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Protesters Demonstrate Outside New York City Synagogue for Second Time in Six Days

Demonstrators gathered outside a Brooklyn synagogue on Monday to protest an Israeli real estate expo. The event marks the second such demonstration in six days at the same location.

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Demonstrators gathered outside Young Israel of Midwood in Brooklyn on Monday to protest an Israeli real estate expo. " Hezbollah flags and a Hamas symbol were visible in the crowd. A young Jewish woman was physically assaulted during the demonstration, according to the report.

The Antisemitism Research Center tracked several other incidents this week. In the United States, an Ohio man was charged after threatening a student outside a Cincinnati-area Jewish school. In Washington, D.C., Congressman Mike Lawler was verbally accosted by William Paul, son of Senator Rand Paul, who accused Lawler of being Jewish during a drunken antisemitic diatribe.

Multiple visibly Jewish women were also assaulted by a man who hit them with a belt in London's Hackney borough.

The Antisemitism Research Center monitored 147 new incidents of antisemitism worldwide during the past week. Of these, 47.1 percent were categorized as Far-Left, 34.5 percent as Islamist-Inspired, and 18.5 percent as Far-Right. Reports of eight violent acts of antisemitism were recorded globally this week, representing a more than 50 percent rise from the weekly average for 2026 so far.

Key Facts

147 incidents
new antisemitism cases tracked globally this week
Second demonstration
at same New York City synagogue in six days
Eight violent acts
recorded globally this week

Story Timeline

2 events
  1. Monday

    Demonstrators surrounded Young Israel of Midwood synagogue in Brooklyn.

    1 source@Jerusalem_Post
  2. This week

    Antisemitism Research Center recorded 147 new incidents worldwide.

    1 source@Jerusalem_Post

Potential Impact

  1. 01

    Law enforcement agencies could open additional investigations into reported assaults.

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PublishedMay 17, 2026, 9:24 PM
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