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Westminster Magistrates Court is shown in London, October 21, 2021. (Alberto Pezzali/AP)
July 16, 2026, 2:58 pm
British 14-year-old, said inspired by Hitler, pleads not guilty to mosques attack plot
Prosecutors say seized materials show teen admired Nazi leader, Christchurch mosque shooter Brenton Tarrant and Norwegian mass killer Anders Breivik
By Reuters
View of a seaside mosque in Jaffa, February 15, 2024. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)
July 1, 2026, 7:57 pm
Knesset advances far-right MK’s bill to lower volume of mosque calls to prayer
Otzma Yehudit’s Zvika Fogel says it’s ‘not a political issue’ but one of equal law enforcement, though Arab lawmakers point to lack of effort to curb violent crime in minority community
By Ariela Karmel
Illustrative: Israeli soldiers take up positions during an army raid in the West Bank city of Hebron on January 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
June 27, 2026, 1:51 pm
Settler and masked soldier allegedly break into Hebron mosque, disrupt call to prayer
PA says pre-dawn incident, in which attackers reportedly played Hebrew songs through mosque loudspeakers, is part of an attempt to stamp out ancient city’s Arab and Muslim identity
By Noam Lehmann
This aerial image shows the Islamic Center of San Diego, on May 19, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
May 21, 2026, 11:35 am
San Diego mosque shooters, who met online, called for genocide of Jews and Muslims
Holocaust-denying teens praised Hitler, called all women ‘evil,’ in violent writings; terrorists killed beloved security guard Amin Abdullah as he protected 140 schoolchildren
By AP and Leon Kraiem
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
Stills from surveillance footage show the suspects in a potential arson attack on a mosque in southern England. (Sussex Police)
October 5, 2025, 11:23 pm
UK police probe fire at mosque as possible hate crime
Two suspects videoed splashing accelerant at entrance to building in Peacehaven, southern England, then setting it alight, causing damage; Board of Deputies of British Jews condemns attack
By AFP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: The famous Al-Uzair Mosque in the town of Abu Ghosh, near Jerusalem, November 11, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
August 28, 2025, 12:27 pm
Israeli suspected of filming himself urinating on mosque near Jerusalem
After video of man desecrating house of worship in Abu Ghosh goes viral, police arrest resident of nearby moshav for ‘insulting religion’
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
Palestinians inspect the damage done to a mosque, after a reported arson attack in the town of Marda near the West Bank city of Salfit on December 20, 2024. (Jaafar ASHTIYEH/AFP)
December 20, 2024, 3:55 pm
West Bank mosque set alight, vandalized in apparent settler assault
Muslim house of worship in town of Marda burned overnight, spray-painted with ‘revenge’ graffiti; police and Shin bet say they opened investigations, though no arrests yet
By ToI Staff and AFP
A picture taken on January 29, 2019, shows el-Jazzar mosque in the northern Israeli port city of Acre. (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
December 1, 2024, 6:39 pm
Ben Gvir instructs police to stop mosques from using speakers for call to prayer
Arab mayors, MKs decry move as attempt to provoke Muslim citizens; far-right minister defends measure as fighting ‘hazard’ of noise, notes similar efforts in other countries
By ToI Staff
Police officers stage outside the Islamic Center Hamburg with the Imam Ali Mosque during a raid, July 24, 2024, Hamburg, Germany. (Daniel Bockwoldt/ dpa via AP)
August 11, 2024, 7:32 pm
Head of banned German mosque received orders from Iranian official, report says
Instructions came in hundreds of text messages on WhatsApp, including about how to frame October 7, according to Der Spiegel report, before institution was shuttered last month
By Reuters and ToI Staff
US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer talks after a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill, May 1, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)
May 6, 2024, 5:12 am
US synagogues and other places of worship get $400 million boost for security
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announces increase in federal funds, citing rampant threats against Jews and Muslims in shadow of Israel-Hamas war
By AP
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin (2nd R) and Police Prefect of the French Val d'Oise department, Philippe Court (L) arrive at the Saint-Maclou Cathedral in Pontoise, north of Paris, on March 31, 2024. (GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT / AFP)
March 31, 2024, 1:49 pm
France decries ‘unacceptable acts’ after boar head placed at mosque
Interior minister announces probe into ‘incitement to racial hatred’ at site, says two other mosques in northern France ‘degraded’ amid Ramadan festivities
By AFP and ToI Staff
An IDF soldier sings from the imam's platform of a mosque in the West Bank city of Jenin, December 14, 2023. (X video screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
December 14, 2023, 3:17 pm
IDF suspends several troops for singing Hanukkah songs into Jenin mosque loudspeakers
Amid 3-day op in West Bank city, soldiers filmed singing Jewish prayers; military vows discipline for ‘serious’ offense; unnamed official says move harms army’s image
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Molotov cocktails prepared by two Israelis accused of firebombing a the Sidna Ali Mosque in the central city of Herzliya on January 29, 2023. (Justice Ministry)
March 17, 2023, 11:42 am
2 Jewish teens indicted on terror charges for January firebombing of Herzliya mosque
16 and 19-year-old from Tel Aviv allegedly considered lynching Arab Israeli but instead decided to target mosque, which they filmed and later posted to TikTok
By Michael Horovitz
Richard 'Mac' McKinney as seen in 'Stranger at the Gate.' (Karl Schroder)
September 13, 2022, 10:33 pm
An ex-Marine was about to bomb an Indiana mosque. And then they welcomed him inside
Joshua Seftel’s ‘Stranger at the Gate’ tells the story of military vet Richard ‘Mac’ McKinney’s change of heart — and religion — after getting to know Muslims off the battlefield
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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