartoon from the July 4, 1900 issue of Puck, title 'No Envy,' shows stereotypically dressed Jews enjoying a building fire. (Courtesy NYU Press via JTA)
July 7, 2026, 1:03 pm
Scholar unpacks slur that early US Jewish immigrants were arsonists — and why it stuck
Jeffrey Marx’s new history, ‘Jewish Firebug,’ puts new light on an old trope as newcomers are again being blamed for economic and social ills and antisemitism reaches new highs
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
A police forensic officer works inside a cordon set up near Kenton United Synagogue in Harrow, northwest London, on April 19, 2026, the scene of an overnight arson attack. (JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)
May 12, 2026, 4:58 pm
Suspect in UK ex-synagogue arson was in touch with person with Iraqi number, prosecutors say
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
By Reuters and ToI Staff
A police forensics officer works during an investigation into an attack in the early hours of the morning, at the Finchley Reform Synagogue, in the North Finchley area of north London, on April 15, 2026. (Toby Shepheard / AFP)
May 7, 2026, 9:17 pm
UK police make third arrest over arson attempt on London synagogue last month
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
By Agencies and ToI Staff
The scene of an apparent arson attack targeting a former synagogue on London's Nelson Street, May 5, 2026. (Shomrim)
May 5, 2026, 4:17 pm
UK Counter Terrorism police probe arson attack at former London synagogue
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
By AFP and ToI Staff
Police officers stand on duty at a cordon near the Finchley Reform Synagogue, in the North Finchley area of north London, on April 15, 2026, following an attack on the synagogue in the early hours of the morning. (Toby Shepheard / AFP)
April 28, 2026, 5:43 pm
London memorial for victims of Iran regime, Oct. 7 targeted in suspected arson attack
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’
By Stav Levaton and Agencies
Police officers patrol at a cordon near Kenton United Synagogue in Harrow, a suburb of London, April 19, 2026. (Jamie Lashmar/PA via AP)
April 22, 2026, 9:03 pm
Teen pleads guilty to arson at London synagogue, says he has ‘no hate’ toward Jews
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
By AP and ToI Staff
A police forensic officer works inside a cordon set up near Kenton United Synagogue in Harrow, northwest London, on April 19, 2026, the scene of an overnight arson attack. (JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)
April 19, 2026, 12:49 pm
Arson attempt hits London synagogue; Iran-linked group claims attack
UK Chief Rabbi Mirvis: A ‘sustained campaign of violence and intimidation against the Jewish community’; no injuries reported; counter-terror police investigating
By ToI Staff and Zev Stub
Settlers set fire to a Palestinian warehouse in Asira al-Qibliya, near Nablus in the northern West Bank, April 17, 2026. (Screen capture: X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 18, 2026, 2:37 pm
Settlers set fire to Palestinian buildings, cars in West Bank; no injuries or arrests
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
By Nurit Yohanan and ToI Staff
This aerial image shows burnt-out ambulances in a parking area along a street in the Golders Green neighborhood of north London on March 23, 2026, after the ambulances run by a Jewish volunteer organization were set on fire overnight. (Henry NICHOLLS / AFP)
March 25, 2026, 12:12 pm
Two arrested over antisemitic arson attack on London Jewish community ambulances
Third suspect believed to still be at large, as police examine claim of responsibility by group with possible links to Iran
By Agencies
A woman walks next to damaged and burnt out ambulances (R) in the Golders Green area of north London on March 23, 2026, after volunteer ambulances run by a Jewish organization were set on fire overnight. (Photo by Henry NICHOLLS / AFP)
March 23, 2026, 9:21 am
Four London Jewish community ambulances set ablaze outside synagogue in hate crime
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
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Staff gather during the ISJL's 2025 retreat. (Courtesy Michele Schipper via JTA)
March 7, 2026, 4:29 am
Jackson synagogue arson jolts, but doesn’t stop, a Jewish nonprofit serving the US South
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
By Grace Gilson
The aftermath of an arson attack at the Abu Bakr al-Siddiq mosque in the village of Tell, near Nablus in the northern West Bank, February 23, 2026. (Screen captures: X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
February 23, 2026, 10:59 am
West Bank mosque set on fire, graffitied with ‘revenge’ in apparent settler attack
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’
By Noam Lehmann and Emanuel Fabian
A plastic bottle that a man allegedly used to pour gasoline on a 12-year-old boy in an arson attack on a bus heading to the Beitar Illit, due to a feud with the boy's family, February 1, 2026. (Israel Police)
February 11, 2026, 8:31 pm
Man to face charges for allegedly trying to set 12-year-old boy on fire on bus
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
By Charlie Summers
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