Security

Hate

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Hours after the Bondi Beach attack, hateful flyers appeared at the Tucson JCC.

Oct 22, 2026

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Hours after the Bondi Beach attack, hateful flyers appeared at the Tucson JCC.

Tucson police called it hate vandalism aimed at Jews and at police.

Kol Phoenix Staff

Hate

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Antisemitic incidents in Arizona fell to 69 last year. Incidents at shuls and Jewish institutions tripled.

Oct 22, 2026

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Antisemitic incidents in Arizona fell to 69 last year. Incidents at shuls and Jewish institutions tripled.

The ADL's 2025 audit shows fewer incidents overall, but more of them at the doors of Jewish buildings.

Kol Phoenix Staff

Security

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Blocking the door of a shul is now a crime in Arizona. Hobbs signed it in June.

Oct 22, 2026

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Blocking the door of a shul is now a crime in Arizona. Hobbs signed it in June.

HB 4117 makes disrupting a religious service a misdemeanor, and a felony for repeat offenders, threats or groups.

Kol Phoenix Staff

Courts

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The Casa Grande synagogue burned in March 2025. The church that burned months earlier is being rebuilt. The shul is not.

Oct 22, 2026

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The Casa Grande synagogue burned in March 2025. The church that burned months earlier is being rebuilt. The shul is not.

A Casa Grande man faces a federal hate crime charge over the fire at Khal Chasidim.

Kol Phoenix Staff

Courts

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A Glendale man pleaded guilty to threatening a Phoenix shul. Federal prosecutors charged him again.

Oct 22, 2026

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A Glendale man pleaded guilty to threatening a Phoenix shul. Federal prosecutors charged him again.

Kevin Pyles is accused of posting an antisemitic flyer on the door of Sha'arei Shalom Congregation.

Kol Phoenix Staff

Security

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One Scottsdale temple spends $200,000 a year on guards. Arizona's state security fund for every nonprofit is $1 million.

Oct 22, 2026

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One Scottsdale temple spends $200,000 a year on guards. Arizona's state security fund for every nonprofit is $1 million.

Jewish groups nationwide spent a record $1 billion on security in 2025. Here is what that looks like in the Valley.

Kol Phoenix Staff