Youth

TAU Aurion ,TAYA & TAU Alumni Organization launch an initiative for outstanding teenagers in Israel

Two Tel Aviv Youth University programs steer students to become tomorrow's leaders.

TAU Aurion program for youth
Migrants, some of them minors, queue to receive food staples from local NGO Media Luna Blanca in an industrial area where they are sleeping amid recent mass crossings by migrants on foot and by sea from Morocco into the Spanish territory, Migrants, some of them minorsin Ceuta, Spain, August 6, 2026.

Ceuta is not just Europe’s migration crisis; it is Africa’s wake-up call - opinion

The Israel at Heart current cohort with RUNI VP Jonathan Davis and Philanthropist Joey Low.

Twenty years on, Israel at Heart celebrates the Ethiopian families who made the journey twice

(Illustrative) A man casts his ballot at a voting station on the morning of the municipal elections, in Ashdod, February 27, 2024

Israel looks toward record-breaking election season with over half a million first-time voters


Diski 18 brings together Israeli soccer players and South African youth

The delegation is part of the Jewish Agency’s Partnership2gether initiative and was made possible through the collaboration of community leaders and volunteers from both Israel and South Africa.

SOUTH AFRICAN players participate in the inaugural Diski 18 program in Johannesburg.

Nirim – Changing the lives of high-risk youth in Israel

“It doesn’t matter where you came from, whether you have a criminal record, or what mistakes you have made. If you are willing to work hard and change, the sky is the limit."

Raz Karni, Head of the Nirim Youth Village.

Four minors face murder charges in killing of Destao Tzakul, indictment expected soon

19-year-old Destao Tzakul was killed just a week before he was scheduled to enlist in the Golani Brigade.

Protesters gather outside a court in Petah Tikva, holding signs and calling for justice following the killing of Yemanu Binyamin Zalka, a Pizza Hut employee who was stabbed and later died of his wounds on the eve of Independence Day, May 5, 2026.

Nirim Youth Village head discusses turning trauma into strength at 'Post' conference

“If you have just one person who believes in you, and gives love and limits, change can happen. It’s not a miracle. It’s hard work.”

Raz Karni, Head of Nirim Youth Village

Court extends detention of sixteen minors arrested for Independence Day murder of Yemano Zalka

The decision, which approved the State Attorneys' request to extend the minors' decision until further notice, followed an extensive hearing at the Central District Court.

PEOPLE GATHER outside a court in Lod, calling for justice following the killing of Yemanu Binyamin Zalka, on May 10, 2026.

Second Hashomer Hachadash youth conference opens with series of activities in the Gaza Envelope

The “Envelope to Envelope” initiative connects a long trail with memorial seating areas featuring stories of fallen heroes

Yoel Zilberman together with participants from Hashomer Hachadash Youth today in the Eshkol region.

'Only my best friend knows I’m Jewish’: French Jewish teens tell US ambassador of hidden identity

Nine members of CTeen France met US Ambassador Charles Kushner in Paris on May 4, discussing life as Jewish teens in France during a two-hour conversation at the ambassador’s residence.

US Ambassador to France Charles Kushner stands with two members of Chabbad in his Paris residence.

Boy arrested for throwing brick at school security guard during argument, injuring girl

Police in Jaffa responded to reports of a violent incident at the entrance gate to a local school when a 15-year-old boy arrived and began arguing with a security guard.

The brick thrown at a school security guard by a 15-year-old boy.

Tame the phenomenon: The frightening increase in youth crime needs to be handled - editorial

Study after study has warned that prolonged instability, trauma, isolation, and disrupted schooling harm children’s mental health, weaken belonging, and can surface in violence.

Yemanu Binyamin Zalka, 21, was stabbed in Petah Tikva on Independence Day and later succumbed to his wounds.

Quarter of Americans, almost half of US youth, support Hamas over Israel, Harvard Harris poll finds

A new Harvard poll shows 74% of Americans support Israel, but nearly half of the youth polled back Hamas. Generational divides emerge in views on the Middle East conflict.

People attend a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as he delivers an address at the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the U.N. headquarters, in New York, U.S., September 26, 2025