Hate speech

Ten-year-old Bondi victim Matilda laid to rest as PM Albanese promises hate-speech crackdown

"The tragic, so totally cruel, unfathomable murder of young Matilda is something to all of us as if our own daughter was taken from us," said Rabbi Yehoram Ulman.

Mourners carry the casket of 10-year-old Matilda the youngest victim of a mass shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach targeting an event for the Jewish festival of Hanukkah on Sunday, at Chevra Kadisha Memorial Hall, in Sydney, Australia, December 18, 2025.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to the media at Parliament House Canberra on December 14, 2025 in Canberra, Australia.

Australian PM Albanese introduces sweeping new reforms to tackle 'evil scourge' of antisemitism

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UK police suppress pro-Israel speech, pastor says, as jury acquits him for 16th time - interview

People hold a Druze flag, following deadly clashes between Druze fighters, Sunni Bedouin tribes and government forces, in Syria's predominantly Druze city of Sweida, Syria July 25, 2025.

Syrian security forces arrested over participation in July's Sweida violence, cm'tee confirms


New York seeks dismissal of lawsuit by Elon Musk's X/Twitter over hate speech law

Musk's company argued that New York's law unconstitutionally exposed it to lawsuits and big fines unless it disclosed "highly sensitive and controversial speech" that the state found objectionable.

Elon Musk.

Time to end the lie: ‘Intifada’ is a hate cry, not a protest slogan - opinion

Classifying “intifada” under hate speech is not a leap into censorship; it is the dull business of naming a thing for what it is in this country, at this moment.

 Protesters gather for a Pro-Palestinian protest march in Whitehall on February 15, 2025 in London, England.

After Charlie Kirk's assassination, Arizona must choose between chaos and justice - opinion

Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination, Lt.-Col. Rodney Glassman says Arizona needs an A-G who will fight hate, defend speech, and protect public safety.

Jordyn Hackner, president of Turning Point USA's University of Houston chapter,and Lizbeth Aguilar stand behind a poster of conservative activist Charlie Kirk as people mourn following his fatal shooting, at the University of Houston in Houston, Texas, U.S., September 11, 2025.

Antisemitism is being normalized in America as free speech - opinion

As antisemitic rhetoric spreads with alarming ease, experts warn of the dangerous consequences of normalized hate.

Demonstrators in support of Gaza raise red hands behind Rabbi Mark Goldfeder, CEO of National Jewish Advocacy Center, a witness at the House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on "Antisemitism on College Campuses", on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 15, 2024.

One in four Americans believe recent attacks on Jews were ‘understandable,’ ADL survey finds

Some 78% of those polled by the ADL said they believed that recent attacks on Jews were antisemitic.

 Lisa Turnquist of Louisville, Colorado, lays flowers and a flag at the site of the attack outside the Boulder County Courthouse on June 2, 2025 in Boulder.

From Glastonbury to Nova: Free the dance floor of hate - opinion

What were once spaces for joy and connection are being hijacked by calls for violence and slogans designed not to support anyone, but to turn people against each other.

 BOBBY VYLAN spews venom at the Glastonbury music festival last week. There were on-stage chants of ‘Death, death to the IDF’ and ‘From the river to the sea, Palestine must be, will be, Inshallah, it will be free.’

The 'Free Palestine' rallying cry brings increasingly deadly results - opinion

These acts are the direct result of a global ideological campaign that too often paints Israel – and by extension, Jewish people – as villains, stoking anger that finds dangerous expression.

 An Israeli flag is placed near police tape, after an attack that injured multiple people, in Boulder, Colorado, U.S. June 1, 2025.

Victoria rabbi to Liberals: Drop candidate who blamed Israel for harming rep of West

Chabad Rabbi Meir Kaplan sent a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, cautioning that Liberal candidate Will Greaves had made public statements "that echo classic antisemitic tropes."

 Chabad Rabbi Meir Kaplan sent a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, cautioning that Liberal candidate Will Greaves had made public statements "that echo classic antisemitic tropes"

'I'm scared of what we've become,' former hostage Liri Albag says

Liri Albag, freed from Hamas captivity, responds to online threats and divisions in Israel, reaffirming her fight against Hamas and calling for unity.

(Left) Photo of Liri Albag during captivity; (Right) Liri Albag before being kidnapped by Hamas

Australian nurses lose ability to practice after threatening to kill Israelis

“The two nurses are unable to practice nursing anywhere in Australia, in any context.”

Two Australian nurses who were suspended for saying they would, and have already killed Israeli pateints, February 12, 2025.

The wall Trump wants to tear down isn’t on the border: The fight over church and state - opinion

The president wants to round up, remove, and wall off those who, for the most part, are not White and don’t practice his approved brand of Christianity.

 US PRESIDENT Donald Trump takes the oath of office at the Rotunda of the Capitol in Washington on January 20. In his inauguration speech, Trump declared: ‘My proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker.’