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Israel must not become the scapegoat for America’s political failures - opinion

Blaming Israel for America's political failures echoes a troubling history that Christian leaders have a moral obligation to reject.

US Vice President JD Vance speaks at a campaign rally at Eugene F. Kranz Toledo Express Airport in Swanton, Ohio, November 2, 2026.
Night of Broken Glass (Kristallnacht) survivor George Shafi, 95, poses in front of the Neue Synagoge in Berlin on November 5, 2026, ahead of commemorations of the November 1938 Pogroms.

WATCH: Police leaders gather in Berlin to address rising antisemitism for Kristallnacht anniversary

The Brandenburg Gate is illuminated in the colours of Israel and the Star of David, in Berlin, Germany November 9, 2023. The message is reading "Never again is now".

Germany's Holocaust remembrance is becoming a political performance - comment

Police arrest suspects in an international fraud investigation.

Investigation into international fraud network based in Israel, Cyprus sees seven suspects arrested


J7 global task force convenes in London to discuss combating global antisemitism

The multi-day summit comes as the J7’s latest annual report found that 2025 was the deadliest year for Jews living outside Israel since 1994.

J7 summit members meet in Dublin park.

Germany faces 'shadow war' that goes beyond Cold War threats, minister warns

Germany faces an escalating "shadow war" involving sabotage, cyberattacks and assassination plots, officials warned, amid concerns over Russian operations targeting European countries.

German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt speaks during a conference on security challenges related to countering threats from foreign powers, terrorism and extremism in Berlin, Germany, October 12, 2026.

German artist Barbara Hines unveils first solo exhibit in Israel after discovering Jewish roots

Unbeknownst to Hines, both of her parents were Jewish survivors who hid in plain sight as German Christians to evade the Nazis.

Barbara Hines's exhibition is the culmination of a profound spiritual and personal journey that began when Hines discovered her family’s hidden Holocaust history.

Immigration Authority rejects German journalist's work visa application over anti-Zionist politics

"Anti-Israel actors and those who slander Israel should not set foot in the country. We will not tolerate calls for a boycott of Israel under the guise of professional journalism," he said.

Passengers scramble at Ben-Gurion Airport after a staff strike halted Israeli air travel, August 20, 2026

The world’s goodwill toward Israel was the exception, not the rule - opinion

Zionism began because antisemitism would not dissolve. For two thousand years, millions of Jews absorbed hatred and exile as a condition of life and waited for gentile mercy to improve.

 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

WWII air-raid shelter buried beneath German playground rediscovered during construction work

During the time of the German Democratic Republic (GDR), the shelter was partially back-filled through the ventilation shafts, before a playground was built over it and the structure below forgotten.

Inside the WWII-era air-raid shelter discovered in Saxony-Anhalt, October 9, 2026.

Archaeologists discover lost temple to war god near abandoned Roman military fort in Germany

Alongside the temple’s remains, archaeologists found inscribed two votive stones, a statuette of the goddess Victoria, and additional statue fragments, at the site. 

Excavations near Kapersburg in Germany, October 9, 2026.

Israelis feel more Middle Eastern as views of Europe sour, study finds

A Hebrew University survey finds Israelis increasingly identify as Middle Eastern, feel safer in Israel, and view Europe more skeptically.

People shop at the Mahane Yehuda market on the first day of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, in Jerusalem, September 27, 2026

Germany stands 'firmly' on Israel's side, Oct. 7 must never be repeated, says Chancellor Merz

“Our Israeli friends can count on our efforts to ensure that such a crime is never repeated. And we will stand up to those who relativize or even question Israel’s right to exist."

People look at Berlin's landmark Brandenburg Gate is illuminated with the Israeli flag in Berlin on October 7, 2026, the third anniversary of Hamas's October 7 attack on Israel.

Iran targeting US military bases in Germany, weeks after Israel warned partners - report

Israel reportedly warned US and German partners three weeks ago of a potential threat, with concern focused on bases supporting US military operations and logistics linked to the conflict with Iran.

A Boeing C-17A globemaster III cargo plane of the US Air Force takes off from Ramstein Air Base on April 02, 2026 in Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany.