The head of the Toronto International Film Festival says he is still open to screening an Israeli documentary about Oct. 7 that had been yanked over concerns about disruption and, allegedly, about whether the filmmakers had the right to use footage created by Hamas terrorists as they attacked Israel. Cameron Bailey denied that the film […]
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SIGHIȘOARA, Romania — Only a 10-minute stroll down a maze of cobblestone streets from the birthplace of Vlad Dracul — who inspired the fictional, bloodsucking Count Dracula — sits an empty but remarkably well-preserved synagogue in a fairy-tale town that no longer has any Jews. Built in 1903, the Sighișoara Synagogue was, for a time, […]
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Less than two weeks ago, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his country’s recognition of a Palestinian state was a matter of “when, not if” but that he had no imminent plans to take such a step. That changed on Monday, when Albanese announced that he plans to join France, the United Kingdom and Canada […]
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Two rabbis were jeered off the stage at a rally in support of the Israeli hostages in Gaza on Sunday — but the jeering did not come from pro-Palestinian counter-protesters. Instead, the leaders of Progressive Judaism, the U.K. equivalent of the Reform movement, were booed by other members of the crowd who objected to their […]
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BUENOS AIRES — An Argentine lawmaker has been indicted on criminal charges after comparing Israel to the Nazi regime and calling it a “genocide state” on social media. Vanina Biasi of the left-wing Workers’ Party is the first sitting legislator in Argentina to be indicted for antisemitism, and the case against her marks the first […]
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Germany is halting all military exports to Israel that could be used in Gaza, a quick response to Israel’s decision early Friday morning to expand its offensive in the enclave and an escalation in tensions between the two longtime allies. “The even harsher military action by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip, approved last […]
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A historic synagogue in Odessa, Ukraine, sustained significant damage following a Russian drone strike this week, one of several Jewish sites caught up in intense bombardments this summer. The Nachlas Eliezer Synagogue in the Peresyp district of Odessa, which was built in 1898 and served the Jewish community until it was closed in the 1920s […]
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When the Sarajevo Haggadah first went on permanent display at Bosnia’s national history museum in 2002, it was seen as a hopeful symbol for the future after a decade of ethnic strife. Now, the museum has turned it into a different kind of symbol: for how criticism of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza is having […]
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France is suspending its effort to evacuate some Gazans after a woman who came to the country through the program was accused of making antisemitic comments online. Nour Attaalah, 25, arrived in France on July 11 after getting a scholarship to attend the elite Sciences Po Lille university in the fall. She had her admission […]
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The Board of Deputies of British Jews, the largest Jewish organization in the United Kingdom, called for a rapid increase in Gaza aid this week, adding that the Israeli government’s new measures are “essential if long overdue.” The statement comes months after the group disciplined dozens of its members for signing an open letter condemning […]
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