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An anti-Israel protest at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. Photo by Rachel Cook.

Defeat campus antisemitism with education

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What can be done to combat and defeat antisemitism on North American college campuses? It is daunting to come up with a concrete plan for doing so, especially when antisemitism is surging amid the...
Mark Wilf, chairman of the board of governors of the Jewish Agency for Israel (right) greets new immigrants from Ethiopia at Ben-Gurion International Airport, May 9, 2023. Photo by Maxim Dinshtein.

More than 100 Ethiopians land in Israel, their new home

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A total of 111 new immigrants (olim) from Ethiopia landed in Tel Aviv on May 9, joining some 95,000 of their countrymen who have immigrated to Israel. Mark Wilf, chairman of the board of governors...
Jewish Ukrainians who fled war zones in Ukraine, seen leaving for the airport to board a Jewish Agency plane to Israel, March 6, 2022, in Warsaw, Poland. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Jewish Agency in Russia soldiers on despite tensions, immigration surge

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The Jewish Agency, which helps Jews immigrate to Israel, stands on shaky ground in Russia, as a Moscow court is set to hold a trial on its dissolution August 19. Even though it’s operating...
Former Jewish Agency of Israel chairman Nathan Sharansky attends a tour of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem on Oct. 23, 2007. Photo by Oren Fixler/Flash90.

Sharansky: Russia’s threats to ban Jewish Agency part of attempt to ‘break Western unity’

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Russia’s recent threats to ban the Jewish Agency for Israel are part of its broader attempts to sow discord in the West, former Jewish Agency chairman and human rights activist Natan Sharansky said on...
Russian President Vladimir Putin. Credit: Photographer RM/Shutterstock.

Lapid’s threats against Russia ‘not helpful’ amid Jewish Agency row

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Russia-Israel tensions have intensified in recent days as Moscow appears primed to force the “dissolution” of Jewish Agency for Israel operations in the country. An Israeli delegation prepared to head to Moscow with a...
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid leads the weekly Cabinet meeting, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on July 24, 2022. Photo by Marc Israel Sellem/POOL.

Lapid: Shuttering Jewish Agency in Russia could have ‘serious impact on diplomatic relations’

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid warned on Sunday that the shuttering of the Jewish Agency’s offices in Russia could have “a serious impact” on diplomatic relations between Jerusalem and Moscow. An Israeli delegation was set to...
IDF Maj. Gen. (res.) Doron Almog (L) and Mark Wilf (R), who on July 10, 2022 were elected as the Jewish Agency for Israel's new chairman of the executive and chairman of the board, respectively. Credit: Olivier Fitoussi, The Jewish Agency for Israel.

Jewish Agency elects new chairs of its executive and board

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The Jewish Agency for Israel’s Board of Governors on Sunday elected IDF Maj. Gen. (res.) Doron Almog as the organization’s new chairman of the executive and Mark Wilf as its new chairman of the...
Russian President Vladimir Putin. Credit: Photographer RM/Shutterstock.

Russia orders Jewish Agency to alter operations inside country

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Russia has ordered the Jewish Agency for Israel to modify its operations inside the country in a move that could hamper the organization’s ability to function, according to Israeli media reports. The development comes amid...
Ethiopian children in Gondar. Photo by Eliana Rudee.

Ethiopian families prepare for immigration to Israel, many after decades of waiting

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GONDAR, Ethiopia—Ahead of the immigration of 180 Ethiopians to Israel on June 1, a continuation of “Operation Tzur Israel (‘Operation Rock of Israel’),” Ethiopian families spoke with JNS in the northern Ethiopian city of Gondar. After...
Ukrainian Jewish immigrants arrive at Ben-Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Feb. 20, 2022. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

Immigration to Israel smashes 20-year record

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Some 38,000 new immigrants will celebrate their first Independence Day as Israeli citizens this year, according to figures released by the Jewish Agency on Sunday. The figure marks a two-decade immigration record. The data also...