Sunday, May 17, 2026

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Israel’s Noam Bettan takes 2nd at Eurovision, buoyed by scrutinized public vote

The Israeli contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest won second place for the second year in a row, drawing a strong public vote despite protests over Israel’s inclusion in the contest. Noam Bettan and his song “Michelle” ranked third in the public vote and eighth in the jury vote, which combined to give him second […]

German court allows pro-Palestinian encampment in Hamburg park where Jews were deported by the Nazis

Activists in Hamburg are commemorating the displacement of Palestinians this week in a park where Jews were deported during World War II, following a legal fight that ended in their favor.  A German court allowed the “Bridges of Resistance” encampment to be set up from May 9 until Saturday in Moorweide, a public park where, […]

Amid Eurovision tensions, Israelis find allies in Austria’s youth Green party and a cafe

‘The Wanderers’ tells the story of Poland’s Holocaust survivors who fled to the Soviet Union

Writer of sitcom airing instead of Eurovision in Ireland calls broadcaster’s boycott over Israel ‘disgraceful antisemitism’

Toronto man arrested after allegedly shooting at Orthodox Jews outside a synagogue

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