Israeli critics of the Iran deal should be wary of alienating President Donald Trump, particularly given their country’s dependency on U.S. military aid, Vice President JD Vance told reporters on Thursday. “Donald J. Trump is the only head of state in the entire world who is sympathetic to the nation of Israel at this moment […]
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BERLIN — The number of annual antisemitic incidents in Germany remains at a high, with right-wing extremism surging, according to a report issued Wednesday by the country’s leading antisemitism watchdog. An average of 24 antisemitic incidents per day were reported in Germany in 2025, totaling 8,725, about the same as in 2024, according to the […]
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Organizers of the Great Israeli Real Estate Event held in London on Sunday have apologized amid revelations that the event showcased offerings in the West Bank, contradicting their assurances that it would not. The owner of a real estate agency that had a booth at the event, meanwhile, told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that she […]
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Police in Toronto announced on Tuesday that they believe young adults are being hired and paid online to shoot at local synagogues. The announcement follows a string of arrests in connection with shootings at a range of targets in the Canadian city, including multiple synagogues. “What we know is bad actors are using criminal elements […]
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In the almost three years since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas invasion of Israel, Great Britain has seen “a relentless focus on everything to do with the Jewish community in the public domain, and it’s about antisemitism or Israel,” said Adam Ma’anit, the communications manager for the Board of Deputies of British Jews. Over the […]
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I asked AI Sigmund Freud to interpret my dream this morning. All I got was some dancing dots, as if a) the great man had fallen asleep or b) my dream had broken his virtual brain. Freud is one of nine historical Jewish figures featured in “Ask Jewish Lives,” a new AI feature based on […]
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A British appeals court ruled Monday that the government acted lawfully in banning a prominent pro-Palestinian group as a terrorist organization. Jewish groups welcomed the decision to maintain the ban on Palestine Action, which has staged multiple destructive attacks on military installations and weapons manufacturers in Britain. The government banned Palestine Action in July 2025 […]
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LONDON — Fourteen people were arrested following clashes between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian groups on Sunday outside an event promoting Israeli real estate being held at a London synagogue. Seven of those arrested came from pro-Israel groups, while six were affiliated with pro-Palestinian groups, the Metropolitan Police told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency on Monday. “The Great […]
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Jane Yolen was already an award-winning author and illustrator of more than 100 titles for young readers when her editor suggested she write a Jewish children’s book. At first, she resisted the idea. Sure, she was Jewish. But she didn’t grow up in a religiously observant family, and she insisted she didn’t know enough about […]
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MELBOURNE — Six months ago, Sheina Gutnick was a 31-year-old mother of three at the end of her maternity leave. She had degrees in social science and psychology, and several years of experience worked at a Jewish school. She was an average mother looking to get back into a 9-to-5 routine after her baby started […]
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