WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A wide-ranging Australian inquiry examining antisemitism in the country after a massacre at a Hanukkah celebrat…
Sheina Gutnick arrives to give evidence at the Sydney hearings to the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, in Sydney, Monday, May 4, 2026. (Dean Lewins/AAP Image via AP)
Alex Ryvchin speaks after giving evidence at the Sydney hearings to the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, in Sydney, Monday, May 4, 2026. (Dean Lewins/AAP Image via AP)
Britain's prime minister has warned tougher action is needed against certain chants at pro-Palestinian protests. Concerns are growing over the safety of British Jews after two Jewish men were stabbed in London this week. Prime Minister Keir Starmer says some Gaza war protests may need to be banned. He highlights chants like “globalize the intifada” as problematic. A man was charged Friday with attempted murder for the Wednesday attack in Golders Green. Police call it terrorism. The U.K.'s terror threat level has been raised to severe. Authorities cite increased threats from Islamist and extreme right groups.
A 45-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder in the stabbings of two Jewish men in London. Essa Suleiman was remanded into custody after appearing in Westminster Magistrates’ Court on two counts of the charge related to the attack in Golders Green, and a third related to an attack elsewhere in the city the same day that left a man with minor injuries. The British government pledged to tackle antisemitism after the stabbings Wednesday. Britain’s official terror threat level has been raised from substantial to severe.
LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government said Thursday that the country is facing an antisemitism emergency and pledged to increase security for Jewi…
Protesters gather near Downing Street during a Campaign Against Antisemitism 'national emergency' rally after the Golders Green knife attack in London, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a meeting following Wednesday's stabbing of two Jewish men in the Golders Green neighborhood in north London, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (Dan Kitwood/Pool Photo via AP)
A government inquiry into a rise in antisemitism across Australia before two gunmen believed to be inspired by the Islamic State group allegedly killed 15 people at a Sydney Jewish festival in December has recommended that authorities prioritize gun reform.The government established the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion after father and son Sajid and Naveed Akram allegedly opened fire with legally-owned guns at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach.The commissioner made 14 recommendations on Thursday in an interim report. The recommendations included the federal and state governments prioritise implementing nationally consistent gun laws and a gun buyback.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese holds up the report on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion during a press conference at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Offices in Sydney, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP Image via AP)