Ron Kampeas, JTA

Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina who was one of Israel’s staunchest supporters in Congress, died suddenly at 71 on July 11. Graham had returned from Ukraine, where he met with Prime Minister Volodymyr Zelensky, the day before. Last month, Graham won the Republican primary in South Carolina, positioning him for a fifth Senate term in November.

A decade ago, Israel’s government and the three major powers in Europe were diametrically opposed to Israel on how best to stop Iran from going nuclear. Britain, France and Germany all favored the Iran nuclear deal; Israel did its best to keep it from happening.

When the American Jewish Committee began working with US bishops years ago to educate Catholics about anti-Semitism, they didn’t anticipate its global spike. Nor did they know that Pope Francis would suggest that Israel is guilty of genocide in Gaza. But last week Rabbi Noam Marans and Bishop Joseph Bambera came together to launch a glossary of anti-Semitic terms, an- notated by Catholic commentary.

Adass Israel, a synagogue in Ripponlea in suburban Melbourne, Australia, was set ablaze on Friday, causing congregants to flee and injuring at least one person.

If the aim of the killing of an Israeli Chabad rabbi in the United Arab Emirates was to undermine the Abraham Accords between Israel, the UAE and other Arab nations, Middle East analysts say it could have the opposite effect: making those ties even stronger.