US, British Ambassadors Skip Nagasaki Ceremony After Israeli Envoy’s Presence...
A stock photo of the Peace Statue in Nagasaki on Oct. 18 2008. (Burden/Getty Images via JTA.org) Ron Kampeas The ambassadors to Japan from the United States and Britain are snubbing a ceremony...
View ArticleCanada Revokes Charitable Status From 2 Jewish Nonprofits That Work in Israel
Sign for the Jewish National Fund defaced to protest the Israel activity in Gaza, in Toronto, Canada, on Oct. 9, 2008. (Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via JTA.org) Asaf Elia-Shalev Canada has...
View ArticleFrance Suspends Olympic Runner for Anti-Israel Posts
Muhammad Abdallah Kounta during the 4 x 400-meter relay mixed final at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Aug. 3 in Paris. (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images via JTA.org) Jacob Gurvis A French Olympian was...
View ArticleAfter UK Riots Against Muslims and Refugees, British Jews Grapple With...
Far-right activists hold an ‘Enough is Enough’ protest in Sunderland, England, on Aug. 2. After the murders of three girls in Southport earlier this week, misinformation spread via social media and...
View ArticlePolice in Argentina Arrest 7 Accused of Plotting Terror Attacks on Jewish...
Juan Melamed BUENOS AIRES — Police in Argentina arrested seven people Saturday during raids against what they said was an Islamic terrorist organization planning an attack on Jewish targets, including...
View ArticleDNC’s Second Night Features 5 Jewish Speakers, Condemnation of Antisemitism —...
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff departs after speaking on stage during the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center, Chicago, Aug. 202. 2024. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)...
View ArticleShaq Recorded a Video in Hebrew for Israeli Kids Whose Relatives Were Killed...
Shaquille O’Neal ahead of the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, Nov. 18, 2023, in Las Vegas. (Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) By Jacob Gurvis NBA great Shaquille O’Neal recorded a message for...
View ArticleOn the DNC Sidelines, a Jew and a Palestinian from Chicago are Leading a...
Anan Abu-Taleb. left, and Richard Goldwasser before they start their morning run alongside Lake Michigan, Chicago, Aug. 21, 2024. (Ron Kampeas) Ron Kampeas CHICAGO — Richard Goldwasser and Anan...
View ArticleGeorge Washington U Suspends Jewish Voice for Peace Chapter
Messages reading “Glory To Our Martyrs” and “Divestment From Zionist Genocide Now” are projected onto the side of a building on George Washington University’s campus in Washington, D.C., Oct. 24, 2023....
View ArticleHarris Campaign Says Trump ‘Denigrates American Jews’
Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump holds a fighting anti-semitism event with Miriam Adelson at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster, in Bedminster, New Jersey,...
View ArticleMass Bomb Threat Sent to Dozens of Jewish Institutions Across Canada
Jewish institutions across Canada have faced an onslaught of bomb threats delivered through email. (Flickr) Jackie Hajdenberg Multiple synagogues, Jewish community centers, and hospitals in Toronto,...
View ArticleBill Pascrell, NJ Democrat Who Tread a Fine Line on Israeli-Palestinian...
U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (second from left) and Nancy Pelosi visit a girls’ school in Afghanistan during a congressional trip, March 20, 2011. (S.K. Vemmer/Department of State) Andrew...
View ArticleCrowd Chants ‘Bring Them Home’ as Parents of Israeli Hostage Hersh...
Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg-Polin, parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, speak on stage during the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 21, 2024 in Chicago,...
View ArticleJosh Shapiro: ‘Donald Trump is Obsessed with Me’
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro greets the crowd before the start of a campaign rally with Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Democratic vice presidential candidate...
View ArticleKamala Harris Pledges to Seek Ceasefire, Support Israel and Work Toward...
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, U.S. Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, Tim Walz, governor of Minnesota and Democratic vice-presidential nominee, and his wife Gwen Walz during the Democratic National...
View ArticleBrooklyn Book Launch Canceled Over ‘Zionist’ Moderator Rescheduled for Next Week
Jewish writer Joshua Leifer, left, and his new book, “Tablets Shattered.” (Courtesy/Dutton Publishing) Luke Tress An event at a Brooklyn bookstore that was canceled because an employee objected to its...
View ArticleIsrael Attacks Hezbollah in Lebanon
This photo taken from a position in northern Israel shows a Hezbollah UAV intercepted by Israeli air forces over northern Israel, Aug. 25, 2024. (Jalaa Marey / AFP via Getty Images) Philissa Cramer...
View ArticleMan Arrested in France Synagogue Arson
French judicial police officers walk past firefighters following a fire and explosion of cars at a synagogue in La Grande-Motte, south of France, Aug. 24, 2024. (Pascal Guyot/AFP via Getty Images)...
View ArticleNYU Issues Hate Speech Guidelines Discouraging Students from Targeting...
New York University students set up a “Liberated Zone” tent encampment in Gould Plaza at NYU Stern School of Business on April 22, 2024 in New York City. NYU students joined the growing number of...
View ArticleThis Year’s Burning Man to Feature Tribute to Nova Festival Victims
Elements and renderings of the “Nova Heaven” Burning Man installation. (Courtesy of Nova Heaven) Jacob Gurvis At 6:29 a.m. on Oct. 7, the Supernova music festival in Israel came to a screeching halt as...
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