JTA
Ford Motor Company apologizes after X account posts ‘Israel is a terrorist state’
31 Dec 2024
Ford Motor Company's X account was briefly compromised, resulting in unauthorized pro-Palestinian tweets, including statements labeling Israel as a terrorist...
31 Dec 2024
Future of Jewish
The 24 Most Talked About Essays of 2024
31 Dec 2024
In 2024, the Jewish community engaged in profound discourse through a selection of 24 impactful essays. These writings explored themes such as Israel, antise...
31 Dec 2024
Jewish Chronicle
2025 could see a wave of optimism spread across the Middle East
31 Dec 2024
Seth J. Frantzman discusses the complex and evolving geopolitical landscape of the Middle East, highlighting both ongoing challenges and emerging opportuniti...
31 Dec 2024
Jewish Chronicle
Trump will make the lives of American Jews better, but they won’t thank him for it
31 Dec 2024
The article argues that despite American Jews' overwhelming support for the Democratic Party, Donald Trump's anticipated 2025 presidency may inadvertently be...
31 Dec 2024
Jewish Chronicle
Have Syria’s new rulers really left jihadism behind?
31 Dec 2024
Syria's new leadership, particularly Ahmed al-Sharaa of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), presents a complex image as they claim to move away from jihadism. While ...
31 Dec 2024
Jewish Chronicle
Israel must use its light to dispel the UN’s darkness
31 Dec 2024
In this article, Jonathan Harounoff, Israel's international spokesperson to the United Nations, examines the historical and ongoing challenges Israel faces a...
31 Dec 2024
Jewish Chronicle
I can think of at least three reasons for Jews to be in happy in 2025
31 Dec 2024
In a reflection on the current state of Jewish life and resilience, the author identifies three reasons for optimism in 2025 amidst challenging times. Firstl...
31 Dec 2024
Jewish Chronicle
There is just no excuse for routing marches past shuls
31 Dec 2024
In an ongoing issue that has deeply concerned the Jewish community in London, rallies organized by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign have repeatedly been all...
31 Dec 2024
Forward
Why 'Israel' was the 2024 word of the year
31 Dec 2024
Throughout 2024, "Israel" has emerged as the defining word of the year, according to Jewish Forward's language columnist Aviya Kushner. This selection unders...
31 Dec 2024
Moment
Why Jews Need to Reappraise and Rethink Jimmy Carter
30 Dec 2024
Nadine Epstein argues for a reassessment of Jimmy Carter's presidency by the Jewish community, highlighting that while he was initially perceived as unsuppor...
30 Dec 2024
Emes Ve-Emunah
Jimmy Carter - the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
30 Dec 2024
This reflection on Jimmy Carter presents a complex and critical view of his legacy, particularly in relation to the Jewish community and the state of Israel....
30 Dec 2024
Forward
Yuval Shoham, 22, soldier who searched for his captive friend Hersh Goldberg-Polin, dies in Gaza
30 Dec 2024
Yuval Shoham, a 22-year-old Israeli soldier from Jerusalem's Baka neighborhood, died in an operational accident in Gaza while on a mission searching for his ...
30 Dec 2024
Forward
Art Spiegelman, Pulitzer Prize winner behind ‘Maus,’ plans graphic novel about Gaza
30 Dec 2024
Art Spiegelman, renowned for his Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel 'Maus,' is embarking on a new project that tackles the contentious subject of the Gaza ...
30 Dec 2024
JTA
Jewish groups mourn Jimmy Carter despite ‘profound disagreements’ with his later views on Israel
30 Dec 2024
Jewish organizations are expressing a nuanced mourning for former President Jimmy Carter, acknowledging his pivotal role in achieving the 1979 Egypt-Israel p...
30 Dec 2024
The Beinart Notebook
Can We Be Jimmy Carter?
30 Dec 2024
Peter Beinart explores how Jimmy Carter's stance on civil and Palestinian rights, shaped by his upbringing in the racially segregated South, serves as a comp...
30 Dec 2024
18 Questions, 40 Israeli Thinkers
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Michael Melchior: 'We can make peace with the whole of the Arab and Muslim world'
30 Dec 2024
Rabbi Michael Melchior, a renowned Jewish leader and activist, discusses his unwavering belief in the possibility of peace between Israelis and Palestinians,...
30 Dec 2024
Future of Jewish
(Un)humanitarian Organizations Against Israel
30 Dec 2024
Masha Kleiner's essay critiques humanitarian organizations, particularly the International Red Cross and UNRWA, for alleged bias against Israel and purported...
30 Dec 2024
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner
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Reporters Notebook: What were the top stories for Canadian Jews in 2024?
30 Dec 2024
Ellin Bessner reviews the major stories impacting Canadian Jewish communities over the past year, highlighting increased grassroots activism and enduring ten...
30 Dec 2024
Future of Jewish
Jew-Hate versus Antisemitism — Do you know the difference?
29 Dec 2024
David Swindle, a Zionist activist and journalist, explores the nuanced distinction between the terms 'Jew-hate' and 'antisemitism.' He argues that while 'Jew...
29 Dec 2024
Forward
Jimmy Carter, former president who brokered first Arab-Israeli peace accord, is dead at 100
29 Dec 2024
Jimmy Carter, the former U.S. president renowned for brokering the 1978 Camp David Accords—a landmark peace treaty between Israel and Egypt—has died at age 1...
29 Dec 2024
Forward
Photos: Remembering Jimmy Carter's most Jewish moments
29 Dec 2024
The article celebrates moments of former President Jimmy Carter's significant interactions with the Jewish community, focusing primarily on his role in Middl...
29 Dec 2024
Forward
Jimmy Carter's death: Assessing the 39th president's record on Israel and the Jews
29 Dec 2024
Jimmy Carter's legacy concerning Israel and the Jewish community is a complex mix of commendable achievements and controversial actions. Carter was instrumen...
29 Dec 2024
Emes Ve-Emunah
Israel, Media Bias, and the UN
29 Dec 2024
The article argues that the global Jewish community should focus on discrediting the United Nations (UN), criticized for harboring biases against Israel, par...
29 Dec 2024
Israel: State of a Nation
UNRWA Was Born in Sin | Eylon Levy with Michal Cotler-Wunsh
29 Dec 2024
In a discussion with Eylon Levy, Michal Cotler-Wunsh critiques the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), em...
29 Dec 2024
Jewdicious
“Pick Your Hard” — Why Speaking Up for Israel Is Worth the Risk
29 Dec 2024
Australian media personality Erin Molan recently voiced strong support for Israel, addressing the challenging task of advocating for Israel in a hostile medi...
29 Dec 2024
Haaretz Weekly
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Looking back at 2024, a year very few people want to remember
29 Dec 2024
Israel in 2024 was defined by ongoing conflict following the October 7th, 2023 events, with continued violence involving Hamas, Hezbollah, and intricate poli...
29 Dec 2024
Jewish Chronicle
The Israeli flag ought to be displayed in our synagogues
29 Dec 2024
Simon Eder argues for the placement of Israeli flags in synagogues worldwide, highlighting the flag's significance beyond political affiliation and as a unif...
29 Dec 2024
Israel: State of a Nation
UNWRA Was Born in Sin | Eylon Levy with Michal Cotler-Wunsh
28 Dec 2024
Eylon Levy engages in a conversation with Michal Cotler-Wunsh, Israel's special envoy for combatting antisemitism, about the United Nations Relief and Works ...
28 Dec 2024
Future of Jewish
The Radical Buzzword That Distorts Zionism
28 Dec 2024
This piece by Ben Koan critiques the contemporary academic application of the term "settler colonialism," particularly its use in discussions about Israel. W...
28 Dec 2024
Future of Jewish
Israel's Improbably Great Year
27 Dec 2024
Nachum Kaplan argues that Israel experienced significant successes in 2024 by ignoring international advice and strengthening its military presence. By decis...
27 Dec 2024
JTA
Israel has spent millions trying win hearts and minds abroad. It’s about to spend 20 times more.
27 Dec 2024
The Israeli government plans a substantial increase in funding for international pro-Israel advocacy, earmarking $150 million for public diplomacy as part of...
27 Dec 2024
The Beinart Notebook
Suing the US over Israel
27 Dec 2024
Sarah Leah Whitson, Executive Director of DAWN, has initiated a lawsuit against the US State Department, accusing it of not applying US human rights laws to ...
27 Dec 2024
Jewish Chronicle
Few in 2024 escaped Labour’s chaos – least of all the Israelis
27 Dec 2024
The 2024 UK political landscape reveals complexities and challenges for Labour under Sir Keir Starmer's leadership, particularly regarding foreign policy on ...
27 Dec 2024
Israel: State of a Nation
Iran Plotted to Assassinate My Father | Eylon Levy with Michal Cotler-Wunsh
27 Dec 2024
In this compelling discussion, Michal Cotler-Wunsh shares insights with Eylon Levy about the shocking plot by Iran to assassinate her father, Irwin Cotler, a...
27 Dec 2024
Jewish Chronicle
How the West’s literary elite distorted language to justify their bizarre embrace of jihadism
27 Dec 2024
The article criticizes Western literary and cultural elites for their alleged misuse of language in portraying the Israel-Palestine conflict, particularly af...
27 Dec 2024
Jewish Chronicle
Council voices concern over yeshivah safeguarding checks
27 Dec 2024
Hackney Council has raised ongoing concerns about safeguarding in yeshivot, which are Orthodox Jewish schools that remain unregistered due to their narrowly ...
27 Dec 2024
Jewish Chronicle
The Iran regime’s collapse would pave the way for a stable and peaceful Middle East
27 Dec 2024
With Iran's regime perceived as increasingly vulnerable, experts see an opportunity for significant geopolitical change in the Middle East. The weakening of ...
27 Dec 2024
Tikvah
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Our Favorite Conversations of 2024
27 Dec 2024
2024 was a pivotal year for Jewish life, marked by Israel's military feats against regional threats and significant discussions on Jewish identity and surviv...
27 Dec 2024
Forward
IDF loosened rules of engagement after Oct. 7, fueling high death toll in Gaza: Report
27 Dec 2024
Following the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) loosened their rules of engagement in Gaza, resulting in a significant increa...
27 Dec 2024
Jewschool
On Finding Our Temple Covered in Blood
27 Dec 2024
Joelle Novey shares a deeply personal reflection on her disillusionment with Jewish communal responses to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, particularly the ...
27 Dec 2024
Forward
Israel hits Yemen as conflict escalates with Houthis, Iran’s strongest remaining proxy
26 Dec 2024
Israel has conducted airstrikes on targets in Yemen, marking a significant escalation in its conflict with Iran's proxies. This move, described by Prime Mini...
26 Dec 2024
The Cholent
Hanukkah Cholent Day 1: Things We Got Right
26 Dec 2024
In a reflective piece on the Jewish community's role in social justice, Emily Alhadeff recounts the challenges faced by Jewish organizations amid the impactf...
26 Dec 2024
Unholy: Two Jews on the News
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Points of Light
26 Dec 2024
Yonit and Jonathan discuss the challenging duality of Hanukkah and the ongoing hostage crisis, highlighting the continued complexities in Israel over the pot...
26 Dec 2024
Israel: State of a Nation
Gazans Are Snitching on Hamas | Eylon Levy with Andrew Fox
26 Dec 2024
In a discussion between Eylon Levy and Andrew Fox, it is revealed that a significant portion of the Israeli Defense Forces' (IDF) human intelligence concerni...
26 Dec 2024
What Matters Now
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What Matters Now to comedian Yochay Sponder: Post-Oct. 7 truth -- with laughs
26 Dec 2024
Comedian Yochay Sponder uses humor as a form of Israeli advocacy, especially in the wake of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks, which claimed the life of his ...
26 Dec 2024
JTA
Using menorah from Argentina’s Milei, Volodymyr Zelensky lights Hanukkah candles with Ukrainian rabbis
26 Dec 2024
Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine's Jewish president, participated in a Hanukkah candle-lighting ceremony with Chabad rabbis amidst ongoing wartime conditions foll...
26 Dec 2024
Jewish Insider
In the Houthis, Israel faces evolving threat far beyond its borders
26 Dec 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials are grappling with a burgeoning threat from the Houthi rebels in Yemen, who have recently targe...
26 Dec 2024
Emes Ve-Emunah
The 6 Day War and the Pager Plot
25 Dec 2024
Reflecting on a recent '60 Minutes' segment that echoed the transformative events of the 1967 Six-Day War, the article revisits how that military victory shi...
25 Dec 2024
Israel: State of a Nation
The False Moral Equivalence Created Between Hamas & Israel | Eylon Levy with Michal Cotler-Wunsh
25 Dec 2024
In an interview with Eylon Levy, Michal Cotler-Wunsh discusses the problematic narrative equating Israel with Hamas following the October 7 attacks. As Israe...
25 Dec 2024
Haaretz Weekly
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'Even if he shoots me, I'll vote for him': The machine that keeps Netanyahu in power
25 Dec 2024
Benjamin Netanyahu's unyielding hold on power, despite political and security challenges, is analyzed, highlighting his narrative dominance and the instrumen...
25 Dec 2024