This week’s global news update covers rising antisemitism and Jewish security concerns worldwide.

In Milan, pro-Palestinian activists physically blocked passengers from boarding a Tel Aviv flight. In the UK, West Midlands Police face accusations of fabricating evidence to justify banning Maccabi Tel Aviv fans, while a Holocaust survivor’s memorial was destroyed in Manchester. In the US, an 8-year-old Jewish girl suffered a fractured skull when a rock was thrown at her school bus in New Jersey, protesters chanted support for Hamas outside a Queens synagogue, and Spain’s El País apologised for questioning a Jewish judge’s impartiality.
Meanwhile, protests continue to sweep Iran, with at least 45 killed. We also celebrate artist Yaacov Agam as he receives the Israel Prize in a glimmer of hope amid an increasingly macabre set of headlines.