United Kingdom UK synagogue attacker claimed allegiance to so-called IS, police say Jihad Al-Shamie was shot dead by police outside the Heaton Park Congregation Synagogue after he rammed a car into pedestrians and attacked them with a knife. 08/10/2025
United Kingdom One victim of UK synagogue attack shot by police, officials say Police identified the attacker as Jihad Al-Shamie, a 35-year-old British citizen of Syrian descent who entered the United Kingdom as a young child and became a citizen in 2006. 03/10/2025
United Kingdom Two killed and three injured in attack at Manchester synagogue Two people were killed while three remained seriously injured after a vehicle and stabbing attack at a Manchester synagogue on Thursday. Police shot the suspect dead, and two more arrests were made in connection with the incident. 02/10/2025
Culture news Syria’s last Jews can return to one of the world’s oldest synagogues After 13 years of civil war, Syria’s dwindling Jewish community can return to the Jobar Synagogue in Damascus, one of the world’s oldest, where they once gathered for prayers before the conflict left it partially destroyed. 30/12/2024
Europe News France's Darmanin slams 'surge in antisemitism' after synagogue blast The arson attack, which targeted the Beth Yaacov synagogue in La Grande-Motte on Saturday, left one police officer injured. 26/08/2024
Europe News Police in France arrest man suspected of synagogue 'terrorist act' The National Antiterrorism Prosecutor's Office said the attack was being investigated as an attempted assassination linked to a terrorist group and destruction of property with dangerous means. 25/08/2024
Europe News French police officer injured in synagogue arson attack A police officer who was at the synagogue was injured when a gas cylinder allegedly exploded in a parked car, local media reported. 24/08/2024
France Hundreds gather in Paris to light candles after synagogue attacked Around 200 people gathered at the Place de la République in Paris at the start of the Jewish Shabbat to remember the synagogue attack in Rouen. 18/05/2024
Poland Warsaw synagogue hit with apparent firebomb attack Politicians and faith leaders have condemned the incident at the Polish capital's Nożyk Synagogue, which follows similar acts across Europe. 01/05/2024
Tunisia Tunisian police officer kills at least four in shooting near synagogue Officials in Tunisia say a police officer killed at least four people near a synagogue after stealing ammunition from a colleague. 10/05/2023
Israel Palestinian gunman wounds two more in another Jerusalem attack On Friday, a Palestinian gunman killed seven after opening fire in front of a synagogue on Shabbat, the Jewish day of rest, one day after Israeli troops killed nine Palestinians. 27/01/2023
Culture news Jewish 'Lost Mural' is moved and restored to former glory A mural that was painted in a Vermont synagogue more than 100 years ago by a Lithuanian immigrant — and hidden behind a wall for years— has been termed a rare piece of art and has been painstakingly moved and restored. 16/08/2022
Travel News What does tolerance mean to the residents of Dubai? Dubai's expat community comprises 200 nationalities who live in harmony. The government's groundbreaking tolerance programme helps underpin this environment of respect and acceptance 28/02/2022
USA UK police arrest two more men over Texas synagogue hostage-taking Counter-terrorism authorities said that the two suspects were arrested in Manchester. 26/01/2022
USA UK police arrest two men over Texas synagogue hostage-taking Four people were held for several hours by an armed British man on Saturday in what the US has called a "terrorism-related matter”. 20/01/2022
USA Texas synagogue standoff: Hostages safe, captor dead The four hostages were released and freed after an FBI SWAT team stormed the synagogue, where an unnamed, allegedly armed man kept them for hours on Saturday. 16/01/2022