The Jewish lawmaker who followed Jerry Seinfeld on stage during an appearance at Duke University on Tuesday is decrying the comedian’s comments, in which he said pro-Palestinian protesters were worse than the Ku Klux Klan. “I condemn Seinfeld’s horrific comments, which I’ve made clear to his team and to the event sponsors,” Sophia Chitlik, a […]
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A boycott circulated by film-industry luminaries targeting Israeli film and cultural institutions is picking up steam days after its release, with more big names like Emma Stone and Bowen Yang signing onto a list that now numbers more than 3,000. A growing number of Jewish creatives are also signing on, including Jonathan Glazer, the director […]
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An Israeli-Russian Princeton University graduate student who was kidnapped in Iraq in 2023 while conducting research there has been freed and will return to Israel Wednesday, according to U.S. President Donald Trump and her family. Elizabeth Tsurkov was taken hostage in Baghdad on March 21, 2023, while doing research for her doctorate about sectarianism in […]
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The White House issued a sharp rebuke to Israel’s strike on Hamas leadership in Qatar on Tuesday while backing its goal, marking a split between U.S. and Israeli leadership over the unprecedented military action. “Unilaterally bombing inside Qatar, a Sovereign Nation and close Ally of the United States, that is working very hard and bravely […]
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Israel has struck at Hamas targets inside Qatar, in a dramatic escalation of its efforts to kill leaders of the terror group it is battling in Gaza. U.S. President Donald Trump, who this week warned Hamas to accept a ceasefire offer or face consequences, reportedly gave the Israeli military the green light for the strikes, […]
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This Rosh HaShanah, as you dip apples in honey, know that Technion science is helping Israel’s — and the world’s — dwindling bee populations thrive. From AI-monitored hives to robotic honeybees, Israel’s brightest minds are ensuring that Jewish tradition and nature’s sweetness endure for generations. Discover how innovation is keeping our honey—and hope—alive. Watch the video […]
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Hundreds of top film directors, actors and writers signed onto a pledge Monday “not to screen films, appear at or otherwise work with Israeli film institutions … that are implicated in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people.” The pledge, which is being promoted by the activist group Film Workers for Palestine, is distinct from […]
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Six people were shot to death and at least six others gravely injured in a shooting on a Jerusalem bus stop on Monday morning, in the kind of terror attack that has become rare in recent years. Hamas issued a statement celebrating the attack, which ended when the two men carrying it out were killed. […]
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The results of the 2025 World Zionist Congress election were certified this week after election tribunals and the Zionist Supreme Court settled disputes over fraudulent ballots and other irregularities. The certification confirmed significant gains for slates led by haredi Orthodox Jews and that right-wing and religious parties together hold a majority in the American delegation […]
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Hamas released a video of two hostages, Guy Gilboa-Dalal and Alon Ohel, being driven in Gaza City Friday as the Israeli military readies a major offensive there. In the video, Gilboa-Dalal, 24, who was taken hostage at the Nova music festival, is seen in a car driving through several locations throughout Gaza City, saying that […]
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