World News
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Jews decry UK newspaper for appearing to justify attack on bakery founded by Israelis
(JTA) — A Guardian column that seemed to rationalize the targeting of a popular Israeli-founded bakery has ignited controversy in the British Jewish community. The March 14 piece in the British daily, by sports and culture writer Jonathan Liew, came days after the newly opened north London branch of Gail’s was repeatedly vandalized, with its…
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Report: Israeli group quietly organized charter flights evacuating Palestinians from Gaza
(JTA) — An Israeli organization headed by a right-wing activist quietly arranged a series of charter flights that evacuated Palestinians from Gaza last year, according to an Associated Press investigation. The organization, Ad Kan, a right-wing Israeli organization founded by Gilad Ach, an Israeli combat reservist and West Bank settler activist, coordinated the flights via…
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Illinois primary pits Jewish candidate with deep Israel ties against AIPAC spending
Daniel Biss might seem like the kind of candidate the American Israel Public Affairs Committee could live with. The two-term Evanston mayor grew up partly in Israel, where his family spent summers. His mother is Israeli. He speaks Hebrew. And in his political career, he regularly engaged with pro-Israel groups, including AIPAC. But with voters…
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Democratic voter support for Israel plummets to historic low
Support for Israel among Democratic voters has plummeted by more than half over the past three years, with only 13% of Democrats now expressing a positive view of Israel while 57% hold a negative view amid the U.S.-Israel war against Iran, according to a new NBC News poll. The numbers mark a stunning shift since…
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As Temple Israel, both security training and sacred relationships prepared us for the worst
(JTA) — As the executive director of a synagogue, I read the daily security briefs from Secure Community Network and engage in regular security updates with my colleagues and friends in Jewish communal spaces across the country. I never imagined that the security risks we talk about every day would literally be at the entry…
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Forverts podcast: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
As calls for immigrants’ rights reverberate throughout the country these days, an upcoming anniversary can serve as a reminder of the consequences for impoverished, immigrant workers when their lives are put in danger. On March 25, 2011, 105 years ago, 146 young Jewish and Italian women perished in an inferno that broke out at the…
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US formally defends Israel in International Court of Justice genocide case
(JTA) — The United States has defended Israel against the charge of genocide in the United Nations’ highest court, as Iceland and the Netherlands gave different opinions. South Africa brought a genocide case against Israel in the International Court of Justice in 2023 over Israel’s campaign in Gaza. The United States has long criticized the…
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Jewish-American woman deported from Israel after witnessing child struck by car in West Bank
(JTA) — Israel has deported another Jewish-American young adult involved in solidarity efforts for West Bank Palestinians, adding to what critics say is an unjust crackdown on left-wing activists. Because of the war with Iran, which has disrupted flights, Israel deported the woman into Egypt rather than sending her on a plane to the United…
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This rabbi reshaped and revitalized Judaism in the 20th Century — how have we forgotten him?
These days, public monuments don’t have an easy time of it. Variously speckled with graffiti, pelted with red paint, rendered headless, melted down and reconfigured into something else entirely, their fate is a fickle one, their future no longer assured. The same can be said of people who, in their own day, were monumental personalities,…
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This initiative is helping Israeli war survivors heal through art – and is making therapy cool
Tomer Peretz opened the door to his unassuming gallery in Chelsea, draped in a studded black shawl and sporting cartoonishly large – but very cool – sneakers. It was the day after the biggest snowstorm in recent NYC history, and the shoes were, of course, the most practical option for an LA-based Israeli with limited…
