Friday, October 17, 2025

World news

Far-right UK activist Tommy Robinson visits Israel on invite of Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli

Far-right British agitator Tommy Robinson, known for his anti-Muslim rhetoric and leadership of the now-defunct extremist British Defense League, is in Israel this week on the invitation of Israeli Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli. Together, Robinson and Chikli toured the site of the Nova music festival massacre, explored Jerusalem’s Mahane Yehuda market on Friday morning and […]

War battered their Berlin hummus bar. But the Israeli-Palestinian partners behind Kanaan see a way forward.

BERLIN — At a hummus restaurant in Berlin’s leafy neighborhood of Prenzlauer Berg, war has come knocking many times over the last two years. Recently, it came with the threat of closure. Jalil Dabit, a Palestinian, and Oz Ben David, an Israeli, have run the business together for 10 years. The last two saw Hamas’ […]

As Slovenia takes a hard line against Israel, its tiny Jewish community feels increasingly isolated

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3 suspected Hamas members arrested in Germany for plotting attacks on Jews, Israelis

At least 2 killed in attack outside synagogue in Manchester, England, on Yom Kippur

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