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A bird's eye view of the ancient Roman city of Bath, England.

Bath, UK mayor resigns after amplifying idea that Jewish ambulance arson was ‘false flag' attack

The Iran Freedom Congress, the political hub of the Iranian diaspora, was held in London to bring together a new front of opposition forces under a republican banner.

Iranian opposition groups stage show of strength over weekend

A Samidoun flag is flown at a Duisburg demonstration in Germany, October 9, 2023.

Canadian gov't dissolves Samidoun a year and a half after proscribing it as a terror organization


50 years after the Dirty War, Argentinians remember the Jews who ‘disappeared’

As many as 1,900 Jews were abducted, tortured, and murdered by the military during Argentina's six-day Dirty War, with as many as 30,000 presumed to be disappeared.

A man holds up a portrait of Luis German Cirigliano, who disappeared during Argentina's 'Dirty war', during a demonstration to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the 1976 military coup in Buenos Aires, March 24, 2016.

US Justice Department’s October 7 task force is unraveling, report says

The task force, convened by US Attorney General Pam Bondi shortly after she took office, has struggled to deliver results despite the administration’s stated priority to fight antisemitism.

United States Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks during the IAC National Summit 2026 at The Diplomat Beach Resort on January 16, 2026 in Hollywood, Florida.

Backers of Jewish school file federal lawsuit challenging Oklahoma ban on religious charter schools

The lawsuit asks a federal judge to strike down Oklahoma’s ban on religious charter schools and to order the state to stop denying applicants on the basis of their religious character.

Peter Deutsch, founder of the Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School Foundation, addresses the Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board on January 12, 2026, in Oklahoma City.

Joe Kent’s resignation revealed what was in clear sight - opinion

Washington is outraged at Joe Kent, but his history was always clear; the real story is who enabled him and why it’s now being ignored.

Joe Kent, who is running for Washington's 3rd congressional district, delivers a speech during a rally in support of defendants being prosecuted in the January 6 attack on the Capitol, in Washington, US, September 18, 2021.

London police arrest two men over antisemitic arson of ambulances belonging to Jewish volunteers

The two were arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life, with police officers carrying out searches at their residences, London's Metropolitan Police stated.

Charred remains of ambulances belonging to Hatzola, a Jewish community organisation, which were set on fire in an incident that the police say is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime, in northwest London, Britain, March 23, 2026.

Decades after Romania’s secret police trailed a Jewish photographer, their files have become a film

“Plan contraplan/Shot Reverse Shot,” which premiered at the Berlinale international film festival, features photojournalist Edward Serotta’s reminiscences about Romania in the 1980s.

Photographer Edward Serotta takes a self-portrait in a hotel room during his efforts to document Romania in the 1980s.

Feds charge Chicago man with threatening to ‘shoot up a synagogue’ after Khamenei’s killing

Timothy Holmes, 31, posted other antisemitic comments in response to posts about Israel, including “the jew will be destroyed and discarded.”

The logo of the Federal Bureau of Investigations.

King Charles becomes patron of Jewish charity after London arson attack

The Royal Communications at Buckingham Palace told The Jerusalem Post that His Majesty has accepted the patronage and that it has been in the works for some time.

Britain's King Charles and Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis during a visit to Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester, Britain, October 20, 2025.

In Broadway’s ‘Giant,’ Roald Dahl is a warped messenger for a vital debate about Israel 

The play, which opens tonight on Broadway, revisits the controversy over an antisemitic book review he wrote for a UK literary journal, one that veered immediately off the rails into bigotry.

John Lithgow stars as Roald Dahl in "Giant." Mark Rosenblatt's play moved to Broadway after a successful run on London's West End.

Iran-linked extremism fuels violence against Jewish institutions in the Diaspora - opinion

Violent assaults on Jewish institutions in the Diaspora reveal the international reach of Middle East conflicts.

Smoke rises from the building after the Michigan State Police reported an active shooting incident at the Temple Israel Synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, US, March 12, 2026 in a still image from video.