Diaspora

Black-Jewish alliance isn’t nostalgia. We need it to defend democracy - opinion

As the Sacred Covenant we signed in Atlanta declared, 'The Black-Jewish covenant cannot be sustained by nostalgia alone. Sacred memory must become present responsibility.'

Attendees at the 2026 Atlanta Summit of Black Pastors and Rabbis, Aug. 29, 2026.
Leader of the Green Party, Zack Polanski, takes part in a march against far-right extremism from Park Lane to Trafalgar Square, organised by the Together Alliance, a coalition of unions and civil society groups, in London, Britain, March 28, 2026.

With anti-Zionist motion, Britain's Green Party shifts the Overton window on antisemitism - opinion

This photograph shows a plane of Israel's El Al Israel Airlines connected to an airbridge at Roissy Charles de Gaulle (CDG) International airport Terminal 2, on the outskirts of Paris, on May 12, 2025; Illustrative.

Paris cargo workers refuse to load Elbit shipment onto El Al flight bound for Israel

Bangkok Chabad, Thailand.

Thai police raid Chabad, Jewish institutions in Bangkok amid ongoing foreign business investigation


Chicago Jewish theater drops Naomi Ragen play, says actors feared repercussions of working with her

Ragen told JTA that while it is “strange to get such a response from a Jewish venue,” particularly one whose mission statement includes Holocaust education, she is not angry.

Portrait of Israeli writer Naomi Ragen, in Jerusalem, April 23, 2004.

The backstory to Mike Evans' 'The Whole World Sings Together'

As 2,000 Christians gather in Israel for Oct. 7 commemorations, 17 singers from around the world collaborate across borders on a music video of remembrance, solidarity, and hope.

Artists participate in the recording of "The Whole World Sings Together."

Maine Senate candidate Troy Jackson opposes US giving Israel 'blank check'

Just before the Democratic nominating convention this past summer, Jackson vowed that he would “never vote in favor of US taxpayer-funded military aid to Israel.”

Maine Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson speaks in Biddeford, Maine, on Sept. 13, 2026.

Los Angeles Rock ’n Roll Fantasy Camp offers October 7 survivors rare respite from trauma

Three years after that devastating day in October, the survivors continue to do what their people have done for millennia in the face of adversity: sing and make music.

Raz Shifer of Ramat Gan, a Nova Festival survivor, performs at L.A.'s Viper Room in a scene from "The Bridge," a documentary about Israeli trauma survivors and their week at Rock ’n Roll Fantasy Camp.

Italy deports two foreign nationals suspected of attacking Milan Chabad emissary

Walker Meghnagi, head of Milan's Jewish community, welcomed the deportations, calling the move "wonderful news."

 People demonstrate to express support for the Palestinians during a protest in Milan, Italy October 14, 2023; Illustrative.

Progressive Jews embracing ‘craziest’ ideologies are ‘no longer our friends,’ Israeli scholar says

Gadi Taub, speaking at the National Conservatism Conference in Jerusalem, warned that Israel had already “lost the Left” in the West and was now “also losing the Right.”

JEWS ARE seen protesting against Israel and demanding Palestinian statehood recognition, in August 2025.

Israel's fourth founding: When the state proved it alone could not keep Israelis safe - opinion

The fourth founding begins with what died on October 7: the idea that the state alone could keep Israelis safe. The onslaught did more than murder and kidnap; it forced a Jewish reckoning. 

A memorial ceremony at the Nova festival marking two years since the October 7 massacre when Hamas terrorists infiltrated southern Israel, murdering more than 1200 people. October 07, 2025.

Aliyah Minister urges Israel to prepare for wave of French immigrants as student protests intensify

France experienced what was described as a “day of rage” on Tuesday, which was expected to mark the peak of clashes that had unfolded across the country in recent days.

Demonstrators hold lit flares behind a banner reading AUTODEFENSE Lyceenne, amid smoke and flags. Grenoble, Isere, France, October 6, 2026.

Mamdani's $7.4m. antisemitism strategy funds groups critical of Israel, financial filings indicate

Millions of dollars in NYC funding earmarked for Mayor Zohran Mamdani's new antisemitism strategy could flow to organizations with records of anti-Israel advocacy, financial filings indicate.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks to attendees during a celebration at the National Action Network (NAN) for the 72nd birthday of its founder and president, Rev. Al Sharpton, in New York City, US, October 3, 2026.

NSC warns Israelis, Diaspora Jews about heightened antisemitism, terror threats ahead of Oct. 7

The NSC issued several advisories, including to "avoid posting advance information on social media regarding travel or movements abroad."

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir, Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) Director David Zini, and Israel Police Chief Daniel Levi hold a security assessment ahead of the third anniversary of the October 7 massacre, published October 6, 2026.