International
For the future: Parisian Jews defy their angst
Cnaan Liphshiz, JTAJul 28, 2022
A new center in France is attempting to revitalize the local Jewish community and assert its vibrancy at a time when many of its members are questioning its future...
Russia orders Jewish Agency to cease work
JTAJul 28, 2022
In an unprecedented move, the Russian government has told the local representatives of the Jewish Agency for Israel to end their activities and leave the country as of...
In a rare protest, Palestinian attorneys decry ‘rule by decree’
JNSJul 28, 2022
JERUSALEM — Hundreds of Palestinian attorneys staged a rare public demonstration on Monday, July 25, in Ramallah against what they described as the Palestinian...
Russia wants a church in Jerusalem…not so fast
JNSJul 28, 2022
Chabad announced on Monday, July 25, that it would launch unprecedented legal proceedings against Russia to demand the return of the chasidic group’s historical...
Boris Johnson’s Jewish moments
Cnaan Liphshiz, JTAJul 21, 2022
For many Britons, Boris Johnson’s tenure as prime minister will have been defined by scandals like the one that forced him earlier this month to announce his intent to...
Iraq against new anti-Iran security alliance
Ron Kampeas, JTAJul 21, 2022
When President Joe Biden landed July 13 at Ben Gurion airport in Israel for his first visit as president and his 10th since 1973, he immediately raised the issue of...
Opposing Putin’s war, Moscow chief rabbi departs
JTAJul 14, 2022
Pinchas Goldschmidt, who left Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, is no longer the chief rabbi of Moscow after 30 years of holding the title. He left after...
UN point man on anti-Semitism
JNSJul 14, 2022
UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Ahmed Shaheed, presented the first stand-alone report on anti-Semitism by a UN expert in 2019.
Ben & Jerry’s boycott ended — for now
Andrew Lapin, JTAJul 06, 2022
Unilever, after nearly a year of legal and financial battles, including economic divestment from the company by several states in the US with anti-BDS laws, announced...
Zelensky: Israel must impose sanctions
Jackie Hajdenberg, JTAJun 30, 2022
In a live streamed address to students, faculty and staff at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged Israel to join the network...
