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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


I’m Jewish at a Christian high school, it’s taught me a lot about who I am - opinion

Ben Kleiman describes life at a Christian high school, from mandatory chapel to interfaith conversations, and how the experience shaped her relationship with Judaism.

Head with Israeli flag kippa

The big 'what if': Do those chanting 'from the river to the sea' really mean it? - opinion

History has repeatedly demonstrated what happens when Jews become politically powerless, and societies cease to protect them.

An AI-generated political cartoon.

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Police label shooting in Belleville, Ontario, a hate-motivated attack against the Jewish community

The shooter who targeted an Ontario synagogue during Yom Kippur committed a hate-motivated anti-Jewish offense, police said, adding that officers stopped a potentially larger attack.

Police officers talk near the scene of a shooting where a police officer was shot outside a Yom Kippur gathering at Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville, Ontario, Canada, September 21, 2026.

Progressive Jewish groups protest Netanyahu arrival in New York City

Liberal, left-wing Jewish groups and Israeli expatriates protested Benjamin Netanyahu’s arrival in New York for his UN General Assembly address, while supporters held counterdemonstrations.

Margo Hughes-Robinson, executive director of New York Jewish Agenda,speaking during the protest at Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza at  the U.N. on Sept. 24, 2026.

More than 350 cultural figures slam Spanish festival for canceling Jewish novelist’s invitation

A petition signed by 352 cultural figures accused a Spanish literary festival of undermining free expression after it canceled Jewish Argentine novelist Ariana Harwicz’s appearance.

Ariana Harwicz attends the "Die My Love" New York premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on Nov. 1, 2025.

Soccer: Israel's Abu Farchi sent off after controversial gun gesture celebration

Israel forward Saied Abu Farchi was shown a red card after celebrating his goal against Austria by using the corner flag to mimic a gun, leaving Israel with 10 players in a 3-1 Nations League defeat.

Israel's forward #22 Saied Abu Farchi (top L) celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the UEFA Nations League Group B3 football match between Austria and Israel in Linz, Austria on September 24, 2026.

'Heil f***ing Hitler!': Knife-wielding man chases Jewish student through Crown Heights, New York

During the pursuit visible in the video, the suspect yells toward the student, "Now I know where you live," before screaming, "Heil f***ing Hitler!" while holding an object appearing to be a knife.

A young ultra-Orthodox Jewish man walks in a street of Williamsburg in the Brooklyn borough of New York on October 7, 2025

Israel-US gap widens as more American Jews say gov't policy contributes to antisemitism - poll

Among respondents who described themselves as strongly conservative, 51% expressed substantial optimism about Israel’s future.

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Massachusetts man sentenced to nearly 10 years for antisemitic threats against Randy Fine, sons

Edwin Guerrero, 26, was also ordered to pay a $15,000 fine after pleading guilty in March to making interstate threats to injure another person.

Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) waits to speak as lawmakers offer rule changes at a House Rules Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on September 2, 2026 in Washington, DC; illustrative