Saturday, May 16, 2026

World news

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

As anti-Israel boycotts and protests roiled this year’s Eurovision song contest in Vienna, some Israelis attending the competition have found unlikely allies: Austria’s youth Green movement and a local café that has openly embraced them. Earlier this week, Israel’s entrant, Noam Bettan, faced “stop the genocide” chants during his semifinal performance, and the competition went […]

‘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

Labour politician is booed as thousands rally against antisemitism in London

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