Antizionism

President Isaac Herzog brings Israel’s embrace to Australian Jews as protests rage outside

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: Despite protests, Herzog’s trip to Australia underscored Israel's solidarity with the Jewish community following the Bondi Beach massacre.

|ByHERB KEINON
'We are one big family, and when one Jew is hurt, all Jews feel their pain.’ President Isaac Herzog used his trip to Australia to act as Israel’s comforter-in-chief for the stricken community after the Bondi Beach terrorist attack in December.
A PRO-PALESTINIAN Jewish protester participates in a demonstration calling for the release of Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil, in New York City.

Jewish researchers say to try talking to anti-Zionist Jews

While anti-Zionists remain a minority of US Jews, the results of last week's JFNA survey show that engagement has never been more important.

|ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA
Barnot Toth of Hungary is challenged by Jack Taylor of Republic of Ireland during the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier match between Republic of Ireland and Hungary at on September 06, 2025 in Dublin, Ireland.

Ireland commits to Israel fixtures despite calling for their expulsion

Ireland and Israel will face each other in September and November 2026, home and away. The FAI had requested in November 2025 that Israel be expelled from UEFA competitions.

|ByREUTERS
The playground at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School following a mass shooting on Feb,10.

Canada's deadliest mass shooting linked to antisemitic tweets

The Tumbler Ridge shooter’s deadly attack was preceded by antisemitic tweets, shedding light on his online radicalization and ties to neo-Nazi ideology.

|ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA

‘Death to Herzog’ scrawled at Melbourne University as protests expected on visit's final day

Pro-Palestine protesters will rally in Melbourne on Thursday amid ongoing demonstrations and violent clashes during President Herzog's visit to Australia.

FEBRUARY 12, 2026ByREUTERS
A protester holds aloft a placard as they march during the visit of Israel's President Isaac Herzog in Melbourne on February 12, 2026

International Federation of Social Workers to vote on whether to suspend or expel Israeli Union

The IFSW is the global body for professional social work, comprising over 140 social work associations representing more than 3 million social workers.

FEBRUARY 11, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
Social workers ilustration.

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.

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.

Israel-Diaspora future will be shaped by people, not just institutions - opinion

Why the next chapter will be shaped as much by people as by policy

FEBRUARY 10, 2026ByMICHAEL WEGIER
Participants of the Board of Deputies Under 35s Assembly group volunteer on Kibbutz Mefalsim during a visit to Israel last year.

Israel bans entry of US members of Eyewitness Palestine, Chikli pushes for stricter regulations

“The rule is clear: whoever incites against us - simply will not enter here," said Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli.

FEBRUARY 9, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on December 24, 2025.

Press TV journalist who praised Oct. 7 arrested en route to anti-Zionist gathering

West Midlands Police confirmed that they arrested two people in Birmingham, including a 35-year-old woman, on suspicion of inciting racial hatred.

FEBRUARY 9, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER, DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Press TV journalist Latifa Abouchakra was reportedly arrested by West Midlands Police on Sunday by West Midlands Police on her way to address the launch meeting of the Anti-Zionist Movement.

Former pro-Palestinian activist from Stanford explains why she left the movement

Thomas said that October 7 marked a turning point, not immediately because of what she saw in the media, but because of what she did not see.

FEBRUARY 8, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS
Stanford student Taryn Thomas said she initially joined pro-Palestinian activism with good intentions.

New York’s Jews are rightfully wary of Mamdani’s interfaith outreach. He should listen - editorial

Declining to sponsor the event was not a rejection of interfaith dialogue. It was an acknowledgment that dialogue alone is not enough.

FEBRUARY 8, 2026ByJPOST EDITORIAL
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers a speech to members of the New York State Nurses Association union, next to U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), during a picket outside Mount Sinai West in New York City, U.S., January 20, 2026.

Major Jewish groups pull out of NYC mayor's interfaith breakfast

The ADL, UJA, and the New York Board of Rabbis have previously sponsored the NYC mayor’s interfaith breakfast, but have confirmed they will not participate in Mamdani's.

FEBRUARY 5, 2026ByJOSEPH STRAUSS/JTA
Zohran Mamdani attends a news conference at the headquarters of the NYPD on Jan. 6, 2026 in New York City.