Synagogue Attack

Suspected San Diego synagogue shooter identified

Police say suspect in custody following fatal attack on San Diego-area synagogue. Suspected gunman also wanted in mosque arson.

Bennett: Injured rabbi 'sought to defend his congregants'

Israel's Diaspora Affairs Minister praises Chabad of Poway rabbi, thanks local police, first responders.

Chabad synagogue vandalized in Brooklyn

Vandals smash plate glass window of Chabad synagogue in New York City during Sabbath.

Steelers donate $70,000 to victims of Pittsburgh shooting

Pittsburgh Steelers US football team donates $70,000 to help Jewish community, families affected by shooting at Tree of Life synagogue.

Ohio man arrested for plotting to attack synagoue

Suspect sought to copy Pittsburgh synagogue shooting that left 11 dead.

Vandals hit Brooklyn synagogue during prayers

Metal pole smashes through synagogue window during prayer service, following string of attacks on Jewish institutions.

Synagogue shooter hid his anti-Semitic fanaticism, neighbors say

Despite openly expressing his hateful views online, neighbors say Pittsburgh synagogue gunman was quiet, 'forgettable' in person.

5 arrested following firebomb attack on Tunisian synagogue

Five men ranging in age from 19 to 21 arrested days after synagogue on island of Djerba firebombed.

Would-be synagogue terrorist wants plea deal

Florida man negotiates plea deal in plot to bomb Miami-area synagogue.

London Synagogue Attack Was Not Anti-Semitic

Rabbi and police confirm attack began as a result of a fight between Jewish teenager and party-goers who followed him into the synagogue.

Shots Fired at Paris Synagogue Miss Rabbi

Series of high-profile terror attacks in France continue with automatic gunfire on synagogue office targeting rabbi.

Armed Illinois Vandal Wanted to 'Shoot Jews'

Bail hearing to be held for John White, who defaced synagogue, had a mass weapons cache at his home - and said he wants to kill Jews.

Windows Smashed in Belfast Synagogue

Upswing of global anti-Semitism continues Monday, after news surfaces that North Ireland synagogue was vandalized twice in 24 hours.

France Beefs Up Security After Paris Synagogue Attack

President Francois Hollande says he does not want to see "the Israeli-Palestinian conflict imported into France".

After Synagogue Arson: 'Israeli Media is Anti-Semitic'

An apparent anti-Semitic attack in Petah Tikva, in broad daylight on a Sabbath, and the media doesn't really care.

Serious Vandalism of Coastal Synagogues

Town between Ashdod and Ashkelon has two synagogues broken into by vandals who ripped Torah scrolls and threw them on the floor.

Synagogue Vandalized in Jerusalem

Bnei Akiva counselors horrified to find crude graffiti, mistreated Torah scroll in chapter's synagogue.

Police Suspect Arson in Synagogue Fire

Several Torah scrolls were destroyed as Netanya synagogue burned.

‘Psychotic’ Synagogue Vandal Released to House Arrest

Judge says psychosis is not a reason to jail a man who repeatedly desecrated a synagogue.

Synagogue Defaced for a Fourth Time

Synagogue frequented by Holocaust survivors is defaced with crosses, sending one person into shock.

Police: 'Satanic Cult' May Have Desecrated Haifa Synagogue

A Haifa synagogue was desecrated over the last several days, possibly by a local group of “Satanists.”

Would-be NY Synagogue Bomber Gets 5 Years

Mohamed Mamdouh, a would-be synagogue bomber in New York City, was sentenced to five years in prison.

Mosques to get Millions for Security, Nothing for Synagogues

Mosques and monasteries to get millions of shekels in security to prevent ‘price tag’ vandalism. Jewish victims get nothing.

Algerian Given 10 Years for Plotting to Bomb New York Synagogue

A New York judge sentences Ahmed Ferhani to 10 years in prison for conspiring to attack synagogues in the city.

Would-be Synagogue Bombers ‘Too Incompetent for Terror’

Lawyer for synagogue bomb plot convicts argues, ‘No reasonable terrorist organization would have hired these guys.’

Praise for Mohammed on Synagogue Walls

Vandals sprayed praise for Mohammed on the walls of a synagogue in the village of Maor.

BB Gun Vandal Blasts Hole in Philadelphia Synagogue Window

Vandals used a BB gun to blast a hole through a Philadelphia synagogue window, but synagogue leaders have not called it a hate crime.

Video: 'Synagogue Break-In Looks Like "Kristallnacht"

Residents of Hemed, whose synagogue was broken into and vandalized: The incident looks as if there was another Kristallnacht.

Synagogue Broken Into, Scrolls Desecrated

Vandals break into synagogue in Moshav Hemed in central Israel, desecrate the Torah scrolls, and steal money.

Arabs Scrawl ’Death to Jews' on Tzfat Synagogues

Vandals, apparently Arabs, scrawled ”death to Jews” on four synagogues in Tzfat (Safed). Rabbi waiting for Muslim clerics’ denunciation.

Paris Synagogue Bomb Suspect Fights Extradition from Canada

The defendant in a 1980 terrorist bombing of a Paris synagogue is fighting extradition from Canada to France.

New York: Two Arrested After Planning to Attack Synagogues

New York police have arrested two men who planned to bomb synagogues ‘one after another’ and kill as many Jews as possible.

Extradited Neo-Nazi Gang Leader Arrested in Israel

Police arrested suspected neo-Nazi gang leader Dmitri Bogotich Monday on charges of carrying out hate crimes in Petach Tikvah.

Hate Letter Threatened Wave of NY Synagogue Attacks

A hate letter threatened a wave of New York synagogue bombings on New Year’s Eve. One rabbi said, “Someone wants to spread fear.”

Kyrgyzstan Synagogue Attacked on Rosh HaShanah

The only synagogue in Kyrgyzstan was attacked for the second time this year, just minutes before the start of Rosh HaShanah. No one was injured.

Attempted Bombing at Cairo Synagogue

The largest synagogue in Egypt, one used by Israeli diplomats in Cairo, was the target of an attempted bombing early Sunday morning.