Addressing Hate Targeting Jewish, Arab, Muslim, and Palestinian Communities

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This page aims to raise awareness and provide resources addressing the rise of antisemitic, anti-Arab, anti-Palestinian and anti-Muslim hate in the wake of the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.  Learn more about DOJ’s efforts to address and prevent hate crimes by viewing the DOJ Statements, Featured Videos, DOJ Resources, and DOJ News Releases on our website.  

August 15, 2025

Man Pleads Guilty to Antisemitic Assault Near College Campus

August 7, 2025

Alleged Perpetrator of Shooting in Washington, D.C. Charged with Hate Crimes

June 2, 2025

Justice Department Files Federal Charges Against Alleged Perpetrator of Anti-Semitic Terror Attack in Colorado

May 23, 2025

Georgian National to Face Charges for Soliciting and Planning Attack in New York City

May 7, 2025

Texas Man Convicted of Making Threats to Kill Nashville District Attorney

March 20, 2025

Florida Man Sentenced to Prison for Making Hate Crime Threats against The Council on American-Islamic Relations (“CAIR”) Michigan Chapter

March 13, 2025

Federal Task Force to Combat Antisemitism to Visit Leadership of Four Big Cities Rocked by Incidents of Antisemitism

March 11, 2025

Massachusetts Man Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Prison for Obstructing Federal Hate Crimes Investigation

February 19, 2025

Oregon Man Pleads Guilty in Swatting and Bomb Threats Scheme That Targeted Jewish Hospitals in New York City and Long Island

February 4, 2025

New York Man Pleads Guilty to Hate Crime for Threatening Jewish Synagogue in Albany

February 3, 2025

Justice Department Announces Formation of Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism

December 20, 2024

Jordanian National Pleads Guilty to Explosives Threats and Attack on Energy Facility

December 18, 2024

Arizona Man Indicted for Sending Antisemitic Death Threats and Stalking 

November 26, 2024

Mississippi Man Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Cyberstalking and Antisemitic Harassment of Synagogues, Jewish-Owned Businesses 

November 25, 2024

Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty for Threatening to Kill Members of Jewish Community and Bomb Places of Worship 

November 20, 2024

Two Pittsburgh Area Residents Indicted for Vandalizing Jewish Building

November 19, 2024

Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Making Hate Crime Threats against The Council on American-Islamic Relations (“CAIR”) Michigan Chapter 

November 18, 2024

Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Obstructing Federal Hate Crime Investigation 

November 12, 2024

Oregon Man Pleads Guilty to Three Federal Hate Crimes for Defacing Synagogue 

October 28, 2024

Defendants with Ties to White Supremacy Sentenced in Connection with Plot to Destroy Energy Facilities 

October 10, 2024

New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime for Breaking into Center for Islamic Life at Rutgers University and Destroying Property

October 4, 2024

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Statement Marking One Year Since Hamas’s October 7 Terrorist Attacks in Israel

September 30, 2024

Former California Man Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for Attempting to Murder Two Jewish Men Leaving Los Angeles Synagogues Last Year

September 20, 2024

Texas Man Arrested and Charged with Making Threats to Kill Nashville District Attorney Glenn Funk

September 20, 2024

Readout of Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division’s Meeting with Jewish Community Stakeholders

September 19, 2024

Federal Hate Crime Charges Brought for Assault on Stranger Wearing a Yarmulke in Washington, DC 

September 11, 2024

Readout of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division’s Meeting with Muslim, Arab, Sikh, South Asian and Hindu Community Stakeholders

September 9, 2024

Leaders of Transnational Terrorist Group Charged with Soliciting Hate Crimes, Soliciting the Murder of Federal Officials, and Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Terrorists

September 6, 2024

Pakistani National Charged for Plotting Terrorist Attack in New York City in Support of ISIS

August 15, 2024

Man Arrested for Explosives Threats and Attack on Energy Facility

August 12, 2024

Former Cornell Student Sentenced for Posting Online Threats Against Jewish Students on Campus

August 9, 2024

Florida Man Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Assaulting a Federal Employee

August 8, 2024

Assault of Congregants Outside a Washington D.C. Synagogue Charged as a Federal Hate Crime

July 23, 2024

New Jersey Man Sentenced for Series of Violent Assaults on Members of the Orthodox Jewish Community

July 23, 2024

Indiana Man Pleads Guilty and Is Sentenced for Sending Violent Antisemitic Threats to Anti-Defamation League

July 22, 2024

Kentucky Man Charged with Federal Hate Crime and Firearm Offenses for Threats Against Palestinian American

July 17, 2024

New Jersey Man Sentenced to 26 Months in Prison for Mailing Threatening Communications

July 16, 2024

Georgian National Charged with Soliciting Hate Crimes and a Mass Casualty Attack in New York City

June 18, 2024

Mississippi Man Pleads Guilty to Cyberstalking and Antisemitic Harassment of Synagogues, Jewish-Owned Businesses

June 10, 2024

California Man Sentenced to More Than 3½ Years in Federal Prison for Campaign in Which He Threatened Violence Against Jewish and Asian Americans

June 7, 2024

Readout of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division's Meeting with Muslim, Arab, Sikh, South Asian and Hindu Community Stakeholders

June 4, 2024

White Supremacist Sentenced for Federal Hate Crimes for Conspiracy Targeting Black and Jewish People and Desecrating Michigan Synagogue with Neo-Nazi Symbols

May 28, 2024

Justice Department Recognizes Jewish American Heritage Month

May 24, 2024

California Woman Sentenced to Prison for Making Antisemitic Phone Threats to Former Executive Director of Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue

May 24, 2024

California Man Arrested for Making Violent Threats Against North Carolinians

May 14, 2024

Ex-Riverside Man Agrees to Plead Guilty to Hate and Gun Crimes for Shooting Two Jewish Men Leaving L.A. Synagogues Last Year

May 8, 2024

Assistant Attorney General Clarke Delivers Remarks at the Annual Federal Inter-Agency Holocaust Remembrance Program

May 6, 2024

Forum Provides Best Practices and Resources to Prevent and Respond to Hate Crimes that Target Religious Institutions

May 2, 2024

North Carolina Man Charged with Mailing Antisemitic Threat Targeting Middle Georgia Rabbi

May 1, 2024

Readout of Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division’s Meeting with Jewish Community Stakeholders

May 1, 2024

North Carolina Man Sentenced for Transmitting Threats to North Carolina Jewish Organization

April 23, 2024

Texas Man Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison for Sending Antisemitic Death Threats

April 22, 2024

New Jersey Man Charged with Federal Hate Crime for Breaking into Center for Islamic Life at Rutgers University and Destroying Property

April 19, 2024

California Man Who Expressed Anti-Semitic Hate Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing Ammunition and Machine Guns

April 18, 2024

Maine Man Sentenced for Threats Against the Jewish Community

April 10, 2024

Former Cornell Student Pleads Guilty to Posting Online Threats Against Jewish Students on Campus

April 5, 2024

Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting a Federal Employee with a Hate Crime Enhancement

April 3, 2024

Texas Man Sentenced for Hate Crimes Following Mass Shooting Targeting Muslims at Car Repair Shop

March 20, 2024

U.S. Attorney’s Office for Middle District of Pennsylvania Meets With Faith Leaders to Promote the United Against Hate Initiative

March 14, 2024

Florida Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Leaving Threatening Voicemail Targeted at Jewish Organization in New York

March 13, 2024

Former California Rideshare Driver Charged with Federal Hate Crime for Antisemitic Attack on Passenger

March 8, 2024

California Woman Pleads Guilty to Leaving Threatening Antisemitic Message

March 7, 2024

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks at the Anti-Defamation League’s Never is Now Summit

March 7, 2024

Oregon Man Charged with Federal Hate Crimes for Defacing Synagogue

March 5, 2024

Florida Man Indicted for Making Hate Crime Threats Against the Council on American-Islamic Relations Michigan Chapter

March 4, 2024

Michigan Man Sentenced to Prison for Violent Antisemitic Threats

February 1, 2024

New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Series of Violent Assaults on Members of the Orthodox Jewish Community

January 31, 2024

Protecting Places of Worship Forum Held to Prevent and Combat Hate Crimes, Acts of Religious Violence, and Discrimination

January 29, 2024

Massachusetts Man Arrested for Threatening Local Synagogue; Allegedly Threatened to Kill Members of Jewish Community and Bomb Places of Worship

January 29, 2024

California Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Stalking Charge and Admits to Threatening Mass Shooting of Synagogues

January 25, 2024

White Supremacist Group Member Convicted of Federal Hate Crime for Defacing Michigan Synagogue with Neo-Nazi Symbols