Diaspora

Belgium bans West Bank settlement imports, 'reached the point of no return,' says MK Haskel

This makes Belgium the fourth European country with an import ban on Israeli settlements. Spain was first in September 2025, followed by the Netherlands and then Ireland. 

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever walks as members of the parliament applaud, at the Belgian Parliament in Brussels, Belgium.
A Yazidi woman holds a flame during the Charshama Sor Red New Year ceremony at the Lalish temple in Iraq in April. For a community repeatedly driven from its ancestral homes and subjected to forced conversions, religious tradition has become an enduring expression of survival and continuity.

From forced conversion to genocide: How Yazidis carry centuries of persecution into exile

The restored ark of the synagogue at Philadelphia's Eastern State Penitentiary, whose history is explored in the new exhibit "Freedom Through Faith."

Inside America’s first prison synagogue: New exhibit tells the story of Jewish inmates who built it

A view of Budva's old town, Montenegro, April 30, 2026; illustrative.

Israelis attacked by group in Montenegro's Budva, one suffers broken jaw, victim says


'An attack against humanity': Argentina marks 32 years since deadly AMIA bombing

The AMIA bombing killed 85 people and injured more than 300 in 1994, in what remains the deadliest terror attack on Argentinian soil and one of the deadliest against the Jewish diaspora.

Memorial commemorating the Amia terror attack.

Australian antisemitism 'passed point of no return,' Jewish leader tells 'Post' after emigrating

"On October 8, there were some leaders of the Muslim community and some Muslim groups in Australia celebrating on the streets. On October 9, we had the riots in front of the Opera House," Adler said.

Local residents, both Jewish and non-jewish visit the inundated flower memorial next to Bondi Pavilion to pay their respects at Bondi Beach on December 16, 2025 in Sydney, Australia.

ADL and JCPA diverge over teachers union, exposing a divide over how to fight antisemitism

The unusual public dispute between the Jewish Council of Public Affairs and the Anti-Defamation League brought to the fore a tension over how to fight antisemitism within schools and unions.

Members of the National Education Association and allies in Congress rally outside Secretary of Education nominee Linda McMahon’s confirmation hearing on February 12, 2025 in Washington, DC.

American Jewish exceptionalism is ending, here’s what must come next - opinion

American Jews have lost something invaluable in the last decade: the feeling that their country and their community are exceptional. 

Jewish American Heritage Month, first designated in 2006, takes place in May.

House rejects bill to strip Israel aid despite over 100 Democrats voting to cut funding

The House voted 314 to 104 to defeat the measure, offered as an amendment to a State Department spending bill by Republican Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky.

US Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) speaks to the press as he exits a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Transportation Ministry weighs limiting election flights over anti-Netanyahu voting fears - report

Ministry officials reportedly believe that Minister Miri Regev may be aiming to reduce the number of flights for Israelis returning to vote, as many may be likely to vote against PM Netanyahu.

Transportation Minister Miri Regev attends a press conference in Lod, March 12, 2026.

Nearly 5,000 come together in Israel's largest teen Diaspora-Israel solidarity event

“The Big Tent event is an opportunity for teens to feel like they're connected to something bigger,” said Nadav Shachmon, the Director of Israel Partnerships at RootOne.

Israeli singer Noam Bettan performs at the RootOne Big Tent event in Rishon Lezion. July 12, 2026.

Mahmoud Khalil files lawsuit alleging Betar, Canary Mission ‘conspired’ with US gov't against him

Khalil alleged that Betar and Canary Mission worked to identify and “nominate” campus pro-Palestinian activists for the Trump administration to target.

Mahmoud Khalil at Featured Session: The Guardian in Conversation with Mahmoud Khalil on the Cost of Dissent during the SXSW Conference & Festivals held at the JW Marriott on March 15, 2026 in Austin, Texas.

Another Graham Platner potential replacement now says Israel committed genocide in Gaza

Platner’s successor will be selected during a nominating convention on July 25.

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows speaks during a May Day rally organized by unions outside City Hall in Portland, Maine, on May 1, 2026.

Israeli citizen killed in Europe's Alps from fall near Swiss-Italian border

The reports cited the Druze town of Hurfeish, which announced the death of a 32-year-old resident, Alam Fares, "with great sorrow and a heavy heart."

Alam Fares, a 32-year-old Israeli citizen from the Druze village of Hurfeish, was killed on July 13, 2026, after a fall in the Swiss-Italian Alps in the border region.