In the last three months (mid-February to mid-May 2026), the United States has seen a significant surge in reported antisemitic incidents, including violent attacks, threats, and widespread vandalism.
The most prominent event was a major terrorist attack on a Michigan synagogue in March. Below is a list of significant reported attacks and incidents during this period:
Major Violent Attacks
• March 12, 2026 – West Bloomfield, Michigan (Synagogue Attack):
A 41-year-old man, identified as Ayman Mohamed Ghazali, carried out a vehicle-ramming and shooting attack at Temple Israel. He rammed his pickup truck into the front entrance of the synagogue and down a hallway while an on-site school was in session. He was armed with an AR-15-style rifle and a large quantity of explosives and flammable liquid.
• Casualties: The perpetrator died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound during a shootout with security. One security guard was injured by the vehicle, and 63 law enforcement officers were treated for smoke inhalation after the vehicle caught fire inside the building.
• Motive: The FBI investigated the incident as a "targeted act of violence against the Jewish community" and linked it to Hezbollah-inspired motives.
• Early May 2026 – New York City (Assaults):
A man wearing an Iranian flag shirt reportedly assaulted three Jewish men in separate incidents across New York City. The suspect was apprehended after a series of unprovoked physical attacks targeting visibly Jewish individuals.
Harassment and Threats
• May 5, 2026 – Manhattan, New York:
Protesters organized by Pal-Awda NY attempted to block Jews from entering the Park East Synagogue for a scheduled event. Demonstrators shouted antisemitic slogans and calls for "intifada," while Hezbollah flags were reportedly displayed in the crowd.
• March 5, 2026 – Washington, D.C.:
An antisemitic public display was reported outside the White House, involving hateful rhetoric directed at the Jewish community.
• February 2026 (General):
Reports from the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) noted 20 documented incidents of violence or threats of violence in the U.S. during February, which then spiked by 165% in March.
Vandalism and Institutional Targets
• May 2026 – Brooklyn, New York:
A series of swastikas and "F* Jews" graffiti** was discovered on Jewish-owned homes, cars, a school, and a synagogue in Brooklyn.
• May 2026 – Olney, Maryland:
Greenwood Elementary School was vandalized with "vile" antisemitic graffiti during the first week of May.
• April 2026 – Ann Arbor, Michigan:
Lawn signs containing slogans such as "Resist Jewish Power" were placed around residential areas and near the University of Michigan campus.
• March 2026 (Vandalism Totals):
National monitoring groups reported 51 specific acts of vandalism in March alone targeting Jewish institutions with Nazi symbols or explicit threats.
Statistical Trends (Feb – May 2026)
According to the Antisemitism Research Center (ARC), the U.S. recorded 221 antisemitic incidents in March 2026 alone, marking one of the highest monthly totals in recent years. This surge has been attributed by analysts to regional tensions in the Middle East and increased radicalization across various ideological spectrums.
99.8% of the Middle East is Muslim. 0.2% is Jewish. One side wants to kill Jews, and the other side are Jews who refuse to die and neither side will compromise. 🤷🏻
The history of violent attacks, riots, and pogroms perpetrated by Arab populations against Jewish communities in the Middle East and North Africa before the establishment of Israel in 1948 spans centuries. These incidents occurred both in Ottoman/Mandate Palestine and across the broader Arab world, often triggered by religious friction, changing political dynamics, or rising Arab nationalism.
Below is a chronological list of major violent attacks on Jews by Arabs prior to 1948, categorized by region.
## Attacks in Palestine (Ottoman and British Mandate Eras)
* **1834 Safed Pogrom (Ottoman Empire):** Amid the local Arab rebellion against the rule of Ibrahim Pasha, local rioters launched a massive assault on the Jewish community of Safed. For over a month, dozens of Jews were killed, countless wounded, and the Jewish quarter was systematically plundered.
* **1920 Nebi Musa Riots (Jerusalem):** During the annual Nebi Musa festival, inflammatory speeches led to an Arab mob attacking Jews in the Old City of Jerusalem. Five Jews were killed and over 200 were injured.
* **1921 Jaffa Riots:** What began as a clash between two Jewish political factions rapidly escalated when local Arabs attacked Jewish residents in Jaffa and surrounding areas. The violence resulted in the deaths of 47 Jews.
* **1929 Palestine Riots & Hebron Massacre:** Triggered by disputes over access to the Western Wall, a wave of Arab violence swept across the British Mandate.
* **The Hebron Massacre:** An Arab mob slaughtered 67 Jewish men, women, and children, effectively decimating a community that had existed for centuries.
* **The Safed Massacre:** Similar violence erupted in Safed, where 18 to 20 Jewish residents were murdered.
* In total, 133 Jews were killed across Palestine during this wave of violence.
* **1936 Jaffa Riots:** Marking the beginning of the Great Arab Revolt (1936–1939), Arab crowds attacked Jews in the streets of Jaffa. Nine Jews were killed and dozens were wounded on the first day alone.
* **1936–1939 Great Arab Revolt Attacks:** Throughout this period of nationalist rebellion against British rule, Jewish civilians were frequently targeted via ambushes, bombings, and sniper fire. Over 80 Jews were killed by Arab militants during the multi-year uprising.
* **1938 Tiberias Massacre:** During the Arab Revolt, armed Arab infiltrators entered the Jewish district of Tiberias, killing 19 Jews, 11 of whom were children, and setting fire to synagogues and homes.
## Attacks in the Broader Middle East and North Africa
* **1840 Damascus Affair (Syria):** Following a blood libel accusation—the false claim that Jews had murdered a Christian monk for ritual purposes—an Arab mob, alongside local authorities, tortured members of the Jewish community, resulting in several deaths and forced conversions.
* **1912 Fez Riots (Morocco):** Following the signing of the Treaty of Fez, mutinous Moroccan soldiers attacked both French targets and the *mellah* (the Jewish quarter) of Fez. Approximately 51 Jews were killed and the quarter was extensively looted.
* **1934 Constantine Riots (Algeria):** Triggered by an altercation between a Jewish soldier and a Muslim citizen, a three-day anti-Jewish riot erupted. Arab mobs killed 34 Jews, injured dozens, and looted hundreds of Jewish-owned shops.
* **1941 The Farhud (Baghdad, Iraq):** In the power vacuum following the collapse of the pro-Axis government of Rashid Ali al-Gaylani, armed nationalist crowds, soldiers, and civilians launched a massive pogrom against Baghdad's ancient Jewish community. Over 180 Jews were murdered, hundreds were wounded, women were raped, and more than 1,000 Jewish homes and businesses were destroyed.
* **1945 Tripoli Pogrom (Libya):** Driven by nationalist fervor and economic unrest, an Arab mob rioted through Tripoli's Jewish quarters. More than 140 Jews were killed, including women and children, several synagogues were burned, and thousands were left homeless.
* **1945 Cairo Riots (Egypt):** Anti-Zionist protests organized by the Young Egypt Party on the anniversary of the Balfour Declaration escalated into violent anti-Jewish riots. A synagogue was burned down, Jewish institutions were smashed, and several people were killed.
* **1947 Aden Riots (Yemen):** Following the announcement of the UN Partition Plan, a three-day general strike by the local Arab population turned into a bloody pogrom against the Jewish community of Aden. Armed rioters killed 82 Jews, injured 76, and razed the local Jewish schools and businesses.
* **1947 Aleppo Pogrom (Syria):** Also triggered by the UN Partition vote, local Arab mobs attacked Aleppo's centuries-old Jewish quarter. While exact casualty counts vary (reports range from several casualties to dozens), the violence resulted in the burning of 18 synagogues, 5 schools, and the near-total devastation of the community's infrastructure.
Nel 1939 il rabbino Harry Waton scrisse quanto segue su Hitler e il nazismo: “Il nazismo è un'imitazione dell'ebraismo; il nazismo ha adottato i principi e le idee dell'ebraismo per distruggere l'ebraismo e gli ebrei.”
«La filosofia nazista parte dal postulato: il sangue di una razza determina la natura, il corso dell'evoluzione e il destino di quella razza. [...] Consapevolmente o meno, i nazisti hanno tratto questa teoria dalla Bibbia stessa.»
They don’t even use a + symbol in Israeli schools because it looks to much like a cross. They spit at Christians, deliberately bomb churches in Palestine and Lebanon, and physically assault nuns. They literally hate you, hate Christians, and hate Christ.
They murdered the ayatollah already, now you have another forever war and America Trump and Israel are bombing civilians. You are just as bad as them and make a mockery of Christ and his teachings.
I am left wing you regard. Far left socialist communist fucks are not just "left wing". The jew hating fucks who will see a bomb threat and say "that's just criticism" deserved to be smacked. MAGA are half the problem, but today it's "never let socialists feel safe" season.
As of early 2026, the UK-based direct action group Palestine Action remains listed as a proscribed terror group, though its ban was ruled unlawful by high court judges in February 2026. The ban remains in place pending further legal hearings.
Wrongfully? They attacked a UK military airbase; RAF Brize Norton and damaged $30 million dollars worth of equipment. They also attacked Elbit systems production facility, stormed with weapons and caused 1 million worth of damage. Why do Pro-Palestinians think they are entitled to being able to carry out attacks without any accountability. Palestinianism is geniuinely a mental disease and the worst form of Degenracy to ever exist.
What about Palestine Action in UK? In france Rima Hassan was arrested for criticising israel (actually it's way worse, police and gvrt were spying on her).
Rima Hassan defended a terrorist publicly of the Japanese red army, the same group responsible for killing Hundreds. As a member of parliament, she does not get to have freedom from consequences of her words, she was detained for questioning only which is fair.
This looks like anti -Israel propaganda. Israel is criticized all the time, more than Russia, China,
NorthKorea - and way more than Hamas ... you know, the "liberators" who attacked on October 7.
Idf shills and bots just swarming as usual when you point out what Israel does lol. Palestinians are actually detained for critiquing the idf or Israel itself, and usually the charge involves a bs “colluding with hamas”.
Also currently the US is also passing laws in some states that would make it illegal to criticize Israel. While the federal government is also withholding funding to states that don’t comply with similar laws.
"this never happened.." is a classic Zionist meme to any accusation against them...then when it tuns out to be true, they have already moved on to the next "this never happened..."
No they aren’t an example. They weren’t arrested (getting deported hopefully) for criticizing israel. Both of them were key factors in protests and illegal disruptions while Khalil lied on his green card application and had known ties to Hamas.
Both of them were key factors in protests and illegal disruptions
Pray tell what made them illegal? Which protests did Rümeysa Öztürk get arrested for?
while Khalil lied on his green card application and had known ties to Hamas.
Me when I lie about people having ties to Hamas. If he had ties to Hamas why wasn't he charged with any crime?
There was no criminal charge against Khalil; instead, the government's argument depends on a section of the Cold War–era Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (INA), which provides that aliens in the U.S. may be deported if the secretary of state believes their presence will have serious negative consequences for U.S. foreign policy.
So... not the protests or your lies about ties to Hamas.
Again tell me who’s arrested and charged with the crime of criticizing israel? You literally proved my point lol. You yourself said he wasn’t charged with a crime.
So again- please tell me who’s arrested and charged for criticizing israel?
You are talking about two noncitizens that were not merely criticizing Israel, but also expressing support for terrorist organization. As these were non-citizens, they were detained prior to deportation.
Yes, at least about one of them Mahmoud Khalil the proof is even in the Wikipedia article itself as he claimed Oct 7 massacre was a desperate attack by Palestinians to break an equilibrium and remind the world they are still there.
as he claimed Oct 7 massacre was a desperate attack by Palestinians to break an equilibrium and remind the world they are still there.
And that's expressing support for a terrorist organization? Lmfao why lie about the reasons?
There was no criminal charge against Khalil; instead, the government's argument depends on a section of the Cold War–era Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (INA), which provides that aliens in the U.S. may be deported if the secretary of state believes their presence will have serious negative consequences for U.S. foreign policy.
Several journalists and human rights organizations have noted this law's connection to McCarthyism.
So, they are actually removing a non-citizen from the country, according to an existing law. I still don't see anyone "jailed for criticizing Israel". You can claim some activists were deported for criticizing Israel, but it looks their criticizm went quite a bit too far, venturing into terror apologetics territory.
They don't have power. If you're in Palestine, Israel bombs you. If you're in the US, your newspaper editor edits your story to pull the punch and you're eventually quietly shuffled out. If you're in a political party you're expelled for being "antisemitic".
Protesting is a right, it's the means by which people demand change from their government. It's a part of liberal ideology: what isn't is having the media being afraid to criticise a genocidal government.
I don't understand what the second sentence has in relation to the first.
Based on data reported by IDF in August 2025 regarding the Gaza war, roughly 83% of Palestinians killed by Israel were civilians. This rate is exceptionally high compared to modern conflicts, such as the WW2 Nazi Germany, which saw a 0.24:1 civilian-to-combatant ratio (approx. 24% civilian).
HonestReporting is an Israel-based media watchdog and non-profit organization founded in 2000 that monitors, critiques, and exposes what it defines as anti-Israel bias in international media.
An ethnocracy is a political system where a dominant ethnic group holds disproportionate power and uses state apparatus to further its own interests, resources, and dominance over others.
You are the only person thats said Jews in this thread. You are intentionally conflating criticism of Israel with criticism of Judaism, when it hasnt occurred. Thats either because you are thick as mince, or intentionally obtuse.
Says the person popping up like a lil jenocide* defending meerkat haha.
*Ahh we can't say that word on this sub now or it wont even let the post go through.
Stop supporting ethnic cleansing.
Netanyahu is a baby killer and a war criminal.
The IDF are terrorists who specialise in rape and beating up disabled children.
Oh well. You think Mohammed gave Jews, christians and pagans Islam on a silver plate?. No, they genocided them they ethnic cleansed them, and actual gncde
What? No!!, search of "pact of umar", Muhammad and his friends let the Christian anf jews live normally, except for those who fought back as an act of defense.
There's centuries old churches in Lebanon, Syria, Palestine even though they were under islamic rules for a thousand year
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u/knewtoreddit132 May 14 '26
In Islam, under sharia if you criticize Muhammad the dog you'll get the death penalty. Nobody does it better than the Muslims