Antisemitism

Backlash to LeBron's Israel comments both jarring and predictable - comment

Lebron James was answering a question about Deni Avdija, the first Israeli to feature in an NBA All-Star Game, when he made positive comments about Israel, prompting the online criticism.

|ByJERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF
Feb 15, 2026; Inglewood, California, USA; Team USA Stripes forward LeBron James (23) of the Los Angeles Lakers dunks the ball in game four against Team Stars during the 75th NBA All Star Game at Intuit Dome.
A view of the skyline of Madrid, Spain January 5, 2026.

Holocaust survivor kicked out of Madrid museum after visitors shout 'genocide, baby killers'

The women, who were wearing Stars of David and carrying an Israeli flag, were expelled from the Reina Sofía National Museum of Art in Madrid on Sunday for "disturbing visitors."

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
The Muslim Brotherhood's Stealth Threat to European Societies

The Muslim Brotherhood is a stealth threat to European societies - opinion

As European institutions confront rising concerns over extremism, critics argue that the Muslim Brotherhood’s networks pose an ideological and strategic challenge to democratic values.

|ByNIGEL GOODRICH
‘All the security is not a normal life,’ Rabbi Moshe Sebbag told The Jerusalem Post as French Jews face an uncertain future.

Jews were target of majority of antireligious acts in 2025, French ministry reveals

The new Anti-Religious Acts Report 2025 found that almost 2,500 antireligious acts were carried out last year, similar to the number in 2024.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER

Multicultural pride to ‘social cohesion’ panic: How Australia fails to address Jew-hate - opinion

Australia's solution has become permanent security management of Jewish life – not addressing hate, but containing its consequences.

FEBRUARY 10, 2026ByANAT VIDOR
People hold up placards during a protest against the visit of Israel's President Isaac Herzog on February 09, 2026 in Sydney, Australia.

'To succeed as a Jew is to survive,' Natan Sharansky tells 'Post' - interview

Natan Sharansky is an Israeli politician, author, and former Chairman of the Executive of the Jewish Agency. He was born in 1948 in what is now Donetsk, Ukraine, to a Jewish family

FEBRUARY 10, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
Natan Sharansky.

BBC claims that there was more than one Holocaust in article correction - report

Initially, the reader claimed to have received an official answer to his complaint from a BBC journalist, who responded, “Historically, there have been other examples of holocausts elsewhere."

FEBRUARY 10, 2026ByLARA SUKSTER MOSHEYOF
The BBC logo outside the BBC Broadcasting House. November 15, 2025.

War reshapes Israel-Diaspora ties: Global Jewish leaders assess challenges ahead - from the editor

Israel and the Diaspora are closer and more strained than ever. After October 7, rising antisemitism, shifting politics, and hard questions are reshaping a relationship at a critical crossroads

FEBRUARY 10, 2026ByRUTH MARKS EGLASH
War and rising antisemitism have deepened the stakes of the Israel–Diaspora relationship, forcing Jewish communities worldwide to confront shared vulnerability and responsibility.

Solidarity is not a strategy: Israel-Diaspora relations need structured partnership - opinion

How Israel and Jewish communities worldwide can move from instinctive support to structured partnership

FEBRUARY 10, 2026BySHIREL DAGAN-LEVY
Voice of the People council members during the organization’s in-person conference held last year in Haifa. The 150-member council with Jewish leaders from six continents was set up by Israel’s President Isaac Herzog to foster dialogue and create actionable strategis for challenges facing the Jewish

You can't beat Chabad, so why not join them? - comment

Instead of fighting Chabad, Jewish organizations and communities worldwide should consider joining forces with it

FEBRUARY 10, 2026ByZVIKA KLEIN
A crowd of people observe the lighting of the world’s largest Hanukkah menorah near Grand Army Plaza in New York City.

As antisemitism surges worldwide, Israel is calling Diaspora Jews to 'come home' - but will they?

With antisemitism surging worldwide, Israeli officials believe more Jews will opt to make aliyah; but the path isn’t as easy as they think.

FEBRUARY 10, 2026ByRACHEL FINK
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar speaks during a stakeout before attending a Security Council meeting at UN headquarters in New York City, U.S., August 5, 2025.

One people, two fronts: October 7 proved Israel and the Diaspora are inseparable - opinion

War, antisemitism, and October 7 clarified an enduring truth: Israel and the Diaspora are inseparable actors in a shared Jewish destiny

FEBRUARY 10, 2026ByWILLIAM DAROFF
Participants hold up posters of hostages as thousands of people attend the March for Israel on the National Mall in November 2023 in Washington, DC. Following October 7, American Jews mobilized more than $1 billion for Israel’s relief and recovery.

ADL's Kenneth Jacobson: Israel should avoid using antisemitism as political tool - opinion

Israel is neither the cause nor the cure for modern antisemitism, but its choices reverberate across the Jewish world.

FEBRUARY 10, 2026ByKENNETH JACOBSON
Jew-hatred is surging, but Israel’s behavior is not responsible for the rise in antisemitism, no matter how much antisemites try to portray it that way.

Britain's Jewish community pushes back as antisemitism reaches historic levels

After October 7, British Jews abandon quiet diplomacy, mobilize institutions, and secure unprecedented government backing

FEBRUARY 10, 2026ByNEVILLE TELLER
A demonstration was organized by the Campaign Against Antisemitism outside Downing Street in London in October to mark one week since the attack on a synagogue in Manchester. The Jewish community is not taking the onslaught of antisemitism lying down.