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Ireland advances ban on imported goods from Israeli settlements

July 9, 2026July 9, 2026Jesse Orine

Ireland’s parliament advanced legislation banning imported goods from Israeli settlements, one of Europe’s most expansive trade measures against Israel. The bill approved Tuesday by the parliament’s lower chamber and drafted by Ireland’s center-right coalition government prohibits imports of goods from “certain Israeli settlements.” The legislation cites an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice […]

US launches ‘powerful strikes’ against Iran

July 7, 2026July 7, 2026Jesse Orine

The U.S. military announced that it had launched strikes against Iran Tuesday evening, marking the latest exchange of blows between the countries amid a fragile ceasefire. In a post on X, U.S. Central Command announced that American forces had begun launching a “series of powerful strikes against Iran to impose heavy costs for targeting and […]

The iconic crest worn by Messi and Argentina’s soccer team was designed by a Jewish superfan 50 years ago

July 7, 2026July 7, 2026Jesse Orine

BUENOS AIRES — Soccer fans around the world are familiar with the crest worn by Argentina and its star Lionel Messi: a vertical shield with laurel branches symbolizing victory and glory at the bottom and three stars at the top representing the team’s three World Cup titles. But few are aware that the crest has […]

London police investigating ‘antisemitic verbal abuse’ of Jewish attendees at London Pride

July 6, 2026July 6, 2026Jesse Orine

London’s Metropolitan Police launched an investigation Monday into antisemitic abuse at a Pride parade after videos and pictures circulated on social media showed Jewish participants enduring taunts at Saturday’s event. The police department said in a statement that officers were “aware of videos circulating online that show antisemitic verbal abuse directed towards attendees” at the […]

Adam Sandler officiates Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce wedding, fueling theories about singer’s Israel stance

July 5, 2026July 5, 2026Jesse Orine

A Jewish comedian who played one of cinema’s most notable Israeli characters took center stage — literally — at Taylor Swift’s wedding at Madison Square Garden on Friday. Adam Sandler officiated the ceremony between Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, a spokesperson for Swift confirmed to media after the wedding. The event […]

A scholar unpacks the slur that Jews were arsonists — and why it stuck

July 4, 2026July 4, 2026Jesse Orine

In the first episode of its second season of “The Bear,” Hulu’s acclaimed series, the character Richie describes damage at the titular restaurant as “the result of some failed Jewish lightning.” As far as antisemitic slurs go, that’s a pretty deep cut. “Jewish lightning,” for the uninitiated, is a derogatory euphemism for arson, based on […]

The warmth of community, the heat of hostility: Yona Speidel’s Jewish journey

June 30, 2026June 30, 2026Jesse Orine

Hours after emerging from a ritual bath marking her conversion to Judaism, Yona Speidel was leaving a celebratory dinner with her rabbi when a man across the street yelled “f–ck Jews.” For Speidel, it was an unexpected welcome into the Jewish community. “My rabbi looked at me and he goes, ‘Welcome,’” Speidel recalled. “And I […]

Canadian Museum for Human Rights opens ‘Nakba’ exhibit amid pushback from Jewish leaders

June 29, 2026June 29, 2026Jesse Orine

After weeks of backlash from Jewish groups and leaders, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights this weekend opened its exhibit on the Nakba, the narrative of Palestinian defeat and displacement upon Israel’s founding. The Winnipeg, Manitoba, exhibit is called “Palestine Uprooted: Nakba Past and Present” and features photography, poetry and everyday objects that document the […]

A Jewish hero’s elevation to the French Panthéon uncorks simmering divisions over who wears the mantle of resistance

June 26, 2026June 26, 2026Jesse Orine

The symbolic internment in France’s Pantheon mausoleum of Marc Bloch, the Jewish French scholar and World War II resistance fighter executed by the Nazis, has been haunted by persistent divisions over who in France gets to commemorate the terrors of its Nazi occupation. Bloch’s descendants asked the government to ban far-right leaders — who have […]

German far-right leader appears to make ‘Hitler salute’ in photo as party surges

June 26, 2026June 26, 2026Jesse Orine

A photo surfaced of a leader in Germany’s far-right party appearing to display a Nazi salute, drawing scrutiny as the party seems poised to grasp unprecedented power in upcoming elections. Martin Reichardt, a federal lawmaker and member of the Alternative for Germany party, raised his left arm as another man knelt on one knee before […]