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UK university survey reveals widespread antisemitism on campus

A poll of 1,000 students in the UK found that one in five is unwilling or refuses to share an apartment with a Jewish student. Nearly a quarter witnessed negative behavior toward Jews because of their religion.

UK university survey reveals widespread antisemitism on campus

8 haredi men attacked amid rising antisemitic incidents

At least eight Haredi Jews, including children, were attacked in Belgium amid rising antisemitic incidents, prompting increased security after a Liège synagogue explosion.

8 haredi men attacked amid rising antisemitic incidents

Jews are not a monolith:

The dangerous erasure of Jewish diversity

Jews, in all our magnificent diversity, have the right to define ourselves. Or is that a right denied us? Opinion.

The dangerous erasure of Jewish diversity

Melanie Philliips

The deepening madness against the Jews

Jew-haters think their time has come. The proper response to this war against the Jewsh people is not to deflect it, but to fight it better. Opinion

The deepening madness against the Jews

Understanding the war against the Jews

Seventy-five years since Auschwitz and after two decades of incessant Islamic terrorism, the mountain is hanging over our heads once again. Wiill the world accept "I am the Lord your G-d/You shall not murder"?

Understanding the war against the Jews

Lessons from Bondi:

I’m tired of the world’s pity. Jews must project strength

Solidarity is vital - but strength is better. Opinion.

I’m tired of the world’s pity. Jews must project  strength

'We will not donate':

Donors from US will donate to Torah institutions that support IDF

Jewish donors from US will only support Torah institutions that support IDF: 'because of our commitment to Torah.'

Donors from US will donate to Torah institutions that support IDF

Iran:

Jewish MP warns community to avoid Israeli social media content

Iranian Jewish MP Dr. Homayoun Sameyeh urges community members to delete comments, likes, and memberships linked to Israeli accounts, warning that such activity has drawn scrutiny from security agencies and could lead to legal consequences.

Jewish MP warns community to avoid Israeli social media content

Efforts to release the last Jewish detainee in Tehran

Kamran Hekmati, a 70-year-old Jewish-American-Iranian, was arrested in Tehran during the war with Israel in June.

Efforts to release the last Jewish detainee in Tehran

Jews or Muslims: Labour’s dilemma

Sir Keir Starmer’s government has abandoned Britain’s Jewish community, not because they don’t believe they are endangered by antisemitism, but because they have skin in the game. Opinion.

Jews or Muslims: Labour’s dilemma

Manchester terror attack:

Today it is Jews on Yom Kippur, tomorrow Christians on Christmas

After that, it will be all non-Muslims. Time to do something, Europe. Opinion.

Today it is Jews on Yom Kippur, tomorrow Christians on Christmas

The Nine Days:

The Tragic History of the Jews of Spain

A comprehensive overview of the persecution, scholarship, and expulsion of the Jews of Spain.

The Tragic History of the Jews of Spain

Why this insane obsession with Jews and Israel?

On the ultimate meaning of Jewish existence.

Why this insane obsession with Jews and Israel?

Berlin clothing store bans Jews

A recent antisemitic post by a Berlin clothing store owner banning Jews and Israelis from his stores has sparked widespread condemnation and led to a police investigation for incitement to hatred.

Berlin clothing store bans Jews

The historical intertwined legacy of Jews and Persians

True Iranians have remained friends of the Jews through both belief and deed. A look at the history of Iran and the Jews. Opinion.

The historical intertwined legacy of Jews and Persians

Outrage in Antwerp:

Police raid mohels' homes, confiscate knives

Police confiscated all circumcision knives, demand to receive names of boys whom they circumcised in the past year.

Police raid mohels' homes, confiscate knives

Jack Engelhard:

The Pope, Catholics, and the Jews

Is the new Pope good for the Jews? These days, frankly, is anything good for the Jews? Opinion.

The Pope, Catholics, and the Jews

The enduring history of Jews in Georgia: A 26-century journey

The history of Jews in Georgia is a remarkable tale of coexistence, resilience, and cultural fusion, spanning more than 26 centuries

The enduring history of Jews in Georgia: A 26-century journey

Personal Growth series:

How we ought to care for others

The Torah prohibits the murder of and theft from any human being. In addition, we should act respectfully towards every human being because we are all created in Hashem’s image.

How we ought to care for others

US Jews fight too: The story of a Korean War hero

Mel told me when he dies there will be few to tell the story of how hate destroyed a civilization. That is one of the reasons I have decided to tell the his story, that of a 7-year-old refugee from the Nazis who became an American soldier. Op-ed.

US Jews fight too: The story of a Korean War hero

The Jews are not going anywhere

No matter what our individual views may be, whether or not we are religious, Jews are indigenous to the Holy Land. Op-ed.

The Jews are not going anywhere

Baku Jewish community marks International Holocaust Day

Rabbi of Baku Sephardic community reveals today at International Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony that 55,000 Jews, who fled from the Nazis, found refuge with local citizens in Azerbaijan.

Baku Jewish community marks International Holocaust Day

Israelis, the Jews I never knew

October 7th and the fourteen months of war that followed it have shown us just how selfless everyday Israelis are. Opinion.

Israelis, the Jews I never knew

A non-Jewish perspective on 'People Love Dead Jews'

Jewish power presents a theological and ideological dilemma for many Westerners. Opinion.

A non-Jewish perspective on 'People Love Dead Jews'

After the Alawites, the Jihadists will come for the Jews

Remember: Palestine was also referred to as Surya al-Janubiyya (Southern Syria). Op-ed.

After the Alawites, the Jihadists will come for the Jews

Op-ed:

ICC declares it a crime for Jews to be alive

This is just another attempt to turn back the clock to the 1930s, when the Jews were defenseless in the face of the coming Nazi slaughter. But it is not the same clock. Opinion.

ICC declares it a crime for Jews to be alive

Liberating the world from Jews

Muslim a Arab-American supporters of Hamas no longer differentiate between American Jews and Israel, no longer differentiate between a rapist and his victim, no longer differentiate between murderer and those he murdered. Opinion.

Liberating the world from Jews

Through fire and blood, the Jewish nation has been reborn

Through fire and the blood of our heroic brothers and sisters in Israel, our nation has been reborn. We must live up to their sacrifice. Opinion.

Through fire and blood, the Jewish nation has been reborn

Friends, Jews and the drama of Israel

This isn‘t just a fight between Jews and gentiles, though there is that divide. It’s a fight which divides Jewish friends and colleagues even more fiercely.

Friends, Jews and the drama of Israel

Jewish rep in Iranian parliament:

'We demand a strong response'

During his speech to the Iranian parliament, the Jewish representative says: 'The Zionist regime's military ability to penetrate Iran's territory was very weak.'

'We demand a strong response'

Pro-Israel content removed:

Jewish presenter resigns from Australian radio station

Radio presenter decided to stop broadcasting: 'I told them, 'If you continue to treat the Australian Jewish community this way and censor every second sentence I say, I'm quitting.''

Jewish presenter resigns from Australian radio station

Why are American Jews Liberal? A Eudaimonic Perspective

A liberal worldview frames antisemitism as a temporary byproduct of ignorance and social injustice, a much more comforting way to look at this illogical and primeval hatred. Op-ed.

Why are American Jews Liberal? A Eudaimonic Perspective

Jewish flight attendant:

'Forced to eat a ham sandwich and fly on Yom Kippur'

Jewish flight attendant sues Delta Airlines, saying that he was: 'Forced to eat a ham sandwich and could not take a day off on Yom Kippur'

'Forced to eat a ham sandwich and fly on Yom Kippur'

Still teaching their kids to hate Jews

Have you ever wondered why countless Palestinian Arab children participate in mobs that try to stone and burn Jews to death? Opinion.

Still teaching their kids to hate Jews

Are Jews smart and brave enough to save the world?

The best Israel can expect from the Muslim world is to be respected because it is wealthy, powerful, and fearsome. Anything else is the pipe dream of people who learned nonsense at workshops and conferences sponsored by European donors and the New Israel Fund. Opinion.

Are Jews smart and brave enough to save the world?

Jewish Ambassador in Namibia given a Jewish burial

A Jewish resident of Namibia passed away on Tuesday and with the help of the Chabad emissary and local residents, he was given a Jewish burial.

Jewish Ambassador in Namibia given a Jewish burial

The war against the Jews

In Britain, France and America, the left is on the wrong side. The Jews are in the middle because they don’t know who hates them more,” said Chief Rabbi Sebbag. Opinion.

The war against the Jews

War in Ukraine: Jewish soldier fell in battle

A Jewish soldier who fell in the Ukraine war was laid to rest yesterday in the city of Nikolaev. 'He was seriously injured, not all of his body was buried,' says city Rabbi.

War in Ukraine: Jewish soldier fell in battle

Berlin Jewish community:

Preparing to double size of central synagogue

Following significant growth of the Berlin Jewish community, the city's Rabbi decided to double the size of the central synagogue, which was inaugurated nearly 20 years ago.

Preparing to double size of central synagogue

The word from Europe:

It may begin with the Jews, but it never ends with the Jews

A monster is incubating at Europe’s doors and within its walls and it will devour everyone who is not a muslim. Is that so hard to understand? Opinion.

It may begin with the Jews, but it never ends with the Jews

Pro-Hamas crowds are silent on the murder of Christians

Shouldn't we in Europe be worried when people are burned in ovens? Even if they are Christians? Op-ed.

Pro-Hamas crowds are silent on the murder of Christians

Bamidbar: We Jews may be tribal, but to survive, we must be “One”

No matter how you break it down, we are all part of those 603,550 that Moses counted in the desert.

Bamidbar: We Jews may be tribal, but to survive, we must be “One”

What Jews need to understand about Gentiles

When one understands the real and corporal nature of evil in Christianity and Islam, one also understands the power and pervasiveness of antisemitism. Opinion.

What Jews need to understand about Gentiles

The time for Jexit has come

The Democrats should start worrying about what it might be like not to have the Jews to kick around anymore. Op-ed.

The time for Jexit has come

What starts with the Jews, never ends with the Jews

The current struggle on the campuses and streets is a preview for everyone, Jews as well as non-Jews. It’s never really been about the Jews or Israel. Opinion.

What starts with the Jews, never ends with the Jews

About the Jews

Islamist, be careful what you prophesize. Let the world be on notice that the Jew will nevermore drown in a sea of antisemitism, waiting for a rescuer.

About the Jews

As Iran attacked Israel, the Jewish community in Argentina prayed

While Iranian missiles made their way to Israel, hundreds of members of the Jewish community in Argentina participated in a 'midnight prayer' for Israel’s safety.

As Iran attacked Israel, the Jewish community in Argentina prayed

The truth about Antisemitism is hard for Jews to accept

October 7th demonstrates the cause of Jew-hatred.

The truth about Antisemitism is hard for Jews to accept

To all the “As a Jew” Jews

As a Jew myself, I have some questions for you, Charles Schumer and Jonathan Glazer.

To all the “As a Jew” Jews

Oklahoma Gov.:

'We can learn a lot from the Jewish community'

Following a wave of antisemitism flooding through New York, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Sitt, rolls out red carpet for Jews.

'We can learn a lot from the Jewish community'

Jews will not be safe until our pr war tops theirs

We are in a Propaganda War. It is time to blow the Shofar all over the world. We can do better. Opinion.

Jews will not be safe until our pr war tops theirs

The true goal revealed

Normalizing October 7 and the massacre of Jews

Anti-Israel activist Mohammed el-Kurd accidentally told the truth when he said ‘we must normalize massacres as a status quo.’ The goal of South Africa’s ‘genocide’ charge and anti-Israel protests is to normalize Oct. 7 and make massacres of Jews, like the Holocaust, normal. Op-ed.

Normalizing October 7 and the massacre of Jews

Sorry to bust your myths about the Jews and Israel, Part II

A reality check for the world about Israel and the Jews.

Sorry to bust your myths about the Jews and Israel, Part II

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Israeli comedian presents: 'Tips' for the travelling Jew

Comedian Edan Alterman offers the travelling Jew with some "tips" on how to stay safe.

Israeli comedian presents: 'Tips' for the travelling Jew

The indestructible Jews: The message of Hanukah for today's Jews

The marriage of Esau the progenitor of Rome and the West to the daughter of Yishmael is no passing "romantic interlude" but a prediction.

The indestructible Jews: The message of Hanukah for today's Jews

The return of Diaspora Jews – taxation issues

A relentless wave of antisemitism is rising in Europe, the United States, and other countries around the world

The return of Diaspora Jews – taxation issues

The Parsha and Current Events: Knowing your enemies

The Jews and especially the Jews in Israel have no real friends, but we do have real enemies.

The Parsha and Current Events: Knowing your enemies

Hamas supporters are already residing in a neighborhood near you

The sooner that we wake up, expose, and marginalize evil, the better it will be for humanity

Hamas supporters are already residing in a neighborhood near you

16 million Jews waiting for marching orders

Let's nor forfeit a historic opporunity. The world is on fire.

16 million Jews waiting for marching orders

It is heartwarming that the world loves dead Jews so much

This war is not about revenge or justice, but about killing murderers so fewer Jews are killed..Find somewhere else for your wreaths.Opinion

It is heartwarming that the world loves dead Jews so much