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Is the Republican party enabling America's antisemitic far-right?

The far-right threat within parts of the Republican party isn’t one to be dismissed easily

5 min read

October 4, 2022 17:00

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - AUGUST 12: Hundreds of white nationalists, neo-Nazis and members of the "alt-right" march down East Market Street toward Emancipation Park during the United the Right rally August 12, 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia. After clashes with anti-facist protesters and police the rally was declared an unlawful gathering and people were forced out of Lee Park, where a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee is slated to be removed. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Enjoy this pro-Israel government while it lasts

This administration looks doomed and Labour’s policies on the Jewish state are untested

3 min read

October 4, 2022 15:31

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 02: Delegates attend on the first day of the Conservative Party conference at Birmingham ICC on October 02, 2022 in Birmingham, England. This year the Conservative Party Conference will be looking at "Getting Britain Moving" with more jobs and higher salaries. However, delegates are arriving at the conference as the party lags 33 points behind Labour in the opinion polls. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Schools

Charedi protestors release rap video to protest schools bill

The Schools Bill, designed to increase government control of education, has sparked a furious reaction in some quarters of the Charedi community.

1 min read

October 4, 2022 13:29

Charedi protestors release rap video to protest schools bill

Health

Moving Friday night meal as bone marrow donor meets the man whose life he saved

Londoner Jake Furman has 'amazing' get-together with American Ed Wolfman, three years after Mr Wolfman's successful surgery

1 min read

October 4, 2022 13:24

Moving Friday night meal as bone marrow donor meets the man whose life he saved

Second World War

Poland formally requests WW2 reparations from Germany, including for Jews killed by Poles

A document officially requesting the payment will be handed to Germany, Poland’s biggest trade partner and fellow member of NATO, on Tuesday

2 min read

October 4, 2022 12:41

People attend a March of Remembrance during ceremonies on July 22, 2022 marking the 80th anniversary of the start of Nazi Germany's mass deportation of Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto to the death camp of Treblinka. (Photo by Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP) (Photo by WOJTEK RADWANSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Antisemitism

Nearly half of French Jews tell their children not to reveal religion in public

A new report says that antisemitism 'often conceals itself behind the mask of human rights and egalitarianism'

2 min read

October 4, 2022 12:05

Nearly half of French Jews tell their children not to reveal religion in public

Antisemitism

Mezuzah ‘torn off’ door frame at top US college

The incident allegedly occurred on the second day of Rosh Hashanah

1 min read

October 4, 2022 12:00

Accepting non-Jews into shuls will benefit the whole community

Lowering the barriers to community is part and parcel of the reality of intermarriage

2 min read

October 4, 2022 10:20

Close up image depicting the Jewish religious symbol of the star of David inside a synagogue. The star is in silhouette, while in the background stained glass windows are blurred out of focus. Horizontal colour image with copy space.

China

China bans printing of Chasidic woman’s memoir for being 'anti-communist'

A Chinese company had been due to print the late Shula Kazen’s account of her struggles to live a Jewish life in communist Russia

1 min read

October 3, 2022 17:33

China bans printing of Chasidic woman’s memoir for being 'anti-communist'

West Bank

IDF kills two Palestinians accused of carrying out car ramming attack

The night arrest came as part of IDF’s Operation “Break the Wave”, amid rising tensions around the Jewish holiday season

1 min read

October 3, 2022 15:42

IDF kills two Palestinians accused of carrying out car ramming attack

Portugal

Judge removes restrictions on rabbi accused of helping Abramovich get passport

The Porto Jewish community have criticised the public prosecutor's office for investigating Rabbi Litvak

2 min read

October 3, 2022 15:17

Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich attends a signature ceremony of an initiative on the safe transportation of grain and foodstuffs from Ukrainian ports, in Istanbul, on July 22, 2022. - As a first major agreement between the warring parties since the invasion, Ukraine and Russia are expected to sign a deal in Istanbul today to free up the export of grain from Ukrainian ports. The deal has been brokered by the UN and Turkey. (Photo by OZAN KOSE / AFP) (Photo by OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images)

History

Wiener’s exhibit offers snapshot of life before Shoah

Domestic photography is overlooked as trivial — but it’s important

2 min read

October 3, 2022 14:50

Wiener’s exhibit offers snapshot of life before Shoah

Conservative Party

Liz Truss: I'm a huge Zionist and I'll never let Iran get nukes

The PM also claimed the government would 'stand up for Israel'

2 min read

October 3, 2022 13:45

Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss attends the second day of the annual Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, central England, on October 3, 2022. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Charedi

Orthodox students twice as likely to experience sexual abuse says Israeli report

A report based on Israeli Welfare Ministry data shows that separating by gender does not reduce the number of sexual assaults on children

2 min read

October 3, 2022 13:31

Young students seen learning in the classroom at the opening of the new school year in a school for ultra orthodox jewish boys, in Beit Shemesh, August 28, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ???? ????? ??????? ????? ?????

Do Jews pray for the royal family a little too much?

Prayers are receited all over the world, but as Herzl pointed out, is our patriotism in vain?

3 min read

October 3, 2022 13:08

Do Jews pray for the royal family a little too much?

Russia

Israel considers expanding Return law to help Russians flee war

Avigdor Lieberman has proposed allowing those with one Jewish great-grandparent to make aliyah

2 min read

October 3, 2022 13:06

Israeli Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman speaks to members of the media at the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, September 11, 2022. (Photo by RONEN ZVULUN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by RONEN ZVULUN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

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