Activism

From nation-building to posting: How Jewish activism lost its way - opinion

As the war fades from public attention, the silence of influencer-driven Jewish activism reveals a deeper problem: advocacy shaped by visibility and incentives cannot endure without an audience.

Adam Edelman of Israel and Menachem Chen of Israel's bobsleigh team react after their run, at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics, in Italy, on February 16, 2026..
Civil Rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson visits with guests at the National Bar Association's annual convention on July 31, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois.

Jesse Jackson, US civil rights leader and two-time candidate, dies at 84

Narges Mohammadi sits in her apartment in Tehran on January 23, 2025.

Reincarcerated Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi sentenced to seven years

Boats, part of the Global Sumud Flotilla aiming to reach Gaza and break Israel's naval blockade, sail off Koufonisi islet, Greece, September 26, 2025.

Activists involved in 2025's Global Sumud Flotilla ready to try again in 2026 with a bigger version


In pictures: Jewish activist captures hate at London pro-Palestinian march

Metropolitan Police confirmed they made 13 arrests and are still seeking the identities of many more.

Jewish activist captures hate at London pro-Palestinian march, December 9, 2023.

Tens of thousands of Jews descend on Washington ahead of pro-Israel rally

Tuesday’s march, organized by a big tent of pro-Israel and Jewish groups, is expected to draw crowds in the tens of thousands.

  Kay and Hannah Dubrow attend a "Stand with Israel" rally at Freedom Plaza in Washington, U.S., October 13, 2023.

Ady Barkan, healthcare activist who fought Lou Gehrig’s disease, dies at 39

In 2017, as a new father given just years to live, he literally threw his body into action, protesting Republican initiatives at the U.S. Capitol, crisscrossing the country and raising millions.

Technicians help develop a stem cell treatment for nerve-degenerative disease ALS in the laboratory.

Team aims to ‘paint world with red balloons’ until hostages come home

The campaign was born soon after the October 7 Hamas massacre, when the terrorist organization murdered more than 1,400 Israelis and took more than 230 hostages.

 Rome, Italy

Anti-Israel Groups Trivialize Narrative of Black South Africans

An in-depth conversation with activist Olga Meshoe Washington on the Jewish National Fund-USA’s IsraelCast podcast.

 South African activist Olga Meshoe Washington

Hamas's Infiltration of the West: A Wake-Up Call for Civilization - Opinion

'The pro-Palestine camp has succeeded in doing what neo-Nazis have failed to do, and that is to popularize the killing of Jews under the excuse of justice and liberation' says Adiel Cohen.

 People chant, "Free Palestine", at a protest in support of Palestinians, in Bucharest, Romania, October 21, 2023.

'Never Again': Hamas's horrors against Israel highlight need for unity - opinion

The ongoing horror of Hamas's actions and its scores of hostages reminds us of the need to reinforce the message of “Never Again,” which has underlain Jewish activism since the Holocaust.

 A GIRL holds a sign with a map of Palestine that includes the State of Israel, at a rally called ‘Day of Action for Palestine,’ near the White House, on Saturday.

Activist grandma moved to Israel and shaped her community and beyond

Since the outbreak of the current war, dubbed Operation Iron Swords, Yehudis Schamroth has been doing more organizing rather than running errands on her own for the soldiers.

 AT THE ‘Pina Chama’ refreshment center for soldiers in Gush Etzion.

More than 120 Jewish activists call on advertisers and app stores to drop Twitter/X

“We have watched in horror as a new stage in antisemitic discourse has spread like wildfire on one of America’s largest social media networks.”

 The new logo of Twitter is seen on Elon Musk’s Twitter account on an iPhone as the old Twitter logo is displayed on a MacBook screen in Galway, Ireland July 24, 2023

25 ViZionaries: Hallel Silverman - No. 24

Meet the digital activist advocating for progressive Zionism.

 Hallel Silverman.