Riot

Israel Police arrest Jerusalem rioter who assaulted officer, waved Israeli flag with swastika

A rioter was arrested in Jerusalem after assaulting an officer with a swastika flag, with police using dispersal measures to control the situation.

|ByJAMES GENN
An Israeli flag with a swastika emblazoned on it, waved at police officers during a Jerusalem protest, April 23, 2026.
VIEW OF graffiti sprayed by extremist settlers in the village of Jaba, West Bank, November 18, 2025.

State indicts 19-year-old for alleged revenge rampage in West Bank village after outpost evacuation

According to the indictment, events unfolded after security forces dismantled the outpost “Tzur Misgavi,” prompting dozens of individuals - including Harpaz - to gather in a planned act of revenge.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Ultra-Othodox Jewish men block a road and clash with police during a protest against the autopsy of toddlers who died in a daycare, on Tuesday. These protests were not about honoring the dead, but about avoiding accontability, the writer argues.

Collapse of responsibility in the name of faith - opinion

Parashat Bo warns: true faith demands responsibility, that honoring life means accountability and protecting the vulnerable.

|ByJONATHAN LIEBERMAN
Palestinian Ambassador to Iran, Salam al-Zawawi (R) at a swearing-in ceremony hosted by PA President Mahmoud Abbas (L) at the president's residence in Amman, Jordan, January 2022; illustrative.

Iranian protesters attack Palestinian Authority ambassador's residence, injure ambassador - report

Around 200 protesters stormed the residence of the Palestinian Authority’s ambassador in Tehran, injuring Salam al-Zawawi and embassy staff and causing extensive damage, Iranian media reported.

|ByJAMES GENN

Israel's Border Police take fire during arrest operation in Aqaba

Israeli forces responded to live fire with fire, managing to hit multiple targets.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli military vehicles seen during an Israeli military raid in the Palestinian village of Aqaba, in the West Bank, September 1, 2023.

Pakistan arrests two Christians accused of blasphemy day after riots

A Christian graveyard was also desecrated in the vicinity, residents and community leaders said.

AUGUST 18, 2023ByREUTERS
A police officer walks past the belongings of the residents along a street in a Christian neighbourhood, a day after the church buildings and houses were vandalised by protesters in Jaranwala, Pakistan August 17, 2023

American Palestinians reeling after Israeli settlers attack their homes

In Turmus Ayya, the Palestinians say the Israeli government is not doing nearly enough to stop the settler violence.

JULY 14, 2023ByLINDA GRADSTEIN
Mohammed Hejjaz stands in his burnt home in Turmus Ayya.

French riots should inspire France to reconsider its stance toward Israel - editorial

Perhaps France will think twice the next time before wagging a finger at Israel and will not join the tired chorus of those urging the Jewish state to act with “restraint” and “proportionality.”

JULY 9, 2023ByJPOST EDITORIAL
A French firefighter works to extinguish a burning car during the fifth day of protests following the death of Nahel, a 17-year-old teenager killed by a French police officer in Nanterre during a traffic stop, in Tourcoing, France, July 2, 2023.

The riots in France have become antisemitic - opinion

After a Holocaust memorial was defaced why did few non-Jewish news outlets call it antisemitism?

JULY 7, 2023ByTHOMAS STERN
French riot police officers walk next to a vehicle upside down during the fifth day of protests following the death of Nahel, a 17-year-old teenager killed by a French police officer in Nanterre during a traffic stop, in Paris, France, July 2, 2023.

Man dies in Marseille after being shot at time of riots - prosecutor

The man died in the night from July 1 to July 2, while Marseille was engulfed in riots and pillaging.

JULY 4, 2023ByREUTERS
Police hold down a young person during the fifth night of protests following the death of Nahel, a 17-year-old teenager killed by a French police officer in Nanterre during a traffic stop, in the Champs Elysees area, in Paris, France, July 2, 2023.

The bitterness of 'Second France' isn't going to go away - analysis

Until the economic situation improves and more children in the suburbs don’t get a better chance at succeeding, the bitterness of this ‘Second France’’ will only continue.

JULY 2, 2023ByRINA BASSIST
A burning motorbike is seen during the fifth day of protests following the death of Nahel, a 17-year-old teenager killed by a French police officer in Nanterre during a traffic stop, in Paris, France, July 2, 2023.

Home of French mayor ram-raided and torched by rioters

"People ram-raided my home before starting a fire to torch my house, where my wife and my two young children were sleeping," Mayor Vincent Jeanbrun said.

JULY 2, 2023ByREUTERS
Police officers detain demonstrators during protests following the death of Nahel, a 17-year-old teenager killed by a French police officer in Nanterre during a traffic stop, in Paris, France, July 2, 2023.

Netanyahu condemns antisemitic attacks in France riots

Rioters vandalized the Holocaust memorial site in Paris, known as The Memorial to the Martyrs of the Deportation, during the ongoing violent anti-police demonstrations.

JULY 2, 2023ByLAHAV HARKOV
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a cabinet meeting, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on July 2, 2023.

China complains to France after Chinese tourists hurt in riots

A bus carrying Chinese tourists had its windows smashed by rioters in France.

JULY 2, 2023ByREUTERS
People run followed by police officers during riots following the death of Nahel, a 17-year-old teenager killed by a French police officer in Nanterre during a traffic stop, at Champs Elysees in Paris, France, July 1, 2023.