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Helen Mirren speaks out about being called ‘evil Zionist’ on the street in London
ByAndrew Pulver June 11, 2026

Responding to an incident in which she was verbally abused, the actor said that that ‘evil forces are rising everywhere’, as well as expressing support for MobLand co-star Tom HardyHelen Mirren has commented on being called an “evil Zionist bitch” whil…

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Could this one man have been behind terrorist attacks on Jewish communities across Europe?
ByJason Burke June 7, 2026

Legal papers, expert investigations and social media posts tell story of how a 32-year-old Iraqi appeared to run ‘proxy’ campaignOn Monday, a slightly dishevelled Iraqi man, shackled and dressed in beige prison overalls, was ushered into a Manhattan co…

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In France, pro-Palestinian solidarity is being silenced and criminalised | Rokhaya Diallo
ByRokhaya Diallo May 22, 2026

The government’s deeply illiberal ‘Yadan bill’ may be dead. But the threat to legitimate protest certainly is notTensions in France over how to respond to a rise in antisemitism have been running high. A government-backed bill that aimed to deal with t…

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‘Disposable’ operatives for hire are a new menace for western countries
ByJason Burke International security correspondent May 18, 2026

A court case in New York has highlighted how Iran is using technology to recruit agents who may not even be regime supportersWhen on Friday a 32-year-old Iraqi was brought before a court in New York to be charged with planning to attack Jewish communit…

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In a hushed room, personal testimonies reveal Australia’s troubling rise in antisemitism
ByBen Doherty May 8, 2026

This week, Jewish Australians have spoken about how displays of hostility, discrimination and the Bondi terror attack have changed their lives and their feelings about their place in the communityThe narrow benches of the public gallery are filled. The…

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Why is the US media silent about Israel’s role in Trump’s decision to go to war? | Jason Stanley
ByJason Stanley April 27, 2026

I suspect the main reason they avoid criticizing Israel is that they believe that would be antisemitic. But this is both dangerous and wrongIn an extraordinary article published on 7 April, the New York Times described how Donald Trump decided to go to…

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‘Whatever life throws at us, we don’t walk alone’: how a London synagogue attack birthed an act of solidarity
ByEsther Addley April 18, 2026

After the attempted arson attack on a London synagogue, communities remain determined that ‘building higher walls’ will not stem rising tide of antisemitism“How good and how wonderful it is when friends sit together,” reads a quote from the Psalms pain…

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It should shame us that Jews live in fear in 21st-century Britain | Letters
ByGuardian staff March 27, 2026

Zaki Cooper and Susan Saffer respond to Jonathan Freedland’s article on antisemitic attacks, and John Reizenstein and Liz Fewings to an article by David Davidi-BrownJonathan Freedland writes a timely article about the dangers facing Jews in the diaspor…

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As Jewish ambulances are set ablaze, we must quell the flames of hate from Golders Green to the West Bank | David Davidi-Brown
ByDavid Davidi-Brown March 23, 2026

Britons face a clear choice: fuel the division arising from all the horror abroad or refuse to let that hatred take hold in our own communitiesA few weeks ago in Tel Aviv, on my first days there – before what has now become an extended stay due to the…

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Americans are finally taking a critical approach to Israel. We can do that without sliding into antisemitism | Joel Swanson
ByJoel Swanson March 5, 2026

Israel’s role in drawing the US into a war on Iran is attracting healthy scrutiny. It’s also creating a permission structure for antisemitismThe joint US-Israel military strikes on Iran have forced a reckoning that American political culture has been a…

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