Diaspora Jews

A legacy reinforced: Keren Hayesod shows its impact in Israel’s challenging times

After decades of service to the state and people of Israel, Keren Hayesod has once again proven indispensable – fueling aid, resilience, and recovery efforts across Israel over the past two years

Keren Hayesod World Chairman Sam Grundwerg, CEO & Dir Gen Edna Weinstock-Gabay, Dr. Tzachi Slutsky, Soroka Deputy Hospital Manager, visiting ruins from an Iranian missile at Soroka Hospital, Beersheba
A sign reading "Jewish Lives Should Matter, Too" is seen at the floral tributes area outside Bondi Pavilion in Sydney on December 18, 2025, to honour victims of the Bondi Beach shooting. The attack at Bondi Beach on December 14 was one of the deadliest in Australian history.

Sydney Jewish mayor feted for anti-antisemitism work weeks before Bondi Beach tragedy

 Israel's Foreign Ministry, in collaboration with world Jewry, has launched the J50 consultation forum, an unprecedented initiative to hold regular briefings among Jewish leaders

Jewish communities, MFA hold first J50 network forum to improve communication

 An El Al flight takes off at Ben-Gurion Airport, near Tel Aviv, August 25, 2024

Double temptation of exodus: Diaspora Jews mull aliyah as Israelis consider leaving - opinion


The day everything changed for Jewish Australians - opinion

The Bondi Beach attack on December 14 changed everything for Jewish Australians, revealing hate, heroism, and choices that shape their future.

An aerial view of emergency personnel working at the scene of a shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, December 14, 2025, in this screen grab from a video.

From chants to gunfire: How antisemitism was allowed to grow - opinion

Antisemitism was dismissed as rhetoric. Now Jews are being violently targeted because the world pretended that words don’t matter.

An aerial view of emergency personnel working at the scene of a shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, December 14, 2025, in this screen grab from a video.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar urges Diaspora Jews to make aliyah amid global antisemitism

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar called on Jews in Europe, Australia, and North America to make aliyah, citing rising antisemitism worldwide during a Hanukkah event in Rishon Lezion.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar at the Knesset, December 2, 2025; illustrative.

Sydney, London draw the line on ‘globalize the intifada,' Mamdani's NY must do the same - editorial

Protecting free speech does not require tolerating language that normalizes violence against a minority already under assault.

A pro-Palestinian protester holds a "globalize the intifada" sign during an anti-Israel protest near Prime Minter Benjamin Netanyahu's hotel at the 80th session of the UN’s General Assembly, in New York, September 25, 2025

How aliyah is evolving in Israel amid rising antisemitism across the globe - opinion

Of one thing we are certain, whether living here or there: we are the privileged generation to be living at a time when a Jewish state exists, ready to welcome all who choose to come home. 

A group makes aliyah

Australia arrests suspect for alleged antisemitic threats made on flight to Sydney

There are "no current or impending threats to the community," AFP confirmed.

The man is alleged to have made antisemitic threats and hand gestures indicating violence towards the alleged victim

The Great Inversion: When Israel became the Diaspora's shield - opinion

It is no longer the Diaspora nurturing and protecting tenuous Israel. Now it is the reverse.

An illustrative image of a Star of David.

This Jewish community in India celebrates Hanukkah not with fear, but in belonging

The community is largely unscathed by antisemitism and has existed here for centuries, fully integrated as Indians and Jews.

Mumbai's Khai Fest featured Bollywood dancing alongside Hanukkah foods.

Defending Jewish communities is part of fight for Europe’s soul, Hungarian EU minister tells ‘Post’

ANTISEMITISM AFFAIRS: The attack on Jewish communities is "an attack on our European civilization and our cultural heritage, which is based on the Judeo-Christian heritage and civilization.”

Hungarian EU Affairs Minister and Envoy for Combating Antisemitism János Bóka. He says EU states would need to work together to counter rising antisemitism.

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Bondi Beach massacre exposes Israel’s limits, forcing a rethink on Jewish security abroad

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: The Sydney attack highlights the need to rethink how Jerusalem approaches the security of Jews far beyond Israel’s borders.

In an age of “globalizing the intifada,” what is Israel’s responsibility for the security of Jews abroad and what are the limits of its reach? A sign reading “Jewish Lives Should Matter, Too” is seen among floral tributes outside Bondi Pavilion in Sydney on Thursday to honor victims