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Gal Gadot speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Wonder Woman 1984" at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Calif., July 21, 2018. Credit: Gage Skidmore via Creative Commons.

Gal Gadot receives 2026 ‘Jewish Nobel’

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Israeli actress Gal Gadot, best known for portraying Wonder Woman, was named on Tuesday as the winner of the 2026 Genesis Prize, often called the “Jewish Nobel.” “I am a proud Jew and a proud...
The 2025 Theodor Herzl Award presented by the World Jewish Congress. Credit: Shahar Azran/WJC.

World Jewish Congress presents Theodor Herzl Award to Fetterman, Stefanik

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The World Jewish Congress (WJC) presented its annual Theodor Herzl Award on Nov. 10 in New York to Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) and Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), recognizing both lawmakers for their steadfast support of Israel...
U.S. President Donald Trump is greeted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Isaac Herzog after disembarking Air Force One at Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel, Oct. 13, 2025. Credit: Daniel Torok/White House.

Trump sends letter to Herzog requesting pardon for Netanyahu

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U.S. President Donald Trump has sent a letter to Israeli President Isaac Herzog requesting a full pardon for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his corruption trial, Herzog’s office said on Wednesday. The letter reads...
The Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel David Yosef accompanied by Israeli Ambassador to Argentina Eyal Sela meets with Argentinian President Javier Milei at the Casa Rosada in Buenos Aires on Tuesday. Courtesy Argentinian President's office, November 11, 2025.

Israeli chief rabbi blesses Milei during Argentina visit

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The Sephardi chief rabbi of Israel on Tuesday blessed Argentinian President Javier Milei for his unflinching support for the Jewish state, amid burgeoning ties between the two nations. “The entire Jewish nation prays for your...
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends the papal inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV in Vatican City, the Holy See, May 18, 2025. Credit: Freddie Everett/U.S. State Department.

Vatican probes Swiss Guard over alleged antisemitic gesture

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A recent alleged antisemitic incident involving a Swiss Guard watchman at the Vatican seems to have featured a “disagreement over a photograph at the service post,” a Holy See official said Tuesday. The Vatican News quoted Matteo Bruni, director of...
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar speaks at "The Future of Judea and Samaria" conference in Jerusalem, Oct. 29, 2025. Photo by Matt Kaminsky/JNS.

Sa’ar: Iran attempted to assassinate multiple Israeli diplomats

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Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said on Tuesday that the country’s security services are “constantly” working to foil ongoing Iranian plots aimed at its diplomats worldwide. “It was recently reported that Iran attempted to assassinate...
Eden Bar Tal, Israel’s Foreign Ministry chief, with Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz at the inauguration in La Paz, Nov. 8, 2025. Credit: Israel Foreign Ministry.

Senior Israeli official attends inauguration of Bolivian president

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Israel’s Foreign Ministry Director General, Eden Bar-Tal, attended Saturday’s inauguration of Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz, the ministry said on Tuesday. “An exciting new era for Bolivia, for Israel-Bolivia relations and the free world,” the ministry...
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 10: Jonathan Greenblatt speaks onstage at the 2025 Washington DC Concert Against Hate at Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on November 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for ADL)

Can the ADL go back to defending the Jews?

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The Anti-Defamation League is being accused by The New York Times, MSNBC, left-wing Jewish organizations and the antisemitic Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) of Islamophobia and unfairness to New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. But, as...

Trump’s risky nuclear policy: ‘Tepid legality’ is preferable to ‘maximum lethality’

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Under the tutelage of Donald Trump, the United States faces growing risks of a nuclear war. These risks could be manifested incrementally or all at once. They concern both intentional and unintentional conflicts. World peace requires...