Saturday, January 31, 2026

World news

Diplomatic ties fray further as South Africa and Israel kick out each other’s envoys

South Africa has expelled Israel’s top diplomat in the country, spurring Israel to respond hours later by removing South Africa’s envoy. The South African Foreign Ministry announced on Friday morning that it had declared Ariel Seidman, who was appointed chargé d’affaires at Israel’s embassy in South Africa last year, as persona non grata, calling on […]

German trains brought Jews to their death at Bergen-Belsen. They can’t be allowed to disturb the site.

A proposal by officials at Deutsche Bahn, the German federal railway system, is serving up a potential train wreck of gargantuan proportions when it comes to preserving the memory of the Holocaust. The officials have proposed a “preferred route” for a new high-speed rail line between Hamburg and Hanover that would run less than a […]

Trump’s antisemitism envoy rebukes European rabbi, drawing praise from Elon Musk

Her ancestors were expelled from Spain. Now she’s bringing bagels to Madrid.

Resignations shake Canadian art gallery after it rejects Nan Goldin acquisition over antisemitism claims

Berlin rabbi convicted of ‘sexual assault and sexual coercion’ of woman he offered to counsel

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