CAM Antisemitism report – London synagogue attack shows the relentless targeting of Jewish worship (original) (raw)
Two suspects were arrested following the firebombing of Finchley Reform Synagogue
An aerial view as fire services continue to monitor the scene after four Hatzola ambulances were set on fire overnight next to Machzike Hadath Synagogue, on March 23, 2026 in the Golders Green area of London, England.
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ByCOMBAT ANTISEMITISM MOVEMENT
APRIL 19, 2026 13:27
This week, amid commemorations of Yom HaShoah, when Jews in Israel and the Diaspora pause to remember the victims of the Holocaust, the Antisemitism Research Center (ARC) by CAM monitored a significant uptick in antisemitic incidents across the globe.
A total of 183 incidents were tracked, up 37% from the weekly average of 134 for 2026 so far.
Summary of Events Over Last Week (credit: COMBAT ANTISEMITISM MOVEMENT)
In London, England, two suspects were arrested following the firebombing of Finchley Reform Synagogue on Wednesday. The incident followed the recent torching of four Jewish ambulances in London’s Golders Green neighborhood, as well as similar attacks in Belgium and the Netherlands since the outbreak of the Iran war.
Other prominent incidents monitored by the ARC this week included:
- Poland: In a speech in parliament, far-right Polish MP Konrad Berkowicz held up an Israeli flag featuring a Nazi swastika in place of the Star of David and called Israel the "new Third Reich."
- The Netherlands: A public display in Amsterdam’s Dam Square repurposed Holocaust imagery to frame the recent war in Gaza as a "genocide."
- Spain: An effigy of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu packed with explosives was detonated before a cheering crowd in El Burgo, near Malaga.
- North Macedonia: A synagogue in Skopje was targeted by arsonists in what was believed to be the first antisemitic attack in the country since the Holocaust.
- Azerbaijan: An Iranian terror plot against a Baku synagogue, the Israeli embassy, and an oil pipeline was thwarted by security services.
- Syria: Government forces reportedly foiled a Hezbollah attempt to assassinate a rabbi in Damascus.
- United States: An antisemitic threat triggered a lockdown at a Jewish student center near University of Oregon. All 20 antisemitic incidents recorded on college or university campuses this week by the ARC occurred in the United States.
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The forum will build on the landmark 2025 Australian Mayors Summit Against Antisemitism held in Gold Coast last September.
Data on Antisemitic Incidents (credit: COMBAT ANTISEMITISM MOVEMENT)
Summary of Events Over Last Week
The latest Global Antisemitism Report highlights 183 new incidents of antisemitism monitored worldwide by the Antisemitism Research Center (ARC) by CAM during the past week.
Categorized by ideological motivation, 62.8% were Far-Left (115 incidents), 11.5% Islamist-Inspired (21 incidents), 11.5% Far-Right (21 incidents), and 14.2% Unattributable (26 incidents).
Broken down by type, 58.5% were Anti-Israel/Anti-Zionism (107 incidents), 22.4% Classical Antisemitism (41 Incidents), 13.1% Holocaust Denial/Distortion/Minimization (24 incidents), 2.2% Islamist-Inspired (4 incidents), and 3.8% Unattributable (7 incidents).