Arson

Second man charged with arson of former synagogue in London

Dominique Charles-Turner joins Moses Edwards, who had been arrested on Sunday and was charged on Tuesday for his alleged role in the arson.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
Police, Fire and Ambulance Emergency services, work at the site of an incident outside a Natwest Bank on Golders Green Road in north west London on May 8, 2026.
Metropolitan Police officers stand on duty at Wembley Stadium in London on August 15, 2024.

Two arrested in connection to arson against former synagogue in London

Minor damage was caused to the building gates in the latest incident in a wave of attacks on UK Jewish, Israeli, and Iranian dissident sites.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
Charred remains of ambulances belonging to Hatzola, a Jewish community organisation, which were set on fire in an incident that the police say is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime, in northwest London, Britain, March 23, 2026.

Ninth arrest made for Golders Green Hatzalah ambulances arson

The 48 year-old man was taken into custody on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson, following the March 23 incident in which four Jewish emergency service ambulances were set ablaze.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
Israeli firefighters applaud medical staff battling coronavirus outside the Ichilov hospital in Tel Aviv on April 7, 2020.

Man sets Ramat Gan cafe on fire after threatening owner over Saturday opening

Ramat Gan Mayor Carmel Shama-Hacohen condemned the arson, stating that it was not only an attack on the cafe, but a direct attack on “the character of Ramat Gan as a city of liberty for everyone.”

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Security protocols helped avert tragedy in Melbourne synagogue arson, CSG tells 'Post'

“The Rabbi and his community should be commended for their commendable vigilance and composure," Kagan told the Post.

JULY 8, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
A photo shows the burnt front entrance of the East Melbourne Synagogue in Melbourne on July 6, 2025. A man suspected of setting fire to an Australian synagogue as worshippers ate dinner inside has been arrested and charged, police said on July 6.

Australia's Victoria to start anti-hate task force after Melbourne synagogue arson

"Just as the fire came to the front door here of this (synagogue), it was stopped. So too must we put a stop to antisemitism," Victoria state Premier Jacinta Allan said.

JULY 7, 2025ByREUTERS
Member of Parliament Josh Burns walks past the damaged Adass Israel Synagogue on December 10, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia.

Australia synagogue arson isn't free speech or political commentary, but a call to arms - opinion

The reality is these are not isolated incidents. They are the latest manifestations of an unabated explosion of hate.

JULY 6, 2025ByARSEN OSTROVSKY
Members of the local Jewish community look at the damage of the arson attack at the Adass Israel Synagogue on December 06, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia.

Three Israelis arrested for espionage, plot to assassinate officials on Iran's direction

The task force will be under the command of Israel Police's Samaria region commander.

JUNE 30, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Palestinians stand next to a burnt car after an attack by Israeli settlers in Kafr Malik, in the West Bank, June 26, 2025.

'Jewish terrorism': Israeli officials denounce far Right West Bank violence

The far Right violence against the IDF in the West Bank was denounced by current and former government ministers, including former defense ministers and IDF chief of staffs.

JUNE 30, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Far Right Jewish activists set fire to security facility in the West Bank, June 29, 2025.

Far Right settlers damage IDF facility worth millions, meant to protect Jewish residents

A KAN report noted that millions of shekels had been invested in the facility to defend Jewish West Bank residents, including cameras and monitoring systems.

JUNE 30, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Far Right Jewish activists set fire to security facility in the West Bank, June 29, 2025.

Grapevine: Special needs at center

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JUNE 19, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Producer Lawrence Bender in Los Angeles, 2016.

Prove Israel's progressiveness by preventing violent acts - editorial

The warning signs are no longer warnings - they are violent actions. Words can kill.

JUNE 10, 2025ByJPOST EDITORIAL
A haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Jewish man holds a placard next to a police horse as he takes part in a protest against pressure to conscript into the military in Bnei Brak, Israel, June 5, 2025. The words in Hebrew read "We will not enlist in the enemy army."

Israel Police arrest suspect in arson attack on Jerusalem synagogue

Shas spiritual leader and former chief rabbi Yitzhak Yosef's home synagogue was set ablaze early Sunday morning.

JUNE 10, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Head of Shas party Aryeh Deri and Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef visit at the scene of suspected arson and vandalism at a Jerusalem synagogue which is often frequented by Rabbi Yosef, June 8, 2025.

Arson attack highlights IDF draft law, calls for unity

A rabbi added, “This will not divide us; no one will ever divide us. We are one nation. We have faced many challenges and will face more, but we will get through this by loving each other.”

JUNE 8, 2025ByERIC LENEFSKY
Head of Shas Aryeh Deri and spiritual leader of Shas Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef arrive at the scene of suspected arson and vandalism at a Jerusalem synagogue which is often frequented by Rabbi Yosef, June 08, 2025.