Left-wing

A growing religious voice for peace: Smol Emuni holds third annual conference in Jerusalem

Faith-based Left movement Smol Emuni drew nearly 1,000 people in Jerusalem to pray, learn, and call for peace, hostages’ release, and postwar rebuilding.

|ByHANNAH ROZENBLAT
Participants gather at the third annual Smol Emuni conference at Heichal Shlomo, in Jerusalem, on Tuesday.
A protester draped in a Palestinian flag holds up a sign at a protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza outside the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands May 24, 2024.

Israel attacked from within by foreign-funded organizations, ex-Shin Bet official claims

“Israel requires a clear law, one that defines any NGO funded by a foreign government as a foreign agent, with binding restrictions and transparency," Moshe Fuzaylov said.

|ByPELED ARBELI
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar at a briefing with the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.

Accepting left-wing push for Palestinian state 'suicidal,' Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar says

Sa’ar’s statements come after various countries recently announced that they would recognize a Palestinian state under different conditions.

|ByKESHET NEEV
A PRO-PALESTINIAN protester waves a Palestinian flag in front of the Greek parliament during a demonstration at Syntagma Square in Athens on August, 24, 2025. The chants echoing in our capitals are not background noise but warnings, the writer argues.

Revolution at our doorstep: The Left’s dance with Islamofascism - opinion

The time for hesitation is over. The only question that remains is whether we have the courage to see this revolution before it triumphs and to stop it while we still can.

|ByCATHERINE PEREZ-SHAKDAM

Number of antisemitic incidents doubles in Hamburg, mainly from ideological left, Islamists

In 2024, the number of antisemitic crimes motivated by religious ideology or politics (relating to foreign elements) rose significantly, surpassing those by right-wing extremists.

AUGUST 4, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
Muslim Interaktiv organize a rally calling for caliphate in Hamburg, Germany

'If New York falls, the country follows': Is the future of American Jewry at risk? - interview

ANTISEMITISM AFFAIRS: US Jewry is facing the greatest threat since the McCarthy era, with America at an inflection point.

JULY 26, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
‘IF MAMDANI wins, there will be an exodus of Jews from New York City,’ according to political strategist and consultant Rabbi Dr. Hank Sheinkopf. Here, Mamdani speaks during a press conference celebrating his primary victory with leaders and members of the city’s labor unions earlier this month.

Trump calls 'Epstein hoax' the latest 'radical left Democrat scam'

Trump slams the "Lunatic Left" over the Epstein hoax and other fake news, claiming Democrats are failing at governing and policy.

JULY 17, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
People walk out of the West Wing of the White House with "The Epstein Files: Phase 1" binders, February 27, 2025; illustrative.

Israel Police arrest haredi left-wing journalist for post glorifying death of soldiers

The suspect will remain in custody and be brought for a detention extension hearing on Thursday, police added.

JULY 9, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israel Frey in handcuffs after being arrested by Israel Police for inciting hatred towards killed IDF soldiers, July 9, 2025.

Israel Police investigates left-wing journalist for expressing joy at death of five IDF soldiers

"The world is a better place this morning, without five young men who participated in one of the most brutal crimes against humanity," haredi left-wing journalist, Israel Frey, wrote on X/Twitter.

JULY 8, 2025ByJAMES GENN
Israel Frey protests calling for the release of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip outside Hakirya Base in Tel Aviv, April 8, 2024.

Jewish woman reveals plot to poison Israelis at Boom Festival in Portugal - KAN

Strychnine is a highly toxic, colorless alkaloid used as a pesticide, which leads to convulsions and then death through asphyxia if ingested.

JUNE 9, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
A poison warning on a bottle; illustrative

I'm not afraid of Hamas, I'm afraid of us: Internal divisions make the enemy win – comment

Some citizens believe we have lost the war; some believe that it has not begun. But internal division will ruin us, and our soldiers deserve better.

MAY 4, 2025ByZVIKA KLEIN
Protesters seen at Begin gate in Tel Aviv for a hostage release deal on May 3, 2025.

Reconstructionist leader to step down as head of movement riven by tension over anti-Zionism

Rabbi Deborah Waxman said this week that she will retire in next summer, opening the top job at a movement that has been rocked by tension over a growing strain of anti-Zionism.

MAY 1, 2025ByANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
Rabbi Deborah Waxman is president and CEO of Reconstructing Judaism.

Could AI be the solution to Israel's ongoing conflicts and division? - opinion

Bringing competing groups together to forge that vision can already help the rivals of yesterday to become collaborators and partners today, to forge the world of tomorrow.

APRIL 16, 2025ByDANIEL ROWE
THE WRITER gives a brief explanation on the history of Jerusalem to a mixed crowd of Jews, Christians, and Muslims on the rooftop of the Dan Family Aish World Center in Jerusalem.

Let Gaza's people choose where to rebuild their lives - opinion

Jewish progressive groups that long decried Gaza as a prison now oppose US plans to relocate willing residents during reconstruction - a stance that contradicts humanitarian concerns.

FEBRUARY 16, 2025ByMOSHE PHILLIPS
PALESTINIANS WAIT to cross through a checkpoint, run by US and Egyptian security contractors, near Gaza City last week, after the IDF withdrew from the Netzarim Corridor, allowing for travel in both directions between southern and northern Gaza.

Trump’s win sparks hope for Jewish sovereignty on Temple Mount - opinion

Trump was overwhelmingly elected to save the United States from decline and to protect Israel from surging anti-Zionism and delegitimization in international courts and global public opinion.

JANUARY 27, 2025ByTULY WEISZ
JEWS AND Christians pray on the Temple Mount for the success of US President Donald Trump.