Category Archives: Jewish

The father of Hersh Goldberg-Polin writes about leading services for the first time since his son was killed in captivity in Gaza.

JTA Last Shabbat in my Jerusalem synagogue, I began to see our complex world anew</ Jon Polin September 4, 2025 …During my year of mourning since our son Hersh was killed in captivity in Gaza, I accepted the custom to … Continue reading

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Those seeking to become “genocide scholars” inundated the website, with some applying as Nazi Leader Adolf Hitler or Star Wars villain Emperor Palpatine

JPOST ‘Genocide scholars’ for $30? Easy entry, fake members undermine confidence in IAGS resolution Michael Starr September 4, 2025 Activists have brought into question the credibility of a new International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) resolution declaring Israel to be engaged … Continue reading

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Megyn Kelly Faces Backlash Over ‘Vicious Anti-Israel Lies’ in MTG Interview

JFEED Megyn Kelly Goes Over To The Dark Side Gila Isaacson August 20, 2025 A fiery interview on The Megyn Kelly Show featuring Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has erupted into a major controversy, with critics accusing the host and … Continue reading

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French Foreign Ministry summons U.S. ambassador in response to his missive, published in Wall Street Journal

JEWISH INSIDER Charles Kushner rebukes Macron for ‘dramatic’ rise in antisemitism in France Melissa Weiss August 25, 2025 U.S. Ambassador to France Charles Kushner on Sunday penned an open letter to French President Emmanuel Macron, published in The Wall Street … Continue reading

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In a historic meeting in Julis, Israel’s Chief Rabbi David Yosef, Druze Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif, and Christian and Muslim leaders pledged unity, sanctity of life, and solidarity for peace

ARUTZ SHEVA Jewish, Druze, Christian, and Muslim leaders unite for peace in Israel August 28, 2025 The Chief Rabbinate of Israel and the Interior Ministry initiated a historic meeting on Wednesday between Sephardic Chief Rabbi David Yosef, Druze spiritual leader … Continue reading

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The Democratic Party is increasingly failing the “Israel Test” because their ideology is fundamentally at odds with the values that made America and their own party historically strong.

JERUSALEM POST Mamdani and the Israel test of the Democratic party Adam Milstein August 20, 2025 …After years of ideological indoctrination by foreign powers, Democrats are increasingly viewing Israel not as a trusted ally but as an oppressor, colonizer, and … Continue reading

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Florida won’t tolerate discriminatory DEI, critical theory and antisemitism in higher ed.

WALL STREET JOURNAL The Stop WOKE Act Makes Florida Campuses Safe for Jews Marc Sarnoff August 22, 2025 …In Florida, free speech doesn’t mean the right to shut down classes or menace classmates. In early 2024 Mr. DeSantis warned administrators … Continue reading

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Gee, ya think? “Twenty-six lawmakers call for removal of coordinator who warned that hostile policies toward Israel fuel antisemitism in Europe”

ISRAEL HAYOM EU antisemitism coordinator faces ouster campaign after defending Israel Nissan Shtrauchler August 22, 2025 A campaign by European Parliament members seeking to dismiss the EU’s antisemitism coordinator is intensifying after she warned that hostile policies toward Israel contribute … Continue reading

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The UJA’s $1 million Gaza donation isn’t about the money. It’s a choice between pandering to Jews defined by their unease or standing with the untroubled few who will carry Jewish life forward.

TABLET MAG The Troubled and the Committed Liel Leibovitz August 21, 2025 …If you’ve so much as dipped your toe in Jewish communal life this past decade or so, you know precisely who the troubled committed are. They are excellently … Continue reading

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“Both Israel and the Palestinians have competing aspirations for the land, but because E1 is located in Area C, Israel is within its rights”

JPOST Israel resumes construction of settlement project that would divide West Bank Pesach Benson August 20, 2025 Israel’s Civil Administration approved major construction projects in West Bank, marking a significant expansion in Ma’aleh Adumim in an area known as E1 … Continue reading

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