Michael Starr

Michael Starr is the Diaspora affairs correspondent for The Jerusalem Post, covering global Jewish affairs, antisemitism, and radical anti-Israel activities.

Previously, Starr was the legal affairs and police affairs correspondent.

Starr is a veteran of the October 7 war and earned a BA in government and diplomacy and an MA in security studies at Reichman University.


 DMITRIY SALITA praying at the Western Wall during his first trip to Israel, 2009

The Jewish boxer: Dmitriy Salita represents Judaism in and out of the ring - interview

 CEO 5W Public Relations Ronn Torossian speaks during 5WPR 15th Anniversary Event at Catch Rooftop on June 14, 2017 in New York City. In 2024 Torossian relaunched the Zionist group Betar in the United States.

WZC election: Betar US head removed from ZOA slate for aggressive behavior

PRO-PALESTINIAN protesters demonstrate outside the Liberal Party of Canada holiday party in Ottawa in December. There are people in this world, even among the educated elite, who hate Jews so much that they can justify any act, no matter how cruel, against Jews and Israel, the writer asserts.

Almost all Canadian candidates who signed pro-Palestinian pledge lost


Columbia University activist Mohsen Mahdawi released on bail

Wearing a keffiyeh, the 34-year-old Mohsen Mahdawi raised both hands in gestures of victory.

 Demonstrators hold placards as they protest on the day of a hearing on the detention of Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil, in New York City, U.S., March 12, 2025.

Man with knife attempts to infiltrate Israeli London embassy for terrorist attack

The 33-year-old man was caught by the Met Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command attempting to enter the Kensington embassy grounds.

The Israeli Embassy in London places its flag at half-mast to commemorate the victims of the Meron stampede that took place on Lag Ba'omer 2021.

'Eliminate this Jewish whore:' French Assembly president sent antisemitic death threats

"We've been trying to eliminate this f***ing Jew for a long time," the letters allegedly warned ahead of Braun-Pivet's book signing event in Bordeaux.

 Yaël Braun-Pivet, newly-elected President of the National Assembly, reacts as she delivers a speech during the opening session of the National Assembly in Paris, France, June 28, 2022.

Italian neo-fascists salute Mussolini for execution anniversary

The association claimed that over a hundred participants attended the ceremony.

 Neo-Nazi gathering in Dongo, Italy

NYC Radicals threaten to 'flood' Crown Heights and 'rise up' against Chabad

Police officers headed off an anti-Zionist demonstration that made the Jewish neighborhood its intended destination.

  Police block pro-Palestinian supporters from entering a neighborhood with a large Orthodox Jewish population on April 28, 2025, in Brooklyn.

Canadian Jews to head to polls with concerns about safety and antisemitism

Canadian Jews are set to head to the ballot box for a federal election on Monday, with concerns about safety and antisemitism at the forefront for many Jewish voters.

An employee adjusts the Canadian flag next to the Israeli one

Anti-Israel activists clash with Hasidic Jews outside Chabad HQ

Protests against Israeli Minister Ben-Gvir at Chabad HQ in Brooklyn led to clashes, arrests, and accusations of violence.

 PROTESTERS WAVE Palestinian flags outside the US Consulate in Toronto last month. Among the protesters are the anti-Israel Jewish sect Neturei Karta.

Anti-Israel encampments fail to materialize at Columbia and CCNY

Planned anti-Israel protests at Columbia and City College of New York were blocked by warnings and police actions. At CCNY, activists were evacuated and pepper-sprayed after clashing with officers.

By FUNDING American universities, small sates, the Qataris are spreading an antisemitic and antidemocratic ideology, which amounts to a strategic threat to democratic societies. Here, a demonstrator holds a placard as students from Columbia University protest earlier this month.

'Stop arming Israel:' Anti-Israel activists disrupt London marathon

Anti-Israel activists disrupt London marathon by throwing red powder.

 Athletics - London Marathon - London, Britain - April 27, 2025 General view of runners on Tower Bridge during the London Marathon, April, 2025.

'Abolish Israel': Tucson synagogue defaced with anti-Israel graffiti

"How do you call for ending supposed discrimination in the same sentence as promoting genocide?" Executive Director of Chabad Tucson, Rabbi Yossie Shemtov, said.

 Tucson synagogue defaced with anti-Israel graffiti.