Zionism

From sirens to song: Friendship forged in Israel’s shared loss - opinion

Yossi and Moshe fought together, fell together, and now, rest together side by side on Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl.

Family and friends of Israeli soldier Moshe Yedidia Leiter mourn at his funeral at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, November 12, 2023.
People draped in Israeli flags watch the sunset during a party to celebrate Israel's 78th Independence day

Why I’m still a Zionist 25 years later – opinion

Nearly 20,000 new immigrants have arrived in Israel since last Passover.

Aliyah under fire: five new immigrants choose Israel despite war and uncertainty

A KIPPAH with both an Israeli and Palestinian flag on it.

The kippah controversy: when Israel's overreach becomes a global issue - editorial


Grapevine: SOS from Jerusalem

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 MAYOR MOSHE LION on Jerusalem’s Jaffa Road.

Jewish researchers say to try talking to anti-Zionist Jews

While anti-Zionists remain a minority of US Jews, the results of last week's JFNA survey show that engagement has never been more important.

 A PRO-PALESTINIAN Jewish protester participates in a demonstration calling for the release of Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil, in New York City.

We backed Birthright. Now it’s time for more big ideas for a post-Oct. 7 world - opinion

Not long ago, it felt as if we were in a Jewish golden age. Now, we must face the realities of our time and take action to ensure the continued vitality of the Jewish people.

Demonstrators hold US and Israeli flags during a rally in Central Park marking 150 days since hostages were taken in attack on Israel on March 10, 2024 in New York City.

Canada's deadliest mass shooting linked to antisemitic tweets

The Tumbler Ridge shooter’s deadly attack was preceded by antisemitic tweets, shedding light on his online radicalization and ties to neo-Nazi ideology.

The playground at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School following a mass shooting on Feb,10.

It’s not just the kids: Only a third of US Jews 75+ call themselves ‘Zionists’ - opinion

The reluctance in the older American generation to use the word "Zionist" may have roots in how the term was used following Israel's founding.

Pro-Israeli demonstrators rally during what became the Six-Day War in Lafayette Park near the White House in Washington, June 8, 1967

US Jews need an Identity Zionist intervention - opinion

American Jewish leaders, teachers, rabbis, and parents must go back to basics – learning what Zionism means, then teaching it to the next generation.

THE ANNUAL Celebrate Israel parade takes place along Fifth Avenue in New York City, in 2017.

AIPAC ads against pro-Israel New Jersey candidate open to conditions for US aid backfires

“We are going to have a focus on stopping candidates who are detractors of Israel or who want to put conditions on aid,” Patrick Dorton, a spokesperson for the United Democracy Project, said.

DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENT Representative Tom Malinowski participates in a get out the vote event ahead of next month’s midterm elections on October 29, 2022 in Rahway, New Jersey.

Like past Jewish tragedies, October 7 horrors will bring forth redemption - opinion

After the horrors of October 7, the pain of darkness and night will bring forth a new era for the Jewish people and humanity, writes Rabbi Doron Perez

Despite the immense pain and suffering that was perpetrated on October 7, when 1,250 people were murdered or kidnapped, Israelis and Jews worldwide have rallied together.

ADL's Kenneth Jacobson: Israel should avoid using antisemitism as political tool - opinion

Israel is neither the cause nor the cure for modern antisemitism, but its choices reverberate across the Jewish world.

Jew-hatred is surging, but Israel’s behavior is not responsible for the rise in antisemitism, no matter how much antisemites try to portray it that way.

Zionism's narrow definition hurts American Jews' connection to Israel - opinion

Most Jews have little trouble simultaneously affirming care and concern for Israel and Israelis and opposing Israeli policies, including the extended war in Gaza.

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