Julie Nathan

Many of my articles, especially those on antisemitism, are easily accessed and seen from here: blogs.timesofisrael.com/author/julie-n…

My testimony at the 'Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion' on 11 May 2026, in Sydney - on the annual ECAJ antisemitism reports ecaj.org.au/video/julie-na…

Passover starts tomorrow. And like every Jewish holiday, security is being reinforced around synagogues and community centers. Not because it’s tradition. Because it’s necessary. Every year, the same thought: Let’s just hope nothing happens.

BREAKING: The FBI has determined that the attempted terror attack on a Michigan synagogue and day care was inspired by Hezbollah. At least the FBI has now confirmed it, but this should have been investigated by reporters the moment it came to light that the attacker’s brothers were commanders in Hezbollah. Instead, media obscured their membership in the terror organization, which is funded by the regime in Iran; and left readers to assume the attacker was a bereaved brother driven by grief. The attacker had family ties to Hezbollah and was inspired by the terror group’s ideology. He repeatedly searched for pro-Hezbollah content online, including the speeches of Hezbollah leaders encouraging violence against the U.S. military. There it is. That’s your story.

After Toronto 🇨🇦 announced a ban on Free Palestine demonstrations in Jewish neighborhoods, the Toronto police escorted a Free Palestine protest past Darchei Noam Synagogue, the Toronto Heschel School, and the L’Chaim Seniors Residence. Protestors chanted “all Zionists are terrorists.” How can Jewish communities feel safe if the government won't enforce their own laws?

Why is the mob allowed to stand outside Toronto Jewish schools and intimidate children?

Victoria, Australia, antisemitism report - "findings for 2025, published jointly by the Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) and CSG, reveal a community under sustained and widening threat." jwire.com.au/victorian-anti…

Sydney, Australia - Nazi swastika etched into the glass of Jewish bagel shop. jwire.com.au/bagel-shop-tar…

Over the past 2.5 years, antisemitism in Canada has surged to historic levels. Synagogues have been targeted at alarming rates, and Jewish Canadians are now 25x more likely to experience a hate crime than any other Canadian. But as @JesseBrown writes in @TheAtlantic, there’s also something less visible at play—a “polite pogrom” with the quiet exclusion of Jewish Canadians from public life and civil society. Jewish Canadians have contributed deeply to this country for generations. Today, the fight is not only for safety and belonging of our community, but for the kind of Canada we all want to live in. Read more here: theatlantic.com/international/…

“All Zionists are bastards” For the second time this week in Rome 🇮🇹, antisemitic graffiti was painted alongside a Star of David fused with a swastika. Zionism means one thing: That Jews, like any other people, have a right to self-determination in their ancestral homeland. That’s it. If that alone triggers this level of hatred, then the problem was never “Zionism”.

How many more times are we going to hear this ignorant nonsense: “I can’t be antisemitic - I’m a Semite.” People aren’t “Semites" - languages are. A butterfly is neither butter nor a fly. Antisemitism means racism against Jews. Period.

A man could light a synagogue on fire and tell the police he did it because he hates Jews and people would still go "Well, how do we know Israel didn't do it?" His arrest photo could just be him in an SS outfit and still you would get those doubts. Because victim-blaming is a massive part of antisemitism. If an attack on Jews happened, no it didn't. And if you can prove it did without a doubt, then other Jews must be responsible. And if you can prove it wasn't a Jew who did it, then they must have been paid by a Jew. And if you can prove they weren't, then the Jews must have deserved it. It's designed that way so we are never seen as anything other than monsters, which only increases antisemitism. It's a self-fulfilling cycle I am determined to break apart.

Two Jewish exchange students from Israel enrolled at the University of Sydney 🇦🇺 This is how they were welcomed: “No exchange with apartheid.” But Israel is a country where Jews, Muslims, Christians and others live, study, vote and work together. That’s not apartheid. Targeting students based on where they come from is.

BREAKING: The National Security Council is warning Israelis abroad to avoid Passover events in public spaces for their safety. The NSC warns of an increased terrorist threat abroad during the spring holidays, stating that the Iranian regime is expected to intensify efforts to carry out attacks against Israeli and Jewish targets, and recommends avoiding unsecured Jewish gatherings and open events that could be targeted. Targeting Jews during Passover, a sacred Jewish holiday, is not criticism of Israel — it is pure antisemitism. Antisemitism has become so severe that Jews may be risking their lives simply by celebrating Passover outside of Israel.

Iran’s proxy Hezbollah launched an unprovoked attack on Israeli civilians. Since March 2, Hezbollah has fired more than 2,500 missiles and drones from Lebanon at Israeli civilians. Until Hezbollah is addressed, Israel will defend its citizens.

List of things vandalized, targeted, or burned since October 7 under the pretext of “anti-Zionism”: - Jewish organizations’ ambulances - Jewish schools - Cemeteries and Jewish graves - Synagogues - Avocados - Rabbis and visibly Jewish individuals - Kosher restaurants - Holocaust memorials - Posters of hostages taken by Hamas, including the Bibas babies - Holocaust museums - Jewish community centers - Jewish students - Anne Frank’s statue - Jewish children on planes - Holocaust survivors - Israeli tourists traveling abroad - Hillel centers on university campuses - Winston Churchill’s statue - Jewish homes - ⁠Jewish religious events, like a Chanukah party - Jewish-owned cars - Mezuzahs - Events dedicated to fighting antisemitism - Jewish religious symbols - Jewish neighborhoods - Cultural events involving Jewish artists - The Nova festival exhibition - Books and flyers mentioning Israel, Jerusalem, or Hebrew - Kosher meals on airplanes - Marches condemning Hamas’ sexual violence on October 7 - Jewish travelers’ suitcases - Jewish art - ⁠German state antisemitism commissioner’s home - Jewish businesses If you still can’t see that burning Jewish ambulances in London, or drawing a swastika on a kosher meal on a plane is not a “legitimate criticism of Israel” but pure antisemitism, then you are part of the problem.

This month, an Islamist group linked to Iran has declared a series of attacks targeting Jews across Europe. - Liege, Belgium 🇧🇪: explosion near a synagogue on March 9. - Rotterdam, Netherlands 🇳🇱: Synagogue targeted in an arson attack on March 13. - Amsterdam, Netherlands 🇳🇱: A Jewish school was firebombed on March 14. - London, England 🇬🇧: Jewish ambulances set ablaze on March 23. - Antwerp, Belgium 🇧🇪: Car set on fire in front of a kosher restaurant on March 24. Different cities but same pattern. The regime in Iran isn’t only targeting Jews in Israel. It’s targeting Jews wherever they are. At some point, it becomes impossible to pretend this is about anything else. It isn’t about land. It’s about Jews.

The Iran-linked Islamist group Ashab Al Yamin Al Islamiya has claimed yet another attack against Jews in Europe, as part of a wave of attacks in the past month. 🇧🇪 March 9: Synagogue bombed in Liège 🇳🇱 March 13: Synagogue set on fire in Rotterdam 🇳🇱 March 14: Jewish school firebombed in Amsterdam 🇬🇧 March 23: Jewish ambulances set on fire in London 🇧🇪 March 24: Car burned next to a kosher restaurant in Antwerp

Dear @Keir_Starmer When they say "globalise the Intifada" This is what they mean:

An Iran-linked group, Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia, stands behind the arson attack on four Hatzalah ambulances outside a synagogue in Golders Green, London 🇬🇧. This is not a coincidence. The regime in Iran doesn’t just target Jews in Israel, it targets Jews wherever they are in the world.

Trump’s critics have always cast him as wholly self-centred, isolationist and in contempt of traditional allies. Until now. Suddenly he has the blood-soaked Jew steering him, coercing him to do his bidding. Chanting “Torah” as the Jew leads him to disaster because the Jews are our misfortune. “Oy vey”, the Yiddish phrase of angst. Not Hebrew, the official language of Israel, but Yiddish, the language of exiled European Jews which mockingly adorns a million neo-Nazi tweets and cartoons. This isn’t clever or insightful. It plays for the cheap thrills of rusted on antisemites and haters of Israel, which are increasingly difficult to tell apart. Odious piece of propaganda from AFR’s David Rowe.