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Following pressure from Jewish leaders, Australian PM Anthony Albanese announces inquiry into Bondi attack

January 8, 2026January 8, 2026Jesse Orine

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Thursday the launch of a Royal Commission inquiry, the country’s highest level of inquiry, into the antisemitic terrorist attack on Bondi Beach last month. The wide-ranging inquiry will also investigate the “nature and prevalence of antisemitism” in the country, provide recommendations to law enforcement to combat antisemitism and […]

British Jewish groups call for resignation of police chief who banned Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from soccer match

January 7, 2026January 7, 2026Jesse Orine

Two British Jewish groups are calling for the ouster of a local police chief over claims that the force allegedly mishandled the banning of Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from a soccer game in November. The decision to ban the fans from a match against Aston Villa Football Club on Nov. 6 was initially made after […]

Venezuela’s Jewish diaspora is relieved to see Maduro deposed. But can they imagine returning?

January 7, 2026January 7, 2026Jesse Orine

TEL AVIV — It was the moment Samy Yecutieli had been anticipating for years, though he didn’t expect it to happen quite like this. Born and raised in Caracas, the security expert and now real-estate agent followed last week’s dramatic news of Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro’s abduction by U.S. forces and subsequent court appearance in […]

BBC draws fire after airing Holocaust cello repair story that does not specially mention Jews

January 6, 2026January 6, 2026Jesse Orine

In a Christmas special this year, a BBC One program devoted a quarter of its episode to telling the story of a Jewish child refugee whose cello was damaged while fleeing the Nazis on the Kindertransport. But while the story itself is steeped in Jewish history, the segment of the program failed to make any […]

German antisemitism czar targeted in arson attack: ‘I will not be intimidated by this’

January 5, 2026January 5, 2026Jesse Orine

A property belonging to the antisemitism commissioner for the German state of Brandenburg was targeted in a suspected arson attack on Sunday. Andreas Büttner, the state’s commissioner of combatting antisemitism, wrote in a post on X that his family was home at the time of the attack, which targeted a shed on his property in […]

Eva Schloss, Holocaust survivor who promoted the story of her friend and posthumous stepsister Anne Frank, dies at 96

January 5, 2026January 5, 2026Jesse Orine

Eva Schloss, a Holocaust survivor who launched a foundation to advance the legacy of her childhood friend and stepfather’s daughter Anne Frank, has died at 96. Schloss’ family said she died Saturday in London, where she settled after the Holocaust and became a prominent voice among survivors. In 1990, she founded the Anne Frank Trust […]

Venezuela’s acting leader says ‘Zionist undertones’ marked US capture of Maduro

January 5, 2026January 5, 2026Jesse Orine

Venezuela’s acting leader, in an address to the nation on Sunday, said there were “Zionist undertones” to the U.S. military’s capture of President Nicolás Maduro. Delcy Rodriguez, a vice president under Maduro who is now the interim leader, has demanded the “immediate release” of Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, since they were captured by […]

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

December 26, 2025December 26, 2025Jesse Orine

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 […]

Self-appointed chief rabbi of Saudi Arabia says he was denied entry at border

December 24, 2025December 24, 2025Jesse Orine

The self-appointed chief rabbi of Saudi Arabia, Rabbi Jacob Herzog, said he had been denied entry to the Gulf nation. “With profound regret, I announce that I was barred from entering the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia upon arrival, despite holding a valid entry visa, and despite having spent a significant portion of the past years […]

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

December 24, 2025December 24, 2025Jesse Orine

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 […]