Diaspora
Visiting Abraham’s ‘birth chamber’ in southern Turkey
A trip to Urfa is a spiritual and religious experience, not merely a geographical one. It doesn’t offer the shallow excitement of a typical tourist site; it leaves an almost physical impact.
Black-Jewish alliance isn’t nostalgia. We need it to defend democracy - opinion
With anti-Zionist motion, Britain's Green Party shifts the Overton window on antisemitism - opinion
Paris cargo workers refuse to load Elbit shipment onto El Al flight bound for Israel
US Jews cannot blame Israel, Israeli government for increasing antisemitism, JFNA CEO says
American Jews are engaging in self blame. They are afraid, forced to live their Jewish lives within confined spaces, and some accuse Israel of causing the surge in antisemitism.
Nearly three years after Oct. 7, Israeli donations keep climbing as philanthropy shifts to recovery
JGive CEO Ori Ben-Shlomo says donations rose from NIS 160 million before Oct. 7 to nearly NIS 400 million last year, as Israeli philanthropy shifts from emergency relief toward rehabilitation.
Time Magazine showcases prominent Jewish leaders in 'world's most influential rising stars' list
This year’s list reflected shifts in popular culture, the AI revolution, and responses to global crises from the United States to Israel.
Texas wins case forcing Galveston school district to display Ten Commandments posters in classrooms
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, had sued the school district last November after the school board voted against exhibiting the Protestant version of the Ten Commandments.
Italy's antisemitism definition vote draws staunch criticism despite no criminal provisions
Italy's Senate passed the bill adopting the IHRA definition into Italian law by a vote of 105–24, with 21 abstentions, on March 4, 2026. The bill is now in general debate in the Chamber of Deputies.
US judge dismisses defamation lawsuit against antisemitism watchdog groups
The case centered on social media posts by StopAntisemitism and the NJAC about a professional musician and music teacher after she sued the groups for defamation.
Zach Bryan’s ‘Free Palestine’ shirt shows how political pressure can backfire on Israel - analysis
Most major musicians are not wearing “Free Palestine” shirts. However, if artists feel they are being pressured not to do so, it is possible that more of them will.
Irish soccer team's coach cuts press conference short after heated exchange with Israeli journalist
An Israeli journalist asked why Irish players allegedly called Israeli players “monkeys” during their previous match, prompting the coach to leave the press conference.
Spanish police fire rubber bullets, arrest neo-Nazi extremists in massive housing crisis riots
Far-right activists, some of whom performed Nazi salutes, tried to reach demonstrators camped out in the Puerta del Sol, a central square in the Spanish capital, to protest the housing crisis.
What Remains Awake: Artist Sarah Svetlana's searching, luminous homecoming to Jaffa
In the stone-vaulted rooms of Mika Contemporary Art Gallery in Jaffa, artist Sarah Svetlana’s paintings arrive with the force of family history, mourning, and a newly urgent question of belonging.
