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France bans Smotrich as 6 countries impose new sanctions over Israeli settler violence

June 9, 2026June 9, 2026Jesse Orine

Six countries have imposed coordinated sanctions against Israeli groups over settler violence in the West Bank, with France barring Israel’s far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, from its borders. France, the United Kingdom, Canada, Norway and Australia on Tuesday released sweeping sanctions on Israeli networks and leaders to “hold extremist settlers accountable for the horrific levels […]

Milei praises ‘Judeo-Christian values’ at Chabad event as Argentina courts European Jews

June 9, 2026June 10, 2026Jesse Orine

BUENOS AIRES — Argentine President Javier Milei exalted “Judeo-Christian values” on Monday as he spoke to a crowd of 1,800 people celebrating the 32nd anniversary of the death of the last Chabad-Lubavitch rabbi. Milei was the keynote speaker at the Hasidic Orthodox movement’s event marking the yahrzeit of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, becoming what appears […]

5th man charged in March arson of London’s Hatzola ambulances

June 9, 2026June 9, 2026Jesse Orine

Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service announced Tuesday that an 18-year-old man has been charged in connection with the March arson attack that destroyed four ambulances owned by Hatzola, a Jewish volunteer emergency service. Subhan Ahmed, a British national, was charged on Monday with “assisting an offender” in connection with the arson. The ambulances were set ablaze […]

Tribeca Festival denounces pro-Israel celebrities’ red-carpet jokes about Israeli dog rape allegations

June 8, 2026June 8, 2026Jesse Orine

The Tribeca Festival has denounced jokes alluding to allegations of rape against Israeli prison guards made on the red carpet by the comedian and actor Elon Gold and pro-Israel influencer Lizzy Savetsky. The two Jewish figures made the jokes at the world premiere of Gold’s new film “The Wedding Entertainer (The Tale of Moishe Badhan)” […]

Dave Matthews pushes back on claims his criticism of Israel is antisemitic

June 8, 2026June 8, 2026Jesse Orine

Dave Matthews, the frontman of the American rock band Dave Matthews Band, pushed back on allegations Friday that his vocal criticism of Israel in recent years had crossed into antisemitism. Reading his remarks from a sheet of paper on stage at the Coastal Credit Union Music Park in Raleigh, North Carolina, Matthews, whose criticism of […]

Celebrated Berlin Jewish bakery closes, citing harassment since Oct. 7

June 8, 2026June 8, 2026Jesse Orine

BERLIN — A Jewish bakery owned by Polish and Israeli immigrants in this city has shut its doors, citing a combination of economic pressure and antisemitic harassment. Babka & Krantz opened in the Friedenau district in November 2022 and added a second location in December 2024, adjacent to the memorial at the site where the […]

John Lithgow wins Tony Award for portraying Roald Dahl in ‘Giant,’ about Dahl’s antisemitism

June 8, 2026June 8, 2026Jesse Orine

The actor John Lithgow won his third Tony Award on Sunday for his depiction of the writer Roald Dahl as an antisemite. Lithgow stars as Dahl in “Giant,” which opened on Broadway in March. The play, which originated in London in 2024, depicts ultimately unsuccessful efforts to get Dahl to rein in antisemitic comments he […]

Canada’s new council to tackle antisemitism divides Jewish groups

June 5, 2026June 5, 2026Jesse Orine

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced a plan to fight antisemitism, but Canadian Jews are debating whether it’s enough. Carney said on Monday that the country was “failing Jewish Canadians” as antisemitic hate crimes rose to the highest levels seen in Canada since World War II. In a speech at Toronto’s Holy Blossom Synagogue, […]

70 Faces Media wins 27 Simon Rockower Awards for Excellence in Jewish Journalism

June 5, 2026June 5, 2026Jesse Orine

70 Faces Media won 27 awards, including 18 first- and second-place prizes, in the annual Simon Rockower Awards for Excellence in Jewish Journalism, awarded on Thursday night. The honors went to several sites under the 70 Faces umbrella, which includes the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, New York Jewish Week, Kveller, My Jewish Learning, The Nosher and […]

After years of hostile relations with Israel, Slovenia’s new prime minister signals diplomatic reset

June 5, 2026June 5, 2026Jesse Orine

Less than an hour after Slovenia’s newly elected prime minister, Janez Janša, was sworn into office by the country’s parliament, he had the Palestinian flag lowered from a government building. The move marked the first step in a sharp reorientation of Slovenia’s posture towards Israel under Janša. The right-leaning prime minister, who previously held office […]