Daily Archives: July 25, 2025
‘A place to walk proudly as a Jew’
Amid a sharp rise in antisemitism around the world since Oct. 7, 2023, Azerbaijan stands out for a different reason: Jews in this Muslim country walk safely, visibly and with pride.
For more than 15...
Jewish groups say Chilean government unresponsive to Jew-hatred
An umbrella group of Jewish organizations in Chile wrote to the country’s foreign minister this week, expressing concern that the government is not doing enough to combat a rise in antisemitism.
Nazila Ghanea, the U.N....
Judea and Samaria, Road Safety, Miri Regev, Bezalel Smotrich, Sovereignty
Floyd Mayweather, the undefeated world boxing champion who crafted an extraordinary legacy throughout his career, has returned to Israel once again. As global opinion criticizes Israel's ongoing military operations against Hamas in Gaza, he...
Israel to invest $138m in Judea and Samaria roads
The Israeli government has approved a 508 million shekel ($138 million) plan to improve road safety in Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley, according to a report on Thursday morning.
Israeli Minister of Transport, National...
Netanyahu: Eliyahu’s remarks on Gaza being ‘wiped out’ not gov’t policy
A statement attributed to Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu (Otzma Yehudit) that the Israeli government is "racing ahead for Gaza to be wiped out" does not reflect government policy, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday.
"Eliyahu...
Fascism rears its head again in Croatia
The Croatian capital of Zagreb hosted a massive and deeply troubling event on July 5.
Half a million people packed the city’s Hippodrome for a concert by Croatian singer Marko Perković Thompson, who is known...
‘Gratitude to be alive’: Surviving an Iranian missile strike
“In the end, we will come out of this stronger,” Valery, 32, from Tel Aviv, who survived the impact from an Iranian missile strike, 20 meters from his building, told JNS last weekend.
On the night of...
Costa Rica becomes sixth in Latin America to adopt IHRA Jew-hatred definition
Costa Rica became the sixth Latin American country to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of antisemitism, drawing praise from major Jewish organizations.
“We are grateful that Costa Rica has joined the growing...
France to recognize Palestinian state, drawing Israeli, US reproach
French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday that “consistent with its historic commitment to a just and lasting peace in the Middle East,” Paris intends to recognize a Palestinian state.
“I will make this solemn announcement before...