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Osama bin Laden’s antisemitic ‘Letter to America’ goes viral on TikTok

Ben Sales, JTA
Published November 16, 2023

Three-quarters of American Jews fear Israel-Hamas war is making their communities less safe, poll finds

Ben Sales, JTA
Published November 9, 2023

Ady Barkan, healthcare activist who fought Lou Gehrig’s disease, dies at 39

Ben Sales, JTA
Published November 2, 2023

Hamas opens border crossing with Egypt as death toll rises amid heavy fighting in Gaza

Ben Sales, JTA
Published November 1, 2023

An Israeli first responder recalls tending to the body of a baby burnt in an oven

Ben Sales, JTA
Published October 31, 2023

Hamas frees two additional hostages from Gaza as more than 200 remain

Ben Sales, JTA
Published October 23, 2023

18-year-old pianist opens Carnegie Hall performance with Israeli national anthem

Ben Sales, JTA
Published October 22, 2023

Netanyahu says ‘hard days are still ahead of us,’ vows to defeat Hamas in ‘massive attack’

Ben Sales, JTA.
Published October 9, 2023

ADL to resume advertising on Elon Musk’s X after weeks of his attacks

Ben Sales, JTA
Published October 5, 2023

ADL CEO: Elon Musk is a ‘great innovator’ who engages with ‘users who are espousing antisemitism and hate’

Ben Sales, JTA
Published September 7, 2023

Elon Musk threatens to sue the ADL for billions

Ben Sales, JTA
Published September 5, 2023

Israel evacuates more than 200 Ethiopians from conflict region

BEN SALES, JTA
Published August 10, 2023

Israeli Supreme Court to hear petitions against ‘reasonableness law’

Ben Sales, JTA
Published July 26, 2023

Israeli court overhaul: Arrests, strikes and economic troubles follow pivotal vote

Ben Sales, JTA
Published July 25, 2023

Large Jewish groups in 7 countries team up to fight antisemitism

Ben Sales, JTA
Published July 25, 2023

Israel passes first law weakening Supreme Court following months of civil strife

Ben Sales, JTA
Published July 24, 2023

What you need to know about the fight over Israel’s court system

Ben Sales, JTA
Published July 23, 2023

In fiery address, Netanyahu doubles down on judicial overhaul while calling for unity

BEN SALES, JTA
Published July 20, 2023

Joe Biden invites Benjamin Netanyahu to meet in US, after months of tension

BEN SALES, JTA
Published July 17, 2023

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claims COVID was ‘ethnically targeted’ to avoid Ashkenazi Jews, Chinese people

BEN SALES, JTA
Published July 16, 2023

Netanyahu ousts prominent Likud party activist for wishing ‘another six million would burn’

BEN SALES, JTA
Published July 16, 2023

Ilhan Omar: ‘No way in hell I am attending’ Israeli president’s speech to Congress

Ben Sales, JTA
Published July 13, 2023

As protests rage across Israel, Diaspora minister accuses Biden of colluding with Israeli opposition and ‘inflaming’ unrest

Ben Sales, JTA
Published July 11, 2023

Israeli government revives judicial overhaul push by advancing a bill to limit Supreme Court’s power

Ben Sales, JTA
Published July 10, 2023

Brandeis U. president apologizes for ad calling school ‘anything but Orthodox’

Ben Sales, JTA
Published July 3, 2023

5 Palestinians killed, 8 Israeli soldiers wounded in fierce West Bank violence

Ben Sales, JTA
Published June 19, 2023

Israeli minister cancels LA speech due to protests and ‘bad vibes’

BEN SALES, JTA
Published May 31, 2023

Israel-Gaza conflict: Israel suffers first fatality as rocket attacks continue, Palestinian death toll hits 30

Ben Sales, JTA
Published May 11, 2023

Israel at 75: How Israel’s political crisis took center stage at a major American Jewish conference

BEN SALES, JTA
Published April 28, 2023

On Israel’s 75th Independence Day, its flag has taken on new meaning as a protest symbol

BEN SALES, JTA
Published April 26, 2023

‘The gun is on the table’: Both sides of Israel’s debate say that a constitutional crisis is coming

Ben Sales, JTA
Published March 22, 2023

Anti-Jewish incidents jumped nearly 20% in 2021, FBI finds

Ben Sales, JTA
Published March 14, 2023

A world-famous rabbi, a popular assistant and a succession crisis: Inside the rupture at Park East Synagogue

Ben Sales
Published October 26, 2021

Park East Synagogue pushes out assistant rabbi, sparking protest

Ben Sales
Published October 20, 2021

Local Jews raise concerns after teachers were told that Texas law requires ‘opposing’ views of the Holocaust

Ben Sales
Published October 19, 2021

Sally Rooney: Israeli publishers can’t put out my work, but Hebrew translation ‘would be an honour’

Ben Sales
Published October 12, 2021

Sally Rooney won’t let her new novel ‘Beautiful World, Where Are You?’ be published in Hebrew

Ben Sales
Published October 11, 2021

A Proud Boys-affiliated rabbi in Florida is offering to endorse COVID-19 vaccine exemption requests

Ben Sales
Published October 9, 2021

Bahrain signed a treaty with Israel. Now it wants to make friends with American Jews.

Ben Sales
Published October 6, 2021

Amid antisemitism concerns, 101 local Jewish federations to spend $54M on improving security

JTA
Published October 4, 2021

Is Alicia Silvestone Jewish?

JTA
Published October 3, 2021

The remarkable true story of the Great Knish War of 1916

Jordan Palmer and JTA
Published October 3, 2021

Anchorage mayor defends anti-maskers who wore yellow Stars of David in protest

Ben Sales
Published October 1, 2021

Israeli PM Naftali Bennett to American Jewish leaders: ‘We have to redesign our relationship’

Ben Sales
Published September 27, 2021

Iraq issues arrest warrant against activists who called for normalization of ties with Israel

Ben Sales, JTA
Published September 27, 2021

After a fight, Seattle City Council won’t bar police from training with Israeli forces

Ben Sales
Published September 27, 2021

Jewish security organization opens national command center in Chicago

Ben Sales
Published September 27, 2021

Hundreds of Iraqi leaders call for normalization of ties with Israel

Ben Sales
Published September 25, 2021

Matt Gaetz calls the ADL ‘racist’ after it again calls on Tucker Carlson to step down for promoting white supremacist conspiracy theory

Ben Sales
Published September 25, 2021

Los Angeles teachers union votes to postpone Israel boycott motion indefinitely

Ben Sales
Published September 24, 2021

Hate crime charges filed in May fight with Jewish diners at LA restaurant

Ben Sales
Published September 23, 2021

97-year-old former member of Nazi death squad dies at home in Canada

Ben Sales
Published September 23, 2021

Israel Defense Forces officer will be reprimanded after injuring and teargassing left-wing activists in West Bank

Ben Sales
Published September 20, 2021

22% of adult Jewish gamers faced antisemitic harassment while playing, survey finds

Ben Sales
Published September 15, 2021

An aerial banner said ‘Jew, I have a question.’ It was a marriage proposal — the Jew reportedly said yes.

Ben Sales
Published September 2, 2021

An anti-vaxxer in Montreal said he would stop wearing a yellow star. He still thinks vaccine mandates are like the Holocaust.

Ben Sales
Published September 2, 2021

FBI reports drop in number of antisemitic crimes in 2020 amid rise in total hate crimes

Ben Sales
Published September 1, 2021

Ed Asner, who starred as Lou Grant, dies at 91

JTA
Published August 29, 2021

GOP congressman compares COVID measures to Holocaust, prompting an intern’s resignation

JTA
Published August 27, 2021

The creator of ‘Srugim’ is turning to fans to finance his next project

Ben Sales, JTA
Published August 16, 2021

18 Orthodox Jewish girls pulled off New York-bound flight in Amsterdam in dispute over COVID protocols

jta
Published August 8, 2021

Hezbollah fires 19 rockets at Israel in worst fighting since 2006 war

JTA
Published August 6, 2021

Israel becomes first country to begin giving third COVID vaccine shots

Ben Sales
Published August 1, 2021

Orthodox institutions dominate Jewish ritual in Israel. Could the new government change that?

Ben Sales, JTA
Published July 29, 2021

Ben & Jerry’s board chair says ‘I am not anti-Semitic’ as Unilever disavows BDS movement

Ben Sales
Published July 28, 2021

Meet the former Jerusalem mayor who wants to succeed Netanyahu — and lead Israel

Ben Sales, JTA
Published July 21, 2021

Omri Casspi, first Israeli player in NBA, retires from professional basketball

BEN SALES
Published July 18, 2021

Naftali Bennett hints at change in Temple Mount prayer policy

BEN SALES
Published July 18, 2021

How Naftali Bennett’s kippah stays on his bald head and why it matters

Ben Sales, JTA
Published June 22, 2021

Violence renews on Temple Mount and in West Bank amid escalating tensions between Israel and the Palestinians

Ben Sales, JTA
Published June 20, 2021

Palestinian Authority cancels deal for 1 million COVID vaccine doses from Israel

BEN SALES
Published June 18, 2021

Incendiary balloons from Gaza prompt new Israeli airstrikes

JTA
Published June 16, 2021

Everything you need to know about the Israeli government that will replace Netanyahu

BEN SALES
Published June 2, 2021

People are accusing Israel of genocide. These human rights lawyers beg to differ.

Ben Sales, JTA
Published May 26, 2021

What is the Iron Dome? All about the missile defense system that changed how Israelis experience war

BEN SALES
Published May 14, 2021

The Pew study cheat sheet: 10 key conclusions from the new survey of American Jews

BEN SALES
Published May 11, 2021

Jewish day schools struggle with how to celebrate Lag b’Omer, commemorate tragedy

BEN SALES
Published April 30, 2021

At least 45 people dead in stampede at mass Lag b’Omer holiday celebration in Israel

BEN SALES
Published April 29, 2021

Iran’s judo team suspended until 2023 for refusing to face Israeli opponents

BEN SALES
Published April 29, 2021

ADL calls on Oregon university president to resign over firing of Jewish professor

Ben Sales
Published April 29, 2021

For the first time, a woman will lead an Israeli Orthodox synagogue

BEN SALES
Published April 29, 2021

Despite COVID restrictions, antisemitism barely decreased in US in 2020, ADL says

Ben Sales
Published April 27, 2021

Windows broken at four synagogues in Bronx Jewish neighborhood

Ben Sales
Published April 25, 2021

Senate passes legislation to improve hate crime reporting

Ben Sales
Published April 25, 2021

Dozens of rockets fired at Israel from Gaza as protests continue

Ben Sales
Published April 25, 2021

Barricades preventing Palestinian gathering removed in Jerusalem following protests

Ben Sales
Published April 25, 2021

What you need to know about the violent clashes rocking Jerusalem this week

Ben Sales
Published April 23, 2021

‘Relieved but disappointed’: How America’s Jewish refugee aid agency is doing 3 months under Biden

Ben Sales
Published April 16, 2021

Why did Tucker Carlson talk about Israeli immigration policy?

Ben Sales
Published April 16, 2021

Starting Sunday, Israelis won’t be required to wear masks outdoors

Ben Sales
Published April 16, 2021

How the Bernie Madoff scandal rocked the American Jewish world

Ben Sales
Published April 14, 2021

Bernie Madoff, whose Ponzi scheme devastated the Jewish world, dies in prison at 82: Report

Ben Sales
Published April 14, 2021

Former ADL chief Abe Foxman says he would still give an award to Rupert Murdoch

Ben Sales
Published April 13, 2021

Israel to allow vaccinated tour groups starting in May

Ben Sales
Published April 13, 2021

Fox News to ADL: We won’t fire Tucker Carlson for endorsing a white supremacist theory

Ben Sales
Published April 12, 2021

Israeli police beat up and kneel on the face of left-wing Jewish lawmaker

Ben Sales
Published April 9, 2021

ADL chief calls for Tucker Carlson’s ouster after Fox News host endorses white supremacist conspiracy theory

Ben Sales
Published April 9, 2021

Accused Monsey stabber again found unfit to stand trial

Ben Sales
Published April 9, 2021

Inside the debate over Judaism and Zionism that quietly roiled the University of Iowa

Ben Sales
Published April 7, 2021

Netanyahu again tapped to form Israeli government without clear path to majority

Ben Sales
Published April 6, 2021

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