Diaspora

Synagogue attacks grow more deadly despite decline in antisemitic threats, Diaspora Ministry warns

Bomb threats against US synagogues fell from 1,009 in 2023 to 59 in 2025, but antisemitic attacks involving lethal weapons rose, according to a Diaspora Affairs Ministry report.

A Shomrim Toronto Jewish Safety Patrol vehicle is parked under police tape outside the Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto (BAYT) synagogue following gunshots fired at the building in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada, April 09, 2026.
Hawaii’s Jewish governor, Josh Green.

'Into the oven': Montana man admits to cyberstalking after threatening Hawaii's Jewish governor

Communities commemorate Kristallnacht with 'Spread the Light' initiative

Yad Vashem and Religious Kibbutz Movement mark 88 years since Kristallnacht with 'Spread the Light'

 THE FAMOUS handshake: Prime minister Yitzhak Rabin seals the deal with PLO leader Yasser Arafat as US president Bill Clinton admires his handiwork, at the White House upon the signing of the Oslo Accords, Sept. 13, 1993.

Secret Oslo negotiations revealed as Norway releases thousands of previously hidden documents


Germany's Holocaust remembrance is becoming a political performance - comment

The memory of six million murdered Jews has become part of Germany's national identity. Yet the solemn promise of “Never again” is all too often followed by the familiar words “We strongly condemn.”

The Brandenburg Gate is illuminated in the colours of Israel and the Star of David, in Berlin, Germany November 9, 2023. The message is reading "Never again is now".

MDA paramedics partner with SCN to train Jewish security leaders

The session marked the first time the organization trained the Security Director Network, a professional body composed of security directors who oversee standards-based security operations.

MDA paramedics partner with SCN to train North American Jewish security leaders

US Jews vote decidedly Democratic, but Michigan's race emphasizes divisions on candidates

The findings indicate that, despite growing divisions within the Democratic Party over Israel and concerns about antisemitism, Jewish voters continued to favor Democratic candidates nationally.

People vote at a polling station at the Buck Creek School, during the US midterm elections on Election Day, in Jefferson County, Kansas, US, November 3, 2026.

Herzog's global Jewish council celebrates completion of its inaugural term

Voice of the People ended its first council term in Budapest with more than 20 projects taking shape and nearly 2,500 applications for a second cohort.

President Isaac Herzog speaks at Voice of the People council in Budapest.

Providence voters approve ballot initiative that could lead to divestment from Israel

The vote makes Providence the largest municipality yet to vote in favor of some form of Israel divestment, following the lead of Somerville, Massachusetts.

Providence City Hall in Providence, Rhode Island on May 28, 2020.

Germany sees sharp rise in Islamist-motivated antisemitic crimes since October 7

Greens MP Lamya Kaddor asked the federal government last month what figures it has regarding antisemitic incidents in Muslim or Islamist contexts before and after October 7, 2023.

People participate in the "United for Palestine" demonstration in Berlin, Germany, October 10, 2026.

Forest in Argentina inaugurated to honor memory of Nova Festival victims

Three years after October 7, a forest of 414 trees in Argentina was dedicated to honor the memory of those murdered at the Nova Festival massacre.

Forest in Argentina inaugurated to honor memory of Nova Festival victims.

Jewish safety isn’t partisan: No party’s victory can substitute for that obligation - editorial

Congressional arithmetic will command attention as the election unfolds, as Israel will understandably examine what the results mean for assistance, diplomacy, and the future of the alliance.

People cast their ballots on the first day of early voting for the US midterm elections, in New York, on October 24, 2026.

In Michigan, a Black conservative group pushes Jewish and pro-Israel messaging

CURE, a Washington DC-based nonprofit, has paid for a series of yard signs reading “Blacks and Jews Standing Together” throughout cities with high Black populations

A sign reading "Blacks and Jews Standing Together" is posted alongside signs for Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and others on a street corner in Ypsilanti, Michigan, Nov. 2, 2026.

'Jew-free zone' sticker on Stockholm storefront sparks outrage

The person who affixed the second sticker is provocative Swedish street artist Dan Park, who posted the incident online.

Tourists stroll through the streets of the historic center of Gamla Stan., on September 16, 2026 in Stockholm, Sweden.