BooksEli Sharabi memoir ‘Hostage’ named Book of the Year at National Jewish Book AwardsThe book is ‘my testimony, a story of my survival, written so others could bear witness,’ the author saidBy Daniel Ben-David1 min read
Winter OlympicsGolden girl! US women’s ice hockey team triumph at Winter Olympics with goalie Aerin FrankelFirst Jewish gold medal winner at 2026 Games after victory in final against CanadaBy Ben Conway3 min read
Brit milahBelgian government comments on circumcision row ‘misleading’An adverse ruling in the probe into Antwerp mohalim – denounced by the US ambassador as antisemitic – could be ‘weaponised’ to ban brit milah, says Jewish community leaderBy Simon Rocker2 min read
Francesca AlbaneseAntisemitism campaigners urge UK to call for removal of Francesca Albanese as UN rapporteurFrance and Germany have already demanded human rights expert should go after long history of anti-Israel bias and controversyBy Jamie Shapiro3 min read
GazaBoard of Peace commits $17bn to Gaza reconstructionAs the announcement was made, it was reported that Hamas was holding elections in the Strip ahead of disarmament negotiationsBy Jacob Jaffa3 min read
GazaInside Gaza, the ceasefire holds… at least for nowThere is an eerie calm across the border with the IDF – but the margin for error is thinBy Jonathan Sacerdoti6 min read
AustraliaAustralian bar shut down over posters depicting ‘Netanyahu in Nazi uniform’The closure was enforced under new hate crime laws passed last year, criminalising the display of Nazi imageryBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Emily DamariEmily Damari visits Bondi Beach to meet survivor of Chanukah terror attackThe British Israeli hostage also ridiculed the ‘Queers for Palestine’ campaign as she recounted her experience of hiding her sexuality while in captivityBy Daniel Ben-David1 min read
Gaza Board of PeaceBoard of Peace set to hold first Washington summit todayWorld leaders and senior officials, including Sir Tony Blair, are expected to attend, though the UK and EU, as well as the Pope, will be notable absenteesBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
PsychologyPsychologists’ coalition opposes Jewish ethnic association because ‘most Jewish-Americans identify as white’The Coalition of National Racial and Ethnic Psychological Associations said antisemitism is a form of religious, rather than racial, discrimination and that Jews are ‘not under-represented’ in their fieldBy Daniel Ben-David1 min read
AfD‘An insult to our name’: Family of Jewish founders of German motorcycle firm call on AfD to stop using its bikesMembers of the Simson family, whose ancestors were forced to sell the company by the Nazis, accused the far-right party of ‘appropriation’By Jamie Shapiro1 min read
IsraelEffigy of Israel ‘executed’ and set on fire in ‘disturbing’ ceremony at Andorra carnivalThe effigy featured a Star of David on its faceBy Daniel Ben-David2 min read
Winter OlympicsJewish-American speed skater wins silver in final race of his Winter Olympic careerEmery Lehman revealed that this Olympics, his fourth, will be his lastBy Ben Conway1 min read
Winter OlympicsWinter Olympics commentator accuses Israeli bobsleigh star of ‘supporting genocide’Broadcaster Stefan Renna also used his commentary to question whether AJ Edelman should be barred from the GamesBy Jamie Shapiro2 min read
SpainMadrid art museum faces lawsuit for ‘ejecting three Jewish women’Staff allegedly told the visitors to leave because they were ‘wearing a Star of David and an Israeli flag’By JC Reporter1 min read
CanadaCanadian anti-Zionists launch campaign to shut down Jewish summer campsThey claim the camps ‘encourage support for a genocidal, settler-colonial state’By Siam Goorwich1 min read
IranSecond round of US-Iran talks set to begin in GenevaPresident Trump has confirmed he will be ‘indirectly’ involved in the negotiations this time around, but did not specify exactly what his role would beBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
IranFresh wave of protests break out in Iran amid international solidarity ralliesClips circulating online appear to show residents of major cities chanting ‘death to the dictator’ and ‘long live the Shah’By Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Winter OlympicsJewish-Australian snowboarder takes home silver medal on the halfpipeScotty James becomes the most decorated Australian athlete in Winter Olympic historyBy Ben Conway3 min read
AustraliaBondi Beach terror attack suspect appears in Sydney courtNaveed Akram did not enter pleas to the 59 charges he facesBy JC Reporter1 min read
FranceMore than 50% of religiously motivated hate crimes in France targeted Jews in 2025Jewish people account for 0.6% of the French populationBy Canaan Lidor1 min read
GreeceProducer of Emmy-winning thriller ‘Tehran’ found dead in Athens hotel roomDana Eden was found by her brother after she stopped replying to text messages during filming for the show’s fourth seasonBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Jewish schoolsSouth African school apologises after refusing to play tennis match against Jewish pupilsRoedean in Johannesburg ‘stood up’ players at King David Linkfield earlier this monthBy Jamie Shapiro2 min read
