Called a Jew: How Antisemites Use Jewish Identity as a Slur Against Non-Jews
In the weeks following the March 12, 2026 vehicle-ramming attack on Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan, Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard found himself the target of an antisemitic harassment campaign. Bouchard had helped coordinate the law enforcement response to the attack and had been among the most visible officials publicly defending the Jewish community in its aftermath. […]
“False Flag” Conspiracy Posts Reach Record Levels Amid U.S.-Iran War and Michigan Synagogue Attack
Social media posts framing Jewish institutions and the Israeli government as orchestrators of staged attacks — known as “false flag” conspiracy theories — have reached their highest recorded volumes during a two-week period spanning the U.S.-Israel military campaign against Iran and the March 12 vehicle-ramming attack on Temple Israel Synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, according to Blue […]