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January 2026

• Protesters at Bergamo university display anti-Zionist banner, threaten violence

  During an event at the University of Bergamo, a group of protesters unfurled a banner reading 'Fuori i sionisti dall'Università' and read a text stating they stand with anyone who shoots a Zionist.

  Jan 23 · Bergamo, Italy1 source

• Dozens of swastikas spray-painted in Brooklyn park

  Dozens of swastikas were spray-painted in multiple locations in Gravesend Park in the Boro Park section of Brooklyn, a heavily Jewish community.

  Jan 21 · New York City, United States1 source

• Congressional candidate's video uses antisemitic slur against Jewish residents

  A campaign video circulated on social media featuring a congressional candidate and an anti-Zionist pundit using the antisemitic slur 'Zio' and claiming Jewish residents of Riverdale buy politicians.

  Jan 20 · New York City, United States1 source

• Syrian-origin student assaulted by masked attackers in Décines-Charpieu

  Three masked individuals shaved the eyebrows and slashed the face of a 17-year-old student of Syrian origin with a razor while shouting racist insults as he walked to school in Décines-Charpieu.

  Jan 19 · Décines-Charpieu, FranceRacism1 source

• Rabbi disinvited from MLK breakfast over Israel connection

  Rabbi Hanan Leberman of Tifereth Israel Synagogue was removed from the speaker lineup at the All People's Breakfast in Balboa Park after organizers cited concerns about Zionism and anti-Zionism, leaving no Jewish clergy at the event.

  Jan 19 · San Diego, United States2 sources

• Jewish teenagers chased and threatened by car in Melbourne

  A car with occupants shouting antisemitic slurs and Nazi salutes chased a group of Jewish teenagers near a synagogue in southeast Melbourne, nearly striking one as they fled.

  Jan 19 · Melbourne, Australia1 source

• Teenage boys targeted with antisemitic abuse and ute in Melbourne

  Two men in a stolen ute yelled antisemitic abuse at five teenage boys and deliberately drove at them on Glen Eira Road in St Kilda East, Melbourne.

  Jan 19 · Melbourne, Australia1 source

• Influencers sing antisemitic song at Miami Beach club

  A group of influencers were filmed singing along to Kanye West's antisemitic song 'Heil Hitler' in a van and again inside Vendôme nightclub in Miami Beach after requesting it.

  Jan 18 · Miami Beach, United States4 sources

• DJ at London bar demanded Jewish clubbers say 'Free Palestine'

  A DJ at the Munster Tavern in Leicester Square repeatedly stopped a song and told a group of Jewish and Israeli clubbers he would only play it if one of them said 'Free Palestine' on stage.

  Jan 18 · London, United Kingdom1 source

• Hindu sweetshop owner beaten to death in Gazipur, Bangladesh

  A 55-year-old Hindu sweetshop owner in Gazipur district, Bangladesh, was beaten to death with a spade while trying to protect his young employee from an attack by three people.

  Jan 17 · Gazipur, Bangladesh1 source

• Swastika etched into chalkboard at Brooklyn Tech classroom

  A swastika was found carved into a chalkboard in a classroom at Brooklyn Technical High School in Fort Greene, Brooklyn; staff covered the carving with a sticker.

  Jan 17 · New York City, United States1 source

• Anti-Muslim, anti-Palestinian graffiti found at Bethesda high school

  Islamophobic and anti-Palestinian graffiti was found on an exterior wall of Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, Maryland.

  Jan 16 · Bethesda, United StatesRacism1 source

• US diplomat's post calls refugees 'barbarian rapist hordes'

  A US Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy posted comments on X referring to predominantly Syrian Muslim asylum-seekers as 'barbarian rapist hordes,' drawing widespread condemnation.

  Jan 15 · United StatesRacism1 source

• Broken Arrow council denies zoning request for new mosque

  The Broken Arrow City Council voted to deny a zoning request for a new mosque, prompting the Islamic Society of Tulsa to plan legal action and call the denial discriminatory.

  Jan 12 · Broken Arrow, United States1 source

• Mob destroys homes of Christian families in Maharashtra village

  A mob of Hindu nationalists in Midapalli village, in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district, gave Christian families an ultimatum to renounce their faith and returned the next day to destroy their homes.

  Jan 12 · Gadchiroli, India1 source

• Radio host blames 'two Israelis' for Patagonia wildfires

  A radio host said on air, citing unnamed 'good sources' and without evidence, that two Israeli citizens had caused the wildfires burning in Argentina's Patagonia region, drawing condemnation from Jewish community leaders.

  Jan 12 · Argentina1 source

• Church Christmas pageant in New Jersey features antisemitic Jewish caricature

  A Christmas pageant at St. Mary Protectress Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Clifton, New Jersey, included a caricature of a Hasidic Jewish man named 'Moshko' carrying a sack of coins, dancing with the devil, and using an antisemitic slur.

  Jan 11 · Clifton, United States1 source

• Synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi set on fire

  A fire was set at Beth Israel Congregation, the only synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi, destroying its library, office spaces and Torah scrolls.

  Jan 10 · Jackson, United States2 sources

• Swastika carved into locker room at UN International School in New York

  A swastika was etched into a boys' locker room at the United Nations International School in New York, which school officials described as an antisemitic incident and said they are investigating.

  Jan 8 · New York, United States1 source

• Protesters chant 'We support Hamas' outside Queens synagogue

  Masked protesters waving Palestinian flags gathered outside a Jewish house of worship in Queens, chanting 'We support Hamas here' and holding signs opposing Zionism, while a counter-protest took place across the street.

  Jan 8 · Queens, United States1 source

Other categories

• Racism 480
• Queer Discrimination 89
• Sexism / Gender-Based Violence 831
• Xenophobia 141