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Italy deports two foreign nationals suspected of attacking Milan Chabad emissary

Walker Meghnagi, head of Milan's Jewish community, welcomed the deportations, calling the move "wonderful news."

 People demonstrate to express support for the Palestinians during a protest in Milan, Italy October 14, 2023; Illustrative.
JEWS ARE seen protesting against Israel and demanding Palestinian statehood recognition, in August 2025.

Progressive Jews embracing ‘craziest’ ideologies are ‘no longer our friends,’ Israeli scholar says

A memorial ceremony at the Nova festival marking two years since the October 7 massacre when Hamas terrorists infiltrated southern Israel, murdering more than 1200 people. October 07, 2025.

Majority of Israelis view October 7 as central to their vote ahead of elections, IDI poll shows

Palliative medicine. A respectful end to life

What hospice work taught me that politics never will - opinion


Rubio’s Israel stance would change the moment he ran for president, Vance ally Hazony claims

Yoram Hazony, a founder of the national conservatism movement, says Republicans risk losing the White House if they alienate Tucker Carlson’s supporters.

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the media after meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in New York, US, September 23, 2026.

UN's Albanese claims Jews in Nazi camps were called ‘Muslims,’ distorts history of 'antisemitism'

“In fact, when they were being taken to the gas chambers, there are some accounts of life in the concentration camps saying that Jews were called ‘the Muslims,’” Albanese said.

United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese holds a press conference at MACBA on May 08, 2026 in Barcelona, Spain.

Ed Sheeran’s statement on Gaza ignores Hamas and misses the point - opinion

Ed Sheeran’s carefully worded statement on Israel and Gaza avoids addressing Hamas and its role in the October 7 massacre.

FILE PHOTO: Ed Sheeran performs during the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball concert at Madison Square Garden, in New York City, US, December 12, 2025.

The big 'what if': Do those chanting 'from the river to the sea' really mean it? - opinion

History has repeatedly demonstrated what happens when Jews become politically powerless, and societies cease to protect them.

An AI-generated political cartoon.

Jews must be able to access, preserve their heritage sites - opinion

How can Jewish people have a strong and proud identity while being restricted from seeing our heritage sites on which our identity is built?

An Orthodox Jewish man faces the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, March 12, 2026

What three cultural giants can teach us about finding common ground - opinion

In a divided world, great culture can bring people together without asking them to share politics, faith, or history.

 American singer Dolly Parton poses on stage during a press conference to launch her new album, in London, Britain, June 29, 2023.

Ontario Jewish community saddened, but not shocked, by synagogue shooting

“We knew this was going to happen,” Warren, a member of Sons of Jacob and a resident of Belleville. told JTA. “We’ve been saying as Jews that we’re very concerned with the rise of antisemitism."

Police officers talk near the scene of a shooting where a police officer was shot outside a Yom Kippur gathering at Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville, Ontario, Canada, September 21, 2026.

A request for Israel amid elections: Help us help you - opinion

Israel’s political culture has always been robust, direct, and intensely democratic. Its representative democracy remains an extraordinary example – not only in the Middle East but far beyond it. 

Israel’s election campaign is gathering pace, with the country’s political parties competing over the questions of security, leadership and the direction Israel takes after three years of war.

'I am pro-Abraham': Meet the unlikely allies risking everything for peace with Israel

MIDDLE EAST AFFAIRS: Abrahamic Movement members tell the ‘Post’ about pursuing peace and normalization with Israel, despite personal risks and challenges to long-standing taboos.

TOM WEGNER addresses an Abrahamic Movement gathering. While he can advocate openly for his vision of a shared regional identity, some of the movement’s members live in countries where contact or normalization with Israel can carry severe legal and personal consequences.

Yom Kippur 2026: The Jewish people are chosen - but not because they are better - opinion

As we recite Ata Behartanu many times during the High Holy Days, let us remember that we were chosen out of God’s love, not because of our own special characteristics.

Jews praying for forgiveness (selichot), at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, on the eve of Yom Kippur, October 1, 2025