August 14, 2026 — Reporters Without Borders removes Gazan terror operatives from its official media casualty database. Given the importance that it has played as a source of information, HonestReporting called on RSF to publicly explain why it has altered its records and withdrawn ICC complaints featuring terrorists.

August 14, 2026 — US Treasury Secretary Bessent says US to apply measures ‘never seen before’ on Iran.. “It will be a combination of economic isolation like the world has never seen before, and the continued blockade in the Strait of Hormuz that will keep anything from going in or out,” Bessent said.

August 13, 2026 — Over half of Australians doubt all faiths can live safely after Bondi massacre, CAM reports. Growing concern over antisemitism and social cohesion intensifies calls for local government action ahead of landmark national summit in Bondi Beach

August 13, 2026 — Rome: Jewish tourist attacked twice in 24 hours. Yitzhak Dahan from Paris, who was visiting Rome on a family vacation, was pepper-sprayed near the Jewish Ghetto and, less than 24 hours later, was attacked by four unidentified individuals.

August 13, 2026 — 32 years later, US recognizes Brooklyn Bridge shooting as antisemitic attack. US Justice Department sends formal letter to Devorah Halberstam, mother of Ari Halberstam, the teenager murdered in the Brooklyn Bridge attack, saying that if the shooting occurred today it would be investigated as a federal hate crime and civil rights violation.

August 13, 2026 — Mamdani’s anti-Israel rhetoric spills over into hostility toward NYC Jews, rabbi warns. Rabbi Jonathan Leener, who met with Zohran Mamdani, warned that harsh rhetoric against Israel could spill over into hostility toward New York Jews.

August 13, 2026 — The Democratic Party is running out of room for Jews. Michigan Attorney Dana Nessel will most likely be another silent casualty of antisemitic trends in the party that was home to the majority of American Jews for decades.

August 13, 2026 — ‘Deeply troubling’ how disproportionately Jews targeted in San Francisco, ADL says. “Jews make up a small fraction of San Francisco’s population, yet anti-Jewish bias accounted for nearly half of all hate crimes reported so far this year,” Marc Levine, of the ADL, told JNS.

August 13, 2026 — Meta’s monetization system rewarded neo-Nazis, racists and conspiracy promoters, probe finds. An Australian ABC investigation found extremist figures and pages allegedly received payments through Meta’s content monetization program, raising questions over whether social media algorithms financially reward the most provocative and hateful content

August 12, 2026 — Israelis in Greece warned to lie low ahead of pro-Palestinian ‘day of rage’ protests. Foreign Ministry tells visitors to avoid displaying Jewish or Israeli symbols ahead of Sunday’s nationwide rallies; same event came and went without incident last year, after similar alert

August 12, 2026 — Trump: I’m the last person to trust Iran, they’ve lied constantly. President Trump rejects assertions he trusts Iran, claims total US control of Strait of Hormuz.

August 12, 2026 — Abbas touches down in Ankara for two-day official visit. Smotrich urges Netanyahu to bar the Palestinian Authority leader’s return to Israel and Judea and Samaria.