Thursday, October 16, 2025

World news

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

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — In June 2024, Slovenia’s parliament voted to recognize a Palestinian state only one week after Spain, Ireland and Norway had taken that dramatic step. Half a year later, Slovenian public broadcaster RTV — citing the ongoing war in Gaza—became the first in Europe to demand Israel’s exclusion from the 2025 Eurovision Song […]

What I saw as a British rabbi after the Manchester synagogue attack punctured Yom Kippur

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

‘Today we burn Jews,’ Argentine students chant in viral video taken on graduation trip

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