Diaspora Jews

The 'Israel controls America' myth has a long history - and an antisemitic foundation - opinion

Only with the Jewish state does the far smaller and weaker partner become the “master” and the superpower become the “dog.”

A mixed Israeli and US flag is seen near Israel's northern border with Lebanon, as seen from a position on the Israeli side of the border, April 29, 2026
Cover art for Don't Feed the Lion

Israeli Hollywood star Gal Gadot to produce screen adaptation of children’s novel on antisemitism

The Berlin state parliament building (Abgeordnetenhaus Berlin) stands on September 5, 2026 in Berlin, Germany.

Germany's left-wing Die Linke struggles to form coalition as anti-Israel controversy swirls

British Jews and Zionists hold a pro-Israel protest in London, including flying British, Israeli, and combination flags, October 2026; illustrative.

Over 2,000 Jews urge Israel's opposition to unite and form 'coalition of change' with Arab parties


The Diaspora mirror: How global Jewish warmth is healing Israel’s war-weary youth - opinion

For Jewish communities abroad, camp is often the defining Jewish experience of the year: an immersive world where Jewish identity, Zionism, friendship, and leadership are lived rather than taught.

A group of Israeli campers and their Diaspora counselors from Brazil, Argentina, Australia, Uruguay, Romania, and Bulgaria gathered together at the Hadassah Youth Neurim Village in Beit Yanai during the Hallelujah Summer Camp.

Empty shelves, shattered warehouses: Ukraine's Jews prepare for fifth Rosh Hashanah at war

Days before Rosh Hashanah, a honey jar production line in Ukraine’s battered Kyiv region continues operating inside a heavily shelled industrial zone, despite nearby damage.

Food packages prepared by JRNU to be delivered to Jews in Ukraine affected by the war with Russia.

Diaspora buyers look to Israeli real estate amid rising aliyah interest

The Israel Home Expo will bring developers, mortgage and tax experts, and aliyah services together in Jerusalem as organizers seek to turn holiday visits into long-term moves to Israel.

Diaspora buyers look to Israeli real estate amid rising aliyah interest. Real estate fair in NYC earlier this year.

Two-thirds of US Jewish voters to favor Democrats in November elections, poll shows

The poll by the Jewish Voters Resource Center, which is led by prominent Jewish Democrats, showed that 67 percent of respondents planned to vote for Democratic congressional candidates in November.

Voting stickers at a polling station in Green Bay, Wisconsin, April 2, 2024.

Twenty-five years after 9/11: Looking back at the 'Before Times' for American Jewry

Despite the conspiracy theories that tried to pin the attacks on Israelis and Jews, the dominant narrative was that Israel and the United States were engaged in battle against a common enemy.

The new 9/11 Memorial Wall is seen at One Police Plaza in New York, on September 9, 2026.

'Light, not fight': How Rome's Chabad prepares for Rosh Hashanah in the shadows of antiquity

The days of the month of Elul are in full swing, and the blast of the shofar echoing through the walls reminds us that Rosh Hashanah and the holidays of Tishrei are just around the corner.

Photograph of Rome taken by the writer.

Jewish leaders in Sweden warn of antisemitism in the Left Party

The Official Council of Swedish Jewish Communities has renewed its warnings regarding antisemitism within Sweden's Left Party following a fresh wave of expulsions.

Sweden prepares for the 2026 general election

Promote Jewish diversity within unity – opinion

The High Holy Days are an opportunity to recalibrate approaches to Zionism, including the idea that it merely signifies a physical domain

An ultra-Orthodox man blows a shofar ahead of Rosh Hashanah in Mea She’arim in Jerusalem in August

Golda read right to left. Some still don’t - opinion

Esther risked her own life so that the Jews of Persia would live. She did not instruct her people to accept their own erasure for the sake of the empire, as Nessel clearly stated.

 GOLDA MEIR, 1964.

Fringe anti-Zionist group leads campaign pushing Australian parliament to sanction Israel

An initiative aimed at sanctioning Israel is supported by the Australian Palestine Advocacy Network and other groups at the forefront of the pro-Hamas marches that erupted after October 7.

A demonstrator takes part in a protest against President Isaac Herzog's state visit, in Melbourne, Australia, February 12, 2026