Diaspora

Hamas transformed Holy Land Foundation into CAIR, survived convictions, former FBI agent says

The former agent said Hamas agreed to continue to pursue its agenda by “cloaking itself under the cover of legitimacy” out of fear of exposure.

Gunmen stand guard at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.
Toronto Police. (ilustration)

Toronto police arrest two pro-Palestinian activists for willful promotion of hatred

An illustrative image of a silhouette over the backdrop of the Hamas flag.

UK watchdog probes prominent Islamic aid charity over Hamas connections, funding

New York City Mayor Zohrarn Mamdani speaks during the ceremonial inauguration at City Hall on January 1,2026 in New York City.

Mamdani's bot army needs a full investigation, not social media outrage - editorial


Theater manager who added ‘the Jews’ to ‘Odyssey’ marquee calls antisemitism ‘exaggerated’

Jordan Perry, whose theater has a history of provocative messaging, said he intended it as an “intentionally subtle” commentary on what he believes is an overemphasis on antisemitism.

Matt Damon plays Odysseus in Christopher Nolan's film adaptation of Homer's Odyssey.

Yakir Levy, star of Israeli reality show 'The Americans,' falls to death in Miami

Levy, originally from Ramla, gained public attention over the past year after appearing on Channel 13's The Americans, which follows the lives of Israelis who immigrated to the United States.

Yakir Levy

'As a queer Jew, I don't feel welcome': New report examines antisemitism in Berlin's LGBTQ+ scene

Jewish LGBTQ+ Berliners report feeling increasingly unwelcome in queer spaces after October 7, according to a new government-commissioned report.

A participant draped in a rainbow flag with a Star of David marches with others towards Berlin's victory column during the 2025 Christopher Street Day CSD Berlin Pride march, in Berlin, Germany. July 26, 2025

Sydney's synagogue leaders give evidence on antisemitism to Royal Commission following Bondi attack

Foster noted "warning signs that Holocaust survivors, and indeed the Jewish community, recognize because they have seen where such patterns can lead if they're left unchallenged."

PEOPLE ATTEND a vigil organised by the Campaign Against Antisemitism and Chabad UK to honour victims of the Bondi attack in Sydney and mark the second night of Hanukkah, in London, Britain, December 15, 2025.

Anne Frank Holocaust mural in Milan defaced with antisemitic graffiti

The artwork, created by artist aleXsandro Palombo for Holocaust Remembrance Day, was vandalized with the words "Coloni Sionisti Nazisti" ("Zionist Settler Nazis").

Anne Frank and Primo Levi mural by  aleXsandro Palombo vandalized in Milan.

Ambassador of Israel: “Israel is home for every Jew. We are one."

Human rights group and Jewish leaders state that Israel Is the guarantor of Jewish life across the diaspora

Gabriela Cantergi, president of B’nai B’rith Portugal, with Ambassador Rozenblat and his wife, Rivka, Dr. Andrade, and Hugo Vaz, the curator of the Porto Holocaust Museum

Australia synagogues forced to cancel services, divert funds to cover security costs

Counsel assisting Richard Lancaster told the commission that synagogues have canceled Friday night services because they "couldn’t afford to pay a guard."

Great Synagogue of Sydney

'Point of no return': Belgium becomes fourth European country to ban imports from West Bank

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.

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

MIDDLE EAST AFFAIRS: The Islamic interpretation of the Yazidi faith is what members of ISIS used to justify the enslavement of over 6,000 women and children and the murder of more than 5,000 people.

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.

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

While founded by Quakers and long Christian-oriented, Eastern State hosted Jewish prisoners as early as the 1800s. 

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