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Two Jewish men stabbed in attack in London as antisemitic assaults spike

British Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mervis warned that the latest attack proves that “if you are visibly Jewish, you’re not safe, and far more needs to be done.”

Inside Jubilee’s ‘Surrounded’: Rudy Rochman Debates Israel, Gaza and Zionism

Rudy Rochman faced 20 pro-Palestinian activists on Jubilee. Here’s what the viral debate reveals about Israel discourse online.

Why Are 1,000s of Tel Avivians Sleeping Underground?

How Jews helped shape the American Revolution — and the ‘First Salute’ that made history

The “First Salute” exhibit reveals how Jewish merchants helped fuel the American Revolution and secure its first international recognition.

What Hasan Piker got wrong about Einstein and Zionism

How Israel’s coffee carts became living memorials after October 7

After Oct. 7, Israeli coffee carts are becoming living memorials, turning grief into connection, community, and everyday acts of resilience.

Israelis mark Yom Hazikaron, Yom Ha’atzmaut under cloud of fragile ceasefires

Beyond the question of celebrations or ceremonies, Israelis are also dealing with the complicated feelings of trying to return to routine after years of war and amid the clouds of uncertainty still in the air.

Israel, Lebanon reach ceasefire as U.S. pushes for permanent peace deal

Many Israeli officials, including members of the governing coalition and mayors from northern Israel, expressed outrage over the ceasefire agreement and the fact it was announced by the U.S. before any statement from Israel.

Israel’s new death penalty law: What does it actually change?

The death penalty already existed in Israel before the new law was passed, but has only been used once in the country’s entire history.

Is Israeli-Palestinian peace still possible? Ittay Flescher says yes

Voices of the Warsaw Ghetto: A Yom HaShoah re-release

U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks collapse, Trump declares naval blockade: Why did negotiations fail?

With the negotiations halted, both sides face a stark choice: return to war, or compromise on the red lines that have so far made a deal impossible.

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