Diaspora Jews

Americans’ views of Israelis have grown negative, while views of Palestinians remains steady - poll

The Pew survey was conducted prior to Hamas’ announcement Monday that it will dissolve its government in Gaza ahead of its transfer to the Palestinian technocratic committee.

An anti-Israel protest in New York City. Ilustrative.
Members of Armenia’s Russian-speaking Jewish community, along with invited Muslim guests from Egypt and Lebanon, attend a Shabbat dinner July 3, 2026, in Yerevan.

Armenia’s Jews hope Israeli recognition of 1915 Ottoman genocide will jumpstart bilateral ties

Gideon Taylor, president of the World Jewish restitution Organization (WJRO).

Italian Parliament advances groundbreaking bill to return Holocaust-era looted art

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks at the Jews For Racial & Economic Justice’s (JFREJ) Seder in the Streets at Union Square on April 06, 2026 in New York City.

US Jews view Mamdani more favorably than Netanyahu, 7% say Hamas massacre justified - poll


Herzog meets Kazakhstan's Jewish community, hails important role during diplomatic visit

President says trip could boost Israel–Central Asia relations as he tours innovation hub and meets local leadership.

President Isaac Herzog during his visit to Kazakhstan on April 28, 2026.

Matan Koch, disability advocate who urged Jewish communities to ‘let everyone in,’ dies at 44

“His condition declined far more quickly than he, and we, had hoped,” said the family of Koch, the Los Angeles ADA compliance officer and director of its disability access and services division.

Matan Koch speaks at Ikar, his Los Angeles synagogue, on Disability Shabbat, Oct. 18, 2025.

'You're killing babies in Palestine': Slough man charged after assault on Orthodox Jew

Shomrim said on X that the victim was "minding his own business whilst at work, when he was subjected to this shocking, unprovoked attack."

A 'Shomrim' private security car is seen driving past a synagogue in Stamford Hill, north London on October 13, 2023.

Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US

See Shabbat candle lighting times for your area.

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Internal Israeli debate and the costs to Diaspora Jewry - opinion

Israel, like all sovereign states, acts in self-defense. The exercise of that force has generated, in some cases, backlash against Jewish communities far beyond Israel’s borders.

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Estonian Holocaust memorial 'extensively damaged' by vandalism

The Ereda memorial in the Ida-Viru County was "extensively damaged," police told The Jerusalem Post, with the monument dented, several pieces broken off, and its fastenings bent.

The damaged Holocaust memorial in Ereda, Ida-Viru County, Estonia, after being vandalized, April 2026.

Some 150 Jewish leaders denounce, apologize for IDF soldier's defacement of Lebanese Jesus statue

Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform rabbis and other Jewish leaders signed the letter organized by Israel365 Action, an NGO that builds bridges between evangelical Christians and Jewish communities.

Christians pray on Good Friday in Cathedral St. Thomas church, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran continues, in Tyre, Lebanon, April 3, 2026.

Argentinian union talk with two Palestinian terrorists canceled after police action

A planned event in Argentina featuring two Palestinian terrorists, released in a hostage deal, was canceled after police intervened and legal complaints were filed by Jewish organizations.

Freed Palestinian prisoners released by Israel as part of a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel, gesture, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 13, 2025.

Damascus claims to arrest more Hezbollah-linked cell members behind plot to kill rabbi

Rabbi Michael Khoury was the reported target of an attack, state media said that the cell intended to target “a religious figure in the vicinity of the Maronite Church in Bab Touma on April 11."

Security forces guard a damaged bridge as people cross over the Euphrates River as Syrian army forces deploy in parts of the eastern province formerly controlled by Kurdish forces following their withdrawal from the area on January 22, 2026 in Deir ez-Zor, Syria.

CAM Antisemitism report – London synagogue attack shows the relentless targeting of Jewish worship

Two suspects were arrested following the firebombing of Finchley Reform Synagogue

An aerial view as fire services continue to monitor the scene after four Hatzola ambulances were set on fire overnight next to Machzike Hadath Synagogue, on March 23, 2026 in the Golders Green area of London, England.