Georgia

Emory University removes Iranian official Larijani's daughter from medical faculty - report

Dr. Fatemeh Ardeshir-Larijani was previously listed on the Emory University School of Medicine's website as an assistant professor in the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology.

|ByTZVI JASPER
Protesters demand the removal of Fatemeh Ardeshir-Larijani from Emory's medical department, January 2026.
A de-icing crew works during winter storm Fern on a Southwest Airlines flight at Nashville International Airport in Nashville, Tennessee, US, January 24, 2026.

Winter Storm Fern grounds thousands of US flights, strains power grids nationwide

A sweeping winter storm has canceled thousands of US flights, triggered emergency declarations in multiple states, and placed severe strain on power grids as extreme cold spreads nationwide.

|ByREUTERS, TOBIAS HOLCMAN
IRAN'S SUPREME National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani speaks after meeting with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, in Beirut, Lebanon August 13, 2025.

Georgia rep. calls for removal of Iranian official's daughter from Emory university faculty

Dr. Ardeshir-Larijani is the daughter of Ali Larijani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council. The Emory University School of Medicine lists her as an assistant professor.

|ByTZVI JASPER
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Georgia as an emerging destination for Israeli investors

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Georgia politician says critics misinterpreted his apparent endorsement of antisemitic post

Mike Collins, a Republican Congressman is accused of supporting anti-semitic sentiments. says that people "just see stuff that ain't there."

MARCH 5, 2024ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
Mike Collins, who is running for election to the US House to represent Georgia's 10th Congressional District, delivers a speech during a rally in support of defendants being prosecuted in the January 6 attack on the Capitol, in Washington, US, September 18, 2021.

Georgia politician accused of antisemitism for remark about Jewish writer

Georgia State Representative Esther Panitch, urged Rep. Mike Collins to delete the comment.

MARCH 4, 2024ByMICHAEL STARR
Mike Collins, who is running for election to the US House to represent Georgia's 10th Congressional District, delivers a speech during a rally in support of defendants being prosecuted in the January 6 attack on the Capitol, in Washington, US, September 18, 2021.

Father of lone soldier killed in Jerusalem stabbing attack running for Georgia state Senate

David Lubin is running in Georgia’s May 21 primary as a moderate Democrat.

FEBRUARY 27, 2024ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
MOURNERS ATTEND the funeral of Border Police Sgt. Rose Ida Lubin at Mt. Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, earlier this month. She was murdered in a stabbing attack.

Georgian woman ordered detained for defacing Stalin icon in Tbilisi

Orthodox Church activists, believers, and far-right groups have agitated for her to be subject to further criminal investigation for what they say was an act that insulted the icon and their beliefs.

FEBRUARY 2, 2024ByREUTERS
A view shows an icon, an element of which depicts Soviet leader Joseph Stalin being blessed by Russian Orthodox saint Matrona of Moscow, and that was recently defaced with paint in an act of protest amid controversy over the icon’s apparent honouring of Stalin in Tbilisi, Georgia, January 10, 2024.

Georgia passes bill to adopt IHRA definition of antisemitism

The bill adopts the IHRA's definition of antisemitism, which includes Holocaust denial, accusing Jews of being more loyal to Israel, and denying the right of the State of Israel to exist.

FEBRUARY 2, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Demonstrators hold antisemitic symbols and signs as they protest outside the Tampa Convention Center, where Turning Point USA’s Student Action Summit was being held, in Tampa, Florida on July 23, 2022.

On completing his term Georgian ambassador, Lasha Zhvania opts to remain in Israel

The first time Zhvania received a posting in Israel was as Consul in 1998. He instantly fell in love with the country.

JANUARY 31, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Georgian ambassador Lasha Zhvania in Jerusalem against backdrop of Georgian and Israeli flags

Protest in Georgian capital amid anger over 'desecration' of Stalin icon

A side panel of the icon includes a depiction of the Georgian-born Stalin - an avowed atheist who violently repressed religion across the Soviet Union - being blessed by St Matrona of Moscow.

JANUARY 13, 2024ByREUTERS
A view shows an icon, an element of which depicts Soviet leader Joseph Stalin being blessed by Russian Orthodox saint Matrona of Moscow, and that was recently defaced with paint in an act of protest amid controversy over the icon’s apparent honouring of Stalin in Tbilisi, Georgia, January 10, 2024.

Proponents of Georgia antisemitism bill hope to have IHRA definition recognized

Esther Panitch, a first-term Democratic lawmaker and the only Jewish member of the state legislature said she introduced the bills after her house was targeted with antisemitic fliers.

JANUARY 5, 2024ByHANNAH SARISOHN
The Georgia State Capitol, in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States. September 6, 2011.

Koshashvili looks at a Georgian family in Israel - review

The movie was also notable for the fact that it didn’t go for some kind of cheap, love-conquers-all conclusion.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN
A SCENE FROM Dover Koshashvili ‘The Giants of Easter Island.’

Lopota: A dream trip to a historic region of Georgia - review

Lopota is a two-hour drive from Tibilisi, and the hotel can arrange a driver. I’m already dreaming about my next visit to Lopota Spa and Resort.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023ByLINDA GRADSTEIN
Buildings surrounding Lopota Lake in Georgia.