Boy George speaks out against critics who condemned his pro-Israel stance
The 70th Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Vienna, with over 1,000 musicians calling for a boycott of the event in protest of Israel’s participation.
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Mamdani office has no definition of antisemitism after dropping IHRA, czar confirms
Dnipro Jewish community leader’s home damaged in Russian strike, wounding child
Peter Beinart’s ‘Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza’ wins PEN America award
'Shame, disgrace': Israeli diplomat in US heckled at Silicon Valley Memorial Day ceremony
A group of attendees began singing the Israeli national anthem in protest as Ambassador Marco Sermoneta denounced critics of the IDF and the State of Israel.
‘Dirty f***ing Jew:’ Thames Police arrest Slough man after assault on Orthodox Jew
The 48-year-old Slough man was arrested on suspicion of racially or religiously aggravated assault and racially or religiously aggravated public order, and has been in custody since Thursday evening.
Dutch gov't ups Jewish security amid massive rise in antisemitic attacks
Since 2025, the Netherlands has had a security fund for Jewish schools, institutions, and events. For this, it structurally allocated €1.3 million per year.
Failed car bomber released in October 7 deal gave video speech at Berkeley classroom
Jaabis was released in November 2023 as part of a ransom for 26 hostages captured by Gazans during the October 7 Massacre, according to the BBC.
UK police arrest two more in alleged arson plot targeting Jewish community sites
The planned target remains unknown, but the Met said that the objective was related to the Jewish community.
Houston synagogue and Jewish day school close due to unspecified threats
The threats were aimed at reform synagogue Congregation Beth Israel and the Shlenker School in Houston, Texas.
A lost film by Israeli B-movie director Sam Firstenberg gets a new life
Sam Firstenberg, the Israeli-raised director behind cult B-movie staples like “American Ninja” and “Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo,” is having an unexpected career revival.
'No Jewish exodus:' Aliyah from UK reaches 40 year record high, but emigration rates stable
Emigration from the UK reached a 40-year high in 2025 amid rising antisemitism concerns, but Aliyah rates remained stable, according to a report from the Institute for Jewish Policy Research.
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 Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas says Zionists ‘talk like Black people during slavery’
The comment appears in a 21-minute “uncut” edition of the web series SubwayTakes, in which host Kareem Rahma interviews famous and up-and-coming New Yorkers about their most controversial opinions.
