Michael Starr

Michael Starr is the Diaspora affairs correspondent for The Jerusalem Post, covering global Jewish affairs, antisemitism, and radical anti-Israel activities.

Previously, Starr was the legal affairs and police affairs correspondent.

Starr is a veteran of the October 7 war and earned a BA in government and diplomacy and an MA in security studies at Reichman University.


IDF soldiers sit on top of tanks at the Gaza border, August 26, 2025

'Genocide scholars' for $30? Easy entry, fake members undermine confidence in IAGS resolution

A Samidoun flag is flown at a Duisburg demonstration in Germany, October 9, 2023.

Same network, new names: Terror front Samidoun secretly operates in US, Canada via proxies post-ban

 American Zionist Movement banner advertising the upcoming World Zionist Congress 2025 elections.

World Zionist Congress certifies election, allocates seats with strong Reform showing


UK offers fully funded scholarships to Gazan students, medical aid for children

Lammy and Cooper said that their government was also bringing Gazan children in need of medical care to receive treatment from UK National Health Service specialists.

A Palestinian woman carries a box as people seek aid supplies from the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), in the central Gaza Strip, August 4, 2025.

'In the shadow of swords:' Columbia returns to class after turmoil of antisemitism, Trump deal

Columbia entered the semester with new campus rules and federal settlement payments as activists promised continued protests and Jewish students reported intimidation.

Protestors rally in front of Columbia University for Al Jazeera reporters Anas Al Sharif, Mohammed Qreiqeh, Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal, freelance cameraman Momen Aliwa and freelance journalist Mohammed al-Khalidi, who were killed in Gaza City by an Israeli strike, in New York City, U.S., August

Congressional committee to hold hearing on 'unmasking union antisemitism'

The US Congress is set to examine antisemitism in unions after probes into the NEA and MTA over policies, curriculum, and complaints of hostility toward Jewish educators.

House Education Committee chair Tim Walberg, pictured in 2021.

CAIR Philadelphia offered seminars on 'American Jews and political power'

Outrage erupted after reports linked a CAIR seminar on Jewish political power to schools, prompting ADL to condemn it as antisemitic. CAIR says the program ended with its director’s retirement.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march through the city center during a protest against the recent Israeli strike on Lebanon and continued offensives in Gaza, August 3, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Greta's flotilla faces storms, drone surveillance on mission against Gaza blockade

Participants in the Global Sumud Flotilla stated in an Instagram video that, approximately 90 nautical miles from the Island of Menorca, they "detected the first drones."

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg departs on the Global Sumud Flotilla, a humanitarian expedition to Gaza, from the port of Barcelona, Spain August 31, 2025

Israeli singer D’or splashed with red paint at Warsaw performance

Anti-Israel group Bas Collective said that two people were arrested and that it was attempting to hold solidarity rallies for the activists.

Israeli singer David D'Or sing during a rally calling for the release of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, at "Hostage Square" in Tel Aviv, June 25, 2024.

UK crackdown continues: 114 people charged for supporting Palestine Action

Over 700 people have been arrested for supporting Palestine Action since the group was proscribed, with 521 being arrested on August 9 for displaying placards supporting political vandalism.

A woman holds a Palestinian flag as demonstrators attend a rally organised by Defend Our Juries, challenging the British government's proscription of "Palestine Action" under anti-terrorism laws, in Parliament Square, in London, Britain, August 9, 2025.

Australian, Israeli citizens to protest at Australian embassy about antisemitism, weakened ties

“Australia is giving a prize to terror by recognizing a Palestinian state,” Australian-Israeli event organizer Michael Frumer said in a press release.

Demonstrators hold placards as they take part in the 'Nationwide March for Palestine' protest in Sydney, Australia, August 24, 2025.

32 Liberal MPs call for action against antisemitism in Canada, but some Jewish orgs skeptical

The MPs said that the situation demanded a "call to action for all Canadians, all levels of government, law enforcement, schools, public institutions, and places of work."

 Protesters march out of Kings College Circle after leaving a pro-Palestinian student encampment at the University of Toronto following an Ontario judge order for pro-Palestinian protesters to leave their two-month-old encampment, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 3, 2024.

Paris Jews near synagogue threatened by knife wielding man

There were no reported injuries, assured the mayor. The 40-year-old man was arrested by police and was in custody at the time of the statement.

 A member of the gendarmerie stands guard after a police officer was injured in an attack next to the Champs-Elysees avenue, in Paris, France July 18, 2024.