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Harvard antisemitism has become less overt, more ‘insidious,’ faculty claim in open letter

Though Jewish and non-Jewish faculty claim antisemitism has gone more underground at Harvard, Jewish students continue to report incidents and feel compelled to hide their identities.

A student stands and whistles while holding his cap with the words 'End The Occupation' during the 373rd Commencement Exercises at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, May 23, 2024.
Participants draped in pride flags, featuring a Star of David, stand together during the annual Pride Parade in Tel Aviv, Israel, on June 12, 2026.

Israeli flag condemned as 'harmful' at Michigan pride event sparks fierce antisemitism debate

Santa Monica Police. Ilustrative.

After Santa Monica attack, setting dog to bite Jewish victim, man charged but not with hate crime

A flag flown at the New York University graduation week bearing the school colors and torch logo, fused with a Star of David, flanked by two Nazi swastikas, in apparent mockery of the Israeli flag, May 2026.

Nazi swastika flag flown at NYU during graduation week, condemned by officials, including Mamdani


On the Turkish-Syrian border, a city’s last Jews watch the ending of an epoch

A symbol composed of a Star of David entwined with a Christian cross and Islamic crescent has practically become the city’s logo.

Turkish Jews join to blessing prayers of Mi Sheberah by Chief Rabbi Izhak Haleva at Neve Shalom synagogue in Istanbul

Bethlehem gunmen attack hotel for displaying Star of David, menorah

The Palestinian Authority Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced it has closed the meeting hall and launched an investigation.

Elias al-Arja, an owner of the Bethlehem Hotel, said he does not expect business to significantly return to the city until next Christmas season.

Why does an Episcopal church in an Alaskan town have a prominent Star of David window?

Was there a miscommunication in the process of designing the window? Did a synagogue somewhere else receive the window that was intended for the church in Sitka? The answer remains a mystery

An aerial view of Anchorage, Alaska.

A few words and a Star of David for my uncle in Italy

In the hot, dusty wheatland town of Malmesbury in South Africa where they grew up, Tony was everyone’s ticket to a good time.

 Nathan ‘Tony’ Cohen (right) in Tel Aviv, where he was treated after escaping from captivity in Tobruk.

On This Day: The Israeli flag is formally adopted

The original version of the Israeli flag had been used as the symbol of Zionism since 1897.

An Israeli flag [Ilustrative]

German-Israeli singer insists he suffered antisemitic discrimination

Gil Ofarim became a cause celebre after he said that an employee of a Germany hotel told him that he would not receive service at the Westin Leipzig hotel unless he covered a Star of David.

 Gil Ofarim im Kieler Max Nachttheater, 2018.

Hundreds protest German hotel after Jewish celebrity denied room over Star of David pendent

Ofarim asked why others who arrived after him were admitted before him. According to Ofarim, another customer replied telling him to “take off the star.”

 Gil Ofarim im Kieler Max Nachttheater, 2018.

Employers may ban religious symbols in the workplace, top EU court rules

In its ruling, the court cited the need to preserve an atmosphere of “neutrality” in the workplace, adding that any workplace ban must correspond to a genuine “need” by employers.

A Star of David necklace.

British oleh’s award winning Magen David game comes to Israel

The Genius Star or ‘Kochav HaEtgarim’, a game invented by British Oleh Aron Lazarus, has arrived in Israel and will be available in toy stores around the country.

Aron Lazarus, inventor of ‘The Genius Star’ with his game in a toy store in Israe

The clock is ticking and the country is sinking, new Rabin Square statue

The message of the installment to Israeli citizens is that they must go and vote before it's too late.

Hourglass with a Star of David in Tel Aviv's Rabin Square