Jewish actress Odessa A’zion pushes back after IDF t-shirt controversy: ‘Not a zio!’

Jewish actress Odessa A’zion appeared to push back this week on social media claims labeling her as a “Zionist,” after controversy swirled online over her political opinions. The speculation about the 25-year-old actress’s political leanings first surfaced last week after users on X posted a screenshot of her modeling an Israeli Defense Forces shirt on […]

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Israel becomes first country to recognize Somaliland, drawing condemnation from Egypt, Turkey and Somalia

Israel became the first country to formally recognize Somaliland, a self-declared sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, in a decision that was immediately condemned by Somalia and other nations. “The Prime Minister announced today the official recognition of the Republic of Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state,” wrote Benjamin Netanyahu’s office in a […]

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Before ‘SNL,’ there was Sid Caesar — and a roomful of Jewish writers

Sid Caesar once dominated American television so completely that it was hard to imagine Saturday nights without him. In the early 1950s, his live sketch-comedy program “Your Show of Shows” drew tens of millions of viewers. That show and its other iterations —  “The Admiral Broadway Revue,” “Caesar’s Hour” and “Sid Caesar Invites You” — […]

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British police drop case against Bob Vylan for ‘Death to the IDF’ chant, sparking outrage from Jewish groups

British police ended an investigation into the British punk band Bob Vylan, months after the rap duo led thousands of Glastonbury music festival attendees in chants of “Death, death to the IDF.” “We have concluded, after reviewing all the evidence, that it does not meet the criminal threshold outlined by the CPS for any person […]

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2 men found guilty in UK of plotting Islamic State-inspired antisemitic terror attack

Two men inspired by Islamic state ideology were convicted on Tuesday in Manchester, England, of plotting what prosecutors said could have been one of the deadliest antisemitic attacks in British history. Walid Saadaoui, 38, and Amar Hussein, 52, were both found guilty of preparing terrorist acts between December 2023 and May 2024. Saadaoui’s brother, Bilel […]

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Just before Hanukkah attack, Jewish mayor of Bondi Beach region had been praised for fighting antisemitism

Three weeks before the Hanukkah mass shooting in Australia that has become the deadliest attack on Diaspora Jews in decades, the mayor of the affected region had been feted at a global summit for fighting antisemitism. “I think it’s really important for us here in Australia, and particularly Waverley, to be proud that we’ve been […]

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Bondi gunmen condemned ‘Zionist’ actions prior to attack and threw bombs that failed to detonate, police say

The two gunmen who opened fire on a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia last week, killing 15, recorded a manifesto video prior to the attack in which they condemned the acts of “Zionists.” The description of the video, which was included in newly released documents from the Local Court of New South Wales on Monday, […]

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