Israel, US slam UN envoy over antisemitic comments
Israel and the United States on Wednesday slammed United Nations envoy Francesca Albanese over antisemitic statements she made in 2014 that recently resurfaced.
Albanese, the U.N. Human Rights Council’s Special Rapporteur on the situation of...
British PM Rishi Sunak plans to visit Israel for its historic 75th birthday next...
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told a packed Conservative Friends of Israel reception that he plans to visit Israel next year for the Jewish state’s 75th anniversary of independence.
According to a report by the...
Conference of European Rabbis signs religious services agreement with Lithuania’s Jewish community
The Conference of European Rabbis and the Jewish community of Lithuania signed an agreement stipulating that the Orthodox rabbinical alliance will be consulted regarding all communal and religious matters in the country.
“The Conference of...
Kanye West named ‘2022 Antisemite of the Year’
Watchdog group StopAntisemitism on Sunday named rapper Kanye West, also known as Ye, as the “2022 Antisemite of the Year.”
“Kanye West’s threats of violence, hateful conduct and hate speech all led him to winning...
Study: Four in five Israeli teens have experienced antisemitism online
Eighty-one percent of Israeli teens reports having encountered antisemitism online, according to a new study.
The study, conducted by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, found that 71% of Israeli teens had...
EU vice president arrested for suspected bribery by Qatar
Eva Kaili, a European Parliament lawmaker and one of its 14 elected vice presidents, has been arrested, along with four others, in a bribery case involving Qatar. A suitcase of cash was found with...
Rome summit celebrates Abraham Accords, shared values
World Leaders, ambassadors, diplomats, clergy and other distinguished guests from more than 30 countries converged on Rome for the First Annual Abraham Accords Global Leadership Summit (Dec. 6-9).
The event celebrated the 2020 accords between...
Antisemitism in the air: Southwest Airlines passenger dons ‘Ye is right’ Burger King crown
Two passengers on a Dec. 6 Southwest Airlines flight were spotted wearing Burger King crowns bearing antisemitic and racist phrases, including “Ye is right.”
Twitter user @ScienceStajner posted pictures of the two people sitting in...
NSW government offers $1 million for info on 1982 bombings of Jewish institutions
The New South Wales government is offering a $1 million reward for information leading to criminal convictions in connection with the bombing of two Australian Jewish institutions in 1982.
The reward, originally set at $100,000 in 2012,...
Theodor Herzl diaries republished in ambitious new undertaking
“Today, Theodor Herzl is best known for his beard, not his books,” laments Gil Troy, editor of “The Zionist Writings of Theodor Herzl,” in his introductory essay to a new edition of Herzl’s diaries.
Troy,...